SeanGeek and FastFret Podcast

It has been 10 years since the Thunder Road novel came out and Chadwick is back with a new book set in the Thunder Road world, gathering 10 short stories set in the Thunder Road world. We discuss how this came about, writing stories not from Ted Callan’s perspective, the music of the book and its influence, reading it separate from the trilogy, and additional characters from the trilogy. We also t...

Episode 400 is here!!!!! We discuss entrance themes (and pick em, do you agree with our choices?), Freestyle Fellowship, some new tracks coming. Todd has been using his Virtual Reality: What has he been playing and what has been his experience? We talk computers, expansion, recording on our PC’s, State of Decay 2, cross platform play, how to get a new gaming console for free. We talk banks, bankin...

In another episode of Music That Broke Me, we move on from Pump Up The Volume and into the harder edge of The Pixies. Trompe Le Monde opened up a whole world of music for me and Less Than Zero and Bright Lights Big City opened up the possibility that I could harness my own voice into my first serious novel. The books and the music brought out PJ Harvey, Beastie Boys, Radiohead, and introduced me t...

Todd is away for the next couple of episodes. He will be back in time for episode 400! This week, Sean delves into the movie that broke him, Pump Up the Volume. Inspired by Eric Senich’s episode (see show notes below for more info), Sean breaks down the movie that changed the music he listened to. Pump Up The Volume was deeply influential musically, thematically, and philosophically and was one of...

More shenanigans this week with Mark and Corey from And The Podcast Will Rock, as we continue along our journey of presenting great Canadian rock to the world!!!! Throughout the showcase, we talk Terry David Mulligan, Pikes, Odds, Heterosexuals, blowback on Nickelback, Gordon Lightfoot, hair metal and grunge, Kids In The Hall, Teen Encounter, video game voices, fat shaming, SNL, Dave Matthews, and...

We love Rush on this show, but we wanted to prove that Canada produces some of the best and freshest rock that isn’t Rush. With special guest Corey and Mark from And The Podcast Will Rock, Sean, Todd and Corey have tabulated a list of great Canadian songs from some great Canadian bands to expose the sole American on the panel Mark to. Quickly and handily this goes off the rails (to the curmudgeons...

Sean and Karen cover Disney’s D23. They cover the Mandalorian, Tales of the Jedi and other Star Wars stuff. Harrison Round and Short Round reunited. Werewolf By Night opens up and connects so much of the MCU. Just how is it going to do that? We break down our theories. We talk Little Mermaid, and some of the other live action Disney movies. Karen hits on the common reoccurring error in these re-cr...

Part Two of our track by track breakdown and ranking of Van Halen’s Fair Warning with Eric Senich from the Van Halen News Desk and Booked On Rock. We flip the album over to side B this week and provide the final rankings of the album. www. Bookedonrock.com https://www.vhnd.com/fair-warning/ Lost Van Halen So This Is Love Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b94Qq9rzSSY #podcast #music #vanhalen...

Eric Senich from the Van Halen News Desk and Booked On Rock is back. We talk pets, pet insurance, Sammy working with ghosts, Eric’s dad, Heard/Depp, Sammy and the Circle, the band Bonham, and on to the main event: Van Halen’s Fair Warning! Where do we stand on the album? Just where did that album cover come from? We break this album completely down and rate each track. What context was there when...

(0:22) Karen is now a married woman! She shares some stories of her destination wedding in Hawaii, including the ocean, some customs, and flying to the US. (8:56) We dive into Ms Marvel and explains how Marvel Phase 4 IS working and why. We talk Disney’s contracts with their talent and how that ties to the Ezra Miller incidents. Is Ezra the new Robert Downey Jr.? We also talk Prey and Jordan Peele...

We welcome back ShaneLovesGames. We start off with Sean’s story of his treadmill accident and why there should be disclaimers on Pod Of Thunder. We chat some Metal For Breakfast and Balls To The Walls. And then right into our favourite cover songs. Here is our playlist: Three is the Magic Number – Blind Melon Man Who Sold The World – Nirvana Landslide – Dixie Chicks/Smashing Pumpkins Thank You – C...

(0:23) The boys talk fave podcasts, podcast apps, and the Podcast hosts that intimidate Sean. (11:10) Posted on Mitch Lafon’s Facebook page, Brian Greenway from April Wine dropped a bomb. We discuss what he said and offer our own opinions on the statement. What controversial thing did their guitarist/vocalist Brian Greenway say. Is it songwriting to use someone else’s samples, riffs, fills, or run...

FastFret is back! And we open with a new purchase Todd made: VR Oculus Goggles! (1:20) And as always, there is story behind the purchase. We talk all about VR and Viewfinders. The discussion goes into the advent of new technologies, like personal computers, holograms, and how that rings in to the future of Virtual Reality. And what does this have to do with Fried Clams? (23:01) When did tobacco en...

We talked about this quite some time ago and we are back with another metal episode. Still solo, folks, but that will be rectified very soon. SeanGeek takes a walk down memory lane to his first true introduction to metal. Metal For Breakfast, released in 1984 on Attic Records was my gateway. Let’s take a listen, track by track to this classic defining album that opened the metal doors to me. Here...

Solo episode, and with good reason! Todd’s Birthday gift is the arrival of his daughter and their family (including his granddaughter). I discuss “Covid fog” and lost focus during the pandemic. How did Darrell Dwarf Millar get me over my fog? And in the same breath, how about some Leigh Bargugo? Whatchanges have happened in the studio, and what is happening with releases of some material from Sean...

Sean and Todd are in studio together at Blinshriek Studios this week. The Topics this week are: -         Self Checkouts -         Living Wages -         Luna’s obsession with Todd -         Gas Prices -  &nbsp...

We have Karen back and we cover a hell of a lot of Star Wars. Obi Wan Kenobi is complete and we have watched it all. How was the series? We talk Ewan’s performance, continuity, aging, whether there will be a reworking of Episode 4 to make things fit, Star Wars Rebels, Kathleen Kennedy and Kevin Feige, and Dave Feloni. We talk rewatches. Sean has finally completed watching the Clone Wars and wants...

This week is part two of our interview with Chris L from the Pod Of Thunder. We start off the show with a few rounds of Incorrect Headlines (contributed by Sam Thompson from Witchpolice Radio) as Chris shares his own Incorrect Headline. We talk about losing one’s creative work, Drake and streaming media, and a new segment Read My Spam. Be aware, we share some inside baseball on Podcasting. And we...

This week we have on special guest Chris L from the Pod Of Thunder Podcast. We discuss the podcast and go back in time to talk about his music, his gear, the coffee shop, the Flying Aarons, meeting the Jones Brothers, working for Playboy, the origin story of Pod of Thunder, the Chris Jericho connection and the heat generated, and how special the Jones Brothers are. Recommendations are provided thi...

In light of the news that dropped this past week, SeanGeek goes solo to explain just what was the concept of his and FastFret’s former band Dome’s album We Are Machine. He breaks down the tracks with snippets of EACH song to tell the story of not only the album but the writing of it. This story has never been told before. You can listen to the album in full here: https://domewpg.bandcamp.com/relea...

SeanGeek checked out Celebrations Dinner Theatre’s production of Summer of 69 and does he have a lot to say about it. https://celebrations.ca/shows/summer-of-69/ For the actors with professional posting, check out these talents! Len harvey https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1537236/?ref_=vp_close Kat Fullerton https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5960537/ Kyle Gruninger https://www.instagram.com/kylegruninger/?hl...

Live from Keycon. With special guests CoreyGeek (from Geekspin) and Googly Doc (from Creative Conundrums). We start with the opening question: Is it too soon to go back to playing the board game Pandemic. What makes a supervillain? Where is that Kraken sponsorship and what are the best times to hashtag Kraken? Who was Doc rooming with? Who was wearing pants? What happened to facial expressions dur...

On the road to Keycon. We do our regular on route to Keycon, mid Keycon and Post Keycon overview of the Con. What are we looking forward to? We talk all about what is going on with the Bulletboys now, the negative comment we received from a “fan”, and how they recovered their career. What is happening to the Hudson Bay building in Winnipeg? Do they still make phonebooks? Do you like Starbucks? How...

We talk Clone Wars and Star Wars talk (Episode 1, Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Rogue One, Solo), The Boys, Ozark, Keycon, Trivia Jeff, Manitoba Moneyshot, just how cool Todd is, the Pandemic board game, why being square is cool, Game Knight, and what is a nerd Manitoba social. We talk all about She-Hulk and that trailer that released. Is it any good? We watch along and dig into the character’s hist...

An early morning edition of the show. The brothers are recording very early to talk all about Keycon! Keycon runs every May Long weekend (also known as Victoria long weekend). Just what is Keycon and what can YOU expect when you come see us as we record from the convention. We review Twitter results, our appearance on the Manitoba Moneyshot, buying and selling your house just before a major flood,...