Maritimes band Slowcoaster were through town for a show, and stopped by the X92.9 Studios at 17th Ave and 2nd to have a chat.

Interview Audio

Brendan Canning and Sam Goldberg of Broken Social Scene came by to chat about the band’s Sled Island appearance and his latest release,  Broken Social Scene Presents: Brendan Canning, Something for All of Us…. Here’s the interview:

Brendan Canning Interview

Carolina Liar played this past weekend at the Calgary Virgin Fest. I had a backstage chat with Chad Wolf, lead singer of the band. Heres’ the interview:

Carolina Liar Interview

Stars played the mainstage at the Calgary Virgin Fest. I sat down in the band’s trailer for a chat with Amy Millan and Torquil Campbell. Here’s the audio:

Stars Interview

Constantines played Calgary Virgin Fest main stage on Saturday, and the show featured a guest appearence from The Tragically Hip’s Gord Downie. I had a brief chat backstage with drummer Doug MacGregor. Here’s the audio:

 Constantines Interview

Sloan have a new album out called Parallel Play, and are playing a Calgary show in July at Tequila. Chris Murphy from the band called in for a chat. To see the “controversial” National Post piece, click here. Interview Audio:

Sloan Part 1

Sloan Part 2

Comedian Shaun Majumder is performing at The Laugh Shop this Friday and Saturday night. He came by to co-host my show on Thursday afternoon. Here’s the conversation, plus a few calls we got that didn’t air on the show.

Majumder Part #1

Majumder Part #2

Majumder Part #3

Call from a Newf

Call about Rashida Jones

Omar from The Mars Volta came by to talk about the bands’ show in Calgary and the new album. Much of the album was inspired by their experiences with a Ouija board the band called Soothsayer. We started there:

Interview Audio

Cake played a sold-out show at Mac Hall this week. Before the show John McCrea (vocalist/songwriter/etc) and Vince DiFiore (trumpet/keyboards/etc) stopped by the X92.9 Studios for a chat. Here’s the audio:

Cake Part 1

Cake Part 2

A clean-shaven Sam Roberts stopped by the studio today to chat up his new album, Love at the End of the World. Here’s the audio:

Sam Roberts Interview