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Holy Fuck It's a Music Podcast!Episode 11 - W3APONSToday's episode is a great chat with Saskatoon three-piece W3APONS. No. That's not a typo. Yes, if you want to ask Alexa or Siri to play their music, you have to say W - 3 - APONS... and then the name of the song. It's slightly more work but a hell of a lot more fun! (There's actually a fun story about how that name came into existance
We learned that their tour vehicle is a superb old Chevvy named Jean Claude Van Van, which has its own damn Instgram account!!! Go check it out at @jean_c...2020-07-221h 04
Holy Fuck It's a Music Podcast!Episode 10 - Sheldon DingwallToday's guest is the king of the low B, Sheldon Dingwall. From humble beginnings in a garage in Saskatoon, Sheldon has built his business into one of the most recognizable and respected names in the world of bass guitar.
We learned that he toured relentlessly for three years (playing around 900 gigs!!!) leading up to moving into the world of guitar repair and manufacture. We also learned that his love of bass strings actually started when he was a boy and would stand at eye level with the family piano bashing away on the bass notes, which sounded...2020-07-151h 18
Holy Fuck It's a Music Podcast!Episode 9 - Randy BailerRandy Bailer joins us from Wetaskiwin, Alberta for episode 9! Randy is the energetic front man and songwriter with festival favourites Punch Drunk Cabaret and has had a wildly varied musical career. He's also the artist for all the band's albums and is the main creative force behind their hugely popular, usually outrageous videos!
We dug into Punch Drunk Cabaret's new album; Vampire Anthems, which you absolutely have to check out. Wealso chatted about the influence David Bowie had on his first band, Screwtape Lewis, especially Bowie's Tin Machine project! We also talked about how artists like Bowie, Qu...2020-07-081h 11
Holy Fuck It's a Music Podcast!Episode 8 - Nathan SaggsToday’s guest is a friend of ours who we love to talk music with! Nathan Saggs is fondly remembered from his tenure with good time band Slab Drab and as the bass player for Firing at the Sky. His musical journey has taken him from drums to guitar to bass and from a mouse-infested sleeping bag in Alberta to the heady heights of the Toronto music scene.
We talked about growing up with no overly musical family members and his uncle giving him a stash of records which changed his life and opened his eyes to ro...2020-07-011h 09
Holy Fuck It's a Music Podcast!Episode 7 - Mark KleinerToday's guest is the wonderfully talented, insightful, and absolutely hilarious, Mark Kleiner. Mark was known through the late nineties and 2000s, primarily on the West Coast, for his tenure in the bands Sister Lovers and Jungle, who he stunned, along with the entire Vancouver music scene, by heading back to Saskatoon to study theology, before returning to record the exceptional Mark Kleiner Power Trio album, which is essential listening for anyone interested in expertly-written pop/rock music.
We talked about how he took lessons from Sam, the Piano Man, Lomheim (who got his start in music playing 8...2020-06-241h 26
Holy Fuck It's a Music Podcast!Episode 6 - Jay SemkoOur guest in today's episode is national treasure Jay Semko! Jay is obviously best known from his tenure as bass player, singer, and songwriter with the Northern Pikes; one of Canada's most influential bands of late 80s/early 90s. Jay and Randy have worked together lots over the past decade or so and the conversation was relaxed, warm, and very funny. Jay is a natural storyteller, whether on stage or on Zoom, so this was one of the easiest interviews we've done. Give Jay a topic and he can remember dates, places, people, and all manner of details that...2020-06-171h 23
Holy Fuck It's a Music Podcast!Episode 5 - Oral FuentesToday we're talking to Oral Fuentes who heads up the Oral Fuentes Reggae Band as well as organizing the Saskatoon Reggae and World Music Festival. We find out how a kid from the mean streets of Belize ended up in Saskatoon, Sasktchewan, via the jungles of Guatemala. We also discover why there are so many Lords in Belize (hint; it's poking fun at the English peers of the realm!) and that he has a Spanish name because his Grandma ran off with a Guatemalan fellow! Oral also gives us more than a few pearls of wisdom, such as "People...2020-06-101h 12
Holy Fuck It's a Music Podcast!Episode 4 - Mark HeiseIn this week's episode, we caught up with one of our favourite Reginans; Mark Heise. Mark is best know these days as the President and co-founder of Rebellion Brewing Co; one of Canada's best craft breweries. Mark is also a huge music fan, with varied eclectic tastes. We talked about The Kinks, Steve Earle, Waylon Jennings, and scores of other bands. We also discovered that the Heise household wasn't particularly musical in a playing sense and that Mark generally doesn't overly worry about what guitar he's playing. If it has six strings, he'll pick it up, bash out a...2020-06-031h 17
Holy Fuck It's a Music Podcast!Episode 3 - Ross NykiforukOur guest on this week's episode is Ross Nykiforuk, whose storied career has seen him tour with the Northern Pikes, perform under his alter ego, "Styles Montreaux", and run a successful studio in Saskatoon, engineering and producing albums for bands like The Sheepdogs, The Northern Pikes, and Punch Drunk Cabaret. We talked about Elvis Costello, studio production, writing for film and television, touring internationally with the Pikes, and why he just might be part of the problem! Ross is witty, dry, and very direct in his assessment of various aspects of the music industry and this was a great...2020-05-271h 12
Holy Fuck It's a Music Podcast!Episode 2 - Kris KlyneYou probable know Kris Klyne from his head-banging, guitar-shredding days as the front man of Saskatchewan metal staple, Morally Sound. But Kris has songwriting chops galore and has branched into melodic heavy rock, pop, and even country-oriented vibes. His talent as a songwriter is to guage the feel of a song and write what is appropriate. Maybe that comes from his origins as a country-duo-bass-player-turned-metal-front-man, but we suspect that it mainly comes down to passion and desire. Kris is a great talker and you just have to listen to him recount the time he saw Gwar live!!!!!
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Holy Fuck It's a Music Podcast!Episode 1 - Randy WoodsIn our lead-off episode, Kevin talks to Randy about his two-plus decade career in the Saskatchewan music scene. We learn that Randy's first guitar only had four strings, that Lydia's fire escape is a real bitch to haul a Hammond Organ up and down, and that he is passionate about advocating for local musicians in his role as a board member with the Saskatoon Musicians' Association.|
Check out the following links for more info!
Randy Woods Band: https://randywoodsband.com/
Randy's Studio: https://randywoods.net/2020-05-131h 12
Rebellion Brewing PodcastDean Renwick gives away thousands of masksIt's high fashion meets the front lines of Covid-19 when local designer Dean Renwick and his team rolled up their sleeves to make and donate thousands of masks to care homes and seniors across the province. We talk about what's behind this spirited, community-focused generosity.
Links:
Dean Renwick
Rebellion Brewing
HFIAMP2020-05-1017 min