A music podcast where host Howard Mitnick talks with guests about the artists & albums that changed their lives.
Sam Freeman visits the Gateway to talk about the album "Dookie" by Green Day. Sam explains how, as a preadolescent in Ottawa, Canada, the alienation expressed in the album reflected his burgeoning feelings of being an outsider. And then ironically when he moved to Berlin it was that same music of alienation that helped him make friends, create art, find a girlfriend, and most importantly belong. Along the way he and Howard talk about the other titans of mid-90s California Pop-Punk and then they share songs that make them feel a satisfying feeling of being sadly in love. For access to other Gateway Music episodes go to: linktr.ee/gatewaymusicpodcast or The Upford Network: upfordnetwork.com/ Checkout Gateway Music on facebook and Instagram @gatewaymusicpodcast Logo Design: Eric Doudeau Original Music: Howard Mitnick
John Wilson stops by The Gateway to have a chat with Howard about jamming. Over ten years ago John Wilson moved to Montreal after a long career as a musician and composer and for some reason he decided to start jamming with musical naifs, Howard and friend of the podcast, Jason Friedman (Episode 25). Over the course of 90 minutes they explore the emotional and intellectual power of jamming as a tool for connection, self-discovery, and having a blast and Howard explains how those jams led to the creation of Gateway Music. Along the way they talk about scary album covers, the Godfathers of Funk, and how Pete Townsend was secretly the drummer in The Who. For access to other Gateway Music episodes go to: https://linktr.ee/gatewaymusicpodcast or The Upford Network: https://upfordnetwork.com/ Checkout Gateway Music on facebook and Instagram @gatewaymusicpodcast Logo Design: Eric Doudeau Original Music: Howard Mitnick
Tom Devlin returns to The Gateway to discuss his newfound love of Wilco and their main man, Jeff Tweedy. Tom had been a fan of Tweedy's first band, Uncle Tupelo but just never could commit to Wilco. Not until he heard the 2011 album "The Whole Love" and its gorgeous closing track "One Sunday Morning (Song for Jane Smiley's Boyfriend)". Howard and Tom go on to explore why they love Wilco and why Tom didn't for the longest long time. For access to other Gateway Music episodes: https://linktr.ee/gatewaymusicpodcast or on The Upford Network @ https://upfordnetwork.com/ Checkout Gateway Music on facebook and Instagram @gatewaymusicpodcast Logo Design: Eric Doudeau Original Music: Howard Mitnick
Jon Bernstein (@jonbern), writer and research editor for Rolling Stone Magazine, drops by the Gateway to talk with Howard about the increasingly popular YouTube format of "music reaction videos" - videos showing the emotional reactions of people as they listen to songs for the first time. This past summer a music reaction video documenting two twin brothers appreciating "In The Air Tonight" by Phil Collins went megaviral. Jon and Howard, both long-term fans of the format, were intrigued. The only difference is that Jon wrote a great article about it. Sit back and relax as they both share their own Gateway music reaction videos and they discuss what makes the videos so fascinating. Plus, Jon shares his memory of his own musical origins and even reveals his favourite (and least favourite) Backstreet Boy! Jon Bernstein's article on Music Reaction Videos: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/youtube-reaction-videos-interviews-in-the-air-tonight-lost-in-vegas-1046225/ Music Reaction Videos Referenced in the episode: TwinsthenewTrend - FIRST TIME HEARING Phil Collins - In the Air Tonight REACTION: https://youtu.be/0l3-iufiywU NoLifeShaq - FIRST TIME HEARING LYNYRD SKYNYRD "Free Bird": https://youtu.be/VGTaA6d3BXQ Beth Roars - Vocal Coach reacts to Neil Young - Old Man (Live): https://youtu.be/ppSF6JpdaKQ Too Sushi - Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb (Reaction): https://youtu.be/1ylMsIt7bF8 Lost In Vegas - Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing (REACTION!!!): https://youtu.be/q9Z1a7WgVNg Lost In Vegas - Van Halen - Ain't Talkin' Bout Love (REACTION!!!): https://youtu.be/12D7c5lNyLE Lost In Vegas - Jason Isbell - Elephant (REACTION!!!) (COUNTRY): https://youtu.be/NkeIbAT1IWg Lost In Vegas - Chris Stapleton - Tennessee Whiskey (REACTION!!!): https://youtu.be/gptsfGD6PeI For access to other Gateway Music episodes: https://linktr.ee/gatewaymusicpodcast or on The Upford Network @ https://upfordnetwork.com/ Checkout Gateway Music on facebook and Instagram @gatewaymusicpodcast Logo Design: Eric Doudeau Original Music: Howard Mitnick
The talented Anjana Srinivasan drops by The Gateway to share her lifetime journey of dedication to the violin. Anjana was born into a family that was strongly involved in the study of South Indian (Carnatic) music. Upon hearing the violin performance of Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman, Anjana fell in love with Carnatic violin-playing. Unfortunately there were no Carnatic violin teachers in Montreal so she studied Classical violin for over a decade until she finally got the opportunity to train with teachers in India. Eventually she met Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman and trained with his children. And now when she is not busy raising a family and working as a family physician she is the Carnatic violin teacher in Montreal that she never had. Strap in and join Howard on this tour of Carnatic violin and musical passion. Music listened to on this episode: Mathe (Varnam) - Sukha Bhaavam - Sudha Ragunathan (Full Verson) https://youtu.be/z9flqyseEAQ Sudhamayi | Amrithavarshini | Lalgudi GJR Krishnan | Anil Srinivasan | BSPurushotham https://youtu.be/GNUq8i3W_js U. Srinivas and Michael Brook - Run https://youtu.be/uxeysXmqTK4 Arunodayame by Lalgudi GJR Krishnan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi - Varnam in Bouli https://youtu.be/gtZJWJGxr5k Check out Anjana’s YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UC_lcv0zsd4RsbiLwCglM13A For access to other Gateway Music episodes: https://linktr.ee/gatewaymusicpodcast or on The Upford Network @ https://upfordnetwork.com/ Checkout Gateway Music on facebook and Instagram @gatewaymusicpodcast Logo Design: Eric Doudeau Original Music: Howard Mitnick
On this episode of we get the Led out. Scott Duncan, visits Gateway Music to talk about his love of Led Zeppelin and how that love led to his love of the blues. Scott and Howard discuss Led Zeppelin as blues and folk cover artists and compare/contrast the originals and the Zepversions. Scott also reviews how he has used music as a tool to help redefine himself at challenging times in his life. As well, Howard remembers how Led Zeppelin was the soundtrack to his first time seeing someone shoot heroin. So get ready to PARTY!! Scott Duncan Website; https://www.scott-duncan.ca/ Scott Duncan Instagram: @tabularazah For access to other Gateway Music episodes: https://linktr.ee/gatewaymusicpodcast or on The Upford Network @ https://upfordnetwork.com/ Checkout Gateway Music on facebook and Instagram @gatewaymusicpodcast Logo Design: Eric Doudeau Original Music: Howard Mitnick
Aaron Martel from Ridiculous Rock Records Review Podcast visits the Gateway to talk about his first favourite album, Elton John's smash success "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road". When Aaron was a young child he fell in love with his mother's favourite album as she listened to it over and over again. He loves it to this day. Aaron and Howard discuss the massive popularity of Elton John in the early 70s and review the album as the apotheosis of the incredible songwriting partnership of Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Check out Aaron's Excellent Music Appreciation Podcast "Ridiculous Rock Record Review": https://ridiculousrockrecords.libsyn.com/ For access to other Gateway Music episodes: https://linktr.ee/gatewaymusicpodcast or on The Upford Network @ https://upfordnetwork.com/ Checkout Gateway Music on facebook and Instagram @gatewaymusicpodcast Logo Design: Eric Doudeau Original Music: Howard Mitnick
Everybody loved Grease but Tess loved SANDY! Tess Bui stops by The Gateway to share the story of her childhood obsession with Sandy, the main character from the smash-success movie Grease. Tess reveals how her mother shared her love of music with her children. She also explains that as a child she passionately sang the songs from these musicals but none more passionately when she imagined herself as Sandy, the good girl. This leads to Tess and Howard swapping stories about their lifelong passion for singing. For access to other Gateway Music episodes: https://linktr.ee/gatewaymusicpodcast or on The Upford Network @ https://upfordnetwork.com/ Checkout Gateway Music on facebook and Instagram @gatewaymusicpodcast Logo Design: Eric Doudeau Original Music: Howard Mitnick
On today's episode, Paul Malcolm of Records Ranked drops by The Gateway to discuss his lifelong love of music starting with his childhood infatuation with first Kiss then Iron Maiden. He also shares the impact of reexperiencing the music through the ears of his 6 year old son who is also drawn to the power of Heavy Metal. Along the way Howard and Paul discuss Weezer, Christopher Cross, Phil Collins, Zeppelin, Foxygen and Weyes Blood. Finally they discuss the potentially pernicious appeal of nostalgia. Video Clips Referenced on this episode: Fleetwood Mac - "Rhiannon" on The Midnight Special : https://youtu.be/KZI62qNmScc Check out Paul Malcolm as co-host on Records//Ranked: https://www.facebook.com/recordsranked For access to other Gateway Music episodes: https://linktr.ee/gatewaymusicpodcast or on The Upford Network @ https://upfordnetwork.com/ Checkout Gateway Music on facebook and Instagram @gatewaymusicpodcast Logo Design: Eric Doudeau Original Music: Howard Mitnick
On today's episode Joe Kwaczala host of the podcast "Who Cares About The Rock Hall" drops in to talk about? You guessed it, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. More specifically he talks about what got him so interested in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He also explores what the Rock Hall has given him in return and why he created a podcast to talk about it. From that point forward things get very nerdy. Howard asks Joe who he thinks should already be in and then asks Joe to guess when and if some of his favourite artists will get into the Hall - including Talk Talk, Kate Bush and of course, Jonathan Richman. Video Clips referenced on the show: Prince shredding on While My Guitar Gently Weeps @ Rock Hall Induction for George Harrison: https://youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y P.I.L. on American Bandstand: https://youtu.be/hZLhqTzjpUM For access to other Gateway Music episodes: https://linktr.ee/gatewaymusicpodcast Checkout "Who Cares About The Rock Hall" wherever you find your podcasts. Follow Who Cares About The Rock Hall on social media: @rockhallpod Checkout Gateway Music on facebook and Instagram @gatewaymusicpodcast Checkout Gateway Music and other great podcasts on The Upford Network @ https://upfordnetwork.com/ Logo Design: Eric Doudeau
Keith visits the Gateway from the rich and rewarding confines of his own music appreciation podcast, The Volume Knob. The very same show that hosted Howard as a guest earlier this week. On today's episode Keith describes his adolescent appreciation of the neo-prog band Marillion and their breakthrough album "Misplaced Childhood." Howard and Keith talk about how living on separate ends of the country and with very different cultural backgrounds they both separately developed a deep infatuation with this British Band. Keith's tale is the age-old story of teenage infatuation. A pop song on the radio lures a smart and sensitive teenager into a world of sounds, feelings and ideas that helps him develop towards adulthood. However, it is also the story of how that very same development necessitates the process of moving on. Highlights of this episode include: 1. A defence of Huey Lewis & The News. 2. The attempt to map the Dungeons & Dragons concept of alignments upon rock bands like Iron Maiden and The Smiths 3. Howard's thoroughly reductive 5 minute explanation of the origins of Prog Rock. Conclusion: This one gets nerdy! Make sure you follow Keith's excellent podcast "The Volume Knob" on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or at the website volumeknob.net. Episode Superstar Editor: Tom Zalatnai For access to other Gateway Music episodes: https://linktr.ee/gatewaymusicpodcast Checkout Gateway Music on facebook and Instagram @gatewaymusicpodcast Checkout Gateway Music and other great podcasts on The Upford Network @ https://upfordnetwork.com/
Upon returning to Gateway Music, Howard interviews his old friend Mark Saul about Mark's long relationship with Pink Floyd's early career album, Atom Heart Mother. Mark talks about the diverse musical influences that led him to find the beauty in this eccentric album. This leads to an exploration of the strange mixture of classical and psychedelic elements on the album. They also explore how the process of recording put tools into place that Floyd would later use to wonderful effect during their imperial phase as rock gods. As well, Mark goes on to talk about what he appreciates in a guitar solo. Lastly, Mark talks of his most recent musical passion, the button accordion. Links to youtube clips discussed during the episode: David Gilmore and Ron Geesin 2008 performance of "Atom Heart Mother": https://youtu.be/EzpSWU8rpx4 Pink Floyd performing "Atom Heart Mother" in San Tropez without an orchestra: https://youtu.be/8rR5ZTnYGwI For access to other episodes: https://linktr.ee/gatewaymusicpodcast Checkout Gateway Music on facebook and Instagram @gatewaymusicpodcast
This is a big one. in the midst of a global pandemic and from the depths of his basement in NDG, Howard gets into the "way-back" machine to visit 1983 as he talks about the first album that he ever claimed as his own, "Hammer On A Drum" by Vancouver band, The Payolas. He tells the story of yet another 80s-era Canadian band that almost made it big in the U.S and the feels that he experienced as he followed the ups and downs of their career. On this fourth episode of The Quarantimes Howard finally starts to engage with the loneliness of recording and producing the shows by himself from his basement. At the end Howard announces that he is no longer committing to releasing the podcast weekly but rather as they are completed. Link to the SCTV sketch "Mel's Rockpile featuring the Queenhaters" referenced on this episode: https://youtu.be/t3kX2bHP-uQ Produced by Howard Mitnick (with thanks to Lex Milton, Tom Zalatnai, Jonathan Stein and Rich Rapkowski). Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode, (Unfortunately not all of the songs referenced are included in the playlist because they are not available digitally): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1e8PzQxWroYM1C7uxHEffR?si=HiqA3SPoTReV1_ysr6qmSw Logo Design: Eric Doudeau Check us out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
Mack Mackenzie songwriter and frontman of legendary Montreal band, Three O'Clock Train, virtually dropped by the Gateway to talk Rolling Stones. Howard and Mack talk about their mutual love for The Rolling Stones jammiest album, "Black and Blue," a recording that is often misclassified as a lesser work. They also go gaga about Fiona Apple's new album "Fetch The Bolt Cutters." They then argue about who sang The Faces masterpiece single "Ooh La La" and Howard was right. Suck it, Mack! Finally Mack explains how he learned about songwriting from the recently deceased legend, John Prine. Mack's website: https://threeoclocktrain.com Produced by Howard Mitnick (with thanks to Lex Milton, Tom Zalatnai, Jonathan Stein and Rich Rapkowski). Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0sJ59JeOEv2vK3LrQnue8I?si=YYoh7aeeQVuFYOOV3mSABw Check us out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
For this first interview episode of the Quarantimes, Thomas Barnwell virtually visits Howard's basement to discuss his first love, The Who. Thomas explains how he first fell under their spell. His adolescent desires were expressed in real time by the visceral power and yearning lyrics of "Bargain" from the album "Who's Next". Howard and Thomas break down the Classic Rock masterpiece track by track and also discuss how it marks a high point in the band's development. Plus they get all psychological on Pete Townsend. Produced by Howard Mitnick (with thanks to Lex Milton, Tom Zalatnai, Jonathan Stein and Rich Rapkowski). Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Bl7B4s23mMc5QLBRCHsLi?si=KTi8AxRIRwGlorxPMnyb_w Check us out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
The first of my self-produced Quarantimes episodes is a solo affair. Howard patches together a recording studio in his basement and talks about how he first explored Spotify when he became wary of the innovations to iTunes in the mid 2010s. He then explores the first song that he ever "Liked" on Spotify and the album that it came from, "Coney Island Baby" by Lou Reed. YouTube link to "Do The Ostrich": https://youtu.be/5r998weOUiM Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5bu0brvZJzaUFqoaAvX6qi?si=LIsQAYgWR9W31zfNIRcqRg Check us out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
Lar Vi knows her shit! Having taken a deep dive into Prince's discography last year she comes up for air to share her Gateway album with Howard. He talks too much as usual but in between Lar drops some serious wisdom and knowledge about Prince, music and comedy. They also do a serious track by track dissection for fans who like that kind of thing. Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2NVpvZCYMyO15GxDpiKBjn?si=GiznSi-uSjeR6JwdXLIGbg Check us out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/ You can also access this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. Gateway Music is part of the Upford Network:https://upfordnetwork.com
Gateway Music goes on location to Dawson College to talk with The Cinema & Communications Department's Audio Lab, an extra-curricular audio experimentation, exploration and collaboration workshop space. Invited by one of their professors, Audio Lab founder, and former Gateway Music guest Lex Milton. Host Howard Mitnick, producer Tom Zalatnai talk with Lex about the technical aspects of how they record Gateway Music and then Howard interviews six inspiring students about their Gateway Music experiences: 26:40 - Sean St-Laurent "Spirit of Radio" - Rush 43:30 - Rebekka Beauchamp - "It Comes Back to You" - Imagine Dragons 53:35 - Frederic Guillette - "Slide" - Kill Bill The Rapper 1:01:40 - Daniela Perez - "Ain’t No Way" - Aretha Franklin 1:14:00 - Tristan Wilkins - "Fade to Black" - Metallica 1:26:45 - Alison Kluka - "Dandelions" - Ruth B. *****Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/31FSEwXkgMDRLbxLRWdZOo?si=erZ6YdeaRuaxz7HBpgY1SQ ******Check us out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/ You can also access this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. Gateway Music is part of the Upford Network:https://upfordnetwork.com
Sandi Armstrong visits the Gateway to discuss Tom Waits, the album 'Blue Valentine" and the song on the album that she calls her own: "Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis". Sandi explains why she loves his music and how she has shared this love with her children. Howard complains about Tom's genius, griping that Tom sounds too much Louis Armstrong and that Tom's world is too mannered and caricatured. Sandi patiently listens and then corrects him. They both agree, however, that Tom Waits is a unique and talented artist: a singer-songwriter who creates small stories about small people and then links them into beautiful album-long operas about outsiders. Along the way they talk about improv, negotiating difficult house party DJ situations, and why Debbie Boone's eternally saccharine "You Light Up My Life" is important to both of them. *****Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7LaYK68Fki7ERkzw8eKqnk?si=uiRZMIvzSkKN2JkD62MxIQ ******Check us out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/ You can also access this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. Gateway Music is part of the Upford Network:https://upfordnetwork.com
In a simpler time, Ayelet Rose Gotleib dropped by the Gateway to discuss her lifelong love and commitment to Improvisational avant grade singing. Trained as a classical flautist in Israel, she fell in love with composition and singing as a teenager and met Arnie Lawrence a well established New York Jazz musician who was living in Jerusalem at the time. His guidance and support helped stimulate a generation of Israeli improvisational jazz players and set Ayelet further on her path. Ayelet and Howard talk about the difference between their respective versions of improvisational singing. They also discuss the singers that most inspired her at the beginning of her artistic development and Howard embarrasses himself by reviewing his limited knowledge of Israeli music. Lastly Ayelet shares a bit of her process in creating her most recent project "Who Has Seen The Wind?" AYELET IS RUNNING A KICKSTARTER FOR HER UPCOMING ALBUM WITH SINGER JAY CLAYTON. 13 LUNAR MEDITATIONS: SUMMONING THE WITCHES. PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING IF YOU CAN: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ayeletrosegottlieb/13-lunar-meditations-summoning-the-witches?ref=android_project_share Link to video referenced on this episode but not available on Spotify: JAY CLAYTON & KIRK NUROCK - My Funny Valentine (1978): https://youtu.be/swhNZkIGQe8 *****Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7L8nqQ66rcV9CxinqXYnol?si=3TTRo9rXQRmWk4lSfMexHA ******Check us out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/ You can also access this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. Gateway Music is part of the Upford Network:https://upfordnetwork.com
Lianna Cohen (@Thebachbabe) visits The Gateway to talk about her Gateway Musical genre: Pop-Punk. She explains how as a 9 yr old she first fell in love with Simple Plan when her uncle brought her to see them in concert. Then through the impact of various social media platforms - YouTube, Myspace, Tumbler and then Twitter - Lianna connected to a group of like-minded musicians and fans. Howard and Lianna take a deep dive through the emo and pop-punk world of the '00s and finally land on Lianna's lifelong pop soulmate, Demi Lovato. Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6VmmcOkabJE8Gtv6diIj0I?si=HdcKgOaSROuTKnI6Xs1DDg ******Check us out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/ You can also access this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. Gateway Music is part of the Upford Network:https://upfordnetwork.com
Kristen O'Sullivan is the music teacher at host Howard Mitnick's children's high school. On this episode she visits The Gateway to explore "Largo" by Brad Mehldau. As a young McGill University Music student, a friend introduced her to this album which helped her access and appreciate jazz. She and Howard talk about how cover songs work and they also talk about the unique role that music study can play in high school education as it focuses on team work in a unique way. *****Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7jTfECF782Gw3CRgpUmZ0Q?si=q3xrfDwuQXKWYr2HAa6UHg ******Check us out on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/ You can also access this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. Gateway Music is part of the Upford Network:https://upfordnetwork.com
Vadim Gran visits The Gateway to discuss his musical upbringing in Moscow. From Russian standards to contraband Beatles tapes and then to The Russian Bards, Vadim developed an appreciation for music that triangulated into a love of Old-Timey Blues music. A love that was first accessed on an illegally dubbed VHS copy of The Blues Brothers. Since arriving in Canada as a teenager, Vadim has pursued a love of Blues music and is an active appreciator of his local Montreal Blues community. Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2IRKnwZm2WNRNxoTc4JL4Q?si=Ch-7UITGQU2Bbgy2jZTDrw You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F769184602 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
Dale Bernier visits the Gateway to talk about his deep connection with "Train A Comin'", Steve Earle's post-rehab masterpiece. We follow Dale from his childhood in Blind River, Ontario through his life around the world. And we also follow him through his musical development from hair metal to punk and hip hop and then to acoustic guitar music. All along the way he is attracted to story songs about tough guys and rough living. This culminates in Dale's love for Steve Earle which he manifested through learning how to play all of the songs on acoustic guitar. Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5WyIErqrfoBmEK8PpzWPjt?si=fWtPoH2STiS-ARIJctEbGQ You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F764895670 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
This episode of the Gateway was recorded live on January 18, 2020 at The Montreal Improv Theater in Montreal. The special guest was Montreal superstar, the incomparable Tranna Wintour. Tranna is a spiritual, pop-culture-obsessed, fashion-hungry, transgender comedian, singer, producer, writer and podcaster (Chosen Family). The subject was the first album that Tranna ever fell in love with, Alanis Morissette's "Jagged Little Pill." Howard and Tranna discuss the album in detail. They explore how and why this album appealed to a young Tranna. They also explore what Alanis later came to mean for an adult Tranna leading to her development of her show "DEAR ALANIS: A So-Called Musical Comedy" (next at the 2020 Toronto Fringe). Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3luOrxGcKWaSQGmHOKXUkc?si=2s5Vy2vrSQuCHTGB2MkTug You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F762497515 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
The amazing Catherine Rebellati finally agrees to visit The Gateway to celebrate Valentine's Day. She and her husband, host Howard Mitnick, discuss the CD "Catherine and Howie's Wedding Show," a collection of 18 songs that reflects the life they shared leading up to their wedding in May 2000. While discussing the CD that they gave to all of their wedding guests they also explore the story of how they first met and then how their platonic relationship slowly morphed into love. Finally they remember the experiences of their wedding weekend itself. Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6cqRiKjLl4ZdoxZ16XXt92?si=urIU-aP_TCKlcW6o8TpakA You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F757917400 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
Ben Burko drops into the Gateway to share his formative experience listening to Wedding Bands while working as a very successful event videographer in Montreal for close to two decades in the 80s and 90s. He explains how he grew up in a musical household with a father who was a professional musician and bandleader. Perhaps that is why he was so appreciative of the quality wedding bands that he worked with on a regular basis. Ben describes the structure of those Montreal weddings and some of the more memorable songs that he came to know and appreciate so very well. Inevitably Ben shares his own wedding story and how he eventually created his own band. Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4vub4YA1J9MU44yjPz8B5x?si=lYuNM07ZQWac_pkBlOdL7w You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F753947506 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
Mike Deutsch visits the Gateway to share his Gateway album, "A Hard Day's Night" by The Beatles. Yes, Gateway Music finally gets to dive deep into a Beatles album!!! Mike explains how he fell in love with the album because of the vocal harmonies, However, he also remembers that part of his infatuation with the harmonies came from repeatedly listening to the album on his Walkman as a way to protect himself from the social pressures of a middle school bus trip. Mike also goes on to explain how his love of the Beatles harmonies inspired him to create and record with a pop a cappella group in college. Howard and Mike each declare their identification with different members of the Beatles. And they explore the album as well as "Revolver" and "Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". As well, Mike, a native New Jersey boy (New York adjacent), talks about his love for Billy Joel and how must Montrealer's do not feel the same way. Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode (except for "Ringo's Theme which is not available on Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/19yjr6XNP9Fn53T6F5s0n5?si=9I7kbi_rSRC_P0lkEq8gxA You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F746218783 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
Poet James Hawes enters the Gateway to share his Gateway album, "Key Lime Pie" by Camper Van Beethoven. First he joins in the great Great Gateway tradition of admitting that his Gateway should probably be the Beatles but... Then he goes on to explain that as a tween he found himself an identity as a school radio d.j. This exposed him to a regular stream of music. Upon finding "Key Lime Pie" he discovered a darkly humorous text bathed in absurdist lyrics and loaded with literary references which spoke to the nascent writer inside of him. James and Howard also discuss hip hop legends Beastie Boys, Public Enemy and De La Soul. Finally James shares his appreciation for Miles Davis and the artist's connection to his memory of his father. Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode (not including the music from "Key Lime Pie" and the De La Soul songs which are not currently available digitally): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6Nv6MMidp66MU8H2L0WdWM?si=czRE2PrUQvu6oB2e336MGw You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F746176729 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
Lorina Mapa, graphic novelist and creator of her recent memoir "Duran Duran, Imelda Marcos, And Me" visits the Gateway to talk about how British pop music influenced her as she grew up in the Philippines. She explains how her musical interest infatuations matured as she developed, starting with her childhood crush, Simon Le Bon, and veering through the religious apostasy of Depeche Mode. Ultimately she fell in love with Peter Gabriel's mid-80s album "So". Along the way Howard and Rina talk about how music has helped them experience transcendental states. TRIGGER WARNING: At 56:00 Lorina and Howard discuss the positive impact that Michael Jackson had on her musical reawakening as a mother which leads to a discussion of whether or not Michael Jackson music should be played and celebrated in the wake of increased awareness of Michael Jackson's well documented pedophilia. Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2bZ4o8TM1HlY7wZXFrMqm8?si=29s0dpEESv2BpVxb4HSGkQ You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F738899308 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
Chris Tyler drops in to the Gateway to discuss the first album that he ever purchased, "Achtung Baby" by U2. Chris describes his childhood growing up listening to his father's "World Music" on Toronto Island and the shift that he experienced when he found his own private music. Howard and Chris talk about the band's creative method and how it is similar to the improv method that they use to create music together in musical improv. They also talk about the power of U2 as a live band. Link to "From The Sky Down" the "Achtung Baby" documentary referenced in the episode: https://youtu.be/soSCN6cGMxE Podcasts about "Achtung Baby" referenced in the episode from "U Talkin' U2 To Me" https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/aaea4e69-af51-495e-afc9-a9760146922b/98421899-6b38-430e-bf91-aa3200e14c3d/5de40ad4-b937-494d-940b-aa3200e14c3d/podcast.rss https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/aaea4e69-af51-495e-afc9-a9760146922b/98421899-6b38-430e-bf91-aa3200e14c3d/5de40ad4-b937-494d-940b-aa3200e14c3d/podcast.rss Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6rG4wXD7226dKDMLqZkjar?si=g-xk2QJDR5-PZ1Sj7QQV9w You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
Ariela Freedman is a Liberal Arts Professor at Concordia University. She is also a published author of two novels "Arabic For Beginners" and "A Joy To Be Hidden". Today she drops by the Gateway to chat with her neighbour, Howard Mitnick about her lifelong love for the music of Leonard Cohen. Howard and Ariela compare their relationships to the Montreal music superstar and go on to share about their common experience of losing a parent as a young adult. Finally, they dive deeply into Cohen's first Greatest Hits album that covers his first five albums and agree that the songs are amazing. Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6i7hyekyhiw9Gt3IN1pxTR?si=Q9yfl70tT4mJm0NIHH9p5w You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F736076761 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
Lauren DeRoller visits the Gateway to talk about her career as a violinist. The daughter of a small-town violin teacher in Hubbard, Nova Scotia, she started playing the instrument by the time she was four years old. Lauren shares the moment, as a 16 year old, when she decided she wanted to make her career as a violinist. Playing her first orchestra rehearsal with The National Youth Orchestra of Canada she was forever changed by the power of Richard Strauss' Don Juan. Howard and Lauren review her career as she improved from student to touring musician to graduate student and finally as a regular performer with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra. They also review Lauren's most recent musical projects that are much more personally and improvisationally oriented. And throughout Lauren talks about her current infatuation with personality tests and evaluations that help her understand her interpersonal choices and instincts. Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4yBxXeM6Gv0pILuFWyDUyg?si=3f5u_7QKTnq0l4U9LS-e-Q You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
David Moss visits the Gateway and tells of his lifelong infatuation with Bob Dylan and his 70s masterwork "Blood On The Tracks." Introduced to both Dylan and guitar by his father, David has continued to share these passions with his own son. He regales Howard about how these passions led him to Nashville to meet guitar legend Junior Kimbrough and then to Gary Wright's recording studio to record his own material. And of course they discuss Dylan's unique songwriting method and live performance style. Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/28mZd38NGiTNjbRuB9Smhx?si=ylf67caSSDqhL_-z-KYgJA You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F726048793 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
Musician Peter Horowitz visits the Gateway to tell the story of his childhood summer camp exposure to the movie "The Blues Brothers." He quickly became infatuated and the artists and musical styles promoted in the film changed his life forever. Peter reviews how he transitioned from Blues afficionado to Blues artist inspired by what he first discovered through the late 70s musical comedy. As well, Howard and Peter share how their mutual passion for music have resulted in crossed paths throughout their lives. Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2E0wvIiuxro0PBmUjgamyw?si=q5ONz3U_SK-xnoW8L1ymcw You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:583963146/sounds.rss Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
Gregg Silver drops by to discuss his personal experience of meeting and playing music with one of his musical heroes, Joni Mitchell. He and Howard get cosmic to talk about the power of collaboration and creation. Then they take a deep dive on "Hejira," Joel's favourite of her albums. Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/50dv47QncRU4QV77lxS2mU?si=eerumD5ISuG16UQvCv2VCg You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F720789631 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
On this episode Sean Michaels, MP3 blog pioneer (Said The Gramophone), Giller Prize winning author (Us Conductors)and sweet man took a break from a cross-country tour in support of his new novel (The Wagers) to talk about how MP3 technology directly participated in his musical awakening and development. Sean and Howard explore how they each used file sharing technology to further their musical education in very different ways. Then Sean explains how that directly led to his intimate relationship with Arcade Fire the band and their first self-titled EP. Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5jhPB54nDO8iTTg5ercMbW?si=PJSHGUPoSCmmh4G3I36DyQ Link to Pete Frame's Rock Family Trees website: https://rockfamilytrees.co.uk You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F713888233 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
Richard Rapkowski finally makes it to the Gateway to discuss how he taught himself how to play the drums by playing Beatles Rock Band. However, the episode is so much more. Richard and Howard review their shared history of growing up together as first cousins and neighbours. They share some of their formative favourites like The Monks and Violent Femmes. They also review the music that Richard's parents enjoyed and discuss how it impacted on their own musical development. Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/04kFp03DeyZmYY2n50Ua3x?si=41FKC68dSZmo9oyOOuVGXw You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F711468877 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
Stranglers superfan, Holt Pritchard visits the Gateway to talk about his love of The Stranglers that has motivated him to travel the world in celebration of their music. Holt and Howard explore the 45 year history of this ineffable band and talk about how they fail to fit into any of the standard classifications of rock music. However they also explore Holt's own roots in the punk music scene of Montreal in the 80s. Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5JrWCVObjYKI0S3nMTEIBi?si=EFAV3yo5Sbiise9IFJO_tA You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F710616325 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
Holly Gauthier-Frankel visits the Gateway to talk about the pivotal role that Little Earthquakes by Tori Amos had in her development as a singer, artist, musician, woman, and daughter. She discusses how her feelings toward the album have changed at various points in her life but how she has never left the album behind. Holly grew up as the child of professional musicians. She examines how that impacted her appreciation for music and also how music helped guide her towards her own career as an artist. Howard and Holly also talk about renting apartments in Montreal and they nerd out on their favourite musicals. Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/user/hmitnick/playlist/4Ywa5fPNHrDDRSdZtaAdxr?si=qemlTA4cSYKwwl-tjL-PrA You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F707652745 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
This episode Seán Dagher visits the Gateway to talk about how he fell in love with The Stone Roses album as a high school student and how it bonded him with his classmates. Along the way Seán and Howard explore the nature of creative expression. YouTube Clip referenced in the episode: "This Drummer is at the Wrong Gig" https://youtu.be/ItZyaOlrb7E Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3SQMWiNHT1NeNM4gXU09PZ?si=QfdtGxogSkaONmhVTP0wnw You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F703693939 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
Chris Oliveros enters The Gateway to talk about how as a 17 year old he discovered the album "Jonathan Sings!" by Jonathan Richman and The Modern Lovers. That discovery was the start of a long and rich appreciation for a unique and trailblazing artist. Howard and Chris both recall the first time they each saw his enigmatic live show and they try to lay out the history of Jonathan ’s progression from punk rock pioneer to childlike naif and ultimately to an American Original. Hear how Chris' superfandom led to him hosting Jonathan in his own home for 48 hours while Jonathan played at a benefit concert that Chris had organized for his company Drawn & Quarterly. For fans of Jonathan Richman get ready for a deep dive with two fellow travellers. For those who have never heard his work buckle your seat belts. It is going to be a wild ride. YouTube clip of Andy Kaufman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSYV-nEE300&list=PLzIbxV-BeII_j9PU2G4C17g--pd_rb2dR&index=10&t=46s Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2b5taKeyPj1OGY251T0dVg?si=KThavBtSRHay5cGDPs_o6w You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F700391677 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
The unflappable Anton Mak joins Howard in the Gateway to discuss his love of guitar and how REM's debut LP Murmur affected his appreciation for his instrument. REM’s first appearance on David Letterman: https://youtu.be/rQo0cR1onRM Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3oMe9Dg4hHmgQQ9ijSPf1q?si=uisMM8F6QHSRAKCDk7AcBA You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
Guest Brad Buchanan and host Howard Mitnick first discussed U2 as roommates in the early 1990s but they have not seen each other in 25 years. They met in a creative writing group as undergraduate students at McGill University. Since then Brad has published multiple books of poetry. His most recent "The Scars, Aligned" explores the subject of his experience of living with and surviving cancer. The book is suggested reading by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. On this episode of The Gateway, Brad recounts how as a young teenager in Ottawa he fell in love with U2 while listening to the album "The Unforgettable Fire" on the radio. He discusses how the exotic sounds of the album and his own Irish heritage first interested him in the band. The friends enumerate Bono's strengths and weaknesses as a front man and Brad makes a compelling case for the argument that U2 played an important role in ending The Troubles in Ireland. He also explains how U2 inspired him in his successful battle against two different blood cancers. Video clip of U2 live at Band Aid: https://youtu.be/HvBgRSSlVBA Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5Py2DwF0mDlDnnnSKQ8QbX?si=F7dnjFxnQeC94dzM-iIGfg You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F688746754 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
James McGee drops by The Gateway to discuss his love of the late night programming of fabled Montreal Rock radio station, CHOM-FM. He finds another fan in host Howard Mitnick. They reminisce about many of their shared favourite classic songs even though they were born over a decade apart. Along the way they wonder about what qualities make a song a CHOM Classic and which song is most definitively THE CHOM CLASSIC. Get ready for some deep cuts in the canon of Classic Rock! CHOM promo clip: https://youtu.be/hggrZ7Rz1mQ Plume Latraverse clip: https://youtu.be/BJDDhswEvxk Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1qeASm6QP5RwJKA5aMFUVI?si=DNBkhOOUQHCpQ80e5Pdjug You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
Derek Skeie visits the Gateway to discuss his love of Country Music. He explains how he transitioned from a West Island Punk kid to a Country Music aficionado by falling in love with the song "Sweet Virginia" by the Rolling Stones. He and Howard tangle about the role of depression and alcoholism in Country; however, they find pleasure in their mutual passion for music. Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1IUPSFw7Bf8ivuTQhhsItJ?si=thgtFlt9RvCFOwGC3BQhrw You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F686877055 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
Tom Devlin drops by the Gateway to talk about Sandanista! by The Clash, the very first album that interested him in both music and the world around him,. He recounts how he discovered and fell in love with the album having no preconceptions about punk music or The Clash. Howard and Tom agree on the unique nature of the album as Tom makes the compelling claim that Sandanista! Is the first world beat album. The album is overstuffed with 36 songs on three albums and it is filled with varied song structures that reflect cultures from around the world. Along the way Tom tells us how his interest in music got him his start working in the comics industry. Clip of Joe Strummer recording “White Riot” in the studio that is the opening scene of the documentary “The Future is Unwritten”. Clip starts @ 0:59: https://youtu.be/DUHpCDj3-fE The song "This is England is not on Spotify. Here is the youtube link to that song: https://youtu.be/lIzUTezXMuU Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4qMS2xNN5GdzVI2GUnTkUR?si=uHiWiG47Tc-cKIP8GRwenw You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F681256631 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
Che Tan (aka The Stormex) visits The Gateway to discuss his experiences and musical exposures associated with the video dance game series, “Just Dance”. Within a year and a half of his first exposure to the game in Grade 7 he found himself on a stage in Paris representing Canada in an international competition. Now he has just completed his CEGEP education and has already represented Canada three times in the Just Dance World Championships. Che and Howard talk about how playing the game has influenced his relationship to music and life. Epic Rap Battles: Deadpool vs Boba Fett: https://youtu.be/g708PmJAbuI You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F672015692 Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5KPQ74mC9ycsaPO4KSrESJ?si=NahKwsMeSR2a9MLXHyazcQ Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
On this episode of Gateway Music, Jeff Gandell brings his guitar in to discuss the impact of an instructional DVD series, “Stefan Grossman’s Instructional DVDs: Country Blues” on his appreciation of guitar playing. Jeff first fell in love with music through INXS’ smash hit album “Kick”. However, it was much later that he fell in love with the acoustic country blues of the 30s-50s. Jeff and Howard explore some examples of the finger-picking styles that Jeff learned to play. They also discuss the enigma of Bob Dylan and Jonathan Richman live performances. At the end of the episode we get to hear Jeff perform one of his originals “There Are Days”. Link to instructional videos website: http://www.guitarvideos.com/Products/Instructors/stefan-grossman-1/country-blues-guitar-3-dvd-set?fbclid=IwAR1ItNlUyJH24MoUVGq4NUT8IurfwRXMSXLM97Vo0jFQi8_z-IrbVPXlVDE#.XV7wPC0ZN0t Link to "Hard Rain" performance by Bob Dylan from Rolling Thunder Revue referenced in this episode Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5uUEhAOw82wO1KreRHVPJa?si=s-MJx_onTBqH4l8DkqI-Wg You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F669616994 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
On today’s episode Jason Friedman finally makes his appearance on The Gateway. One of Howard’s closest friends and his most frequent jam partner, Jason has also been a regular listener of the podcast. For his Gateway album, he chooses The Pixie’s Doolittle which was the soundtrack to the summer when he lost his virginity. Neither Howard nor Jason show the album too much love and they agree that the Pixies show that they saw together in 2004 was the worst live show either of them have ever seen. However, as only close friends can do they talk about a lot of music that they have shared together. Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5HfZEJS3aw4nMYSYlqHRhm?si=mtIfyORETkaXzO1Ai9673w You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890#episodeGuid=tag%3Asoundcloud%2C2010%3Atracks%2F669154328 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
On today's episode Katie Pagnucco drops by to share Tools's Undertow, the album that led her to a decade of intense identification with heavy metal. She recounts her compelling history as an adolescent heavy metal fan and then as a college radio death metal dj. She reveals how the anger and alienation in the music helped her identify her own difficult emotions and thoughts. She also explains how her experiences in improv helped her move beyond using music as a method of self-identification. Howard mostly just makes fun of the lyrics (which is kind of judgy and uncool of him). Spotify Playlist of songs referenced or played on the episode: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Hz8XUxOaxZeL7XsCwZURs?si=o28G1YQzT3KuQknKVGKGVA You can also access this podcast on Spotify, Stitcher and all other platforms that peddle podcasts. If you have an apple product you can access the show on iTunes/Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/gateway-music/id1456290890 Facebook: www.facebook.com/Gatewaymusicpodcast/
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