Episodes

The conclusion of our 3 parter about How Bands Got Their Names

Bands named after characters and passages in books, and from movies.

One smoke-show of a record by Toronto guitar and vocal tour-de-force, Jake Chisholm gives you a combo of album cuts and live in-studio performances.

For part 1, nothing but bands that got their names from people, places and things.

This one's all about the who/what/where/when & why of 1972.

The girl can't help it - she's committed to the craft of singing and songwriting and she's out with her debut album, songs from which she performs live and we go directly to the album for a couple too.

Introducing Queen M. Feel-good music by the richly voiced Marcia Alderson with Craig Smith and Bam528.

A look back upon some of the most enduring songs of and about summer.

Mark Berens paints with oils, natural surroundings, capturing light and depth to a level that finds collectors and art lovers captivated and coming back to see his latest works. Mark is also profoundly connected to and affected by a band that to many, has in their music, best represented Canada. W…

It's the sea we're headed for this time with songs and the stories behind them.

Tamara Williamson is the creator and performer of the one person 5 star stage production The Break Up Diet and she's one compelling speaker, songwriter and performer! Guitar in hand, she entertains you here.

Call it Americana, or Canadiana. With influences like Jimmie Rodgers and Gordon Lightfoot, Brennen Sloan brings his guitar and tells his story.

This is a Rolling Stones special telling the story with four people who were there in Toronto in March 1977 when the band played the Elmo,

In the tradition of Springsteen, Neil Young, and Dylan, Henry straps on his harmonica and guitar and plays his latest original songs.

An episode featuring some favourite songs made famous in their cover versions, but THESE are the lesser heard versions by the artists who wrote them.

Just the greatest movie ever made about rock 'n' roll.

Award Winning singer/songwriter/guitarist/bassist/blues harp player Steve Marriner and I dive into his latest album.

What do The Kinks, Bowie, and Pink Floyd all have in common, beyond being British? Songs about farm animals. No animals were harmed in the making of the music, or this podcast.

Free up 17 minutes to enjoy this stroll through freedom town.

An episode featuring nothing but albums that hit record stores in April, May and June 1972.

Let's talk about sax again, shall we?

Some of the best sax solos in rock songs in the first of a 2 part "Sax Education" ;)

Becker and Fagen and me in 2003. This is a treat from my archives.

From my personal archives, a tribute to two men, in the 2014 intimate conversation with the legendary songwriter/artist PF Sloan.