Yes, original MuchMusic VJ, author, and songwriter Christopher Ward and I geeked out gleefully over little-known music facts this week on NSTS. And yes, as a result it’s a two-episode series. Hey, we had a lot to talk about!

Since his earliest days as part of the Second City troupe befriending an unknown Mike Myers, Christopher has had a lot of stories to tell. He’s interviewed Paul and George of The Beatles, attended Live Aid, dined with Robert Plant, raised the ire of Elvis Costello, danced with The Temptations, and embraced the chaotic madness that was MuchMusic in its heyday. And in this first episode of two, we cover most of that and more. Enjoy!   

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Remember Wide Mouth Mason? I never forgot ’em – always loved the band, and I listen to them regularly. In November they’re celebrating the 20th anniversary of their album Stew by releasing a special version of it on vinyl, and WMM drummer Safwan Javed called into the show to talk to me about it (and of course, the songs that make his skin vibrate). 

Safwan is an incredible musician and a great dude, and we have some good laughs during our chat. He’s got some incredible stories from Wide Mouth Mason’s days opening up for The Rolling Stones and ZZ Top – having dinner with Charlie Watts, being invited to Billy Gibbons’ house for BBQ and homemade guacamole, and more. And what a playlist! Really enjoyed this chat with Safwan, check it out. 

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It’s here! The third and final part of the special No Sleep ’til Sudbury Honeymoon Suite series featuring HMS singer Johnnie Dee and guitarist Derry Grehan. It was a real pleasure to be a part of this very laid-back conversation between two legendary musicians who have been in the trenches together for decades.   

In this series finale, Johnnie and Derry discuss the music that makes each other’s skin vibrate – they chat about their playlists in terms of what they expected to see from each other, what surprised them, what they would add to their own lists, and which specific Honeymoon Suite songs give them goosebumps. Plus more great stories, including the time Ratt singer Stephen Pearcy visited their tour bus.     

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Welcome back to No Sleep ’til Sudbury’s three-part Honeymoon Suite musical discussion series. This week is part two, in which fleet-fingered HMS guitarist Derry Grehan joins me to chat about the new single and the songs that make his skin vibrate. 

He immediately won me over with his playlist, particularly the Van Halen and Deep Purple picks. There’s a song I wasn’t expecting in his list but Derry shares the reasoning behind it, along with some other great stories and a great Ted Templeman impression to boot! Don’t miss this. 

Grehan’s playlist:

Grand Funk Railroad – Are You Ready

Alice Cooper – Eighteen

Van Halen – I’m The One

Peter Gabriel – Don’t Give Up

Deep Purple – Burn   

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