Apologue Podcast

Chi and I met in 1995 when I was hired on to be the new sound guy for SNFU. SNFU and I worked together for almost 10 years after that first tour that took me all over North America for the 2nd half of the “voted” tour. Chi and I were room mates on tour because it was my turn. Chi wasn’t always the easiest to get along with, but he was my brother in rock and he made a very big imp...

Mike Gribben is the drummer and cofounder of “Bad Breed”. The Band was formed as a form of therapy to work through demons and loss. their new album The Bad Breed In Ferocious Love  is out July 17th on Lizard Snake Records. In the Podcast, Mike and I spoke about the old places to play in the Durham Region. Some nice callouts to Pizza Pinos and the Coffee House in Ajax and Pickering resp...

Jordan Powley is a Booking agent at one of the largest booking agencies in Canada. Right now the world is in lockdown mode, and Jordan is one of the forward thinkers that will get the music industry back on track. The entertainment industry in general has been put on hold because of the COVID-19 pandemic. We will get through this, however changed it will be. Jordan has some great insights to the s...

Ron Hawkins is the principal song writer and lead singer of Lowest of the Low as well as The Do Good Assassins. Ron has been writing and releasing music since the Late 80’s and found some great success in the release of “Shakespeare my Butt”. And album that has become the soundtrack of many peoples lives. Shakespeare my Butt was the highest sold independent album in Canadian hist...

Limo and I go back 25+ years. I replaced him as front of house sound with SNFU in mid 1995 because of his commitment with NOFX. Limo was the main stage tech and monitor guy with NOFX for 24 years. He’s been around the world several times. Also known as Brett Hopkins, he’s now settled down in BC as a full time barber. He also plays drums in a band called Modern Terror . See the link for...

Cam Gray is the lead singer and guitarist in Toronto’s “The Bare Minimum”. The Bare Minimum released a new single on May 15th. it was mixed by Devon Lougheed. There’s a kick ass video available too all links are below YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujUSOxdKJvM Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thebareminimum Twitter: https://twitter.com/bareminimumband Website: h...

Patty O’Lantern is the lead singer and Dave Fenton is the Bass player for Toronto’s “Dragged In”. Dragged in released a new album on April 28 2020 in the height of a global pandemic. Like everyone in the world, they are dealing with the situation by promoting their new LP Titled L.P. I. The album sounds amazing partially because of the mixing work put in by Jerry Farley who...

Jason Hall is the lead singer of San Fransisco’s “Western Addiction”. The band was formed in 2003 and took a small break while Jason took care of his new born child. The band has put out a great punk rock record titled “Frail Brey”. The album came out on May 15th in the middle of a global pandemic. Like all bands everywhere, Western Addiction have cancelled all their...

Lee McCormack is the host of the “Tramps Like Us” Podcast. He’s also been a friend of mine as long as I can remember. This Podcast was recorded live to Facebook April 24th as part of the Apologue Live stream series. Stay safe and positive people! Tramps Like us Podcast LINK Brought to you by AIXdsp Shop now and get up to 50% off on all plugins. Website: HERE Shop with  amazon.ca...

Neal Page is the lead singer and guitarist, Tom Gilhuley is the drummer and vocalist of “Panic Problem”. Panic Problem was formed in Baltimore with a clear effort to pay homage to the 90’s era of power pop punk bands like Bouncing Souls, Green Day, Lagwagon and others. The because everyone needs to stay home and safe, this episode had allot of self reflective statements that migh...

Jason Navarrow is the founding member and lead singer for “the Suicide Machines” the band put their first album out in 1996 and toured all over the world until 2006 when the broke up. They would reunite to play the occasional benefit show between 2009-2019. Eventually, the band decided to work on new music and have released one of their strongest releases titled “Revolution Sprin...

Connor Lovat-Fraser is the lead singer for Boys Night Out. Connor has started a new kids pop punk project named “Hammy Hamilton”. Because it’s Easter, Connor has released a song and video titled “Might be the Easter Bunny”. The song sounds influenced by 90’s era punk rock like Descendents and ALL. the link to the song is below. It’s also played on the podc...

Kyle Gordon Stanley is a frequent guest on the podcast. Because of the current situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, I streamed the show live on Facebook on Thursday, April 2. The show wasn’t perfect, but we still managed to have a serious conversation on life as well as some laughs. The feed was interrupted when Kyle’s computer overheated. Shop with  amazon.ca ,  amazon.com  and  amaz...

Shane Alywood is the lead vocalist and guitar player, Dylan Murley is the bassist and backing vocalist of The Highsides. The Highsides have just self released a new album “Some Pretty Dark Thoughts” which is streaming on Soundcloud for free. Like everyone else in the world, The Highsides have been forced to cancel their May tour and will be waiting out the global pandemic to hopefully...

The Fizzgigs is a band founded by Jason Sinclair who used to be in Calgary’s Punk legends “Belvedere”. The Fizzgigs were supposed to be playing a show March 14, but they were forced to cancel based on the COVID pandemic. All on the entertainment industry is shut down until this threat is over. Their new album “Weeeeeeee are the Fizzgigs” is out now on Meter records as...

Paul McKenzie is the founder and lead singer of “The Real McKenzies” founded in 1992, The Real McKenzie are one of the first bands to blend celtic folk music with 2nd wave punk rock. Paul is the original member. Along the way, they’ve had over 33 members playing and touring in the band. Based out of Vancouver, the band set out on a western Canadian tour. I caught up with Paul in...

Jason Cruz is the lead singer of Simi Valley’s “Strung Out” Strung Out was formed in 1989 and had their first release and all following releases on Fat Wreck Chords From 1994-present day. “Songs of Armor and Devotion” is their 9th release that was released in 2019. The album is as strong as it is diverse. the album does not fall flat, a great release! Strung Out are o...

Zach Quinn is the lead singer of Fat Wreck Chord’s PEARS. PEARS are releasing their 3rd full length on March 6 2020 and in my opinion, this will be one of the best punk records of 2020. Every song is a masterpiece. There’s two songs from the album in the podcast, Enjoy! In the podcast, we talk about New Orleans and it’s weirdness. We talk about music and social media. It’s...

Kyle Gordon Stanley is a returning guest for another great conversation with his observations on life, music and movies. I always love having Kyle on the show as he is not only the most re-visited guest in the show’s history, But he was a follower and believed in the show from he very beginning. Shop with  amazon.ca ,  amazon.com  and  amazon.co.uk   Bookmark the link and support the show!!...

Tino Valpa is the lead singer and founder of New Hampshire’s “The Cryptics” . The Cryptics have been putting our records since 2009. “Continuous New Behavior” is a re-recorded album from 2013 that gives the band another try at improving the sound of an album they weren’t that happy with. The ban is on Tour for the first part of 2020 and will be mostly in the USA...

Mark Holmes is the founding member, lead Singer and Bass player for Canadian New Wavers “Platinum Blonde”. The band was formed in the early 80’s and was one of the first artists to earn fame through music television. Mark has never stopped reinventing himself and his band. Platinum Blonde is currently working on a new full length album to be released in 2020. Mark has also been a...

Welcome to 2020! and with that comes the best of 2019. a collection of the most memorable parts of the show last year. This year has a different twist to it. stick around till the end to get a bonus. Rest in Pease Neil Peart. condolences to loved ones, family and the fan base that stretches far and wide around the world Shop with  amazon.ca ,  amazon.com  and  amazon.co.uk   Bookmark the link and...

Claudio Delgift is the Guitarist and lead singer of the Buenos Aires prog rock act “LIGHT”. The band is primarily a recording project that doesn’t tour. They rely on YouTube and Facebook to promote their music. In the podcast we talk about the similarities and differences in the music industry in North and South America. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/lightband1 YouTube: h...

Steve Kravac is a Canadian Music producer that moved to LA over 25 years ago to pursue a dream. He never came home! Working as an engineer at the world famous punk recording studio known as “Westbeach Recorders”. Side note, that studio name is why I named my studio “insight Recorders”. Working at Westbeach got Steve in with lots of then unknown bands like Blink 182 and MXPX...

Hunter and Tristan are brothers in the Northern Californian band Decent Criminal. the band has released their 3rd album titled “Bliss” on wiretap records (US) and bearded punk records (EU). They are also on a west coast tour and will be on tour in 2020 in Europe and North America. The album is great, and you should buy three copies!! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/DecentCriminal...