The Creative Imbalance

Today we are joined with singer/songwriter Kasey Karlsen of Deadlands around the release of their brand new debut EP titled "SEVEN". The absolute hype of this release is astronomical and it is amazing to pick Kasey's brain at such an exciting time in her career. She shares with us how she used to rock out in her bedroom and dream about being in a band as a kid. We also learn how she found her voic...

Today we are celebrate 30 Years of The Haunted with founding member and guitar player Patrik Jensen! He tells us about the day he quit his job to go all in on his music career which ended up pioneering an entire genre of extreme metal alongside his peers in the Gothenburg scene (At The Gates, In Flames, Soilwork). The Haunted also just dropped an absolute banger brand new album titled "Songs Of La...

Today we are joined with Asavari & Shaivalini Kumar around their new short film titled Creatures Of Chaos that takes a deep dive into modern society and the effects of our mental health. Even though this is a short animation it left us moved and questioning personal day to day habits, intake of energies, and unnecessary pressures that this world can weigh on you. Also around the heavy messages thi...

Today we are joined with Adam Biggs of Rivers Of Nihil as they are on the cusp of releasing their brand new self-titled album that is sonically one of the coolest things we've heard in metal all year. Around Adam breaking down how they evolved into this sound and direction we take a deep dive into other subjects such as Fantasy Vs Reality in lyrics, making music videos, modern media consumption, l...

Today we are joined with singer/songwriter and viral video sensation Chrissy Spratt. From combining her musical talents with social media savviness, Chrissy has grown a massive community of over 4 Million people on TikTok, 1 Million on Instagram, and multi-million views on YouTube for her famous cover songs. She breaks down how that success came to be, gives us an inside look into her new single "...

Today we get a look into the brand new dramatic WWII film "Fog Of War" with director Mike Day. Fog Of War staring the legendary John Cusack, Mira Sorvino (Romy & Michelle Highschool Reunion), Jake Abel (Supernatural), and Brianna Hildebrand (Deadpool 1, 2, & Wolverine) is an intense guess who kind of mystery that takes place on a secluded property during the second world war. Around getting the be...

Today we are joined with the father of e-sports Walter Day! You may have been introduced to Walter many years ago through the popular Netflix documentary The King Of Kong and he is back as the main focus in a heartwarming new film titled Arcades & Love Songs. There is a brief moment in The King Of Kong showing Walter playing his guitar and saying he was going to quit the gaming industry and become...

Today we are joined all the way from the UK with Sammy and Justine of the mega rising metalcore act Employed To Serve. Beyond us being into their music for the past couple years what we loved the most about this interview is learning their adorable origin story of being high school sweethearts. They tell the tale of how they met and eventually how the band came to be. We also learn about Justine's...

Not only is our guest today one of the most loveable characters in the MCU (DEADPOOL's Dopinder) but Karan Soni was recently the lead in a brand new romantic comedy titled "A Nice Indian Boy". We are joined with Karan and the director Roshan Sethi to get a behind the scenes look at that film, while also getting some in depth insight on comedic acting, improv, directing, and Karan shares some cool...

Today we celebrate the legacy of Caliban with founding member Marc Görtz and newest member Kenneth Iain Duncan. This chat has a wide perspective from Marc creating this band over 25 years ago in high school to Iain who was a long time listener being able to join the band with some incredibly fresh elements. Also speaking of those new elements Caliban is on the verge of releasing their new album ti...

Today we are joined with filmmaker/pro wrestler Kate Kroll to take a further dive into her incredible documentary "Lunatic" that tells the many layers and legacy of the legendary wrestler Luna Vachon. Personally as a Luna fan I have seen many showcases on her story and this is hands down the best one. Beyond talking about the tragedy around Luna's journey, it shines a light on how much of a pionee...

This year during our adventures at Toronto Comicon we had the pleasure to have quality sit down with George Buza to talk about his returning role as BEAST in the X-Men 97 series. The most fascinating thing about George's iconic X-Men journey is just how much layered correlations he has had in his real life that relates to Beast character. It's kind of spooky in a way. Also around absolutely geekin...

Today we are joined with award winning author Elizabeth Hand to talk about her feature in the brand new docuseries titled "First Word On Horror". This series features 5 of the top modern writers of the horror genre today. What's cool about this project is as they are being interviewed about their life, it dips into a fully animated version of one of their selected horror short stories and gives yo...

Today we are joined with singer/songwriter and TNA Wrestling original Goldy lockS! She joins us today to tell us about one of her new singles with country singer and former WWE Women's Champion Mickie James titled "I Didn't Know". Also like the title of that track we DIDN'T KNOW that this would end up being one of the realest chats we ever had on this show as Goldy tells us this riveting tale of w...

You may have heard the song "Goodbye Horses" on your local radio station, in countless Hollywood films like Silence Of The Lambs, or even while doing missions in the Grand Theft Auto 4 videogame. Q Lazzarus who is the artist behind this hypnotic track had a strange disappearance during the height of her fame in the mid 90's. This was shortly after having a scene in the Oscar winning Tom Hanks film...

Today we are joined by one of the biggest pioneers of pirate radio Sue Carpenter. This chat is around the brand new documentary titled 40 Watts From Nowhere that tells the crazy tale of how her and a band of misfit creatives in the 90's illegally tapped into the Los Angeles airwaves and started a station of their own known as KBLT. It was secretly broadcasted from her own apartment and she spent y...

Today we are joined with director Lowell Dean around his brand new film titled Dark Match. This horror/pro wrestling flick starring Chris Jericho, Ayisha Issa, and Steven Ogg (Trevor from GTA 5) is coming to select theatres and the Shudder streaming service on January 31st. We get a behind the scenes look into the crazy practical effects, working with Jericho, how the idea came to be, and Lowell's...

Did you know that "Night of the Living Dead" creator and the king of zombie horror genre George A Romero wrote an entire script that was intended to be the very first Resident Evil film? We are joined by director Brandon Salisbury who masterfully broke down the whole story and first draft of the script in his new documentary titled "GEORGE A ROMERO's RESIDENT EVIL". Alongside giving him praise on...

Today we are joined with filmmaker Jeff Finn around the release of his brand new docuseries (and what he considers his life's work) Before The End: Searching for Jim Morrison that takes a deep dive into the mysterious nature of Jim's death, while also featuring some of the most candid interviews you will ever hear from the people who were actually a part of Jim Morrison's life. Around getting this...

Today we are joined with Bubbles of Trailer Park Boys to hear all about his recent journey with his band The Shitrockers that was documented in his latest film "Standing On The Shoulders With Kitties". From Sunnyvale trailer park all the way to Abbey Road, we hear about his humbling perspective on tour, get a one step tip on dealing with anxiety, the power of manifestation, why we may be living in...

We are joined with Sara May of Falcon Jane to not only hear about her latest album Legacy, but to learn about the legacy of her own. Around being one of our favorite Canadian artists, Sara is also a director/cinematographer who creates stellar music videos for her own songs, teaches guitar lessons for teens at a rehab center, and is on an ever evolving journey as a songwriter. This is a deep and i...

Today we are joined with Director/Photographer Ashlea Wessel to talk about her journey into making horror films. She recently had two of her short films in "Creepy Bits 2" at the Blood In The Snow film festival in Toronto, and around hearing about her creation process she gives us some advice for any aspiring filmmakers. Ashlea is truly a well of knowledge, experience, and good vibes! We thoroughl...

Today we are joined with Tribulation's founding member Adam Zaars to get some insight on their 20 year legacy as a band and their brand new album "Sub Rosa In Æternum" that dropped this past week. We personally think the album is a modern goth-rock/metal masterpiece and thoroughly geeked out hearing the influence and story behind them taking a different direction towards their latest work. Truly a...

Today we are joined with director Peter Lepeniotis to get a behind the scenes look into R.L. Stine's latest film "ZOMBIE TOWN" that features mega legends such as Dan Akroyd and Chevy Chase! Also around hearing about how Zombie Town came to be, we take a dive into Peter's amazing history as a legend himself in the animation world. His work spans across some of the most iconic films such as Toy Stor...

Today we are joined with Adam Rodness and Stu Stone to hear all about their brand new film "Don't Fuck With Ghosts" that mixes both reality and fiction into one big story of trying to make contact with the other side. Around getting all the details of how they met and how this project came to be, it was extra special to pick their brains on both their long standing history within the film/televisi...