TRANS-CANADA: An Exploration of Canadian Music TRANS-CANADA: An Exploration of Canadian Music
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Episode 05: Chris Cresswell
First off, It’s been a while since we released a new episode of Trans Canada - and that’s on me. Things happen and, you know.. life, uh, finds a way. And if you’re asking yourself "is he talking about his own life, or just looking for an excuse to quote Jeff Goldbloom in Jurassic Park?" - the answer is, both.
But we’re back.
This episode I caught up with a gem of a human - Chris Cresswell, of the Flatliners.
Songs used:
Unconditional Love - by the Flatliners
Indoors - by the Flatliners
For everything Flatliners, check out theflatliners.com
Check out Chris’ podcast, Carry the Banner - wherever you get your podcasts -
Episode 04: Ty Trumbull
Ty is my pal who helps me edit these podcasts. We’ve been in a few bands together, have toured eastern Canada and have been at each others throats more than once. Our history is, well, tumultuous, to say the least. Perhaps thats a sign of good friends? who knows!
I met him in 2005 in a film history class while attending college in Oakville. - he was the scraggly kid who was clearly from the country, which I identified with. Later, on the train back to Toronto, I would play the entirety of NOFXs the Decline on my acoustic guitar and he sang every word. We then entered some sort of non-verbal agreement to write and drink tons of music over the next 7 or 8 years.
I initially met up with him half a year ago in Mexico City - where he’s lived for the past few years. This is actually the first thing we recorded for the podcast so I apologize for the not great sound quality.
Music in this episode:
MFR
The Burnitdowns
Worst Case, Ontario
This is a Parade...
The Sure Things
Scoop Trumbull & The Wrong Notes
Los Defenos
Los Peseros -
Episode 03: Brad Manners
My old pal - Brad Manners, from School Damage. We actually made a music video for his band. 4 years ago?... Brad and I were actually room mates for years and lived in the worst apartment you could imagine. Holes in the wall, a hole in the front glass door, bed bugs, weird, sketchy room mates, the works. He once said, "as long as we're living in a place better than this some day, we'll be doing good at life".
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Episode 02: Kirsten White
Formed in 2015, Toronto's Lilim are a nasty ass, sludgy dose of feminist metal. Equal parts ripping punk, equal parts swamp water doom.
Kirsten White, holy shit. Where to even begin. What a force. Toronto artist / freelance producer / bicycle gang enthusiast / feminism champion / no bull shit artist / sweetheart. Out of all her projects, this one is by far the loudest.
https://lilimto.bandcamp.com/
Customer Reviews
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Great podcast. Funny and thoughtful interviews, where the guests actually get a chance to delve into the questions asked. Too often it feels like hosts are just waiting for their turn to talk and don't really care about what's being said, that is definitely not the case here. Jesse does a great job, and his genuine fascination/passion of all things music in Canada really shine through. Great production as well. Definitely recommend everyone check it out 10/10