Bob's Basement: A Podcast About Change

Bif Naked is a singer-songwriter, performer, author, spoken word artist, actor, philanthropist, activist cancer survivor and just all around wonderful person. She has a new Album on the way called CHAMPION. Listen to this week's podcast to hear Bif talk about how she believes all the changes that she has faced in life are not unique, but universal. She and Bob discuss how her perspective on the ch...

Billy Newton Davis is a former Broadway Singer/Dancer, a Juno winner, and just an absolute delight to speak to. In this episode we go through 50 years of change that Billy has experienced through the many lenses of his life: a performer, a son, a black man, an out gay man and just simply as a human being. Billy shares anecdotes about sharing the stage with the likes of Jackie Gleason, Gloria Gayno...

A first (of hopefully many) appearances by a member of the greatest band ever in Canada. Rob Baker of the Tragically Hip has teamed up with the very talented and funny Craig Northey of The Odds to form Strippers Union. This "side project" has been making music for over 15 years together. Last week the released The Undertaking and the first single "We Are The Underworld". Rob and Craig join Bob in...

Darryl Hurs is the founder of IndieWeek Canada. IndieWeek is an independent music and industry festival based in Toronto. Thanks to the pandemic Bands and venues are hurting. Beyond hurting in fact. IndieWeek is trying to do anything it can to "pivot" to "evolve" and indeed to change to better accommodate new and upcoming bands, managers and promoters. If you want an idea of where the music and li...

Luke Bentham is the lead singer The Dirty Nil. From Stoney Creek Ontario this trio is signed to Dine Alone Records and they released an album on January 1st 2021 ....it's called F*ck Art. It is their third full length release. Luke and Bob discuss the changes that any upcoming band go through as they try to reach the masses. Throw in a pandemic and the inability to do live shows - and a band needs...

Steven Page formerly of Barenaked Ladies is Bob's guest this week. Bob and Steven discuss being a Canadian Rock Star living in Canada during the Trump administration. They talk about the changes from living in an old house on the Danforth to rural New York State. And much much more.

As the 2020-2021 NHL season kicks off Bob welcomes former NHLer Cory Cross into the basement this week. Cory shares his experiences as a professional athlete and how he dealt with change throughout his playing years. With over 650 NHL games, two World Championship Gold Medals and a very memorable playoff goal with the glory starved Toronto Maple Leafs in the early 2000s Cory has a lot of insight i...

To kick off 2021 Bob's Basement goes big. The one and only Toronto Mike talks all things change. Mike Boon is an entrepreneur who has embraced change throughout his life. Bob and Mike talk career changes, family changes and Bob gets Mike's perspective about the changes to on of their shared loves: the fine city of Toronto.

The final episode of Bob's Basement for 2020 features Eric Alper. If you don't follow ThatEricApler you should. A former record industry rep Eric is now one of Canada's most well known pop culture experts. Bob and Eric talk about the myriad of changes in the recording industry from it's inception. Listen if you want to hear an informed opinion on the state of the music industry in Canada and abroa...

Remember Econoline Crush? They had a string of Canadian Radio hits in the late 90s into the 2000s, were featured on MuchMusic and Big Shiny Tunes. Well, Econoline Crush is basically one guy: Trevor Hurst. Trevor joins Bob in the basement this week and he tells his story of change and his adaptive nature. Trevor is a Psychiatric Nurse now. He just wrapped up three years of work with the Dakotas of...

Steve Anthony is nothing short of an icon in Canadian Broadcast history. A first generation Much Music VJ, a major market morning show host on television and radio and a voice actor. Steve joins Bob in the basement to explain how he feels that virtually all the changes in his life (both professionally and personally) have all led to a better place. He speaks candidly about his sobriety and about h...

Julian Taylor is a Toronto based singer songwriter. You may remember him from the band Staggered Crossing and their early 2000's Canadain radio hit "Further Again". Well, a lot has changed since then for Julian. For one he is a solo act now - his latest release "The Ridge" was just named a top 10 Folk Album for 2020 by Pop Matters, he now hosts a daily radio show on 106.5 Elmnt Radio and oh yeah -...

My guest this week is no stranger to change. Jake Gold managed the biggest band in Canada, The Tragically Hip for 17 years. Then he didn’t manage them. Now he does again. He was also a judge on Canadian Idol for 6 seasons. He also manages The Pursuit of Happiness and other great Canadain artists. Listen in to see how Covid 19 has affected the music management business among other stories of change...

Wanna talk change? How about the modelling word? How about since the 1980s? In this episode we welcome Canada’s supermodel Monica Schnaare to the basement to explain how she dealt with being on the cover of Vogue magazine at the age of 14 and what she is doing these days.

Today Bob is joined by Leon Harrison. Leon is the lead singer of Australian band THE LAZYS - who have strong ties to Canada and specifically Toronto. Early in the bands career they relocated from Australia to Canada. This changed everything. Now Leon has created a musical mentorship program called Bandwagon. Listen in to find out how Leon deals with and reacts to change.

Bob's Basement welcomes Nadia Lloyd this episode. Nadia is a Toronto based artist whose 2020 has been full of unpredictable change, from the mayor of Toronto visiting her studio unexpectedly, to her iconic Black Lives Matter covid masks being worn by The Toronto Raptors. Plus Bob and Nadia talk about her past incarnations professionally as a broadcaster and an event planner.

Bob is joined in the Basement this week with Mike Chalut. Mike is a television actor (Kim's Rude Awakening, Wedding SOS, Queer As Folk), a radio announcer, a producer and one of the most positive people you will ever hear from. Bob and Mike talk about some forced changes, some changes he initiated and the fact that he had to change his wedding date thanks to the pandemic.

Today we talk about change with the founding member of Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace Mike Turner. Mike left the band 10 years after starting it. He has also been a member of Crash Karma, he has been a studio owner and now mixes and engineers for all kinds of projects full time He has a unique view to offer about change - listen in!