B-Sides

Brad sat down with Gregg Deal, the lead singer of Dead Pioneers, before their October 9th show in Calgary, AB. They talk touring in Canada, bands you should be listening to, and discuss several important issues affecting Indigenous peoples around the world. Gregg also gives his Top 5 Dead Pioneers songs!  LINK to INTERVIEW Gregg's Top 5 Dead Pioneer's Songs JOIN our DISCORD

The Toxhards played The Baby G in Toronto last month, and Bobby sat down with them to talk touring in Canada, the experience of recording at Abbey Road Studios, and if the band approved of his Top 5 Toxhard's songs. FULL INTERVIEW with The Toxhards JOIN our DISCORD FOLLOW our INSTAGRAM

Join us for another musical adventure with the next instalment in our Cover Lovers series! We got punk songs, we got disco country songs. Do you like sleazy tunes? Buddy, you're gunna LOVE this one.  Cover Lovers Vol 6 Playlist JOIN the DISCORD Watch Interviews with bands on our YouTube

Bobby lulls Brad and Brian into thinking this is just another Band Fan Quiz... before trapping them inside THE GAUNTLET. Its our biggest and most cut-throat quiz show yet! Play along and post your score in the comments!  JOIN our DISCORD  FOLLOW our INSTAGRAM CHECK OUT our BACK CATALOGUE

To celebrate The Toxhards heading out on another leg of their, "Get Destructive Tour 2026" we're re-releasing one of our earliest episodes covering this awesome band! We've also included our discussion about their "Your Neighbourhood" album and it being picked as Bobby's Album of the Year 2025! Follow the links below for tour dates, as well as links to our socials and ways to get involved with the...

Mastodon are a metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. Listen to them. Thank you.  Top 5 Playlist HERE JOIN our DISCORD FOLLOW our INSTAGRAM

On this episode, we proudly induct 9 legendary songs into The Drive Faster Hall of Fame! Hang their band tees in the rafters, or grind on someone, while we salute these songs that always make you want to drive fast! Links to the playlist and all our socials below! The Drive Faster Hall of Fame Playlist! JOIN our DISCORD INSTAGRAM EMAIL US bsidesrequests@gmail.com *DISCLAIMER* Don't be an idiot and...

6 Covers, 3 Lovers, 5 Volumes. Musicians playing music they didn't write, what a concept!  JOIN our DISCORD https://discord.gg/7zSbD3EsXx Cover Lovers Vol 5 Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4YFoSRABvZ3mxjFBKb1ziN?si=bcb9ea651dd64beb  

The Tragically Hip are a band from Kingston, Ontario. Listen to them. Thank you.  Happy Canada Day!  The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund https://downiewenjack.ca/ Other Hip Charity Links https://thehip.com/collections/charity JOIN our DISCORD https://discord.gg/7zSbD3EsXx Top 5 Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6iMCa2ZtyGTY7R2q7bxopx?si=ed39e47d566e4313 Honorable Mentions Playlist h...

Dead Pioneers new album, Wagon Burner, drops tomorrow! https://deadpioneers.bandcamp.com/album/wagon-burner A special thanks to Gregg Deal of Dead Pioneers for hooking us up with an advanced copy of the album! Spoiler Alert - its friggin sick. Pick up a copy of the album at the link below! Dead Pioneers Website https://deadpioneers.band/ JOIN our DISCORD https://discord.gg/7zSbD3EsXx      

Its another Cover Lovers episode! 6 songs, 6 genres, no discernible theme for this playlist.   Top 5 Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1BBjeA4kYtSbq0MFcAlTvC?si=c1970193c67645b8   JOIN the DISCORD https://discord.gg/EK2Q9Dm6pG  

R.I.P. Profiles in Eccentricity. Over 9 years, they put out 500 free episodes and they just released the final episode a few days ago. If you want to check out a great show, I can't recommend it enough. Its one of the best podcasts I've ever listened to and I will miss it greatly. But we shall celebrate their incredible run with one of our most sacred episode formats... The Disaster Music Quiz! Bo...

Wheelchair Sports Camp are an hip hop/punk band from Denver, Colorado. Listen to them. Thanks.  Wheelchair Sports Camp Essential Listening https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6E5OqtOzlpYQ24Nz3FBdJo?si=f1312432d17c4b7f Top 5 Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/71GKs6vcA8of37LfK2tyIo?si=3229b5126d7e4b03 Join our DISCORD https://discord.gg/DFJAXwBnaQ  

3 Inches of Blood are a heavy metal band from Victoria, B.C. Listen to them. Thank you.  Top 5 Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6KjJc1INrY3OzrgUHWyRdn?si=ceed0805aa7644e8 Join the B-Sides Discord! https://discord.gg/QZbFqcnbyp Follow us on Instagram b_sidespod

The third instalment of the Cover Lovers series! Alexisonfire, Alien Ant Farm, Here Come the Mummies and more!  Cover Lovers Vol 3 Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3OkBhKpGbgANVTrJw0Tqx7?si=03691220a0cb477d   Join the DISCORD https://discord.gg/5SkwKhJr4q

Dead Pioneers are a punk band from Denver, Colorado. Listen to them. Thanks.  Top 5 Spotify Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0fISRR8Z33JE4PELK9HF5D?si=68cfcf39bdc14320 B-Sides DISCORD https://discord.gg/5SkwKhJr4q

Its another batch of Covers from the Lovers! Volume 2, baby! Listen to the 6-song playlist below. Cover Lovers Vol 2 Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7rhnPW7aZMMFZjqHx6tWy9?si=22431615323b47be JOIN the DISCORD https://discord.gg/qmU8Kg4RSd FOLLOW us on INSTAGRAM b_sidespod  

On this episode, the boys bring some of their favourite Music Theories to the show. Brian finds the missing link to Viagra Boys, Brad throws down the rap-metal gauntlet, and Bobby argues that The Chicks are in the wrong genre. Can the show survive these controversial opinions?! Yes, absolutely, without question.  Join the DISCORD https://discord.gg/hVCGwb9u2a   Listen to the MUSIC https://open.spo...

Tom Scott of Avantdale Bowling Club and @Peace fame released a surprise album last week, and we were fortunate enough to listen to it a few days early! Pick up a copy of "Demos and Voice Memos" and listen to the single, "If You Knew" for free at Tom Scott's bandcamp link below!  Bandcamp Link https://tomscott.bandcamp.com/album/demos-and-voice-memos-2 Join the B-Sides DISCORD! https://discord.gg/8...

NOBRO is a garage punk band from Montreal, Quebec. Listen to them. Thank you.  Top 5 Playlist - Spotify https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0xoc9B5HNHtjfelnzfjqw4?si=9ce0e8629ca6483f   Join the B-Sides Discord! https://discord.gg/jCap9XYZmR  

Bobby cooks up a band quiz that almost breaks Brian and Brad. Are you a Band Fan or a Banned Fan? Play along and post your score in the comments!  Join the Discord!  https://discord.gg/qmU8Kg4RSd Instagram link @b_sidespod  

Turnstile is a band from Baltimore, Maryland. Listen to them. Thanks.  Spotify Top 5 Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1L5SZNAxT9O3z5t98mbGRD?si=f1f88a7da5294980 Join the Discord!  https://discord.gg/hVCGwb9u2a

The boys make a trek across Southern Ontario to watch PUP and Snotty Nose Rez Kid 3 times in 5 days. Our lungs and livers barely survived.  PUP & SNRK Tour Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7jHCWXJRslwC6q5Xl9r8C8?si=b4e4bf6d91134239

The boys bring their top albums from 2025 to the show! From hardcore to R&B and everything in between!  Spotify Top 5 Link https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5qHZxsojjckfi9EkrFfS72?si=62c96bcbfc634473   B-Sides Discord https://discord.gg/gpXEcnP5

Alexisonfire are a post-hardcore band from St. Catherines, Ontario, Canada. Listen to them. Thanks.    Spotify Top 15 Playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/48fALMF6lIu7rCLZGWtKAP?si=fbf0bdb6bbb143bc&pt=50509fbfeccf491c6faf03fe8e0996ae B-Sides Discord Link https://discord.gg/3c3yC7Fv