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Too Old or Pure Gold Movie PodcastTOPG Ep 75: Buckaroo Banazi Feat. Bob MersereauThis week on Too Old or Pure Gold, we strap in for one of the strangest cult adventures of the 80s: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)! Rock star, neurosurgeon, physicist, and interdimensional hero Buckaroo Banzai (Peter Weller) battles alien invaders from Planet 10 with his crew of oddballs and one-liners. Joined by special guest Bob Mersereau, we try to make sense of the chaos, the cool, and the cult legacy of this sci-fi fever dream. Is it pure gold, or just pure weird? Hosts: Olen Vanderleeden & Mathew StocktonSpecial Guest: Bob MerserauCast: Nic...
2025-11-101h 02
SoundbiteBob Mersereau | Canadian Arts & Culture ReporterBob Mersereau, author of The Top 100 Canadian Albums and The History of Canadian Rock 'n' Roll, joins us to talk about Anne Murray, the best of Canadian music, and his memorable encounters with iconic Canadian musicians throughout his journalism career. Bob is a longtime Canadian arts and culture reporter and author.
2025-09-291h 02
Too Old or Pure Gold Movie PodcastTOPG Ep 65: Blues BrothersBob Mersereau joins us as we put on our sunglasses at night and hit the gas with The Blues Brothers (1980). It’s part musical, part demolition derby, and all chaos as Jake and Elwood try to save the orphanage "on a mission from God." But does this cult comedy classic still groove, or is it running on fumes? Hosts: Olen Vanderleeden & Mathew StocktonSpecial Guest: Bob MersereauCast: Clef Seeley & Anthony & Nicole
2025-09-011h 19
Talkin’ BluesTalkin' Blues Podcast Episode 429 - Bob MersereauA conversation with Canadian author, journalist and broadcaster, Bob Mersereau - top100canadianblog.blogspot.com
2024-12-211h 03
Songwriters From Here And AwayAcoustic Songcircle w/ Asif Illyas, Megan St. Rose & Jon MullaneLive www.SFHAA.ca (Songwriters From Here And Away) Concert Recording from The Pink Piano Café & Lounge featuring:
Asif Illyas - www.AsifIllyas.com
Asif is an ECMA award-winning veteran of the Canadian music scene, based on the Atlantic Coast in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada and currently spends most of his time creating music for film and television. His career spans over 25 years where he fronted Canadian progressive-pop outfit and EastWest/Warner Europe recording artists, MIR, touring four continents and producing 4 critically-acclaimed albums. He also was guitarist for Cutting Crew, during a portion of lead singer Nick Van Eede’s solo...
2024-05-041h 45
Dandelions and Side StreetsBob Mersereau joins Dandelions and Side Streets as they launch Season Two!Music reviewer/blogger/journalst - Bob Mersereau joins Susan and Krista for the first episode of Season Two. He recounts his musical journey from this years East Coast Music Awards and highlights a few faves. He also shares his recommendations for upcoming Music Festivals - East Coast style! The three ponder the pros and cons of Air Stream "camping"...and Bob gives us an update on his life as a cat wrangler!#@mersereb #ECMA2023 #Villages #QuotetheRaven #MattAnderson #TerraSpencer #BigBandOfJoy #Halifax #DanielRomano #paddlefestnb #MoKenney #Kellie Loser #AirStream #larleecreekhullabaloo # HarvestFest #LunenbergFolkHarbourFestival #catwrangler #cats #Dandelionsandsidestreets #busszproutpodcasts
2023-06-0246 min
A Chat with Heart - with Christina MartinIan Foster - Canadian Singer-Songwriter and FilmmakerChristina chat's with one of her funniest friends Ian Foster about the challenges in making a film, staying positive, a healthy dose of rejection, and his relation to David Foster. Ian, native of Newfoundland, Canada, is a storyteller. That music and film are the ways he tells those stories only makes the telling richer still. Once described by CBC’s Bob Mersereau as being “a fine example of what a 21st century folk performer should be doing,” Foster continues to evolve and defy genre, as his latest forthcoming album and film project Close to the Bone (2022) illustrates.Ian has...
2023-04-3057 min
Day in a Canoe Podcast: Financial Planning, Wealth Management, RIABob Krause: Never Give UpIn this episode, Nathan and Bob Krause discuss: Pushing through adversity Being the best you can be Focusing on being present and living in the moment How to stop fear from paralyzing you Key Takeaways: When you commit to focus on your goals, whatever they may be, you'll encounter adversity. You need to find the voice inside you that pushes you forward. Listen to that voice and let it motivate you to keep going. Success isn't about doing great things but being the best you can be each day. Even if circumstances require you to look...
2022-08-3118 minDandelions and Side StreetsDandelions and Side Streets with Krista and Susan - Episode #2 - Interview with Bob MersereauKrista and Susan interview music writer and broadcaster, Bob Mersereau. They discuss the Canadian music scene, cat wrangling, vinyl records, and Bob's books including his latest, The East Coast Music Book of Fame Top 50.Episode is Not LivePublish: June 29, 2022 @10AM EditPublishAdd Chapter MarkersListeners can tap through & see what’s coming up.Create a Visual SoundbiteBest way to share to social media for engagement.Share Episode On FacebookTwitterL...
2022-06-1530 min
Beach BOOSTER Radio PodcastsBEACH CORNER with Dianna Chycki - March 01. 2022 - GORD DEPPE & SANDY HORNE - SPOONSCanadian 80’s icons, SPOONS, launched two greatest hits albums: “Repeatable: 1980-2020”, a CD and double vinyl collection celebrating the best of SPOONS music spanning over four decades and “Echoes” a special and unique project benefiting the Unison Fund features SPOONS’ songs re-recorded by artists around the world from England and the USA to Australia and Canada.Formed in 1980 a young band emerging from Burlington, Ontario comprised of Derrick Ross, Rob Preuss, Gord Deppe and Sandy Horne would soon make “SPOONS” a different kind of household word. The remarkable four-piece would help define the sound of pop and new wave...
2022-03-0227 min
Welcome To The MusicThe SpoonsFormed in 1980, an intrepid young band from Burlington Ontario would soon make "Spoons" a different kind of household word...Together with Derrick Ross and Rob Preuss, Gord Deppe and Sandy Horne would help define the sound of pop and New Wave in the 80's, with hits including "Nova Heart", "Romantic Traffic", "Old Emotions" and "Tell No Lies".Their album "Arias & Symphonies" would go on to be named one of the 20 Most Influential Albums of The 80's by "the Chart" Magazine, and their song "Nova Heart" was recently included in Bob Mersereau's book "the Top 100 Canadian Singles of All Time"...The re...
2022-01-241h 09
The CriptcastEpisode 6-Discussing Eric's Trip With Author Jason MurrayHello Criptcasters! Special episode today! I welcome author Jason Murray to talk about his great new book "A Distorted Revolution, how Eric's Trip changed Music, Moncton and Me" Eric's Trip was one of the most influential Canadian punk bands ever and one of my very favorites as well (their album "Love Tara" is listed as #39 in Bob Mersereau book "Top 100 Canadian Albums") and I was so happy to geek out with Jason about them. We also discussed life when skateboarding was a crime, growing up as a disaffected youth in the 80's and how punk rock might have actually s...
2017-06-0257 min