SeanGeek and FastFret Podcast

Once upon a time in our fair city, a great radio station called CKIC-FM came on the airwaves to add college radio to our city, competing against the university stations UMFM from the University of Manitoba and CKUW from the University of Winnipeg. The amount of great music we all got exposed to pushed indie music hard. Oh yeah, and that guy Robert did, too. We all have our own Robert. But more on...

Sean is back from Portugal. In this 450th, we give a shoutout to one of the greats in Shaneomac, the one responsible for creating the spark to our very own show. (3:19) We talk about Seanorama’s origin on Rum Powered Reviews. We tell Kraken stories, starting with Todd’s (9:37) and Sean’s. (14:35) We go to the polls to talk about everyone’s favorite music streaming service. (27:36) We chat about th...

Sean and Todd are both on the road, learning how to Zoom while driving, and both trying to find their way to an off-site meeting. Todd shares his insight into car buying during the climate in 2023, when there are waiting lists to get a new car, explains MSRP, advertised and out the door pricing, add-ons, and tries to help guide you through the process. All of this while the boys try their best to...

Sean is back on the road and Todd is in the studio as we go old school Geek and Fret. We chat about the two seasons of Winnipeg (winter and construction), Sean almost has an accident, Todd being bent over by YouTube, Sean goes through drivethru live, InObscuria, Robin’s Donuts vs Tim Horton’s, family recipe books, Kevin Brown’s original music is awesome, dad’s mispronunciation of everything, as we...

We get in trouble on the interwebs, we rename temp Alex to Rory Employay, and we also discover the Ipod. Oh, yeah, and we also play some kick-butt tunes! Hello California - Austrian Death Machine from Total Brutal Get To the Chopper - Austrian Death Machine from Total Brutal Wear These Scars of Testimony - Goatwhore from Haunting Curse Fall of Lucifer - Trouble from Psalm 9 Barbarian – Electric Wi...

This week we welcome musician Kevin Brown from Seaside Pod Review and the Tom Petty Podcast. We open the show with some talk opera singer Elizabeth Zharoff and the Small Town Titans. (1:48) We speak on vocal techniques and some singers with specific intonations (we reveal where James Hetfield from Metallica picked up his vocal affectation) and Axl Rose got his. We talk about the vocals on Dome and...

We bring on musician Kevin Brown from the Seaside Pod Review Podcast and the Tom Petty Project Podcast. (4:33) We chat all about coffee and turning Portuguese, surviving the apocalypse in Portugal, hooch, and going to Scotland to visit Rage Rage.  (16:07) We chat about the podcasting community, shows like Podcast Will Rock and setting up the track an episode format, the trials of playing musi...

Karen Bee and Sean discuss Guardians of the Galaxy 3. What hurdles did the film face, how did James Gunn going to DC change things, and now that the trilogy is done where do we go from here? Ulysses Bloodstone had the shortest screen time in Werewolf By Night. Who is he and where did he come from and why did this character impact Sean so deeply? #podcast #mcu #gotg3 #bloodstone #marvelcomics Websi...

This week Karen Bee and Sean discuss all things Morbius, Sony Spider-Man, and everything happening on that side of the “MCU”. Deadpool is coming to the MCU in his own inestimable fashion. What can we expect, what are we hoping for, what rumors have bubbled through? All this chat weaves around sequels, prequels, and final movies that are split into 2 parts. Why is pacing so key and why it is okay t...

Imaginary Cities is possibly one of the best bands to ever come out of the Great City. Their debut went over huge and shared the talents of Rusty Robot (formerly Matyas) and Marti Sarbit to the world. Their debut album Temporary Resident broke me and many others into a million pieces. We take a walk through the album, offering some back history and a proper introduction to this must-have album. Th...

This week we are putting focus on two amazing bands you might have never heard: Big Jack Pneumatic and The Swear. Enjoy what you hear in this episode BUT go buy their music! Yeah you might find the music over on the McStreamingServices but your best bet is to get everything on Bandcamp. Control - Big Jack Pneumatic from Big Jack Pushover - Big Jack Pneumatic from Big Jack Deadfall - The Swear from...

This week we bring on Kevin Williams to the show. (0:32) We break down the beginnings of his excellent show with co-host Robert Harrison called InObscuria, a Podcast all about the Lost, the Forgotten, & the Should Have Beens in Rock, Punk and Metal. Kevin leads us through all that is Robert, and the steps that led to the show and what it is today, from his beginnings as a podcast fan of Decibe...

Day 3 of working with Alex the Temp as he attempts to gain full time permanent status. What happened after the bike theft from last episode. And guess what? Someone has pirated us and has been distributing our show over the Interwebs! Be sure to find it on UsTube. The boss AND the Metal Lord both make appearances. And we praise the other Metal Lord, Christopher Lee. What did we listen to: Rays On...

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Karen is back to talk movie lengths, trilogies, and streaming series. (0:32) How long is too long? How much filler is there? Does everything need to be a trilogy? Why are some movies final movies in a series split into two? What works better for a movie and what works better for a TV series? We switch off to Star Wars and chat on storytelling in an ever-expanding universe. (11:24) What did Solo ge...

To warm everyone, we start with a story, (0:32) before we turn our attention to Elon Musk and Skynet and his “philanthropy”. (5:47) What has our show done? We talk an improvement and some upcoming changes to some of the formatting of the show. (8:22) April was our best month in a long time. Thank you all for it. What were those top episode? (18:31) We love the Rage Rage podcast. But just how much...

We cover The Flash and the Ezra Miller saga, continue about child actors, and some historical context to it all. (1:28) What is all the news around Fantastic Four, the castings, the tone, the F4ntastic and keeping the essence of the characters? (18:23) Marvel Studios’ Blade is under rewrites yet again, but that is a good thing. (25:16) We provide context with some talk on Age of Ultron and Thor th...

How many pages do YOU have on your phone? (3:08) We read a fan’s mail, clarify what our Patreon is NOT, and what we DON’T want to do on there, and talk about what 5 Star reviews actually mean. (8:03) And we moved onto the topic board! -     Can Todd speak in a creepy Michael Jackson voice? (20:03) -     We received a letter from the Illuminati. Wha...

It is another of work at the Metal Shoppe --- and by work, we mean sitting back and listening to Metal. Sean and Alex the Temp don’t care about doing any lousy work --- unless the boss shows up. And don’t get caught listening to Beyonce: because the METAL LORD will not approve! This episode is no different than last episode except someone tries to blackmail us. For Those wondering what we played t...

Pure Entry. The mind is clear. The entry is pure. Modern rock with a vintage vibe and a touch of hip-hop rooted in Manitoba, Canada. We welcome Pure Entry to the show for the first time. In typical Albuquerque fashion, we start off with talk on Robin’s Donuts versus Tim Horton’s, the quality of McDonald’s food, picking up bass players on street corners, merman drummers, stage names, Alice In Chain...

We welcome back Ronald George Moore to the show! We talk about Gilmore Girls and Sebastian Bach. (0:32) Ace Frehley formerly of Kiss has called out Paul Stanley for being a dick and wants a formal apology. Why are they fighting and where did this all come from. (3:59) Sam from Witchpolice Radio recently had Brad Roberts from the Crash Test Dummies on and we just had to talk about it. (36:02) We wr...

We are trying something new this week on the show and introducing the Metal Shoppe. During SeanGeek’s dayjob, he works for a metals shop. But what does that even mean in context to the show? And just who or what is the Metal Lord? He snuck his Zoom recorder into work and along with his co-workers, listens to metal all day. What are they playing today? Here is what we played: This Isn't An Exit - D...

Sean and Todd start off this week with some Mr Robot and Streaming Services. (0:34) Can you cut the cable from cable and if so how to keep up on local news. All of this leads into Todd’s pitch for a new Netflix series. (15:28) How should we engage on Social Media? Is it better to pay someone? And where does Patreon and Twitch fit into all of this? (26:22) What is the state of State of Decay 3, and...

In this episode of Music That Broke, we cover the influence of Soundgarden’s Louder Than Love album, some key songs and just how innovative the band was. #podcast #music #soundgarden #louderthanlove   Website: www.seanmcginity.ca Merch: Red Bubble: https://www.redbubble.com/people/seangeekpodcast/shop Tee Public: https://www.teepublic.com/seangeekpodcast @seangeekpodcast on Twitter, Instagram...

Karen and I needle Mark Camire from the Podcast Will Rock on Marvel Studios Quantumania. (0:32) We break down the film, from the MCU detractors to what the movie and the Studio got right. What is up with all these Kang variants and where is Kang taking the MCU from here on out? This leads into talk on Victor Von Doom and just where and how we think he is going happen, and Mark brings on a great th...