Radio Supernova

It's always amazing to talk to someone who is starting their brave journey into becoming a recording artist. Everything is new, everything is fresh and the ambition is full. Today we talk to friend of the show Jon Lodge about his giant leap into recorded music.

In this episode, we talk to Toronto indie band MONOWHALES.Fuelled by a passionate desire to create a sound as unapologetic and powerful as the personalities within the band, pop-infused indie rock quartet MONOWHALES have taken the experiences gained fighting their way up the ranks of Toronto’s highly competitive music scene.You can find them setting fire to every stage in the Greater Toronto Area and across the country. You can also find them heavily featured on the new smash NETFLIX series “SPINNING OUT” where the band's music can be heard and the band themselves make a cameo. They are turning heads everywhere they go and the sky really is the limit for them. I can honestly say that I’ve never talked about K-OS and Marshall McCluhan in the same conversation, but I’m glad we went there!

Let me introduce you to your new favourite band - Halifax indie band BEAUTS.Beauts are a band from Halifax who play rock songs that are scrappy and melodic. Sacrificing chops for gusto, Beauts' songs are full of bittersweet hooks and shout-along choruses.Band members:Darryl SmithPalmer JamiesonJoel Waddell - DrummerErik Van LunenJeff Lawton - VocalsWith the recent focus being on a more mellow and melodic approach, the band have prevailed in their search for nuanced and dynamic songs that still make you want to move. It’s evident from releases like “Good Measure” and “Drifters, All” that the band are locked into finding great new layers to their sonic landscapes and discovering innovative ways to more subtly execute their hooks.On December 30th 0f 2019, BEAUTS were included on CBC’s "25 Canadian albums to look forward to in 2020” in the company of acts like ALANIS MORRISETTE, SARAH HARMER, GRIMES, THE WEEKND, JESSIE REYEZ and QUIET PARADE We caught up with Darryl Smith from the band

We are joined by one of Canada's most talented singer/songwriters - SKYE WALLACE. We chat about her incredible journey gathering stories across Canada and her stellar 4 albums including her self-titled release from last year. It was an insightful and fun experience to talk to her and she was kind enough to take time out of her day in-studio to talk about some of our favourite Canadians, her unique songwriting and just about everything else.

We chat with Canadian Indie Rock band BIRDS OF BELLWOODS. We talk about the great music industry we have here in Canada, FACTOR grants, working with JACK EMBLEM and the importance of a great last name. We also feature songs from their acclaimed debut LP "VICTORIA".

Jordan Grenke interviews Jenna and Stuart on the closing night of their wildly successful "Winter's A Beach" tour at the Oshawa Music Hall.

Welcome to a very special edition of Radio Supernova only on RIOT RADIO.CA. Today, we have the privilege of being joined by the talented, insightful, fiercely independent, songwriting sensation and recording artist - Greg Holden.Greg Holden has always felt really important to me. I’ve sort of taken ownership of him in a way . . . I found him; I found him first and since 2009 I’ve flaunted my discovery at every possible turn. Greg is my age - Like me, he’s an acoustic guitar player primarily, the first album he ever bought was Green Day’s “Dookie” like, enjoys whiskey, seems to have a healthy love/hate relationship with Twitter, Blood on the Tracks is his favourite Dylan record. In 2009 Greg Holden released his 9 song debut album A Word in Edgeways and quickly followed it up with the EP Sing for the City in the same year.Greg’s Follow was 2011’s full-length “I Don’t Believe You”. It was crowd-funded by $30,000 worth of donations from fans and supporters. An entirely acoustic version of the album was released the following year and it included a song called “The Lost Boy” - a song Holden recorded and released as a charity single. The song exploded in the Netherlands, topping the Dutch iTunes singles chart on Christmas Day and reaching No. 2 on the Dutch Top 40. Then, it appeared on the hit TV - FX’S SONS OF ANARCHY as the emotional musical backdrop for the funeral of the beloved character “Opie Winston” (who will always be Gary Barteer for me!) That same year, one of Greg’s songs was picked up by none other than Jimmy Iovine for the American Idol season 11 Finale. “Home” - Sung by Philip Phillips immediately topped the U.S. Charts and became a North American hit. It was one of the most performed Pop songs of 2013. 2014 saw the release of the much-anticipated “Chase The Sun” album. Now signed to Warner Music, Holden teamed up with Canadian producer Greg Wells and together they made one of the most compelling and solid records of that year. The album included anthems like “Hold On Tight” and also one of the most poignant and socially relevant songs of this decade “Boys In The Street” which was written after he was asked by his friends at the Everyone Is Gay organization, a group that helps supports LGBTQ2 youth. Last year Greg put out my favourite song of 2018 “On The Run” and didn’t let up with the fantastic “Something Beautiful”.In anticipation for Greg’s new album titled “World War Me” - available for Pre-order and being released on March 29th - Greg took a chance on an interruptive, overly excited, over-caffeinated first-year student; me. They say not to meet your heroes but, this time, they were wrong.

A true honour to speak with one of the most important and eclectic Canadian songwriters of our generation - Matt Mays. We talk all things music including a dive deep into his last two records, the mirroring "Once Upon a Hell of a Time" and the acoustic reworking "Twice Upon a Hell of a Time".

I had the wonderful opportunity to sit down and chat with the lovely talented DELANEY JANE.Delaney Jane's smash BAD HABITS was one of the best selling singles of 2018/2019. She's on course to set 2019 on fire with her new single (shhhh, we can't tell you what it is yet but, we've heard it!)