Elle Barbara is here to discuss Word On The Street by Elle Barbara’s Black Space, Montreal construction, putting on a performance this past May in which she got married to herself, exploring terms like autogynegamy and sologamy, how this album examines and critiques food, consumerism, and classism, street art and conspiracies regarding capitalism, alienation and Scientology, working with producer Renny Wilson and the story behind the Black Space band, what’s next, and much more.

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Michael Cloud Duguay is here to discuss Wobbly Yonder, playing the 2023 Hillside Festival in Guelph with Steven Lambke and Wax Mannequin, working on new music with Mathias Kom in Newfoundland, heading north when it gets cold, a traumatic, life-altering music festival experience, dealing with addiction and anxiety, Peterborough’s vibe and the Sliver Hearts, Quinton Barnes and other exciting artists on Watch That Ends the Night, David Cloud Berman, future plans, and much more.

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Meg Remy from U.S. Girls makes her sixth appearance on this show to discuss Scratch It, her twin boys’ interest in sports, the influence that John Carey’s book Eyewitness To History had on her latest songs, remembering her late friend Riley Gale of the band Power Trip and reflecting upon death, celebrating and working with the great Toronto songwriter Alex Lukashevsky, the xenophobic trap that Donald Trump has set and avoiding the shaming that nationalism inspires, not meeting Patti Smith at a show they both played, a Nashville adventure featuring the legendary Charlie McCoy, the song and video for “Bookends,” writing new songs, touring, other future plans, and much more.

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Grammy Award-winning producer, engineer, and musician John Congleton is here to discuss his Animal Rites recording studio, the aftermath of the California wildfires and its air quality impact, American empathy and cruelty, why evil always loses, his dad’s inspiring musical pursuits and parental expectations, finishing his friend Steve Albini’s final recording session, starting a new all-star band, other future plans, and much more.

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