Author Jamie Blaine is a guy I could talk music with for days and days. In Episode 34, Jamie and I contemplate Halloween and talk about some Halloween-ish bands and their music. You know – KISS, Alice Cooper, Marilyn Manson, and so on.
No real playlist this time, but the chat is great and gets a little deeper than I anticipated.
Happy Halloween!
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Hunters Bay Radio 88.7FM’s on-air personality and afternoon drive host Sarah Coombs joins me for Episode 33 of the No Sleep ’til Sudbury episode series. Sarah is doing some very cool stuff at Hunters Bay Radio – no format! Just like WKRP!
Sarah’s playlist features a little bit of everything – some aggression, some sadness, some happiness, and some chill. And, something impossibly cool happens at 4:03. Check it out!
Coombs’ playlist:
Sinead O’Connor – Troy
Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name Of…
Nine Inch Nails – Something I Can Never Have
The Pixies – Broken Face
Martin Sexton – Diggin’ Me
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Making his triumphant return to the No Sleep ’til Sudbury show for episode 32 is mister Jay Jay French, back to talk about Lou Reed, David Bowie, The Beatles, and loads of other things.
Jay Jay also concedes that the Canadian Rockies are better than the American Rockies, what he stole from Judas Priest, the songs he used to soundcheck with Twisted Sister, and the Eagles song they used to cover(!). And, he gives me a metaphor that I’m totally stealing for my next book.
French’s playlist:
The Beatles – Side Two of Abbey Road
David Bowie – Oh! You Pretty Things
David Bowie – Changes
AC/DC – Whole Lotta Rosie
Mott The Hoople – All The Young Dudes
Velvet Underground – White Light, White Heat
Lou Reed – Walk on the Wild Side
Lou Reed – Satellite of Love
Oasis – Live Forever
Oasis – Don’t Look Back in Anger
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Stephanie Riley drops by the studio in NSTS Episode 31 to discuss some very personal sentiments related to her having read All My Favourite People Are Broken. I’m fascinated that her stories actually lend validation to the purpose of Broken, which is to urge people to look more deeply into the reasons why they’re so emotionally compelled by certain songs. So not only are people actually reading my books, they’re learning things from them!!
All this, folks, and the soothing calypso sounds of Boney M too.
Riley’s playlist:
Jose Feliciano – Feliz Navidad
Boney M – The Brown Girl in the Ring
Brenda Russell – Piano in the Dark
Michael Jackson – Thriller
Whitney Houston – Didn’t We Almost Have It All
Eric Carmen – Hungry Eyes
The Dells – Heart is a House For Love
Guns N’ Roses – Sweet Child of Mine
Taylor Dayne – Love Will Lead You Back
Quincy Jones – You Put a Move On My Heart
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The Dock 104.1FM on-air personality Josh Duncan joins me in Episode 30 to talk Motorhead, Sabbath, Nirvana, and a little Simon & Garfunkel.
Josh and I have a great chat, including the strange emotional dichotomy of The Hip’s final show, the last record I was actually excited about buying upon its release, the irony of alternative becoming mainstream, and Ozzy’s unfortunate 80s Bea Arthur phase.
And by the way, Josh’s dog is named Ronnie James Dio. True fact.
Duncan’s playlist:
Motorhead – Ace of Spades
Simon & Garfunkel – Sounds of Silence
The Tragically Hip – Grace, Too
Nirvana – Smells Like Teen Spirit
Black Sabbath – War Pigs
Bob Marley – Three Little Birds
Steppenwolf – Snowblind Friend
Bad Religion – New Dark Ages
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