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* If you were anywhere near a radio in the ‘90s, Winnipeg’s Crash Test Dummies http://www.crashtestdummies.com/ were hard to miss. Decades later, with members spread out across the continent, they’re back on the road with a new single, “Sacred Alphabet https://ffm.to/sacredalphabet-ctd”. I sat down with frontman Brad Roberts tonight to talk about performing for multi-generational fans, pressure-free touring, being a terrible hockey player, and much more! This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
This one definitely qualifies as ‘music-adjacent’: I talked to Shane from 3D Pro Wrestling https://www.instagram.com/3dprowrestling/ and wrestler/podcaster/man-about-town Stefan Richard https://www.instagram.com/stefanxrichard/ about the upcoming ‘Protect Ya Neck’ event https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3d-pro-wrestling-protect-ya-neck-no-ring-no-rules-tickets-538408734017, March 30 at the Pyramid Cabaret! In addition to live indie wrestling, local bands Cheap Heat https://linktr.ee/RopeBreakRecords, xMeans to an Endx https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/xmeanstoanendx/winnipeg-straight-edge, and Murder Capital https://murdercapital204.bandcamp.com/ are performing (and I threw a song by each into the episode too)! Check out this conversation about how wrestling is similar to DIY music, combining heavy music and heavy hitting, and much more. * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! * * Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! * * As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
* * With the new tape, ‘ https://midnightreviewpresents.bandcamp.com/album/the-body-horror’, Matthew Powers (a/k/a Midnight Review Presents https://midnightreviewpresents.bandcamp.com/) adds to his already stellar catalogue of DIY weirdness. We talked about the new album, the ongoing horror motif, collaborating with artists like The Famous Sandhogs https://thefamoussandhogs.bandcamp.com/, non-standard cassette packaging, and much more! * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! * * Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
* * Rumours of The Thrashers' https://www.instagram.com/thrashersforeal/ demise have been greatly exaggerated. Winnipeg’s favourite skateboardin’, garage-rockin’, Transistor 66 https://www.transistor66.com/-in’ power trio is back, briefly, with one last record — their first since 2015. Well, technically, it's two records in one https://thethrashers.bandcamp.com/album/we-are-literally-the-thrashers-and-this-is-a-pizza-party-with-the-thrashers: the brand new and EPs, combined into a single slab o' wax! Here's a conversation about their last hurrah (April 15 at the Park Theatre), their decade and a half as a band, and much more… * * Want more Thrashers? They were on the show waaaay back in February 2015 on episode #114 https://witchpolice.com/episodes/wr114-the-thrashers-354746abbaa040L. * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! * * Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon, https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice including the latest patron, Matthew Powers! Be like Matt: you can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
* * ‘ https://robcrooks.bandcamp.com/album/the-empire-is-in-decline-and-growing-weaker-by-the-day’ is the excellent new record by rapper/producer/songwriter Rob Crooks https://www.robcrooks.com/. We sat down to talk about the album, the political context behind it, making angry, anxious music, and a whole lot more! * * Way back in 2012, Rob was one of the original co-hosts of this podcast, so he's on a lot of past episodes, but if you want to hear more of him (as a guest) in recent years, he's on episodes #657 https://witchpolice.com/episodes/wr657-gruf-yy-and-rob-crooks (with Gruf and Yy, Jan. 2022), bonus episode https://witchpolice.com/episodes/bonus-episode-robert-crooks-and-cam-scott (with Cam Scott, Sept. 2021), and #527 https://witchpolice.com/episodes/wr527-rob-crooks-38eb440ee9ab1a (Oct. 2020). * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! * * Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon, https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice including the latest patron, Lindsey Hawkes! Be like Lindsey: you can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
* * Here's an interview with the members of Winnipeg's Campfire Sigh https://campfiresigh.bandcamp.com/ about psychedelic pop, navigating social media and self-promotion, last fall’s ‘ https://campfiresigh.bandcamp.com/album/different-peninsulas’ album, prolific songwriting… and more! * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! * * Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon, https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice including the latest patron, KairuMustDie! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
* * ‘ https://www.youtube.com/@fromtheattic8354’ is a new video series based out of Argyle Studio https://argylestudio.ca/, featuring some of Winnipeg’s latest and greatest artists! Here's a quick conversation with the trio behind the project (Cam Loeppky, Mike Requeima and Tom Elvers) about the series’ origins, upcoming episodes, filming b-roll of Winnipeg streets in the dead of winter, and more. The series already has a couple of episodes out, including performances by the Greg Macpherson Band https://youtu.be/JHF5dITxbbU and Fold Paper https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GrMbDwuqx8. * * I also did a second interview with Cam and Mike about for my day job, which you can read here: https://globalnews.ca/news/9509867/web-concert-series-winnipeg-music-scene-diversity-energy/ * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! * * Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice. You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
* * * * Local video gang The Village Idiots https://www.youtube.com/wearethevillageidiots were always ahead of the curve when it comes to live-streaming Winnipeg music. After a pandemic-related hiatus, Rylie Saunders, one of the Idiots-in-chief, is back with The Spare Room, a new series of live performances and conversations with local musicians! On this episode, we chat about the new show and much more! * * Need more Village Idiots? Check out episode #212 https://witchpolice.com/episodes/wr212-the-village-idiots-34d1d390bdc420 (Dec. 2016). * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! * * Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice. You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
* * I inaugurated my new memory card with a great conversation with Veronica Blackhawk of Tinge https://tingetheband.bandcamp.com/! We talked about the upcoming EP https://www.shophouseofwonders.com/product/tinge-big-deep-sigh/27 on the House of Wonders https://houseofwonders.online/Label label, indie folk (but also math rock), the joys of Midwest emo, making music for people who are underrepresented, and much more! * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! * * Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice. You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
* * Great conversation with contemporary drum kit specialist Ben Reimer https://benreimer.com/! Really enjoyed this one. We talked about expanding the horizons of the drum kit into forms of classical music, the melodic playing on his https://benreimer.bandcamp.com/album/katana-of-choice-music-for-drumset-soloist LP, working with composers, using techniques from genres like metal in symphonic settings (classical blastbeats!) and much more. * * NOTE: As I mention in the intro, my trusty old memory card finally crapped out on me after hundreds of episodes, so this is the backup audio, which means my side of the conversation sounds a little rougher than usual, but it's still listenable. (I've since acquired a new card, don't worry). * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! * * Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice. You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
* * Winnipeg singer-songwriter Cec Lopez https://ceclopez.bandcamp.com/ is out-of-province working on a Master’s degree, but more of the soulful songs of heartbreak that made 2021’s “Canola https://ceclopez.bandcamp.com/album/canola” EP so memorable are in the works. * * Here's a conversation about vocals with presence, Manitoba as home and inspiration, learning the business side of being an independent artist, and much more. * * NOTE: As I mention in the intro, my trusty old memory card finally crapped out on me after hundreds of episodes, so this is the backup audio, which means my side of the conversation sounds a little rougher than usual, but it's still listenable. (I've since acquired a new card, don't worry). * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! * * Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice. You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
* * After a decade of band practice, the members of Satanic Rights https://satanicrights.bandcamp.com/ are ready to celebrate with an anniversary show March 10 at The Handsome Daughter https://www.facebook.com/events/5701462743277747/! We talked about the milestone, how staff Christmas parties are responsible for the band’s longevity, what they probably *should* have named themselves, working on new music, and much more. * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! * * Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice. You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
* * Very interesting conversation on this episode with jazz vocalist/composer/educator Adele M Wilding https://adelemwilding.bandzoogle.com/home. She’s presenting a three-week vocal workshop on African-American spirituals https://mcma.ca/program/african-american-spirituals-workshop/ next month at the Manitoba Conservatory of Music and Arts, and we discussed the direct throughway from spirituals to all genres of popular music today, aural and oral traditions, the idea of musical “soul”, and much more. We also got into Adele’s upcoming ‘jazz vespers https://adelemwilding.bandzoogle.com/shows’ event, and the idea of bringing a jazz trio into a religious setting and reach a wider community. * * This episode also includes music from Adele's various projects. Check out her Bandcamp page https://adelemwilding.bandcamp.com/ for more. * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! * * Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice. You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! Big shouts to the latest patrons, The Famous Sandhogs and Velvet Blitz! As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
Here's a throwback episode -- it's a re-release of one of the "lost" podcasts from 2014 -- an early Witchpolice interview that didn't get added to the current podcast feed. This one was originally released as episode #77 (the show wasn't even into triple-digits yet!) and featured a phone interview with Sammy Kohn, drummer of iconic Winnipeg rockers The Watchmen. I hope you dig it. It's in the show's old format, so if you're new to Witchpolice Radio, you're better off listening to a 2023 episode, but if you're looking for a fun throwback, here we are. No apologies for audio quality. Here's what I said about it back in 2014: Back to your regularly-scheduled programming next episode!
* * This episode features two members of Velvet Blitz https://velvetblitz.com/ talking about releasing music at the height of the pandemic (and the evolution of their songs since they’ve been able to rehearse in person), coming from Winnipeg’s vibrant Filipino music community, blending funk, blues and punk influences with straight-ahead rock n’ roll, and more. (We also talked about the really PURPLE-heavy graphic design on their records https://velvetblitz.com/music) * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! * * Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice. You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
* * Rob Rodgers is the Winnipeg half of interprovincial indie rock duo Yelverton Undertow https://yelvertonundertow.bandcamp.com/! We talked about the two-decades-in-the-making collaboration with a former bandmate in Newfoundland, leaving tapes in the wild, the upcoming Yelverton Undertow EP and its almost-release on vinyl, and much more. * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! * * Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice. You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
Here's a conversation with members of Fox Lake https://linktr.ee/foxlake about releasing an LP https://foxlake.bandcamp.com/album/repose during the pandemic, struggling to explain what kind of music they play (is it math rock? Is it Midwest emo? Is it “punk-adjacent”?), remote songwriting with one member living out of province, and much more! * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! * * Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice. You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! Big shoutout to the latest patrons, Joel Klaverkamp and Al! As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
* * Solo artist Andrew Floyd's latest project, Lifte https://lifte.bandcamp.com/, is a very personal one. His raw new cover album, 'Disconnected https://lifte.bandcamp.com/album/disconnected' — as well as his previous releases of original music — act as an emotional outlet for the experience of being caregiver for his wife, who has primary progressive multiple sclerosis. We talked about creativity as catharsis, responses to the record from friends and family, sleeping on hospital chairs, connecting with other caregivers and loved ones of MS patients, and much more. It’s a heavy subject but a really great conversation. * * Want to hear more from Andrew? He was on episode #345 https://witchpolice.com/podcasts/27890/episodes/wr345-boss-logan-36e89057f759ee back in 2018 as a member of the band Boss Logan. * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! * * Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice. You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via Buymeacoffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice. As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
* * I sat down with two members of long-running local “blues on steroids” outfit D.B. and the Deadbeats https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063595207375 for a conversation about the band’s dozen years in the scene, trading their amped-up sound for stripped-down acoustic duo gigs during the pandemic, respecting the blues OGs, and much more. * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! * Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/witchpoliceYou can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via Buymeacoffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice. As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
* * Synth experimentalist Patrick Michalishyn https://patrickmichalishyn.bandcamp.com/ is back on the podcast! Great conversation about his new soundtrack-without-a-movie ( https://patrickmichalishyn.bandcamp.com/album/klont-original-motion-picture-score), reviving the Sounds Escaping http://soundsescaping.com/ label, performing live, and much more! * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! * * Want more Michalishyn? Hear him on episode #298 https://witchpolice.com/podcasts/27890/episodes/wr298-sounds-escaping-3662f1ff5a90e2 (July 2019) and Quick Hits II https://witchpolice.com/podcasts/27890/episodes/wr579-quick-hits-ii-397aa15ad90bd8 (April 2021) Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/witchpoliceYou can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via Buymeacoffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice. As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
* * They call themselves the oldest band that can be thought of as "emerging artists" — I sat down with four members of Car 287 https://car287.com/ for a wide-ranging conversation about transitioning from being a cover band to playing original music, finding a place in the local music scene, getting creative during the pandemic, and much more. * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/witchpoliceYou can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via Buymeacoffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice. As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
I sat down with Twintwa https://www.twintwa.com/'s David Fort to talk about returning to Winnipeg for a wild show this Sunday https://www.facebook.com/events/697068035318395?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22mechanism%22%3A%22your_upcoming_events_unit%22%2C%22surface%22%3A%22bookmark%22%7D]%2C%22ref_notif_type%22%3Anull%7D (Jan. 8 at Bevvy Teyems Studio), nostalgic feelings for the Winnipeg airport, performing Twintwa's "deep Earth folk" as a solo act on this trip, and much more. There's also a very brief chat partway through with Jo Wolfclan (who was nearby when we did the interview). Jo is performing at Sunday's event alongside Twintwa, Eagle Lake Owls, Velveteen, and Kaiti Rieder Three of the four songs on this episode are from the EP https://twintwa.bandcamp.com/album/bleeding-hearts-ep, which is a collaborative project by Twintwa, Forest Her Dress, and Eagle Lake Owls. * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/witchpoliceYou can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via Buymeacoffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice. As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
* * On this first episode of the new year, I caught up with local rapper, singer and breakdancer Mooki https://www.instagram.com/mookiwitnoe/ and talked about the new ‘City Hunter https://mookiwitnoe.bandcamp.com/album/city-hunter’ album (with Ali Wan Kenobi https://www.instagram.com/ali_wan__kenobi/), contributing to the culture, developing a sound and style he wants to hear, and much more. Need more Mooki? You can also hear him on episode #481 https://witchpolice.com/podcasts/27890/episodes/wr481-mooki-and-anthony-carvalho-386cbea55a37b0 (April 2020). * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice, including the latest patron, Joe Courchene! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via Buymeacoffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice. As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
* * Local lo-fi power trio Humous http://www.facebook.com/Humousmusic just released a new EP — their first entirely in Tagalog after a series of excellent English-language releases. I sat down with Julius (vocals/bass) and JC (drums) to talk about the EP, their upcoming 10-year anniversary as a band, experimenting with heavier sounds, and much more! Need more Humous? Check out episode #387 https://witchpolice.com/podcasts/27890/episodes/wr387-humous-3764b3160391be (May 2019) and #555 https://witchpolice.com/podcasts/27890/episodes/wr555-humous-39385f628405ba (Jan. 2021)! * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via Buymeacoffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice. As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening.
It's (almost) the end of the year, so I decided to turn my annual year-end "favourite local albums" list into a podcast! Here's part two -- the top five of my overall top 15 -- in an overstuffed episode that includes clips from interviews with a number of artists who made the list, and much more. Part one, numbers 6 through 15, can be heard here https://witchpolice.com/podcasts/27890/episodes/wr752-favourite-local-albums-of-2022-part-one. Part two includes releases by KEN mode https://kenmode.bandcamp.com/album/null, Christine Fellows https://christinefellows.bandcamp.com/album/stuff-we-all-get, Age of Self https://theageofself.bandcamp.com/album/age-of-self, Jacob Brodovsky https://jacobbrodovsky.bandcamp.com/album/i-love-you-and-im-sorry, and Scott Nolan https://dreamplay.ca/node/268. As mentioned in the intro, I'm sure I've missed some great stuff, both on this episode and the first one, and there are also a lot of albums I didn't consider for 2022 -- mainly stuff that came out too late this year for me to fully absorb. Records that came out on streaming this year but have physical copies in 2023 count as "2023" releases as well. * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via Buymeacoffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice. As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears.
It's (almost) the end of the year, so I decided to turn my annual year-end "favourite local albums" list into a podcast! Here's part one -- numbers six through 15 of my overall top 15 -- in an overstuffed episode that includes clips from interviews with a number of artists who made the list, and much more. Part two, my top five, will be out next episode. Part one includes releases by artists like Turn the Gun https://thegumshoestrut.bandcamp.com/album/perpetual-survival, Well Sister https://wellsister.bandcamp.com/album/katabasis, Ultra Mega https://ultramega.bandcamp.com/album/panis-angelicus-2, Jocelyn Gould https://www.jocelyngould.com/, The Secret Beach https://thesecretbeach.bandcamp.com/album/songs-from-the-secret-beach, JayWood https://jaywood1.bandcamp.com/album/slingshot, Death Trip https://deathtripriffs.bandcamp.com/album/mount-doom, Antonio Mazza https://soundcloud.com/user-860905984/sets/luana-moth, Claire Therese and the Lockdown https://thelockdown.bandcamp.com/album/villainy, and Bicycle Face https://bicyclefaceband.bandcamp.com/album/bicycle-space. As mentioned in the intro, I'm sure I've missed some great stuff, both on this episode and the next, and there are also a lot of albums I didn't consider for 2022 -- mainly stuff that came out too late this year for me to fully absorb. Records that came out on streaming this year but have physical copies in 2023 count as "2023" releases as well. * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via Buymeacoffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice. As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears.
* * It was a crowded (virtual) house when I sat down with the members of the excellently-named crossover band Manther https://linktr.ee/mantherofficial! We talked about their new EP, wearing a cat-gimp costume while performing live, the other Manthers (shhhh), D&D-inspired artwork and so much more. * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via Buymeacoffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice. As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears.
* * The Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra http://www.winnipegjazzorchestra.com/ recently released https://winnipegjazzorchestra.bandcamp.com/album/voices-a-musical-heritage — a collection of pieces by local composers with cultural backgrounds ranging from Nigeria to Ukraine to Brazil and beyond. Here's a conversation with WJO conductor Richard Gillis, about the new disc, bringing international sounds to a big band setting, the orchestra’s long history, and much more! * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via Buymeacoffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice. As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears.
* * Enjoy this fun conversation with Claire from Claire Thérèse and the Lockdown https://www.instagram.com/thelockdownproject/, who recently released the excellent Villainy! LP https://thelockdown.bandcamp.com/album/villainy. We talked about the “folk-grunge” project’s long-running roots, its changing and expanding lineup of players, self-releasing vinyl and doing things DIY in this digital dystopia, and much more. * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via Buymeacoffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice. As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!
* * Great conversation on this one with Cam Scott, frontman of Age of Self https://theageofself.bandcamp.com/, about hardcore’s ‘complex musical ecology’, sprinting out of the gate as a new band that is already touring, the welcome physicality of playing in a loud band, and much more. * * This episode brought to you by our pals at Devine Shirt Company http://devineshirtcompany.ca/, who have brand new Witchpolice merch in the works! Watch for that! Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/witchpolice! You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case! You can also throw a one-time tip via Buymeacoffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/witchpolice. As always, if you like the podcast, please tell a friend or 20! Rate and review on your podcast player of choice! Word of mouth is still the main way Witchpolice Radio reaches new ears. Thanks for listening!
