The Adamantium Podcast

Canadian songwriter/instrumentalist and member of Barenaked Ladies, Kevin Hearn, joins us on this episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss his latest solo project, There and Then: Solo Piano Improvisations, it’s truly improvised nature and inspiration, his partnership with producer Mark Howard, and his collaboration with Gord’s daughter, Willo Downie, on the improvised artwork for the album....

Justin Benlolo of BRKN LOVE joins us on this episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss their debut self-titled album, it’s vision of pure rock n’ roll, and how he dealt with the unfortunate timing of releasing it just before the pandemic. We also talk about the inspiration behind their song “Crush,” the decision to cover Bishop Briggs’ hit song “River,” and why it makes an awesome rock song, a...

Toronto alternative rock band, Monowhales, join us on this episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss their latest single, “CTRL^^^” and their upcoming sophomore album, the pressure of a second album, and covering Nine Inch Nails’ “Hand That Feeds.” We also talk about what it means to be a “Toronto band,” their favourite characteristics of the city and it’s music scene, working with Al-P of Mst...

Keyboardist, Kevin Young, of Canadian alt-rock band, Moist, joins us on this Virtual Series episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss their new album, End of the Ocean, and it’s theme around human consumption, as well as the single “Tarantino (Bullet Kill Sex Love Thrill)” and it’s bizarre video. We also talk about the band’s reunion after more than a decade long hiatus, the environment of mus...

Singer-songwriter and frontman, Raine Maida, of Canadian alt-rock trailblazing band, Our Lady Peace, joins us on this Virtual Series episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss their newest and 10th studio album, Spiritual Machines II, and why it needed a continuation. We talk about the future predictions by Ray Kurzweil that the albums are based on and their incredible accuracy, pre-releasing t...

Guitarist, Ian D’Sa, of Canadian punk rock band, Billy Talent, joins us on the season premiere episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss their long anticipated sixth studio album, Crisis of Faith, and the process of getting it completed over the last two years. We also talk about how his travels to India inspired the first single “Forgiveness I + II” and it’s cinematic video series, collaborat...

Guitarist, John-Angus MacDonald, of quintessential Canadian rock band, The Trews, joins us on the season finale episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss their latest album, Wanderer, and the pandemic anthem single “I Wanna Play,” as well as legendary Hamilton musician, Bob Lanois’ participation in the music video. We also talk about the upcoming 20th anniversary of their debut album, House of...

Canadian duo, BROS, made up of Ewan & Shamus Currie of The Sheepdogs, join us on this episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss their second album, Vol. 2, as well as their latest set of Christmas singles, and the context behind “Sad Christmas.” We also talk about their experimentation with alternative instruments and styles, the influence their father has had on their music, movie scoring, ca...

Canadian singer-songwriter and The Lowest of the Low front man, Ron Hawkins, joins us again on The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss their new double live album, Taverns And Palaces, the significance of those gigs, and the elements of a really good live recording. We also talk about the background to their single, “When She Falls,” the 30th anniversary of their debut album Shakespeare My Butt, and th...

Singer-songwriter, Sara Kays, joins us on this episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss her song-writing process and how she’s grown into her latest EP, Struck By Lighting. We also talk about breaking out during a pandemic, crowd testing lyrics over TikTok, busking as an early teenager, and her first experience in Canada.

Canadian hip hop trailblazer, K-OS, joins us on this episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss the return of live music, and why he has always gravitated towards rock n’ roll artists. We also talk about his latest single “HOT BOY” with 16-year old emerging Toronto talent, KAGE E, his cover of The Cars’ “Just What You Needed,” and the importance of variety in his music.

Canada’s rock n’ roll messiah, Sam Roberts, joins us on this episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss the big night feel on the afternoon of one the first amphitheatre concerts in Toronto since the start of the pandemic. We talk about his latest album, All of Us, and it’s rally cry to the human species, as well as his quintessential debut album, We Were Born in a Flame, and how it changed his...

Australian indie folk singer-songwriter, Vance Joy, joins us on this episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss his beautiful new single “Missing Piece,” and it’s relatable nature over the course of the pandemic, his Mom’s influence on his music, and how his life changed after his song “Riptide” became an international smash hit and the longest charting song in Australian history. We also talk...

Singer & songwriter, Finny McConnell, joins us on this episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss his 30-year journey fronting Celtic punk band, The Mahones, and his decision to put out his first solo record, The Dark Streets of Love, this late into his career. We talk about how The Mahones formed by chance, his early career fear of being dubbed “fake Irish,” playing in a band with Gord Downie...

Country music singer & songwriter, Jordan Davis, joins us on this Virtual Series episode of the The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss his latest EP, Buy Dirt, and how it represents his personal reflections during the pandemic, and the significance of having Luke Bryan on the title track. We also talk about the importance of honesty and detail in songwriting, his family’s songwriting roots and their i...

Lead singer & guitarist, Ryan Guldemond, of indie rock band, Mother Mother, joins us on this Virtual Series episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss their new album, Inside, and how the pandemic forced them to create music differently, their latest single, “Sick of the Silence,” and its meditative roots, as well as the amazing music video of fan submitted footage for “I Got Love.” We also tal...

Badass rock n’ roll frontman, Josh Todd, of Buckcherry joins us on this Virtual Series episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss their new album, Hellbound, the latest single “So Hott,” as well as their experience making an album during the pandemic. We also talk about the delicate backstory to the song “Rescue Me,” their bond with Canadians, touring with Mötley Crüe, and Josh’s 1999 centrefol...

In our first in-person interview of 2021, this episode of The Adamantium Podcast features Ewan Currie & Ryan Gullen of Canadian rock & roll band, The Sheepdogs. We discuss their new EP, No Simple Thing, the guitar vibes in their single “Keep On Loving You,” the sociological inspiration behind “Talk It Over,” and being dubbed a ‘summer band.’ We delve into their acclaimed Rolling Stone Magazine cov...

Lead singer, Adam Duritz, of renowned alternative rock band, Counting Crows, joins us on this Virtual Series episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss their long awaited new album, Butter Miracle, where and how it was written, how it’s intended to be listened to, and how the streaming platforms released it incorrectly. Adam tells us in detail about the song “Angel of 14th Street,” how it was c...

Genre-bending guitarist, singer-songwriter, Ayron Jones, joins us on this Virtual Series episode of The Adamantium Podcast after the release of his official debut album, Child of the State - easily one of the best rock albums of 2021. We discuss the #filthy guitar riffs used in his lead single “Take Me Away,” and it’s sensitive subject of his childhood abandonment, his latest single “Mercy,” and i...

Canadian singer-songwriter, Jonathan Roy, joins us on this Virtual Series episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss his new EP, My Lullaby, in which the music spawned during a period in his life where he sold his belongings and bought a van to live and travel in. We divulge into his single “Lost,” it’s emotional influence and beautiful performance video. We also talk about the moment where his...

Lead singer and bassist, Aaron Pauley, of metalcore band, Of Mice & Men, joins us on this Virtual Series episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss the three EPs they’re releasing in 2021, as well as their latest single, “Bloom,” and it’s beautifully sorrow vibe. We also talk about training your screaming voice, performing with Linkin Park, working at Burger King, his Twitch chill sessions, and...

Singer and front man, Bobby Amaru, of hard rock band, Saliva, joins us on this Virtual Series episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss their new EP, Every Twenty Years, which celebrates the 20th anniversary of the band’s breakthrough album, Every Six Seconds, featuring re-recorded tracks with the new band lineup. We talk about their synonymous single “Click Click Boom” and how it’s still heav...

Irish singer & songwriter, Imelda May, joins us on this Virtual Series episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss her latest singles leading up to her sixth studio album, 11 Past the Hour - The inspiration and feeling behind “Made to Love,” collaborating with activists Gina Martin & Dr. Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, and working with rock n’ roll legends Ronnie Wood & Noel Gallagher on “Just One Kiss.”...

Adult film star, director, producer and best-selling author, Joanna Angel, joins us on this Virtual Series episode of The Adamantium Podcast. We discuss her newly released second book, “Club 42: A Choose-Your-Own Erotic Fantasy,” how she developed her writing skills, and her creative process. We also chat about her entrepreneurial history, significance in the “alt porn” genre, tattoos, and punk mu...