Salad Days

On the nineteenth episode of the podcast, Dave talks to Tim about the hardcore scene from his early days in Ottawa, all the way to touring the world as the guitar tech for Carlos Santana. In his early days working at a gas station in Ottawa, Tim meets a floppy haired dude in a red car blasting Violet Femmes (aka Dave Bookman), and together they form The Bookmen. From tech-ing with the Rheostatics...

On this eighteenth episode of the podcast, Dave gets together with Ken to discuss his need to play loud and fast as a young Canuck, along with his good friend Steve starting way back when he was 12! They started by using their grandma's house as their rehearsal space and the rock just kept coming, eventually meeting the guys that would form the classic lineup of The Monoxides. So many great storie...

On the seventeenth episode of the podcast, Dave and Jill discuss many epic stories like what it's like to tour as the only non-dude in a 10-passenger van, with a whole slew of Canadian rock dudes (from the great East Coast Canadian label Dependent). We get the scoop on her son's punk band, learn how her brother's gift of Joni Mitchell's Blue changed her life, and get the deets on a new album comin...

On the sixteenth episode of the podcast, Dave talks to Grant about his love of The Beachcombers, British Columbia, and 50's rock and roll! Even more wacky topics include the power of harmonica, the influence of Back to the Future, and a final thought on what he really should have done differently back in the 90's. Grant Lawrence - https://grantlawrence.ca/ As always, selected releases are also ava...

On the fifteenth episode of the podcast, Dave teams up with Jane Gowan from the excellent Music Buddy podcast to create a look back on the past year of Salad Days. Dave asked Jane to collect her favourite stories from each artist, along with short introductions/impressions, to give context to all the great stories we heard from everyone from Carla and Lynette Gillis in Episode #1, all the way to C...

On the fourteenth episode of the podcast, Dave talks to Charlotte about growing up studying everything from french horn to piano to steel pan to drums. She's done many things in music but ultimately landed as an accomplished singer-songwriter with five full length albums released so far. Growing up, the turntable in her house switched between classical music and classic singer-writer, but her musi...

On the thirteenth episode of the podcast, Dave talks to Dave about his love of slapback delay, growing up in the same small town as a very famous basketball star, and the various wardrobe choices he made as a very young rocker! He knocks it out of the park with an in-conversation live take on the very first song he ever wrote! Enjoy all the stories and musical goodness! The Golden Seals - https://...

On the twelfth episode of the podcast, Dave talks to Taylor Knox about growing up Aurora, Ontario as part of a uniquely musical family. We go back to the days of shopping for records on Queen Street, watching Full House with the fam, and later playing with artists like The Golden Dogs and Hayden. A great conversation with one of Canada's most talented and positive musicians! Taylor Knox - https://...

On the eleventh episode of the podcast, Dave talks to Chris Adeney, aka Wax Mannequin, about his days growing up in and around the Hamilton area, eventually making his own brand of electric/acoustic/intense-tastic music. From the early days of hearing his dad play boogie woogie piano music, to his recent escapades corralling kids in a school production of Oliver, Chris has a rich and unique histor...

On the tenth episode of the podcast, Dave talks to old friend José about the power of lasagna, getting swept away by family plans, and almost cancelling the By Divine Right show at Sandbanks Music back in 2017. You are going to love the early track here which is technically the very first ever recording from BDR. A musician with a life story unlike any other, José is a true original. By Divine Rig...

On the ninth episode of the podcast, Dave talks to Steven about starting out in music long before the days of Three Gut Records, and his time in the great and accomplished band Constantines. Solo music, collaborations with Daniel Romano, the goodness of working with Julie Doiron, leading the Sappyfest team for several years, and growing and building You've Changed Records. Music and art as a way o...

On the eight episode of the podcast, Dave talks to Luther about the early days riding bikes around Kingston, searching for your people. You'll learn more about the history of the Funhouse studio, originally set up on in Kingston's abandoned Alcan factory. Luther's passion for community building really shines in the discussion of his current 'Wakefield does Wakefield' project. This one has a whole...

On the seventh episode of the podcast, Dave talks to Don about the importance of sketching, almost inventing Uber Eats, and the excitement of playing music in high school (that actually gets people to dance for the first time). His embryonic track from his band My Pal Hoagy lays out the template for the music he would return to years later with Communism. Don's positivity and love of family is inf...

On this sixth episode of the podcast, Dave sits down 'drummer to drummer' to discuss a rich musical and personal history. We hit on topics like the honesty of Rush, first drum kits, and the smell of a great steak dinner. Dave reflects on his hidden love for rock and roll bombast that came out when spitting out water onstage at the Government, just like his hero Bill Bruford. We learn the common th...

On this fifth episode of the podcast, Dave discusses the early days when Ariel's dad came home with a Thrush Hermit CD from the ECMAs, just about the same time Mathias bought his first Men Without Hats album. There are stories of tiny basement shows in Kingston, and bigger stages starting the Lawnya Vawnya festival in Newfoundland. Their embryonic track is the high school-era version of the song "...

On this fourth episode of the podcast, Dave talks with Pete about his days playing G.I. Joes back on the West Island of Montreal. An early track from his own teenage self...wait, make that TWO early tracks...will blow you away with the musical skills on display at such a young age. We talk about the shenanigans of touring in a young band comprised of old high school friends, plus the risks of summ...

On this third episode of the podcast, Dave talks with Charles Austin about his early days growing up in Ontario with free time on his hands, and how that produced a love of guitar and early rock and metal. An early track from his band Iron Egg really gets things cookin' for a kid that was only 12 at the time of recording! We cover the early years in Halifax playing with The Super Friendz, and then...

On this second episode of the podcast, Dave sits down with Tony Dekker to discuss the early days growing up on a farm in Wainfleet, Ontario. An embryonic track from Tony's high school band called Lock Eight speaks to where things would eventually go with the Great Lake Swimmers. Learn some finer details about Tony's time working as a drive time college radio DJ, along with the joys and freedom of...

On the very first episode of the brand new podcast from Zunior.com's Dave Ullrich, we sit down with Carla and Lynette Gillis to discuss their early days growing up in Nova Scotia, Canada. From using their dad's toupee as a key prop when making their bedroom character skits, all the way to early live metal shows in downtown Halifax, we learn more details about the early origins of their unique musi...