JaM Sessions Podcast

Last week's guest is this week's co-host, and this week's guest is our Top Fan, our most engaged listener, the one and only Richard Stanley!! Check out the great conversation and WIDE spectrum of music Richard's been lucky enough to be a part of and find out exactly what "Drillers make Killers" means!  We start up the time machine and go back to the days of the TYC an...

Although a little late, due to some Technical Difficulties at JaM Sessions Studios (in the form of a huge upgrade to the recording gear and a new PC) Jeph and his Co-Host this week, The long and loyal Top Fan Richard Stanley himself proudly bring to you: The Man, The Myth, The Legend that IS Under Stress: Gabriel Gourd. Jeph and Richard catch up with each other after a VERY long time and talk abou...

Join Jeph and Darcy AND Bob (a super special Co-host/Production Assistant/Cameraman/Awesome Dude/Fetcher of Beverages) as they learn who exactly is Like a Motorcycle , well... the Kim Carson and KT Lamond parts of the bike anyway! We talk tours, tunes, times (both good & not-so-good) cameras and comics and d*#khead sound guys, and then we get the low down on how they hell they got their song o...

Jeph and Darcy hop in the time machine with this week's guests and head back to 1993 and get a chance to catch up with Walter Mason and Joe Landry  of Hard Ground. This Toronto-based Thrash Metal band made up of: Lloyd Mackay - Vocals Derek Rockall -Guitars Walter Mason - Guitars Joe Landry - Bass John Sagias - Drums,  were legendary in the Canadian scene and absolute Gods in 14 year old Jeph...

Hello Jammerz and welcome to our next Summer Camp Fireside Chat!! This week we have another brilliantly talented member of Grooveback! That's two Groovebackers Back-to-GrooveBack!! After many years of actually knowing each other, Darcy and this week's guest catch up and learn who, what, where, when and how our guest is able to dry off from the shower and STILL be dripping in talent, and...

Taking Summer Camp to a whole new level! Join Jeph and Darcy OUTSIDE as they sit around the fire in Steve's own front yard out in the middle of nowhere Nova Scotia, and learn where he got his start, some of the amazing people he's been lucky enough to share stages with, and we get lucky enough to have Steve share a few of his own songs and then get treated with the natural reverb on his...

Summer Camp continues with this week's guest "The East Beast" herself: Jordan Mackie! Download today's episode and get the 3-1-1 on the creator of the new Route 237 AND get not 1, but 2 WORLD PREMIERES off Mackie ‘s latest effort!    If you missed it, check out Mackie's rap battle (Tha Real Untamed) that proceeded our interview: https://www.facebook.com/groups/452273453107...

Rock Johnson, known to many as vocalist/guitarist of the bands Broke on Payday, Chaos Theory, Low Cut Monday & From All Sides, has been an integral part of songwriting teams in varied acts since the early nineties. The Bridge is the fourth release from Rock and may feel like a logical forward step building on his three prior releases “ And Begin ”, “ Disc Zero ” and “ Reasons ”. Those who know...

Happy Birthday to JaM Sessions!!  It's been a helluva year, hasn't it!? Did you miss the live stream A Year In Review? Well, here's the audio from it! Were you there during the whole two hour show? Let's re-live that day shall we?! Thanks for the follows, shares and support! Here's to another amazing year of music, connection and JaM Sessions!! CHEERS!! Support the show

Welcome to Summer Camp Jammerz!! WE HAVE OUR FIRST CAMPER!!and it's  Darcy Walsh He'll be our guest-host for a while and it's like he's been here the whole time!!  (as a huge fan of the show since day 1 - he kinda has been!) This week's guest is Frontman Extraordinaire and High-Kick Master himself - Andre Pettipas of Andre Pettipas and The Giants! We talk about his early s...

The long awaited Critic The Rapper interview... has happened. Shaun is the founder of 8Sparks Media, co-host of The Writers Block podcast, writer of the 8Sparks Stories podcast, a musician (Critic The Rapper), and a VR enthusiast and Author of Koala Celebrates Songkran (Koala in Thailand Book 1) Jeph and Shaun connected first through the podcast world but recently as the musician (Critic The Rappe...

This week in celebration of the new Green Jello (Green Jelly) album Garbage Band Kids released June 11th 2021  that was completely written and performed with over 100 Green Jello fans. We decided to have one of these fans and a band member for many years, playing multiple shows on for this week's guest.  Lazy D from Lazy Ass Destroyer. "Ryan Schwass" Lazy had one of his songs that h...

Born and raised in Brantford Ontario, but filled with east coast blood and vibes comes this week's guest; Cory Mercer! Recently moved to Pictou County in January 2021 and is looking to play shows wherever he can and find other artists that he could play with.  After getting to know him and hear his music, there is no doubt that he will get along around here just fine. We had a great time hang...

To help us celebrate Indigenous Heritage Awareness month and Straight Outta Membertou comes Devon Paul, spitting truth, culture and awareness for his family, community and nation. In 2016 alone he has been half way around Canada 3 times traveling and performing live, was on live satellite TV for the ECMA's (East Coast Music Awards) giving out the award for Aboriginal Album of the year and is...

We told ya it was coming, but due to the latest restrictions and recent lockdown status of Nova Scotia.... We had no idea when! Thanks to the magic of the internet; we were all able to get together virtually and had a great time talking to Nikki, Brett and returning guest, Leah of The Collective. Follow the Podcast and download this episode now to find out all the goodies you want to know about th...

The whole dang gang is here! First we had Mike McGrath then Pat Walsh and now we present you all 3 including Scott Sarty to give you StoneHouse. The boys have a brand new single "Holy Water" that came out on all streaming platforms April 20th (4/20) also with a kick ass new video that comes with it. All links provided below. First we started with a live stream with some live performances...

ANOTHER WORLD PREMIERE, RIGHT HERE ON JaM Sessions! Yes our favourite Power-Duo is back with their new single "You Can't Tell Me" that will be on all streaming platforms on April 20th (4/20) but you can hear it on this episode early for those who can't wait to hear the new tune from legends Mike Hiltz & Eli Hollet. We catch up with what's new with them including their...

This week our guest Dwayne has been laying down sick bass lines for years. We go through the list of bands he's been in and play some recordings from (Blunt Force, Slippery Moustache, Metronomicon and Aikia). Hear stories of the recording processes and performances of live shows.  We also find out how he got involved with DJing for Metal Nation Radio and what he learned from it. Blunt Force o...

Thomas T. Gunnz, Tommy G, T. Gunnz, Gunner, Tom, Tommy Arsenault. He's got lots of names, and layers! The guy's a preverbal onion when it comes to his musical tastes and the genres he's been a part of. Download now and get the story behind the man with the golden voice! The first third of this episode was a live stream from our Facebook page that was originally posted in March just...

So much for a 30 minute live stream!! How can you squeeze an hour of this week's guest's resume into 30 mins? You can't! Almost an hour long live stream on Facebook preceded this show and what a great ride down memory lane it was! Download now and learn where Paul Shaw got his start, how he's evolved into the true force he's become today and jump into the time machine he b...

When you think of names like Lightfoot, Rogers, Cockburn, Cormier, you'd best be making sure this week's guest; Dave Gunning is right there in the mix along side them! Listen in on the wonderful conversation shared between Dave and the guys and find out how he got his start, why he even started at all and how he's had to adapt to the ever-changing world around the music he's co...

Coming to you from a secret location named Ginger's Barn, we bring to you: Jeph's real life guitar hero, multi-instrumentalist, multi-award winning, super star and, turns out; a geek like Jeph! Ladies and Gentlemen... J.P. Cormier! Download this week's episode and travel back in time with the guys and J.P. where they talk about JP's humble beginnings in London, Ontario, his ear...

****EXTRA SPECIAL LIVE RE-CAST****  comin at ya from the JaM Sessions studio! If you were lucky enough to catch this Intimate & Interactive live interview on our Facebook page back on Feb. 18th, cool! If not; here is the entire audio version of that interview with our very own Tyler Mullendore! Born and raised on the picturesque island of Cape Breton and surrounded by music his whole life, Tyl...

All the way from Alberta comes the most Brutal and Gruesome vocalist in Canada.  (hence the name). Jeph and Mike find out how he got started in becoming an extreme metal vocalist, What were his early influences in metal to what he loves today?  We found out he is an avid fan of WWE wrestling too!!! We go over his discography of bands he's fronted as a vocalist: Gruesome Feast, Amnesty, Hate D...

Valentine's Day special, better late than never right!!?? This week, Jeph and Mike are joined by not just band mates, not just best friends, but these two are legit in love and even got married!! They are the co-founders and surrogate Mom and Dad of the band we all know and LOVE The Collective. We find out where they met, how their love for music has brought them together and how their love f...