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Ep. #1028: Jane Inc.

Carlyn Bezic from Jane Inc. returns to discuss her deeply personal new album, A RUPTURE A CANYON A BIRTH, moving up in the world in her Toronto home, the end of a long-term relationship and beginning a new one, a life-changing near-death experience on the road, being diagnosed with cancer and how overcoming it gave her a greater appreciation for joy and grace, the emergence of her Jane Inc. alter-ego, allusions to Nadine Gordimer and David Cronenberg, pondering the music industry, a Toronto record release show at Baby G on December 12, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #988: U.S. Girls

Meg Remy from U.S. Girls makes her sixth appearance on this show to discuss Scratch It, her twin boys’ interest in sports, the influence that John Carey’s book Eyewitness To History had on her latest songs, remembering her late friend Riley Gale of the band Power Trip and reflecting upon death, celebrating and working with the great Toronto songwriter Alex Lukashevsky, the xenophobic trap that Donald Trump has set and avoiding the shaming that nationalism inspires, not meeting Patti Smith at a show they both played, a Nashville adventure featuring the legendary Charlie McCoy, the song and video for “Bookends,” writing new songs, touring, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #937: Mouth Congress

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Paul Bellini and Scott Thompson return to discuss Valley of Song, the new album by Mouth Congress, recent Kids in the Hall shows featuring banned material, the fate of Amazon Prime’s Kids in the Hall series, Bubby and the Mouth Congress band, Sandinista! by the Clash and making a double-LP, singing influences like Johnny Cash and Buck 65, sexuality, urban myths, and gerbiling, the Gabors vs. the Kardashians, Scott addressing the school shooting he survived in Brampton, Ontario, reflecting upon family, what’s next for Mouth Congress and Kids in the Hall, other future plans, and much more.

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