Podcasts about Paper Bag Records

For the 20th anniversary of Stars' breakthrough third album, Set Yourself on Fire, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After Torquil Campbell and Chris Seligman grew up together in Toronto, they formed Stars when they were living in New York City. Their first album, Nightsongs, was made with the help of their friends in Metric and several guest singers, including Amy Millan. Deciding to relocate to Montreal, they added Amy Millan and Evan Cranley as full-time members. Their second album, Heart, was released in 2003 by Paper Bag Records and the new label Arts & Crafts, which was co-founded by their friend Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene. For their ambitious third record, they brought in drummer Pat McGee and producer Tom McFall. Set Yourself on Fire was eventually released in 2004. In this episode, Torquil Campbell discusses the early days of the band as an outlier in the New York City rock scene and how they found their people when they moved to Montreal. He describes his vision of having both male and female vocalists and how when Amy Millan joined, they could start telling stories from two different sides. Amy Millan discusses her initial reluctance to join the band, but how she was able to cement her place as co-lead singer and develop her songwriting voice. She also describes the alchemy of the relationships in Stars and how despite some romantic turmoil within the band around the time of this album, they've remained deeply connected to one another decades later. Evan Cranley talks about his musical partnership with Chris Seligman and how the two of them were able to collaborate to develop song structures in an orchestral pop style. Chris Seligman describes how his background in classical music, his love of string arrangements and his perfectionist tendencies impacted the music they made together. From the vibrant Montreal music scene of the early 2000s to an encounter with a stranger in a bar that led to a house where the songs were written to connecting with Tom McFall in London to a big fight in North Hatley to a mad dash to finish string arrangements at that last minute to personal lyrics about love, death and the band itself, we'll hear the stories of how the record came together.

Frankiie are a dream rock group that incorporates elements of Laurel Canyon folk, Americana, along with surf and psychedelic rock to create a hazy, ethereal sound that feels both classic and timeless.On this episode we reflect on the band's impending 10 year anniversary and dive into their second record Between Dreams out now on Paper Bag Records.Thank you to Pearson Instruments for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about Brad Pearson, luthier & guitar tech in Vancouver, at pearsoninstruments.ca.Thank you to 12TH ST Sound for sponsoring this episode. Learn more about Anthony Cenerini's recording studio in New Westminster at 12thst.ca.Keep up with the show on Facebook and Instagram.

On today's episode, I talk to musician Carey Mercer. Originally from Okanagan, British Columbia, Carey formed the band Frog Eyes in the early 2000s out of the ashes of his former band Blue Pine. From 2003 until 2018, they wrote and released almost a dozen albums and EPs on labels like Absolutely Kosher and Dead Oceans. And in that time, Carey also released a number of solo albums, as well as with the supergroup Swan Lake featuring Destroyer's Dan Bejar and Wolf Parade's Spencer Krug. In 2018, Frog Eyes disbanded, but four years later they are back with a new album The Bees, which is out on Paper Bag Records, and as usual, it's fantastic! This is the website for Beginnings, subscribe on Apple Podcasts, follow me on Twitter.

I had a great conversation with Hamilton (via Winnipeg via Selkirk via Brokenhead Ojibway Nation) 'moccasingaze' artist [Zoongide'ewin](http://zoongideewinmusic.bandcamp.com/)! We talked about his deadly new record, [Bleached Wavves](http://zoongideewinmusic.bandcamp.com/album/bleached-wavves) ([Paper Bag Records](http://paperbagrecords.com/)), about his early career in Manitoba, discovering his shoegaze sound and embracing his Indigenous culture and heritage, and much more. This episode is brought to you by [Never Better Coffee](http://www.neverbettercoffee.ca/) and by [Northern Royals](http://northernroyals.com/)! Don't forget to check out some socially-distanced shows at [the Park Theatre](http://www.myparktheatre.com/), who have slowly reopened after a long COVID-19 closure. Huge thanks to everyone who supports the podcast on [Patreon](http://www.patreon.com/witchpolice), including the most recent patron, Bill Northcott (I will be thanking new patrons on-air next episode). You can help out for as little as $1 a month if you like the show and want to throw some change in the guitar case!

Kitchen Windows is a side-project of the Sunday Night Dinner podcast. In this time of Covid-19 and social isolation, it’s a chance to have a brief look into the kitchens of writers, musicians, chefs, artists and health-care superstars. What can they see out their window? What are they cooking for comfort? Who are they with? How do they spend their days? Electro-pop musician, Lou Canon, has a new album, Audomatic Body, coming out at the end of May, 2020 (Paper Bag Records). Her first album, Suspicious, is “music for nighttime; roiling drumbeats and breathily expressive vocals that lead you through the dark corners of your innermost subconscious.” The music you’ll hear in this episode is an instrumental version of her latest single, Next to You. She released a gorgeous video for the song this week: https://youtu.be/eJEYihQb-4w Find Lou at: www.loucanon.com Paper Bag Records: paperbagrecords.com Intro music in this episode was written by JJ Ipsen

What a delight! Today's episode features a multi-disciplinary dynamo of Toronto's music scene: Laura Barrett! We discuss dinner theatre, pianos and kalimbas, The Hidden Cameras, Henri Fabrege and The Adorables, and her new record, "Who Is The Baker?" available now on Paper Bag Records. Follow us on Twitter: @comeforaridepod and Instagram: @comeforaride  

With Live shows from Mexico City to Haida Gwaii, an East Coast US tour supporting The Charlatans UK, recording with Jason Corbett of Jacknife Sound, and signing to Paper Bag Records, The journey of FRANKIIE over the last year has been non-stop. Their forthcoming album Forget Your Head marries the lush qualities of Big Thief with an intimate antithetic approach reminiscent of Heart. Reverb drenched guitars and intoxicating harmonies have united four women into a dream-rock outfit whose live performances captivates.

okay. We know we have said this before, but we're back! and we promise to be back for more than a week! we've even recorded our follow up to this already! We have our friend, musician Laura Barrett, Lysh's bandmate in Sheezer and self titled artist extrodinaire! Her new album Who Is The Baker? Is available now on Paper Bag Records! okay, thats it! Love you bye!

On this episode of Inside The Artists Studio, Jeff sits down with experimental artist Jonathan Kawchuk to discuss his phenomenal 2018 debut North. They talk about the fact that the album was written and recorded in various locations around the globe, which includes the unique final step which took place in a Norwegian forest. They also talk about Kawchuk’s time spent as an intern for Ben Frost and Nico Muhly at Greenhouse Studios and dive into how his relationship with Paper Bag Records was forged.Recorded March 9th, 2019.Track used with full permission from Jonathan Kawchuk.http://jonathankawchuk.comBackground Music:Atlantis Jazz Ensemble - UndercurrentsUsed with permission from Atlantis Jazz Ensemble and Marlow Recordshttp://www.marlowrecords.com

Art d'Ecco - Nobody's Home - from the 2018 album Trespasser on Paper Bag Records.Support the show: https://www.kexp.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Scott talks with label manager, Noah Fralick.Download our Free Guide for indie labels at http://www.otherrecordlabels.com!

Paper Bag's Brooke Morgan (Label Director) and Noah Fralick (Project Manager / Marketing Manager) join James and Paul to compare experiences running an independent Canadian record label.

With every new artistic endeavour, we can discover not only a new destination but also the path that led us there. But how to stay on the path, and what path should we take? As someone who has often struggled with these questions, I became increasingly interested in meditation as a means to helping with focus and intention. I found that as with most journeys, it helps to have a guide.On this week's episode of Mind to Make, Jeremy speaks with artist, musician, film-maker and now meditation & mindfulness instructor/counsellor Josh Reichmann (Tangiers, Paper Bag Records, Hand Drawn Dracula) about how our minds play such an important role in the process of art making. We discuss Josh's introduction into mindfulness, meditation, Buddhism and the various forms and meanings attached to those terms, as well as how they manifest themselves in us and others. We discuss addiction, suffering and finding meaning and compassion both for ourselves and others. We talk about how having a moral or ethical framework can and should be as important as what we are trying to say with our work. We speak about how mindfulness can be a first step to beginning a journey along the middle path of creation and discovery.

Whitby, Ontario's Tom Meikle is the man behind Mappe Of, but the members of his other band, art rockers Common Age, come on tour with him. I hung out for a bit with Tom in the band tour van and we drank tea while the rest of the band smoked outside. They were touring this project's debut record, A Northern Star, A Perfect Stone--available on Paper Bag Records. It was Halloweekend 2017 and this folk band went as a death metal band for Halloween. The past few years have been an interesting journey for Tom. When he discovered that a journalism degree wasn't for him, he took off for Australia and found the sound that would become Mappe Of. Why wasn't journalism the right path for Tom? What unexpected Canadian bands did Tom play while busking on the streets of Australia? Is Tom secretly a metal head? And what kind of metal guy is he? How does Tom feel about Bon Hiver and Fleet Foxes comparisons? Which song on the record was inspired by the video game Zelda? What special kind of tea does Tom drink? You'll have to listen to find out! Tracks played on the radio edit of the show... 1) Mappe Of, A Northern Star, A Perfect Stone (2017) "Nimbin" 2) Mappe Of, A Northern Star, A Perfect Stone (2017) "Unfounded" 3) Alexisonfire, Crisis (2006) "This Could Be Anywhere In The World" (background/snippet) 4) City and Colour, Sometimes (2005) "Save Your Scissors" (background/snippet) 5) Mappe Of, A Northern Star, A Perfect Stone (2017) "Peaceful Ghosts" 6) Opeth, Ghost Reveries (2005) "The Grand Conjuration" (background/snippet) ** 7) Mappe Of, A Northern Star, A Perfect Stone (2017) "Kaepora" ALL songs CANCON except **

Whitby, Ontario's Tom Meikle is the man behind Mappe Of, but the members of his other band, art rockers Common Age, come on tour with him. I hung out for a bit with Tom in the band tour van and we drank tea while the rest of the band smoked outside. They were touring this project's debut record, A Northern Star, A Perfect Stone--available on Paper Bag Records. It was Halloweekend 2017 and this folk band went as a death metal band for Halloween. The past few years have been an interesting journey for Tom. When he discovered that a journalism degree wasn't for him, he took off for Australia and found the sound that would become Mappe Of. Why wasn't journalism the right path for Tom? What unexpected Canadian bands did Tom play while busking on the streets of Australia? Is Tom secretly a metal head? And what kind of metal guy is he? How does Tom feel about Bon Hiver and Fleet Foxes comparisons? How is Mappe Of similar and different from Fleet Foxes? Which song on the record was inspired by the video game Zelda? What special kind of tea does Tom drink? You'll have to listen to find out! Tracks played on the podcast edition of the show... 1) Mappe Of, A Northern Star, A Perfect Stone (2017) "Nimbin" 2) Mappe Of, A Northern Star, A Perfect Stone (2017) "Unfounded" 3) Alexisonfire, Crisis (2006), "This Could Be Anywhere In The World" (background/snippet) 4) City and Colour, Sometimes (2005) "Save Your Scissors" (background/snippet) 5) Mappe Of, A Northern Star, A Perfect Stone (2017) "Peaceful Ghosts" 6) Opeth, Ghost Reveries (2005) "The Grand Conjuration" (background/snippet) ** 7) Mappe Of, unreleased single "Pleasure" (Feist cover) 8) Mappe Of, A Northern Star, A Perfect Stone (2017) "Kaepora" ALL songs CANCON except **

We talk to Trevor Larocque (Tiny Record Shop, Paper Bag Records) about his carefully-curated boutique record store in Toronto's Leslieville neighbourhood, the growing roster of his indie-folk record label, and the self-professed "creepy" mixtape he made for a junior high school crush.

Luke Lalonde of Born Ruffians joins us to chat about the Toronto indie stalwarts' upcoming album RUFF, dropping Oct. 2nd through Paper Bag Records. There are also some cool promo initiatives surrounding the release, and we get the inside take on those. As for The Sole Pursuit, after scrapping an entire album over conflicts with a former manager, the band came back swinging with the release of their debut LP, Infinite Regress. We catch up with frontman Kyle Dawe during the band's east coast swing.

PS I Love You are a tremendous, melodic noise-rock two-piece band originally from Kingston, Ontario. This past October, Benjamin Nelson and Paul Saulnier were at the Halifax Pop Explosion touring behind their latest PS I Love You album, For Those Who Stay, which is out now via Paper Bag Records. Over the next two weeks, […]

Born Ruffians are a terrifically sharp indie-rock band whose latest album is called Birthmarks. Released in 2013 via Paper Bag Records, it’s the band’s third record and found them exploring more polished pop production. On Sunday July 27, Born Ruffians are playing the penultimate Main Stage set at the 2014 Hillside Festival so I tracked […]

On this festive show, our hosts discuss farting at Cost Cutters, kiosk ninjas, dogcicles, cigarette bodyart, hip-hop phrases, assaulting women with burgers, menu glue, and Christmas tree attacks. Yup, it's 50 minutes of pure genius.SHOW MUSIC:Santogold "L.E.S Artistes" (mp3) from "Santogold" (Lizard King) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at Napster More On This AlbumTokyo Police Club "Shoulders & Arms" (mp3) from "A Lesson In Crime" (Paper Bag Records) Buy at iTunes Music Store Buy at eMusic Buy at Rhapsody Buy at Napster Stream from Rhapsody Buy at Puretracks Buy at Amazon MP3 Buy at mTraks Buy at Insound More On This Album

Show NotesNew Web AddressPS3Cast@gmail.comWe go all out on the PS3 launch in EuropeList of Launch Titles Download "Out Of Sight" (mp3) from "Modern Currencies"by UncutPaper Bag Records Buy at iTunes Music Store More On This Album