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Ep. #862: Jon Mckiel

Jon Mckiel discusses his excellent and beguiling new album, Hex, Canadian cities he’s lived in and his connections with Jay Crocker and Chad VanGaalen, drop C tuning, the hip-hop flavours of the otherwise indie-folk album Hex and whom it may be inspiring to rap, hexes, conspiracies, capitalism, and The Curse, movie scores and the musical touchstone that is the Arnold Schwarzenegger film, Predator, feeling burdened, videotaping MuchMusic programming as kids, that time his album 2020 album Bobby Joe Hope went viral, future plans, and much more.  

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Ep. #854: METZ

Alex Edkins, Hayden Menzies, and Chris Slorach from METZ discuss their new album Up on Gravity Hill, its hard themes and dynamic emotional tenor, the evolution of METZ and the beginning of a new chapter, surprising each other musically, music videos and how songs can be de-valued, loving Eric’s Trip, working with producer Seth Manchester, filmmaker Colin Medley, and musician Owen Pallett, comfort, confidence, and consumption, touring again, other future plans, and much more.      

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Ep. #850: You’ve Changed Records is 15!

You’ve Changed Records is 15! A celebration featuring reflections by Steven Lambke, Daniel Romano’s Outfit, Attack in Black, Shotgun Jimmie, Julie Doiron, Marine Dreams, Apollo Ghosts, the Burning Hell, Nap Eyes, Partner, Mar Sellars, Jon McKiel, Status/Non-Status, Fiver, Colin Medley, and Julianna Riolino, plus a tribute to the dearly departed Richard Laviolette and love for Leanne Betasomasake Simpson, and much more! Thanks for everything so far, YCR!

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