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Join us as we chat with Moe Berg, front-man for power pop group The Pursuit of Happiness as we discuss the band's history, Moe's producer roles and the state of music today. Check out TPOH's new acoustic covers of classic hits: https://open.spotify.com/album/46zWvHLLW4efTbmXxedT4y?si=YAI-I08kSPKGzGZOvA2Y2A
5 questions & 5 answers forms the conclusion of each podcast I host. Right here, you are seeing it as a preview to the full episode featured on my channel. If you enjoy this, then you need to tune into the full version to hear the story of my guest's personal journey. 'The Project Of Happiness' is an idea that I first heard about a little over 2 years ago. My best mate & founder of 'TPOH' Zachary Biddulph & I were on one of our regular morning walks when he expressed his desire to travel around the country in a van & make a difference. The concept of encouraging others to express gratitude to the people they love & in turn make the world a happier place. It was soon after that he met & introduced me to the love of his life & now fiancé Stellah Littlemore & from the get go she was on board with the mission. Ahead of their departure, Zach & Stells sat down to share their plans & to talk about the principles they hope to share with the every day Aussies they meet along the way. I have so much love for these beautiful humans. They are 2 of my nearest & dearest & I am beyond excited to watch their adventure unfold & I want to encourage you to do the same! Be sure to follow TPOH, Zach, Stells & I on socials (insta & tiktok) @theprojectofhappiness @zac_biddulph @stellahlittlemore @bradleyjdryburgh Follow/Subscribe to the show on your platform of choice, leave a 5 star rating & kind review to help us reach new listeners & uplift others like yourself around the world. Big love, Brad.
'The Project Of Happiness' is an idea that I first heard about a little over 2 years ago. My best mate & founder of 'TPOH' Zachary Biddulph & I were on one of our regular morning walks when he expressed his desire to travel around the country in a van & make a difference. The concept of encouraging others to express gratitude to the people they love & in turn make the world a happier place. It was soon after that he met & introduced me to the love of his life & now fiancé Stellah Littlemore & from the get go she was on board with the mission. Ahead of their departure, Zach & Stells sat down to share their plans & to talk about the principles they hope to share with the every day Aussies they meet along the way. I have so much love for these beautiful humans. They are 2 of my nearest & dearest & I am beyond excited to watch their adventure unfold & I want to encourage you to do the same! Be sure to follow TPOH, Zach, Stells & I on socials (insta & tiktok) @theprojectofhappiness @zac_biddulph @stellahlittlemore @bradleyjdryburgh Follow/Subscribe to the show on your platform of choice, leave a 5 star rating & kind review to help us reach new listeners & uplift others like yourself around the world. Big love, Brad.
This episode features a conversation with Moe Berg, the frontman for the iconic Canadian rock band, The Pursuit of Happiness.
Axl wanted to meet him. Duff wanted to record with him. Canadian icon Moe Berg and his band The Pursuit of Happiness have quite the story! Also joining the conversation is TPOH fan and AFD show listener, Blanka from Edmonton. Find Appetite for Distortion on: YouTube: bit.ly/3nbGNKh Twitter @TheAFDShow Facebook @TheAFDShow Instagram @AppetiteForDistortion Email the show: theafdshow@gmail.com #axlrose​ #moeberg​ #gunsnroses​ #thepursuitofhappiness​ #podcast
TPOH, Producer wisdom, and check yer ego.
This year, Valerie and Matt are on a bus in Bristol UK, trying to review her last two months here.Download directlyAll of this is explained better in the Tumblr Gert Lush, Eh?
A year to the day since the last Description podcast episode, Valerie stands on a windy beach in Shediac, New Brunswick and tries to update you on stuff while fighting off pneumonia.Download directly from Archive.orgAssociated linksThe Second (Great) Canadian National Day of PodcastingTown of ShediacDescription 75: Be...In This PlaceDescription 73: The Dual Citizens (aka the one with the birth mother)Movies For the BlindBayley on the BaizeDemo of my day job"My City Was Gone" by The Pretenders (ironically now associated with a very unpleasant radio show in the U.S.)Actually, I had some great material for National Podcast Post Month this year, but I was just too busy to even try to start. But I still want to put it out, so I suspect if there comes a month where I'm not as busy, NaPodPoMo or not, I'll put it out there, so hang in. Thanks!
For the Canadian National Day of Podcasting, Matt and Valerie review their National Podcast Post Month, with what they did and didn't learn. Concludes with Derek and Clive.Download directly or SubscribeWhat went on? Mission Statement
With pauses edited out, Matt talks on the phone with his pub landlord friend Ben, who fills in the holes of a story in which Matt shoots himself and an old woman, gets thrown in the trunk of car and finds himself on a 100-foot-high cliff.Download directly or SubscribeWhat's going on? Mission Statement(Note: there'll be one more episode tomorrow, to celebrate The Canadian National Day of Podcasting.)
Elsewhere in Valerie's podcast world...audio-described scenes from the cult favourite Dementia 13, part of Episode 148 of Movies For the Blind.Download directly or SubscribeWhat's going on? Mission Statement
In Ohio, while watching a Manchester United game on tv, Valerie dad and Matt compare notes on their respective versions of football.Download directly or SubscribeWhat's going on? Mission Statement
Matt and Valerie walk through downtown Buffalo, New York and inevitably go into a Tim Horton's.Download directly or SubscribeWhat's going on? Mission Statement
With pretty bad sound quality, Valerie finds out more about one of Matt's favourite songs as a spanner (British for nerd, as he means it), "Quark, Strangeness and Charm" by Hawkwind.Download directly or SubscribeWhat's going on? Mission Statement
In High Park, Matt and Valerie chat with two women taking care of a well-behaved Sheltie dog with a difficult home life.Download directly or SubscribeWhat's going on? Mission Statement
From another proper Description episode not completed, Valerie starts a soundseeing tour of the Art Gallery of Ontario and settles herself in the Henry Moore statue just outside.Download directly or Subscribe"Down by the Henry Moore" by Murray McLauchlanWikipedia explains the ShmooWhat's going on? Mission Statement
After Matt finds himself onstage with seven other guys doing another podcast, he and Valerie (who gets too loud again - sorry) discuss credibility and the dynamics of male conversation.Download directly or SubscribeWhat's going on? Mission Statement
Matt talks about a stay in Blackpool, when a guest house owner had an unorthodox way of finding out who wrecked his stuff.Download directly or SubscribeWhat's going on? Mission Statement
Valerie meets up with Matt just after he discovers Canada's largest Christmas parade going on steps away from where they live.Download directly or SubscribeWhat's going on? Mission Statement
A voiceover artist with a terrible cold, Valerie finds herself being an announcer for one of the world's most famous series of infomercials.Download directly or SubscribeWhat's going on? Mission Statement
Two associated tracks from an album dear to Matt's heart, Clutching at Straws by Marillion.Download directly or SubscribeSinger/songwriter Fish on writing and recording the albumWhat's going on? Mission Statement
Maybe the prototypical episode: Watching the World Series, Valerie explains some baseball and Matt explains some cricket while everyone else in the bar is watching the hockey game.Download directly or SubscribeWhat's going on? Mission Statement
Matt talks about visiting a snooker tournament in Wales, complete with hand injuries, smoke-filled chalets, a drunken meeting with a hero and girl-on-girl action.Download directly or SubscribeWhat's going on? Mission Statement
At Fynn's of Temple Bar before going to Podcaster LIVE Nite last week, Matt and Valerie discuss the wealth of Toronto stories left untold, and chat with one of the few non-immigrants remaining.Download directly or SubscribeScarborough Dude's Dicksnjanes podcast"Caker" in the Urban DictionaryWhat's going on? Mission Statement
Valerie reads from the newsletter by Bob Lefsetz about his most recent encounter with Lars Ulrich of one of Matt's favourite bands (though more in the past than now): Metallica.Download directly or SubscribeThe post Valerie read: "Lars"What's going on? Mission Statement
After discovering the combination of orange juice and beer, Matt discusses the Black Velvet in different cultures and the Purple Nasty in his.Download directly or SubscribeWhat's going on? Mission StatementOkay, you can't really be Canadian and mention Black Velvet without thinking of the Alannah Myles song. Sorry.
In what was supposed to be Matt's official podcast debut in April, the Manchester United supporter and Valerie walk to their first TFC game, with a bypass and a stop at the loo.Download directly or SubscribeBelated thanks to Toronto MikeWhat's going on? Mission Statement
For Remembrance (Veterans) Day, Valerie and Matt talk about a Bristolian looking for her Canadian soldier birth father, Matt's dad in a field of poppies and the charms of Weston-Super-Mare.Download directly or SubscribeDescription 47 - Remembrance DayWhat's going on? Mission Statement
Matt and Valerie introduce you to the happiest speed metal band ever: DragonForce.Download directly or SubscribeWhat's going on? Mission Statement(Btw, these guys are looking for a new lead singer. Check their site for details.)Valerie's favourite sequence starts about 3:23.
At Podcaster LIVE Nite, Matt and Valerie (beware of her audio distortions - sorry) are visited by Keith McNally, a Canadian who tried living in New York City and decided there's no place like home....or at least Toronto.Download directly or SubscribeWhat's going on? Mission Statement
Special guest Moe Berg who was in "The Pursuit of Happiness", a Canadian college rock group, who were one of Canada's most successful independent bands in the 1980s. in 1988, they signed to Chrysalis Records. Their debut album, Love Junk, was produced by Todd Rundgren and released that year. "I'm an Adult Now" was re-recorded and released as a single again, making it to the charts a second time. It was followed by "She's So Young" and "Hard To Laugh". The album sold over 100,000 copies in Canada, was certified platinum, and is considered one of the classics of Canadian rock. The band's follow-up album was also produced by Rundgren, 1990's One Sided Story. That album was led by the hit singles "New Language" and "Two Girls in One".