Apologue Podcast

Returning to the show is Dr Oren Amity. Oren is a registered psychologist and a parenting expert. In the podcast we spoke allot about our friends to the south and their present political situation. we also spoke about empathy and how the younger generation need more of it. Oren is a very intelligent person and speaks truths based on fact and experience while not brow beating you into submission. A...

Tyler Wilkinson is one third of the family band “The Wilkinsons” and is also the founding member of the Small Town Pistols with his sister Amanda. The Wilkinsons are back together to play some acoustic shows in western Canada. Tyler is also a very accomplished song writer and spends time in Nashville writing with other song writers. on the last trip he did, he managed to write 12 songs...

Andrew Novosky is a concert pianist that from a very early age wanted and worked towards a career in concert piano. Like any art form, the competition is fierce and chance of success is slim. Andrew met those challenges head on and used his training to teach and learn the very difficult task of being a piano technician. He also teaches very high-end students the art of piano and all of its range....

Derek is a founding member of Toronto’s MSI (more stupid initials). MSI was a band that started in the late 80’s and was together until the early 90’s. Derek has also made a documentary on one man bands and is now writing a book on the Toronto Hard Core scene from the 80’s. This is a subject that is close to Derek’s heart and the book is scheduled for a 2018 release....

Hailing from Leicester England, Aaron Matts moved to Paris to join Betraying the Martyrs. Betraying the Martyrs is a heavy, technical, hardcore band that released “The Resilient” earlier this year. BTM are presently on tour in the United States as part of the Summer Slaughter Tour. The tour wraps up at the end of August. Find out where they and when they’ll be there:  http://betr...

Kayt Lucas is a singer, song writer based in Toronto. Kayt and I met over 20 years ago when I first moved to Toronto. Kayt originally specialized in modern dance but has also branched into music. Kayt has always been an artistic person and has created a cool scene of musicians who work and play together. Her band has been around for about ten years and she’s gearing up to release and new alb...

Scotty Newlands is an accomplished singer, stage & screen actor and is the main anthem singer for the Toronto Rock lacrosse team. Scotty was also known as the singing soldier and sang the anthem at Toronto Maple Leaf games. I met Scotty while mixing a musical for a week and he was the stand out actor in the cast of 30 +. Also Scotty is very humble and gracious and professional. That’s th...

Kyle is a regular guest on the show and is always a great chat. Although this time, he made an even better listener. I kind of took over the conversation. In the podcast we spoke about things like, would we eat each other if we were in a plane wreck in the mountains. Would we want to live in a world where all the lights were turn off? I told a pretty neat story about being ripped off by a washed u...

David Chester opened Chalet Studios 32 years ago on a property of 40 acres in Claremont, Ontario. Since then, David has worked at keeping up to date with gear and trends that constantly change year to year by offering a location based recording experience. David based his business model on Le Studio’s in Morin Heights Quebec. Offer a great location to make a great album. A location that was...

Dave Statham is a professional singer and entertainer. Dave came up through the Oshawa punk rock/ metal scene and as a kid, always sang jazz standards. After 20 plus years singing in clubs and ships world-wide, Dave has gained a wide knowledge of how his voice works. He has since discovered that a life time of stiffness in his joints has gone away with stretching and healthy living. It also has he...

Welcome to Part 2 of the Graeme Boyce episode. Graeme has a knack of packing in a ton of information in a sentence. So I felt that this episode needed to be split in to two parts. Thanks to Graeme for sharing a small part of his interesting life. hopefully more to come in the future. Brought to you in part by Audible.com. Go to www.audibletrial.com/apologue  and sign up to receive a free download...

Graeme Boyce is an important person in the Toronto and Canadian music scene. He started Raw Energy records in the early 90’s with co-founder Chris Black and together they put out over 50 albums in the period of ten years. Several bands like King Apparatus, Random Killing, Marilyn’s Vitamins and Trigger Happy called raw Energy their home. The label’s brand spans all over the world...

Hey Folks, Last week was a very trying and busy one. Another thing I’ve noticed is that I’m getting a bunch of new listeners coming in for the new episodes. So this episode is a way to introduce an earlier episode and give myself a breather at the same time. This episode truly is one of my favourite episodes of all time. Justin is a great conversationalists and a wonderful personality....

Adam and Andrea Zonnis started the folk duo Zonnis in 2013 and have played hundreds of shows all over Canada and parts of South America. They tour constantly with their son in tow and will play anywhere there’s a stage and audience. Andrea is also a psychic and does readings while on tour. They are an interesting couple and it was fun to get a small glimpse into their life as touring musicia...

Rosie and Billy formed Patchwork Theatre to be able to show theatre in a newer, more modern light. from June 1-4, they are mounting “Trainwreck” which is based on Boys Night Out’s cult favourite concept album of the same name. Rosie and Billy are also in a band together called “Billy Draws Two”. Make sure you support indie theatre by going to  http://www.brownpapertic...

Kyle Gordon Stanley returns to the show after a year and a half wait. Kyle is a regular guest on the show and he returns to us with news of bird sightings and good conversation. Kyle and I have been friends for almost 20 years now. He has a charm and wit that makes him a great guest and co-host. Welcome back Kyle, it’s been a while! Brought to you in part by Audible.com. Go to www.audibletri...

Seth Anderson is a solo singer/songwriter. Seth started writing songs at the age of 18. His career started in the East coast of Canada. He has travelled and lived throughout the country writing songs and performing them where ever anyone would listen. Seth’s fourth album was released on Joey Cape’s “One Week Records” in 2016 and is now coming out on the UK label “Litt...

Ryan Dix is the singer, bass player for Edmonton’s “The Old Wives”. the band was a four piece band and decided to go as a power trio for their latest release “three” which is out not on Little Rocket records. The band emotes power pop from the late nineties, a sound that has a special spot in my heart. They have recorded a great batch of songs and plan to tour it and...

Joao Carvalho has been working as a mastering and recording engineer for a very long time. He started out in the loft of Umbrella Sound and after 20 plus years has grown his name and business into a goto place to master and receive world class sounds and service. Based out of the east end of Toronto, Joao works on average 5 to 6 days a week and feels blessed and fortunate to be working in a profes...

Ben Sir is the singer/ songwriter of the band “Worst Days Down” the project started as an acoustic effort that grew into a band that is now on Gunner Records (Gaslight Anthem & Frank Turner) in Europe. Worst Days Down is touring Canada in May and the they will be making their way to Montreal and Pouzza Fest. The dates are: 04/15 – Edmonton, AB – The Needle Vinyl Tavern (Homecoming...

Infinitus is a stringed group based out of Vancouver, British Columbia. The group thrives at making new sounds with their instruments and voices to create a blend of classical, hip hop and pop music that’s uniquely their own. When they aren’t playing shows, they are playing schools as a part of an outreach program. Infinitus play schools that might not have heard of the arts or music a...

Debbie Levitt has hosted and maintained a website dedicated to Neil Finn and Crowded House for 20 years. She also works in the field of UX (User Experience). When companies design apps or software, Debbie is hired to make sure the app is useable and works for people with disabilities as well as the people it was designed for. She’s a web protagonist! As a fan of Neil Finn and all his other e...

Eric Weller is an educator based in Thunder Bay Ontario. He teaches film studies at the school he originally took the course at. Before that, Eric owned and operated a record label called “Meathead Records”. the label was started to support his favourite band “Head Cramp”, one of Thunder Bays greatest exports in my opinion. Eric put out several compilations and albums to he...

Rob Lanni is the co-founder of Coalition Music. Coalition is one of Canada’s larger entertainment management companies. The company was formed primarily to support Rob’s brother Arnold (Frozen Ghost, Sheriff) and his musical endeavours. After discovering Our Lady Peace, the company was on its way. Rob’s function as a manager is to support the artist first and allow them to achiev...

Theo started the band “GOB” with Tom Thacker in the early 90’s. GOB became one of Canada’s favourite punk bands with the song “Soda” being played every day on Much Music (Canada’s MTV) on heavy rotation. GOB toured relentlessly across Canada and the USA playing to whomever would listen. They’ve put some great albums too! Theo is working on a solo alb...