Podcasts about Mint Records

Lisa Marr played bass and sang in the beloved Vancouver band Cub. She started by playing in the Evaporators. She continues to play music, make films, and do all kinds of other art and activism. This conversation was recorded on January 28th 2025. Venue visited: Cub House (1992-1997) at 837 west 19th Avenue. Other venues discussed: Pop, Studio J, the Cruel Elephant, the Commodore, Notorious, the Arts Club, the Malcolm Lowry Room, the Starfish Room, Powell Street Festival, Hastings Community Centre. Musicians mentioned: Neko Case, Hard Rock Miners, Sebadoh, Rancid, They Might be Giants, DOA, Maow, the Smugglers, Modernettes, Pointed Sticks, the Bombshells, Coal.   This episode features the following music: Cub: My Chinchilla from Betti-Cola (Mint 1993?) Lisa Marr: A Bit of a Fight (2020) The Beards: Sidewalks from Funtown (Sympathy For the Record Industry 2002)

This is a remote report, a conversation conducted virtully rather than in person. In these episodes I speak with musicians who have moved away from Vancouver about their experiences and the venues they loved. Mar Sellars started playing in bands as a teenager in Vancouver, including The Riff Randells, The Ewoks  and the Engaged. She also played in bands while living in the UK, and worked at the CBC and the BBC. She currently lives in Los Angeles where she runs a Music PR, Consulting & Management Agency and is also a booking agent and label manager.  Venues discussed: The Rage, The Starfish Room, The Brickyard, The Picadilly Pub, The Good Jacket, The Marine Club, The Railway Club, The Sugar Refinery, Ms T's Cabaret, Submission Hold House, Video In, The Waldorf. Bands discussed: Flash Bastard, The Buzzcocks, Gob, Pluto, Thee Goblins, The Evaporators, The Organ, Fun 100, Lederhosen Lucil, Pulp, Blur, Elastica, Weezer, Moist, Crowded House,  Sheryl Crow, the White Stripes, Operation Makeout, the Von Blondies, Phillip Boa and the Voodooclub, Library Eater, The Disgusteens, New Pornographers. Thank you to Kellarissa for the original theme music.   This episode features the following music:  The Riff Randells: Who Says Girls Can't Rock from Riff Randells 7" (Mint Records 2000) The Racket: British Bands Release Cult Records The Evaporators: Aside From All This, Is There Anything Else? from I Gotta Rash split 12" (Nardwuar Records, 1998)  

Discussion avec Faustine Kopiejwski, cofondatrice du média féministe Cheek, journaliste société aux Inrocks, et Adriana Rausseo de l'association Les Femmes s'en Mêlent autour de l'impact du festival et du dispositif créé par LFSM en 2021 “Les femmes s'engagent” afin d'augmenter la présence des femmes dans les métiers de la musique, à la fois sur scène et en coulisse.Un podcast produit par Les Femmes S'en Mêlent et réalisé par Inbar dans le studio d'enregistrement de La Gaîté Lyrique. À écouter chaque mardi, du 5 novembre au 26 novembre à 11h, sur Tsugi Radio et sur toutes les plateformes. Écrit par Stéphane AmielDirectrice de création : Marine RivolletMontage, Sound Design et Mixage : Valentin LavoillotteVoix off : Marine RivolletCrédits du podcastCe podcast inclut des remerciements des témoignages, des archives et des morceaux musicaux, classés par ordre d'apparition.Remerciements particuliers aux personnes ayant témoignéDee Plume (Artiste et musicienne, membre de Robots in Disguise), Jeanne Added (Artiste et musicienne), Jiess (Agent artistique chez Vedettes Agency), Corinne Sadki (Présidente de la commission égalité femmes/hommes CNM), Léonie Pernet (Artiste et musicienne), Mélanie Pain (Artiste et musicienne, membre du projet Nouvelle Vague), Yannick Martin (Programmateur à La Carène à Brest), Perrine Leydier (Ancienne collaboratrice Les Femmes S'en Mêlent, indépendante CAE Clara et Clarabis), Fanny Coral (Directrice des musiques actuelles au Tangram à Évreux), Mylène Lestradic (Graphiste).Archives :Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA) – Ces femmes qui deviennent féministes, 1973. Vidéo, YouTubeNora Bouazzouni – Définition cisgenre. Vidéo, YouTubeRexysmusic – ON AGEISM: Madonna at 34, defending her future 53+ yr old self. Vidéo, YouTubeArchives Les Femmes S'en Mêlent :El Perro del Mar – Enregistrement live, 2008Gore Gore Girls – Enregistrement live à la Maroquinerie, 2008Cat Power – Enregistrement live au Café de la Danse, 2001Musique :Contrebande – 39 ans et demi, single, 2022.Thérèse – Shonen, sur L'attente, X-Ray Production, 2024.Le Tigre – Feminist Sweepstakes, sur Feminist Sweepstakes, Mr. Lady Records, 2001.Frieda – Freedom, single, 2023.Gina Birch – Feminist Song, single, 2022.Le Tigre – Deceptacon, sur Le Tigre, Mr. Lady Records, 1999.Miss Kittin & The Hacker – Frank Sinatra, sur First Album, International DeeJay Gigolo Records, 2001.Mid Evil Time – Live Lady Fest 2023.The Organ – Brother, sur Grab That Gun, Mint Records, 2004.Hazy – Dreamer, single, 2022.Marguerite Thiam – Quand la nuit tombe, single, 2023.Cobra Killer – Mund Auf-Augen Zu, sur Das Mandolinenorchester, Monika Enterprise, 2004.Le Tigre – Hot Topic, sur Le Tigre, Mr. Lady Records, 1999 Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Discussion avec Faustine Kopiejwski, cofondatrice du média féministe Cheek, journaliste société aux Inrocks, et Adriana Rausseo de l'association Les Femmes s'en Mêlent autour de l'impact du festival et du dispositif créé par LFSM en 2021 “Les femmes s'engagent” afin d'augmenter la présence des femmes dans les métiers de la musique, à la fois sur scène et en coulisse. Un podcast produit par Les Femmes S'en Mêlent et réalisé par Inbar dans le studio d'enregistrement de La Gaîté Lyrique. À écouter chaque mardi, du 5 novembre au 26 novembre à 11h, sur Tsugi Radio et sur toutes les plateformes. Écrit par Stéphane Amiel Directrice de création : Marine Rivollet Montage, Sound Design et Mixage : Valentin Lavoillotte Voix off : Marine Rivollet Crédits du podcast Ce podcast inclut des remerciements des témoignages, des archives et des morceaux musicaux, classés par ordre d'apparition. Remerciements particuliers aux personnes ayant témoigné Dee Plume (Artiste et musicienne, membre de Robots in Disguise), Jeanne Added (Artiste et musicienne), Jiess (Agent artistique chez Vedettes Agency), Corinne Sadki (Présidente de la commission égalité femmes/hommes CNM), Léonie Pernet (Artiste et musicienne), Mélanie Pain (Artiste et musicienne, membre du projet Nouvelle Vague), Yannick Martin (Programmateur à La Carène à Brest), Perrine Leydier (Ancienne collaboratrice Les Femmes S'en Mêlent, indépendante CAE Clara et Clarabis), Fanny Coral (Directrice des musiques actuelles au Tangram à Évreux), Mylène Lestradic (Graphiste). Archives : Institut National de l'Audiovisuel (INA) – Ces femmes qui deviennent féministes, 1973. Vidéo, YouTube Nora Bouazzouni – Définition cisgenre. Vidéo, YouTube Rexysmusic – ON AGEISM: Madonna at 34, defending her future 53+ yr old self. Vidéo, YouTube Archives Les Femmes S'en Mêlent : El Perro del Mar – Enregistrement live, 2008 Gore Gore Girls – Enregistrement live à la Maroquinerie, 2008 Cat Power – Enregistrement live au Café de la Danse, 2001 Musique : Contrebande – 39 ans et demi, single, 2022. Thérèse – Shonen, sur L'attente, X-Ray Production, 2024. Le Tigre – Feminist Sweepstakes, sur Feminist Sweepstakes, Mr. Lady Records, 2001. Frieda – Freedom, single, 2023. Gina Birch – Feminist Song, single, 2022. Le Tigre – Deceptacon, sur Le Tigre, Mr. Lady Records, 1999. Miss Kittin & The Hacker – Frank Sinatra, sur First Album, International DeeJay Gigolo Records, 2001. Mid Evil Time – Live Lady Fest 2023. The Organ – Brother, sur Grab That Gun, Mint Records, 2004. Hazy – Dreamer, single, 2022. Marguerite Thiam – Quand la nuit tombe, single, 2023. Cobra Killer – Mund Auf-Augen Zu, sur Das Mandolinenorchester, Monika Enterprise, 2004. Le Tigre – Hot Topic, sur Le Tigre, Mr. Lady Records, 1999

.Julie Colero played the flute at one show in the band The Countless Jibes. She was the music director of CiTR for three years 1998-2001 as well as hosting a show for many years. She was also an organizer of the Vancouver music festival, Music Waste, for many years in the 2010s Venues visited: Guys and Dolls was a pool hall at 2434 Main Street which sometimes had shows. Vert was a skate shop on Main street which hosted d.b.s and AFI. The Good Jacket was a vintage clothing store at 225 E Broadway which had some shows. Thor's Palace was a beloved house on 13th between Sophia and Prince Edward which had shows for many years. At this venue we talk to Kevin Romain who is a jazz drummer as well as a member of many Vancouver bands Others mentioned: Static Jupiter, Deep Blue, Anza Club, Video In Bands discussed: Bertha Cool, Cold Beat, AFI, d.b.s, Pluto, Kid Champion, Swim Team, Prophecy Sun, The Evaporators, Jerk with a Bomb, Radio Berlin, Thee Ahs Music excerpts used with artist permission: School Sux by d.b.s. (Live on CiTR radio, 1994) Jaclyn and Chantal by Kid Champion (Conscious 7", Mint Records, 1994  Sibling by Radio Berlin (Sibling, Love Und Romance, 1999)

Bruce Dyck was the drummer in Fun 100, the B-Lines, You Say Party, They Shoot Horses and LeMaster. he is also the author of "Three reincarnations of the Smilin' Buddha Cabaret: Entertainment, gentrification, and respectability in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside 1952-84" a Master's thesis at SFU. Ryan Dyck was the vocalist in Fun 100 and B-Lines. He was the label manager at Mint Records and ran Hockey Dad Records. The Smilin' Buddha Cabaret at 109 East Hastings Street began live as a cabaret in the 1950s. It evolved into Vancouver's iconic punk music venue in the late '70s and early 80s. It was a diy venue under the name SBC from 2013 to 2019, when it re-opened as Buddha's. It was the site of a fire in 2023 and is now closed. Other venues visisted: Ms Ts Cabaret, Pub 340, original Red Gate (152 E Hastings), the Helen Pitt Gallery, Honey Lounge/The Lotus/Lick, Interurban Gallery, Brandy's, The Regent, the Balmoral, the Cobalt. Also mentioned: The Picadilly Pub, Burlesque House (Abbotsford), Pat's Pub. Vancouver Complication is a compilation album featuring many influential Vancouver punk bands. It was released in 1979 on Pinned Records and was compiled by Grant McDonagh who was a founder of Zulu Records. “Blanc Vanc!” at the Helen Pitt Gallery, was a two night show featuring U-J3RK5 (aka the U-Jerks), Exxotone, the Shades, [e], and a Generators reunion show. Other bands discussed: Hot Hot Heat, The Unicorns, Three Inches of Blood, Witness Protection Program, Melt Banana, Nirvana, Fucked Up, SNFU, Blank Dogs, Pointed Sticks, Clorox Girls, Red Dawns, Tranzmitors, STREETS, the K-Tels, Glad Rags, the Skulls, the Furies, They Shoot Horses, Mutators, the Isotopes. Thank you to Kellarissa for the original theme music.  This conversation was recorded on February 17th, 2024. Music clips used with artist permission. Fun 100: "The Government" from Hit it & Quit. 2005 B-Lines:  "Opening Band" from Opening Band LP on Hockey Dad Records. 2014    

Adrienne LaBelle has played in The Barcelona Chair, Aunts and Uncles, Movieland, Garbage Dreams, Supermoon, Lazy Bear. Venues visited: Red Gate (855 East Hastings), 121 Heatley, Hoko's (362 Powell), The Astoria (769 E Hastings), Spirit Vegetable studio (876 Cordova Diversion), Ironworks Studio, the Zoo Zhop (223 Main Street), Chapel Arts (305 Dunlevy Other venues mentioned: La Casa del Artista, Toast Collective, the Cobalt, Little Mountain, Railway Club, Red Cat Records, The Waldorf, Pat's Pub Also mentioned: the Wind Whistles, Johnny de Courcy, Lié, They Shoot Horses Don't They, Ian Mackaye, Japandroids, Chris-a-riffic, Kidnap Kids, Apollo Ghosts Music Waste is Vancouver's diy music festival which started in 1994. Mint Records an independent record label in Vancouver founded in 1991. Steve Louie has been documenting the Vancouver music scene since around 2007. Shindig is UBC radio station CiTR's annual battle of the bands, going since 1984. Safe Amp was the Safe Amplification Society, a non-profit which worked to create an all-ages venue in Vancouver in the early 2010s. They established a venue at Astorino's for several years. Fake Jazz is a long running experimental music series in Vancouver. It continues today after a few hiatuses. Huge thank you to Kellarissa for the original theme music. Music clips used with artist permission. Supermoon: Powersuits from Comet Lovejoy (2015, Alarum Records) Movieland: Politics of Ecology from blows up (2013, Green Burrito Records) Garbage Dreams: Tooth & Nail from Demonstrations (2018) This conversation was recorded on December 12 2023.

ROUGH PATCH! After years of slowly building up the Smugglers into something one might consider 'successful', the house of cards collapses when two members of the band quit. Upheaval at both Mint and Lookout Records doesn't help matters. 

Vivek Shraya is a constantly churning force for creativity. She's an author, playwright, filmmaker, a professor of English Literature, a poet, an active champion of BIPOC, women- and femme-identifying artists though initiatives she's launched, and she's an absolute joy on social media.  Vivek's new album is Baby, You're Projecting, out now via Mint Records. Her debut label release offers a brilliantly crafted, heart-on-sleeve glimpse into her own personal experiences and perspectives. It traces deeply felt, masterfully created musical stories that ring so true, we can probably all see ourselves in them somewhere; they feel like they have something important to say to all of us.   Vivek's been writing songs since age 13 and crafting albums for a good 20 years now. Always at the core of her art is personal experience, offering a wide range of often very frank, unflinching perspectives. Being an Albertan of South Asian heritage, growing up queer, being trans, making pop music into her 40s - all are experiences which have in some way inspired or informed her creativity over the years.   Some songs on her latest album are responses to societal issues like pervasive toxic masculinity and sexism, ongoing colonial attitudes, and the takedown culture fostered by of our extremely online current moment. Other songs on the record are simply about friends, family, and heartbreak.   While some moments do feel heartbreaking, others are powerfully affirming, even anthemic! She and longtime collaborator/producer James Bunton have hit a whole new level of sophistication in crafting this album, and Vivek is digging deeper than ever. The album is also accompanied by a companion short film that weaves some of these musical stories into a larger, visually spectacular arc.  This is Vivek Shraya | Singing Free and Loud!  Producer: Scott Zielsdorf | Host: Grant Stovel | Graphics: Shaun Friesen | Music: Doug Hoyer 

Robyn Jacob talks about her band Only a Visitor and their new album Decay, released on Mint Records. Only a Visitor features Robyn as vocalist, keyboardist, and sole songwriter alongside Emma Postl and Celina Kurz on vocals, Jeff Gammon on bass, and Kevin Romain on drums. Decay dropped on February 24, 2023 and the band's release show, featuring Jen Yakamovich's band Troll Dolly and the indie rock band Buddie, happened on March 3 at Red Gate.Thank you to 12TH ST Sound for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about Anthony Cenerini's recording studio in New Westminster at 12thst.ca/rcp.Become a member for free today at rhythmchanges.ca.

The latest Gut Feeling Podcast is an interview with Larissa Loyva, a Vancouver based singer-songwriter currently releasing experimental electronic pop as Kellarissa. The talk gets into the making of Kellarissa's new Voice Leading album, but also: hands-on career changes; Anne Garréta's 1986 Oulipan nightclub novel Sphinx; high school choirs; her first band's show at a mall photography exhibit; playing in bands like P:ano, Boring, the Choir Practice, and A Luna Red; and finding harmony in life, not just music. Kellarissa's Voice Leading sees release April 1 via Mint Records .

CARLOS GIFFONI, SUN THROUGH EYELIDS, SUGAI KEN, BENJAMIN DAMAGE, ROMMEK, NOVELLINO / MCKELVEY, ROBERT LIPPOK, SEARMANAS, SONAE, PATRICK HIGGINS, CORONA BARATHRI, CHRIS CARTER, PEGGY LEE, HIGH PLAINS, v/a MINT RECORDS' CITR POP ALLIANCE V.

I talk with Cassia Hardy about writing songs and playing with her band Wares. You can find Wares (and get their music) via Bandcamp. We mention plenty of musicians during our conversation, including the following: Cocteau TwinsMy Bloody ValentineFeistNew PornographersBroken Social SceneVagabonMitskiWaxahatcheeMetallicaArthur RussellJoan ArmatradingYoko OnoCourtney BarnettPublic Enemy's Fear of a Black PlanetElectrelane's The Power OutHum's InletFugazi's The Argument Photo of Cassia Hardy by Levi Manchak.The podcast theme song is "Tall Girl" by Wares from the album Survival, which you can (and probably should) get via Bandcamp. (This song appears courtesy of Wares and Mint Records.)Our logo was designed by Rojina Farrokhnejad at HandMadeDesign.  t4t is recorded and edited on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sə̓lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

I talk with Morgan M Page about everything from creative collaborations and her trans history podcast One From the Vaults to writing mtf4ftm noir-influenced fiction and the desire to have writer/filmmaker Virginie Despentes spit in your face.Links and works related to Morgan M Page that are mentioned or relevant to the conversation: her website her Twitterher InstagramOne from the Vaults, particularly the Valentine's Day episode (OFTV 4) on trans man Michael Dillon and his doomed romance with trans woman Roberta CowellValley of the D (her substack)Framing Agnes (forthcoming feature film co-written with Chase Joynt, who also directs)"Rental" (a short story she published in Plenitude in 2015)“Visions” (a short story she published in Meanwhile, Elsewhere, ed. Casey Plett and Cat Fitzpatrick, Topside Press, 2017)At Land, a chapbook novella published in 2014.“The Black Cube,” Procyon Science Fiction Anthology, ed. Jeanne Thornton, Tayen Lane Publishing, 2016."Funny Hawaiian Toni Morrison" (her review of Ryka Aoki's novel He Mele A Hilo: A Hilo Song) published in TSQ in 2015Her review of Small Beauty by Jia Qing Wilson-Yang, published by Lambda Literary in 2016“One From the Vaults,” in Trap Door: Trans Cultural Production and the Politics of Visibility (edited by Reina Gossett, Eric Stanley, Johanna Burton), MIT Press/The New Museum. October 2017“Never Be New Again: Resisting the intoxicating trans first,” Valley of the D, 2021“The forgotten legacy of trans artist and activist Mirha-Soleil Ross,” Dazed Digital, February 2019“Aiyyana Maracle,” Queer Bible, November 2017"Numinous and Moving: The Rapture of Nina Arsenault," Valley of the D, 2021A list of some people and works that are mentioned during our conversation (try to keep up!): Chase Joynt, including the recent documentary No Ordinary Man, which he co-wrote and co-directedMax DisgraceBryn KellyKyle LukoffMirha-Soleil RossGlenn Copeland, including the recent documentary about him, Keyboard FantasiesLynn ConwayCandy DarlingJackie CurtisHolly WoodlawnViviane Namaste, particularly her book Invisible Lives: The Erasure of Transsexual and Transgendered People (2000)Sylvia RiveraMarsha P. JohnsonTourmalineNina ArsenaultWe Both Laughed in Pleasure: The Selected Diaries of Lou Sullivan (2019), edited by Ellis Martin and Zach OzmaLou Sullivan: Daring To Be a Man Among Men (2017) by Brice D SmithSilas Howard, particularly By Hook or By Crook (2001), the film he co-wrote and co-directed with Harry DodgeHarry Dodge's book My Meteorite (2020)Max Wolf ValerioZackary Drucker, particularly The Lady and the Dale, the documentary series about Liz Carmichael that she co-directedAngelica RossStephen IraReed EricksonGreer Lanktonthe TV series Posethe film Tangerine (2015)Imogen Binnie's novel Nevada (2013)Torrey Peters' novel Detransition, Baby (2021)David LynchMaya DerenCaitlín R. KiernanDennis CooperKathy AckerSarah SchulmanLana Del Reythe documentary Disclosure (2020)Ryka Aoki's novels  He Mele a Hilo: A Hilo Song (2014) and Light From Uncommon Stars (2021)Casey Plett's short story collection A Safe Girl To Love (2014)Topside PressDavid WojnarowiczJordy Rosenberg's novel Confessions of the Fox (2018)jia qing wilson-yang's novel Small Beauty (2016)Shola von Reinhold's novel LOTE (2020)Saidiya Hartman's book Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments (2020)Virginie Despentes, including her book King Kong Theory (2006)Paul B. Preciado's book Testo Junkie (2008)ORIGINAL PLUMBING: The Best of Ten Years of Trans Male Culture (2019), an anthology edited by Amos Mac and Rocco KayiatosAiyyana MaracleXanthra Phillippa Mackay, including the zine Gendertrash from Hell (1993-95), which she co-edited with Mirha-Soleil RossJake PyneRupert RajRoz KaveneyJackie ShaneMiss MajorPhoto of Morgan M Page by Max Herridge.The podcast theme song is "Tall Girl" by Wares from the album Survival, which you can (and probably should) get via Bandcamp. (This song appears courtesy of Wares and Mint Records.)Our logo was designed by Rojina Farrokhnejad at HandMadeDesign.  t4t is recorded and edited on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sə̓lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Email: audioofftheshelf@gmail.com. Instagram: @audioofftheshelf Twitter: @AOTS204 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/audioofftheshelf Moranis, Rick & Thomas, Dave. “School Announcements.” The Great White North Album, Anthem 1981. Vinyl. LP. Mr. Bungle. “After School Special.” Disco Volante, Warner Bros. Records. 1995. CD LP. Riff Randells. “After School Special.” Riff Randells. Mint Records, 2000. Vinyl. 7”. Jam, The. “Art School.” In The City. Polydor Records, 2006. Vinyl. LP. Armstrong, Louis. “You Don't Learn That In School.” July 4, 1900 / July 6, 1971. RCA Victor, 1971. Vinyl. 2LP. Dead Cross. “Obedience School.” Dead Cross. Ipecac Records, 2017. Vinyl. LP. Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the copyright act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use.

Corey Purvis, owner of the fantastic Near Mint Records and super talented artist! Join us as we get to nerd about about what it takes to own and operate a successful record label and what goes into the selection process, brokering deals with artists and labels, and the differences in working with signed artists versus represses! Corey's story is really cool, hear all about how he discovered alternative music, his love for hip-hop, and his quest for fidelity in both sound and art through the albums he puts on wax, most for the first time! We even talk about Tom's repress want list and if any of his have ever been on Corey's radar! Keep an eye out for his presses of Daphne Loves Derby, Sherwood, Brighten, Balance Problems, amongst others!  NEW EPISODE EVERY TUESDAY! SUBSCRIBE SO YOU NEVER MISS A GREAT INTERVIEW! FOLLOW: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bardownbreakdown/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/bdbdpodcast FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BarDownBreakdownPodcast/ WEBSITE: https://bardownbreakdown.com MERCH: https://isles-meetups.creator-spring.com PLAYLISTS: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7FonU7NPNQtFxRZnqm4dxL?si=z1RX3VUgSbKVrKHn2Az7TA NEAR MINT RECORDS: https://www.wearenearmint.com BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE HOCKEY PODCAST NETWORK: https://www.thehockeypodcastnetwork.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Corey Purvis, owner of the fantastic Near Mint Records and super talented artist! Join us as we get to nerd about about what it takes to own and operate a successful record label and what goes into the selection process, brokering deals with artists and labels, and the differences in working with signed artists versus represses! Corey's story is really cool, hear all about how he discovered alternative music, his love for hip-hop, and his quest for fidelity in both sound and art through the albums he puts on wax, most for the first time! We even talk about Tom's repress want list and if any of his have ever been on Corey's radar! Keep an eye out for his presses of Daphne Loves Derby, Sherwood, Brighten, Balance Problems, amongst others!  NEW EPISODE EVERY TUESDAY! SUBSCRIBE SO YOU NEVER MISS A GREAT INTERVIEW! FOLLOW: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bardownbreakdown/ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/bdbdpodcast FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/BarDownBreakdownPodcast/ WEBSITE: https://bardownbreakdown.com MERCH: https://isles-meetups.creator-spring.com PLAYLISTS: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7FonU7NPNQtFxRZnqm4dxL?si=z1RX3VUgSbKVrKHn2Az7TA NEAR MINT RECORDS: https://www.wearenearmint.com BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE HOCKEY PODCAST NETWORK: https://www.thehockeypodcastnetwork.com

We're finally back to Calgary in this episode as we chat with Brent of Huevos Rancheros. I ask him a few dumb questions about instrumental music (sorry for my ignorance) than we hear how they got signed to a Seattle indie, played gigs with Gilbert Gottfried and Henry Rollins, starred in a beer commercial with Don Ho and lastly, among other things, we discuss his latest project.So, please give it a listen and if you want more '90s CanRock content, find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and follow our official playlist on Spotify and Apple! Also, if you want to support the podcast, visit https://www.patreon.com/ravedrool, subscribe/follow the podcast wherever you're listening to this and give us a positive rating and review! https://www.twitter.com/RaveDrool/https://www.facebook.com/RaveDrool  https://www.instagram.com/RaveDrool/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbtw_jN4pSaz1pystngg0_w/featured https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6qsfgN0vkbyJ9FShN9rLie?si=2b92d8aeb2984bb8https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/rave-drool-a-chronicle-of-90s-canrock/pl.u-8aAVXpehxELMaWMerch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/71419784?ref=studio-promote    Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ravedrool)

I talk with artist/cartoonist/writer Bishakh Som about everything from goth as gender to how she created two wildly different books that came out around the same time: Apsara Engine and Spellbound. You should follow her on Instagram, where she often posts stunning for-sale work. The episode transcript will be uploaded in the not-too-distant future. (Sorry!)The podcast theme song is "Tall Girl" by Wares from the album Survival, which you can (and probably should) get via Bandcamp. (This song appears courtesy of Wares and Mint Records.)Our logo was designed by Rojina Farrokhnejad at HandMadeDesign.  t4t is recorded and edited on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sə̓lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

We're back on the west coast this episode as we chat with Vancouver's Maow. We discuss their origins, the House of Rock, Shindig, costumes, Mint Records, an ill fated tour with Hanson Brothers, Neko threatening to beat up Grant Lawrence, Tobey actually beating up Grant Lawrence and more. So, please give it a listen and if you want more '90s CanRock content, find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and follow our official playlist on Spotify and Apple! Also, if you want to support the podcast, visit https://www.patreon.com/ravedrool, subscribe/follow the podcast wherever you're listening to this and give us a positive rating and review!https://www.twitter.com/RaveDrool/https://www.instagram.com/RaveDrool/https://www.facebook.com/RaveDrool Merch: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/71419784?ref=studio-promote   Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ravedrool)

I talk with Torrey Peters about everything from writing about shame and bodies to Hemingway and commas.  Works by Torrey that we discuss: Detransition, BabyInfect Your Friends and Loved OnesThe MaskerSome of the works/writers/etc. mentioned in this episode: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's essay “Six Films by Douglas Sirk" (New Left Review, no. 91, May/June 1975)Topside PressKarl Ove KnausgårdT Fleischmann's Time is the Thing a Body Moves ThroughAli Blythe's HymnswitchJordy Rosenberg's Confessions of the FoxJames Joyce's story "The Dead" (Here is its final sentence: "His soul swooned slowly as he heard the snow falling faintly through the universe and faintly falling, like the descent of their last end, upon all the living and the dead.")Ernest Hemingway's six word short story: "For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn."Ken Burns and Lynn Novick's PBS documentary HemingwayJackie Ess's DarrylGretchen Felker-Martin's ManhuntRyka Aoki's Light From Uncommon StarsJorge Luis BorgesThe episode transcript will be uploaded in the not-too-distant future. (Sorry!)Photo of Torrey Peters by Natasha Gornik.The podcast theme song is "Tall Girl" by Wares from the album Survival, which you can (and probably should) get via Bandcamp. (This song appears courtesy of Wares and Mint Records.)Our logo was designed by Rojina Farrokhnejad at HandMadeDesign. t4t is recorded and edited on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sə̓lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

I talk with McKenzie Wark about a range of topics, including writing, editing (her superpower), glimpsing yourself in works by other writers, and writing about sex. Books by McKenzie that we discuss:  I'm Very into You: Correspondence 1995–1996 [with Kathy Acker] (2015)Reverse Cowgirl (2020)Philosophy for Spiders: On the Low Theory of Kathy Acker (forthcoming, Sept 2021)Articles written by McKenzie that are mentioned:  Girls Like UsThe Many-handed Hunger of Transsexuality: On T. FleischmannReality Cabaret: On Juliana HuxtableCommitment to the Bit: On Andrea Long ChuPaper PrincessBooks by other writers that come up (in approximate order of appearance):  Blood and Guts in High School - Kathy AckerPussy, King of the Pirates - Kathy AckerTime is the Thing a Body Moves Through - T FleischmannConundrum - Jan MorrisOur Lady of the Flowers - Jean GenetKatherine's Diary - Katherine CummingsThe Freezer Door - Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore"Descent into the Maelström" [short story] - Edgar Allen PoeI Love Dick - Chris KrausPSYCHO NYMPH EXILE - Porpentine Charity HeartscapeLittle Fish - Casey PlettNevada - Imogen BinnieInfect Your Friends and Loved Ones - Torrey PetersDetransition, Baby - Torrey PetersI've Got a Time Bomb - Sybil LambWomen in Clothes [an anthology edited by Sheila Heti et al. with a piece by Christen Clifford called "Mother, Daughter, Moustache"]The Argonauts - Maggie NelsonBluets - Maggie NelsonMy Meteorite - Harry DodgeThe Subtweet - Vivek ShrayaHe Mele A Hilo - Ryka AokiNext Year, For Sure - Zoey Leigh PetersonPaul Takes the Form of Mortal Girl - Andrea LawlorDarryl - Jackie EssThe full episode transcript is available right here. The podcast theme song is "Tall Girl" by Wares from the album Survival, which you can (and probably should) get via Bandcamp. (This song appears courtesy of Wares and Mint Records.)Our logo was designed by Rojina Farrokhnejad at HandMadeDesign. t4t is recorded and edited on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sə̓lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

I talk with Vivek Shraya about her writing process and her writing, including How to Fail as a Popstar and The Subtweet. The episode transcript is available right here.Photo of Vivek Shraya by Heather Saitz, The podcast theme song is "Tall Girl" by Wares from the album Survival, which you can (and probably should) get via Bandcamp. (This song appears courtesy of Wares and Mint Records.)Our logo was designed by Rojina Farrokhnejad at HandMadeDesign. t4t is recorded and edited on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sə̓lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Vancouver's Mint Records yesterday released Soon-Yin Lee and Adam Litovitz jooj two album.  Behind the release, there’s a very personal story – the love and loss between Sook and Adam.   "When we were making the song ‘Wrecking Heart’, Adam and I looked at each other, blown away by this song that was like nothing we’d ever written. It began with a supercharged sonic fragment he made that became the foundation of an unapologetic banger of a song that possessed and moved through us. We blasted it on the stereo, danced and air-guitared to it. Unconsciously, our lyrics seemed to telegraph our separation. “It sounds like a break up song,” he said, much to our disbelief at a time when we were very much together. But life challenges ended up pushing us in different directions. Though separated, we remained best friends, holding out hope that we would make our way back to each other. Adam landed a job scoring a TV series and I worked on our album, incorporating his notes. He said that he looked forward to playing cathartic meltdown live shows with me. But that was not to be. Adam is no longer here. I believe he exists on other planes, in those who love him, and in our music, in his music, drawings and writing. With this album, ‘jooj two’, I pick up the pieces of this Wrecking Heart, honoured to share our music." - Sook-Yin Lee   Adam took his own life. Sook-Yin patiently takes us through what happened and how it shaped the songs and her life. And yes, even though all this, we share smiles and laughs. I’ve known Sook-Yin a  long time... I think it shows in the discussion. Follow Sook-Yin Lee Instagram • Facebook • Twitter • YouTube • Bandcamp • Spotify • Apple

I talk with Kama La Mackerel about their debut poetry collection ZOM-FAM and a slew of other topics, including femme armour, shame, and intuition. The episode transcript is available right here. The podcast theme song is "Tall Girl" by Wares from the album Survival, which you can (and probably should) get via Bandcamp. (This song appears courtesy of Wares and Mint Records.)Our logo was designed by Rojina Farrokhnejad at HandMadeDesign. t4t is recorded and edited on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sə̓lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

For this Valentine's Day episode about the messiness of love, John Elizabeth Stintzi reads “The Night After Flights of Cider” from their book Junebat (Anansi, 2020). The podcast theme song is "Tall Girl" by Wares from the album Survival, which you can (and probably should) get via Bandcamp. (This song appears courtesy of Wares and Mint Records.)Our logo was designed by Rojina Farrokhnejad at HandMadeDesign. t4t is recorded and edited on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sə̓lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

I talk with Casey Plett about writing and some of the things she's written, including her debut novel Little Fish and her collection of stories A Safe Girl to Love. Episode transcript is available right here. The transcript also includes a list of links to things that we both mention in this episode (articles, interviews, events, etc.). The podcast theme song is "Tall Girl" by Wares from the album Survival, which you can (and probably should) get via Bandcamp. (This song appears courtesy of Wares and Mint Records.)Our logo was designed by Rojina Farrokhnejad at HandMadeDesign. t4t is recorded and edited on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sə̓lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Welcome to t4t. In this brief episode, I explain what I mean by the phrase "writing while trans," who I am, and what to expect from this podcast. Episode transcript is available right here. The podcast theme song is "Tall Girl" by Wares from the album Survival, which you can (and probably should) get via Bandcamp. (This song appears courtesy of Wares and Mint Records.)Our logo was designed by Rojina Farrokhnejad at HandMadeDesign. t4t is recorded and edited on the unceded ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sə̓lílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

Today's show celebrates the working women and men just trying to get through the nine to five and kicks off with a set based on the 40th anniversary of 9 to 5! You'll also hear great songs from a few albums that turned 40 in 2020, discover a new favorite band on the Vancouver label Mint Records set, hear some outstanding new releases, warm your soul with some spicy #Hottakes, and a whole lot more new and classic tunes! Playlist: 9 to 5 – Dolly Parton Sixteen Tons – Tennessee Ernie Ford Something More Than Free – Jason Isbell A Hard Day's Night – The Beatles Workin' For The MTA – Justin Townes Earle 48 Hours – The Clash -air break- Boy's Don't Cry – The Cure Girl U Want – Devo Isolation – Joy Division Ashes to Ashes – David Bowie Could You Be Loved – Bob Marley and The Wailers -air break- Bag of Hammers – Thao & The Get Down Stay Down In the Aeroplane Over the Sea – Neutral Milk Hotel Santa Fe – Beirut Nobody – Mitski Killing What Keeps Us Alive – Margaret Glaspy -air break- Judgement Day – Woolworm Might As Well – Faith Healer Fast Fashion – Supermoon Surrender Into Waiting Arms – Wares Salary Man – Kiwi Jr. Spare Me – Necking -air break- Isn't It – Kacy & Clayton and Marlon Williams The Truth Will Always Find A Way – Coco Reilly Gone Gone Gone – Peter Bjorn & John Bones – Rosie Carney I Love Me Too – BYFYN -air break- Pop The Placebo – Elizabeth and the Catapult Wishful Drinking – Tessa Violet Dead Man's Hand – Bad Flamingo Same Place Again – Patricia Lalor

This is the conclusion of an epic chat I had with Grant Lawrence, front man of The Smugglers and one of Canada's greatest story tellers. We discuss touring with cub, that one time Neko Case wanted to beat them up, their time on Lookout and Mint Records, The Hives opening for them and more. So, please give it a listen and if you want more '90s CanRock content, find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and follow our official playlist on Spotify and Apple! Also, if you want to support the podcast, visit https://www.patreon.com/ravedrool, subscribe/follow the podcast wherever you're listening to this and give us a positive rating and review! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ravedrool)

This episode takes us back to Winnipeg to speak with Rod and Sean from Duotang. We discuss the importance of Grant Lawrence (The Smugglers) on their career, getting signed to Mint Records, witnessing the rise of The Weakerthans and more. So, please give it a listen and if you want more '90s CanRock content, find us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and follow our official playlist on Spotify and Apple! Also, if you want to support the podcast, visit https://www.patreon.com/ravedrool, subscribe/follow the podcast wherever you're listening to this and give us a positive rating and review! Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/ravedrool)

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Monkey Monday? Matzo ball Monday? Macchiatto Monday? If you've been trying unsuccessfully to cure your Monday blues, maybe New Music Monday will do the trick. Today's episode features 19 fresh 2019 punk bangers from all your new favourite bands.Coming up in Vancouver:Fri Nov 29: “Helping Our Kwselktn Winter Feast” fundraiser show feat. Nice Apple, Bedwetters Anonymous, Oblomov, Luvgoon @ 253 e hastings. doors at 7pmSat Nov 30: the Mint Records ridiculously early xmas party - Tough Age / Dumb / Necking / Supermoon / Kellarissa / Jay Arner @ Red GateSun Dec 8 @ Redgate: Goon / Dead Soft / Brutal Poodle

The one about "Wildfire." Featuring Giles Roy of Woolworm. Giles shows up at around 1:55 (!!). Listen to Woolworm at https://woolworm.bandcamp.com/ Buy Woolworm's new album 'Awe' from Mint Records at https://www.mintrecs.com/ Follow Woolworm on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/creatureovmyth Follow the pod on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/blink155pod Follow the pod on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/blink155pod Get more episodes at http://www.patreon.com/blink155  

It's finally here. We talk the entire of 2015 with Corey Purvis, who worked closely with many records on this list, and big-time emo advocate and musician, Isaac from Barely Civil. We also talk a lot of James Cassar.

Vancouver’s Dumb have been pumping out albums at a break neck speed for the past 4 years. Their latest release, Club Nites, came out on Mint Records this past June, and is an exploration into the ups and downs of the late-night party life. At Sled Island 2019, Jeff met up with the whole band at their hotel to discuss their new record, their relationship with Mint, and their future plans before diving into the rapid-fire questionnaire.Recorded June 21st, 2019.Track used with full permission from Dumb.https://dumbband.bandcamp.comBackground Music:Atlantis Jazz Ensemble - UndercurrentsUsed with permission from Atlantis Jazz Ensemble and Marlow Recordshttp://www.marlowrecords.com

Necking - Still Exist - from the 2019 album Cut Your Teeth on Mint Records.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ryan Taber and Katie Grinnan talk to us about Sailor's Valentines, King George III, period furniture, eversion, bastard mahogany, scale, dimensionality, specular narratives, the desert, dreaming, nature made strange, interiority, and much much more! Ryan Taber is an artist and a furniture maker living and working in Los Angeles. He currently has a show of new sculptural works at the Torrance Art Museum in Torrance, CA. He also runs the wood program at Cal State University Long Beach. Katie Grinnan is an artist who lives and works in Los Angeles. She has had solo shows at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles and at the Whitney in New York, and recently she was included in the show, People, at Deitch Projects Los Angeles. She has a show coming up at the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery opening on May 19th for recipients of the 2019 City of Los Angeles (COLA) Individual Artist Fellowship. She teaches in the sculpture program at Cal State University Long Beach and is currently represented by the gallery Commonwealth and Council. Our interstitial music as always is Ocfif by Lewis Keller. We go out with a track from Toronto band Tough Age from their album Shame on Mint Records released in October 2017. You can buy the album on Vinyl and on cassette and even on Compact Disc or CD, quote “for the mini van”. They have a show coming up at The Baby G on June 26 in Toronto, Ontario. And the name of the track is ... Unclean

The one about "Boring." Featuring Ryan Dyck. For business follow Ryan @mintrecords and for pleasure follow @hockeydadrecs. Ryan shows up around 1:32:57. Punish yourself with the Sclusie Stream: https://www.patreon.com/blink155 Buy the Blink-155 shirt: http://blink155podcast.bigcartel.com/product/t-shirt

DJ John B. is back from vacation and is kicking back a couple brews and has a ton of music for you. BIG NEW FIRST... we finally snapped together a few bucks to get a new mixer and now we can bring you more music from some of our favorite bands from throughout the world with more and more podcasts to come.  There are so many great shows coming up here in Milwaukee... so be sure to follow us on Facebook for updates on more kick ass shows coming here to Milwaukee and other events we at OKR will be checking out soon. Tune in today and check out the music here: Click here to download the show.   Playlist: (click on the band name to goto their facebook page & click on the song name to buy their music.) The Red Door by Restorations Off their soon to be released album “LP5000” coming out on 9/28/18 on Tiny Engines.  Pocketful of Ginger by Soup Moat Off their soon to be released album “Harvester Of Likes”!! Be sure to catch them live for their album release show on 7/13/18 at Cactus Club. Work and Wait by Clown Sounds Off their latest release “Preacher Maker” out now on Recess Records Stargazer by Bad Wig Off their self-titled EP out now through their bandcamp page. Be sure to catch them live on July 14th at Boone and Crockett. Romeo by Dumb Off their latest album “Seeing Green” out now on Mint Records. Tolerate by Sin Bad Off their latest release “It’s Fine” out now!! Be sure to catch them live on July 15th at High Dive!! Disguised As Chairs by Certain Stars Off their release “The Great Destroyer”. Be sure to check them out live on July 19th at Cactus Club!! Built to Break by Detenzione Off their release called “Vol.1” out now on over at their band camp page Be sure to catch them live on July 12th at High Dive Darkwing Cuck by Muzzy Off their self-titled 7” release out on Goodbye Boozy records. Black Out, Call In by Holy Shit! Off their release “KBD OOP” out on Criminal IQ Records and you can get the record, CD, and download at their bandcamp page. Be sure to catch them live on July 19th at High Dive. Viewfinder by Sex Scenes Off their latest release “h” out now!! Be sure to catch them live at the Soup Moat album release show on 7-13-18 at Cactus Club and on July 21st at Quarters Rock N’ Roll Palace.  Stoned by Ripshark Off their latest EP called “Ripped Off” out now!! Paper Airplanes by Space Raft One of the bonus tracks off their latest release “Rubicon” out now on Dusty Medical Records. Be sure to catch them live on July 20th at The Cooperage. Psych Slasher by Salad Boys Off their latest release “This Is Glue” out now on Trouble In Mind Records Feels by Deeper Off their latest self-titled release out now on Fire Talk Records. Be sure to catch them live on July 20th and also on August 3rd at Hideout in Chicago, IL. Flavordust by Proud Parents Off their self-titled record out now on Dirtnap Records!! Be sure to catch them live on July 21st at Quarters Rock N’ Roll Palace. The Paranoid Blur by Telethon Off their latest release “The Grand Spontanean” out now!! Be sure to catch them live on July 20th at Company Brewing.  Barf Haus by The Sleepies Off their latest EP called “Melt to You” out now on Mirror Universe Tapes.  The TV That Ate My Brain by Brain-Bats Off their split 7” with Super Sonic Space Rebels out now through their band camp page. Be sure to catch them live on July 22nd along with Stick Lines at High Dive. We Are All Gonna Die by Spielbergs Off their EP called “Distant Star” out now on By The Time It Gets Dark!! Christine Perfect by Lemuria Off their latest release called “Recreational Hate” out now on Asian Man Records!! Be sure to catch them live on July 29th at Cactus Club. Used To Yesterday by Smokescreens That is the title track off their soon to be released album coming out on July 13th on Slumberland Records. Space Dock by Easy Habits  Off their release “Greetings From…” out now!!

       Jason and Matt talk about The Organ's 2004 release, Grab That Gun. Jason really loves this beyond words, Matt remembers hearing it played at Jason's.    

Edmonton's Jessica Jalbert started Faith Healer because she wanted to be in a band rather than be known as a just singer-songwriter. I shared a few beers with Faith Healer's Jessica Jalbert and Renny Wilson in the lobby of Vancouver's Patricia Hotel . It was a stressful day for Faith Healer. Their tour van had a broken and this was a problem on a February tour. Why did Jessica not want to be known as a singer-songwriter? How did Montreal producer and fellow Mint Records artist Renny Wilson join the band? What's it like working in a record store in 2018 and what does this mean to Jessica's music? You'll have to listen to find out! Tracks played on the radio edit of the show... 1) Faith Healer, Try ;-) (2017) "Try ;-)" 2) Renny Wilson, Sugarglider (2013) "Could've It Been Me?" 3) Faith Healer, Try ;-) (2017) "Waiting" 4) Faith Healer, Try ;-) (2017) "Sufferin' Creature" ALL songs CANCON

Edmonton's Jessica Jalbert started Faith Healer because she wanted to be in a band rather than be known as a just singer-songwriter. I shared a few beers with Faith Healer's Jessica Jalbert and Renny Wilson in the lobby of Vancouver's Patricia Hotel . It was a stressful day for Faith Healer. Their tour van had a broken and this was a problem on a February tour. What's the difference between an emoticon and an emoji? Why did Jessica not want to be known as a singer-songwriter? How did Montreal producer and fellow Mint Records artist Renny Wilson join the band? What were those nights like in Montreal while recording the record, staying up late smoking pot and listening to records in Renny's basement? What is Jessica and Renny's working relationship like? Which personality traits in each balance each other out? How will they fix the van? What's it like working in a record store in 2018 and what does this mean to Jessica's music? You'll have to listen to find out! Tracks played on the podcast edition of the show... 1) Faith Healer, Try ;-) (2017) "Try ;-)" 2) Renny Wilson, Sugarglider (2013) "Could've It Been Me?" 3) Faith Healer, Try ;-) (2017) "Waiting" 4) Faith Healer, Try ;-) (2017) "Might As Well" 5) Faith Healer, Cosmic Troubles (2015) "Canonized" 6) Faith Healer, Try ;-) (2017) "Sterling Silver" 7) Faith Healer, Try ;-) (2017) "Sufferin' Creature" ALL songs CANCON

Mint Records fans were thrilled to tune into the Netflix and CW TV show Riverdale and spot a Tough Age poster above the bed of main character Archie Andrews. Vancouver's favorite indie pop band was now a part of that show's world of sex, murder and intrigue. Although Tough Age started as a Vancouver band, the band recently reformed back east when founding members Jarrett and Penny moved to Toronto, adding old friend Jesse on drums. I hung out with the band in the van right before the last show of a west coast tour in their old hometown Vancouver. What's it like to get your band merch on a big time TV show? Which Tough Age song does Archie need to hear the most? What are the band's crazy Riverdale fan theories? Who are the New Zealand band The Clean and why are Tough Age such big fans? What's it like to stand in the crowd before your set and hear people in the crowd talk smack about you? Which Tough Age song came from a cursed band? Will a mysterious stranger interrupt our interview? Which Tough Age song is about Jarrett's frustration with the Vancouver scene? What's the east coast versus west coast, Toronto versus Vancouver rivalry like when you've lived in both places? You'll have to listen to find out! Both Jarratt and Penny work in a major Toronto comic book store so in the podcast edition of the show, we get to talk about comics! Tracks played on the radio edit of the show... 1) Tough Age, Shame (2017) "Shame" 2) Tough Age, Shame (2017) "Unclean" 3) The Clean, Boodle Boodle Boodle (1981) "Point That Thing Somewhere Else" (background/snippet) ** 4) Tough Age, Shame (2017) "Piquant Frieze" 5) Tough Age, Tough Age (2013) "Cocaine Vouchers" 6) Tough Age, Shame (2017) "Me In Glue" ALL songs CANCON except**

Mint Records fans were thrilled to tune into the Netflix and CW TV show Riverdale and spot a Tough Age poster above the bed of main character Archie Andrews. Vancouver's favorite indie pop band was now a part of that show's world of sex, murder and intrigue. Although Tough Age started as a Vancouver band, the band recently reformed back east when founding members Jarrett and Penny moved to Toronto, adding old friend Jesse on drums. I hung out with the band in the van right before the last show of a west coast tour in their old hometown Vancouver. What's it like to get your band merch on a big time TV show? Which Tough Age song does Archie need to hear the most? What are the band's crazy Riverdale fan theories? Who are the New Zealand band The Clean and why are Tough Age such big fans? What's it like to stand in the crowd before your set and hear people in the crowd talk smack about you? Which Tough Age song came from a cursed band? Will a mysterious stranger interrupt our interview? Which Tough Age song is about Jarrett's frustration with the Vancouver scene? What's the east coast versus west coast, Toronto versus Vancouver rivalry like when you've lived in both places? Who is Jarrett's current comic book character crush, Storm or Jubilee? You'll have to listen to find out! Both Jarratt and Penny work in a major Toronto comic book store so in the podcast edition of the show, we get to talk about comics! Tracks played on the podcast edition of the show... 1) Tough Age, Shame (2017) "Shame" 2) Tough Age, Shame (2017) "Unclean" 3) The Clean, Boodle Boodle Boodle (1981) "Point That Thing Somewhere Else" (background/snippet) ** 4) Tough Age, Shame (2017) "Piquant Frieze" 5) Tough Age, Tough Age (2013) "Cocaine Vouchers" 6) Tough Age, Tough Age (2013) "The Heart of Juliet Jones" 7) Tough Age, Shame (2017) "Me In Glue" ALL songs CANCON except**

Jessica Jalbert of Faith Healer talks to us about SKA SECRETS FROM HER PAST, fear of make up, conquering karaoke, Riverdale (like all our Mint Records interviews), and dog geniuses! Plus Jessica helps Travis decipher interview notes about her! We play these tunes: Faith Healer - Try ;-) - & Waiting Faith Healer - Try ;-) - Might As Well Faith Healer - Try ;-) - Light Of Loving Faith Healer - Try ;-) - Try ;-) Faith Healer - Try ;-) - Sterling Silver Faith Healer - Try ;-) - Such a Gemini Faith Healer - Try ;-) - 2nd Time Faith Healer - Try ;-) - Sufferin' Creature Faith Healer - Cosmic Troubles - Again Faith Healer - Try ;-) - Best Saved 4 Last

Faith Healer masterminds Jessica Jalbert and Renny Wilson discuss their grand new record, Try ;-), which is out now via Mint Records. Sponsored by Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, Grandad's Donuts, Freshbooks, and Hello Fresh Canada.

Hilarious illustrator and fabulous human Erin Gibbs joins the co-ghosts to discuss fruit stands, crumbly muffins and the most memorable flight ever.

Hilarious illustrator and fabulous human Erin Gibbs joins the co-ghosts to discuss fruit stands, crumbly muffins and the most memorable flight ever.

Tough Age play songs from their new Mint Records release, Shame, and talk to Vish for a live session at CFRU 93.3 FM. Sponsored by Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, Grandad's Donuts, Freshbooks, and Hello Fresh Canada.

  Mint Records artist Jay Arner and his band play songs and talk to Vish for a live session at CFRU 93.3 FM. Sponsored by Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, Grandad's Donuts, Freshbooks, and Hello Fresh Canada.

Jeff takes over from Marvin to chat with Jessica Jalbert of Faith Healer. They talk about Faith Healer becoming a duo with the addition of Renny Wilson, the difficulties of being a band in Edmonton and what it means to be a part of Mint Records. Then Jessica tries to start a beef with War On Drugs in the rapid-fire segment. Recorded Aug 12th , 2017 Faith Healer track used with full permission  https://faithhealer.bandcamp.com Background Music: Atlantis Jazz Ensemble - Undercurrents Used with permission from Atlantis Jazz Ensemble and Marlow Records http://www.marlowrecords.com

Major puppo Ryan Dyck joins the co-ghosts to discuss poi, seapunk, freegans and friendship toes.

Major puppo Ryan Dyck joins the co-ghosts to discuss poi, seapunk, freegans and friendship toes.

I met up with the core of Monomyth, Josh Salter and Seamus Dalton right before the annual Mint Records Ridiculously Early Christmas Party in 2015. They wanted me to hold this interview until their new record was ready to come out. Finally the new record, Happy Pop Family, comes out November 4, 2016 on Mint Records. Why'd it take so long? Josh and Seamus moonlight in slacker-rock band, Nap Eyes--Josh is Nap Eyes' bassist and Seamus is the drummer. When I hung out with Josh and Seamus, they were staying at a secret band house in East Vancouver. I walked in the door and my jaw dropped: there were crushed PBR cans all over the living room, covering the table, floor and couches. So we each cracked open another beer and started to talk. Josh and Seamus were just the right kind of buzzed for a hilarious conversation. Tracks played on the show... 1) Monomyth, Saturnalia Regalia (2014) “Pac Ambition” 2) Monomyth, King, Does This Not Please You? (Behold the Power) (2013) “Cigarette” 3) Monomyth, Monomyth (2012) “Feeling” 4) Monomyth, Saturnalia Regalia (2014) “Theme From Monomyth” ALL songs CANCON

I met up with the core of Monomyth, Josh Salter and Seamus Dalton right before the annual Mint Records Ridiculously Early Christmas Party in 2015. They wanted me to hold this interview until their new record was ready to come out. Finally the new record, Happy Pop Family, comes out November 4, 2016 on Mint Records. Why'd it take so long? Josh and Seamus moonlight in slacker-rock band, Nap Eyes--Josh is Nap Eyes' bassist and Seamus is the drummer. When I hung out with Josh andSeamus, they were staying at a secret band house in East Vancouver. I walked in the door and my jaw dropped: there were crushed PBR cans all over the living room, covering the table, floor and couches. So we cracked open another beer and started to talk. Josh and Seamus were just the right kind of buzzed for a hilarious conversation. Tracks played on the show... 1) Monomyth, Saturnalia Regalia (2014) “Pac Ambition” 2) Monomyth, King, Does This Not Please You? (Behold the Power) (2013) “Cigarette” 3) Monomyth, Monomyth (2012) “Feeling” 4) Monomyth, Saturnalia Regalia (2014) “Theme From Monomyth” ALL songs CANCON

Fifteen years after the release of their last album, iconic Winnipeg two-piece Duotang -- best-known for their late-90s Mint Records output -- are back with a new release coming in 2016! Rod Slaughter (bass/vocals) and Sean Allum (drums) talk about gettin' the band back together, their new record, a bit of history and that pesky "mod" label that critics have always used to describe their sound. Mixed in with the interview are rough versions of some new Duotang songs, some old classics, and a live performance at the end!

Fifteen years after the release of their last album, iconic Winnipeg two-piece Duotang -- best-known for their late-90s Mint Records output -- are back with a new release coming in 2016! Rod Slaughter (bass/vocals) and Sean Allum (drums) talk about gettin' the band back together, their new record, a bit of history and that pesky "mod" label that critics have always used to describe their sound. Mixed in with the interview are rough versions of some new Duotang songs, some old classics, and a live performance at the end!

Multi-talented artist Jarrett Evan Samson joins us to discuss disneyland punks and comic shop creeps. Plus Alicia sings a lot.

Multi-talented artist Jarrett Evan Samson joins us to discuss disneyland punks and comic shop creeps. Plus Alicia sings a lot.

Pleppo presents the first annual holiday spooktacular! Very special guest Josh Salter joins the co-ghosts for a very special radio play about jam breaks, getting intimate with robocop, Billy Corgan and chocolate.

Pleppo presents the first annual holiday spooktacular! Very special guest Josh Salter joins the co-ghosts for a very special radio play about jam breaks, getting intimate with robocop, Billy Corgan and chocolate.

When Chris Connelly from Edmonton's Hot Panda answered my call, he had no idea he was supposed to be doing an interview. In fact, Hot Panda‘s tour van had just just died and he was putting the license plate on their new van. Chris was a really good sport. He didn't even flinch when I suggested we play a little game of kill, fuck or marry with his fellow Mint Records stars Shane (from The Awkward Stage), Paul from (Young & Sexy) and Becky from (The Pack A.D.) Definitely one of my most fun interviews of this year!!! Tracks played on the show... 1) Hot Panda, How Come I'm Dead? "Mindlessnesslessness" 2) Hot Panda, How Come I'm Dead? "1995" 3) Pulp, A Different Class "Common People" (snippet/background) 4) Hot Panda, How Come I'm Dead? "Masculinity" 5) Hot Panda, How Come I'm Dead? "Fuck Shit Up _ Hey Hell Hex" ALL songs CANCON except Pulp "Common People"

On this episode of INSIDE MUSIC, host James Shotwell chats with Near Mint Records' co-founders James Cassar and Corey Purvis. Together, the three discuss what it's like running a record label in 2015, as well as the numerous ways Near Mint is working to stand out from their competition. The conversation eventually turns to the future, which is when Near Mint's leaders share some thoughts on what they plan to accomplish and how they are going to make it all happen. If you ever thought about starting a label, or if you just want to know the realities of launching a business in music today, this is one episode you cannot miss!

Monomyth is a really cool band from Halifax that make a hazy, gritty kind of pop music. Their washed out, psych-rock-tinged new album is called Saturnalia Regalia! and it’s out July 22 via Mint Records. They’re touring through Ontario and Quebec now, with NXNE shows in Toronto on June 18 at the Drake and Handlebar, […]

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada's TOUGH AGE are gearing up to release their debut LP on Mint Records in November 2013, but first they decided to tour Ontario with local stalwarts KETAMINES. Patrick and Sam caught them during their Toronto date and recorded an interview with singer/guitarist JARRETT SAMSON. Plus songs by NOBUNNY, BAD SPORTS, OPEN RELATIONSHIP, DIFFERENT SKELETONS, ROUGH KIDS, and MEAN JEANS!

Kaitlin Fontana not only is an improv and sketch performer, she's an award-winning journalist – we get to the bottom of what exactly those awards were - she's also a freakin' author with the release of her first book, Fresh at Twenty: The Oral History of Mint Records. We find out which Mint Records artiste is a wee bit of a primadonna, who Kaitlin's namesake is, why contemporary rock criticism sucks, and her involvement with the re-election of Stephen Harper. Wait, it's not what you think.

That's right, we're Mint Records' bitches...at least until we run out of their music to play.  Jill's on assignment so Dave left to confuse the Germans with the French...it's not pretty.  But his plan to bail out the US car industry is a big hit...with Trotsky.  Enjoy our brief music tribute to Rachel Kramer Bussel.  Too bad Dave can't pronounce her name.  Here is the petition for you to sign to get Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond appointed Secretary of Education.  Sign it and then spread the word.  Word.Music:Mishka Shubaly - Don't Cut Yr HairThe Cartridge Family - AllyThe Ramblin Ambassadors - Cupcakes de MiloThe Long Knives - Another Fork in the RoadSemion - Good TimesThe Choir Practice - Loose LipsThe Awkward Stage - Hey, Modern Day School GirlK'naan - Blues For The Horn