Witchpolice Radio

Local alt-rockers [Northern Royals](http://www.northernroyals.com) (all five of them!) are back on the show to talk about their long-in-the-works (and COVID-delayed) new EP, recorded by the legendary Ggggarth Richardson in B.C.! We also discussed the ‘teeth’ incident and how bassist Kendra Emms got injured in a not-so-funny (but also actually pretty funny) way while filming a music video, and much...

Fuzzed-out, country-tinged grunge devotees [Big Foot Yeti](http://bigfootyeti.bandcamp.com/) are back with a new record, so here's a new interview with frontman Paul Pilgrim. BFY is back with their [creatively-titled second EP](http://bigfootyeti.bandcamp.com/releases) Sept. 1. It’s part of an ongoing thematic series of releases that was delayed (slightly) by the pandemic. It’s a fun conversation...

Selkirk alt-rockers [November Underground](http://www.instagram.com/novemberunderground/) are set to drop a new album Sept. 6 that is years in the works, so singer Kalyna and drummer Mark hopped on the podcast to talk about the record, the music scene in Selkirk, why they always seem to be shirtless, and much more! Fun chat with a band making waves both inside and outside the city limits. This epi...

Here's a conversation with Steve Henderson of triple-bass prog/punk/metal/instrumental unit [Fractal](http://www.instagram.com/fractalwinnipeg/)! We talked about the band members’ history playing in bands like [KEN mode](http://kenmode.bandcamp.com/), [Dead Ranch](http://deadranch.bandcamp.com/), [Velodrome](http://thebandvelodrome.bandcamp.com/), and more. Plus we talk the dynamics of having mult...

It's fellow Winnipeg podcaster and bad movie aficionado James Beaver of [Beaver Does Movies](http://www.beaverdoesmovies.com/)! We talked about his upcoming milestone 100th episode, his previous life as a pro wrestler, and why he can’t get into country music. Fun conversation with a good dude who is hustling as hard as I am on the DIY content creation — just on a different topic. Check out an epis...

There’s an excellent new (old) documentary out now about Winnipeg’s mid-‘00s hardcore scene, called [*The Manitoba Connection*](http://www.zellcoproductions.com/projects/the-manitoba-connection/). Here's a conversation with two guys whose bands were integral parts of that scene — Cam Scott (Under Pressure) and Russ Wardell (DSC, Hard Boiled). We talked about the film (directed by [Brian Barnhart](...

It's Winnipeg rap stalwart [The Gumshoe Strut](http://thegumshoestrut.bandcamp.com/), making his first appearance on the podcast since [2015](http://witchpolice.com/e/wr120-gruf-the-druid-and-the-gumshoe-strut-354741eff8d7ccL/)! We talked about his upcoming EP on [Saskatoon Folk Rap Records](http://saskatoonfolkraprecords.bandcamp.com/), his recently (digitally) reissued back catalogue, the way he...

Local R&B singer-songwriter [HAVS](http://linktr.ee/havshavshavs) is on the show for a fun conversation about creativity and emotion in songwriting, musical role models, staying true to yourself and not compromising your art because of what others want to hear, and much more! This episode brought to you by [Lana Winterhalt](http://lanawinterhalt.bandcamp.com/) and [Sean Burns](http://seanburns...

For this episode, I'm joined by prairie rap legend Epic! We talked about the new [Saskatoon Folk Rap Records](http://saskatoonfolkraprecords.bandcamp.com/) label and its Winnipeg connections (namely upcoming releases by [Rob Crooks](http://robcrooks.bandcamp.com/) and [The Gumshoe Strut](http://thegumshoestrut.bandcamp.com/music)), about his own decade-plus hiatus from rapping and what it’s like t...

Unconventional solo artist [Dalphon Black](http://www.youtube.com/user/wolfeman323232/videos) is on the show to talk about his current project, creativity without necessarily having the formal training to do it the “right” way, non-music, the joy of discordance, and much more! This episode brought to you by [Lana Winterhalt](http://lanawinterhalt.bandcamp.com/), [Sean Burns](http://seanburns.bandc...

It's a new interview (his third appearance on the podcast over the years) with Ed Durocher of jazz fusion (among other genres) septet [Apollo Suns](http://apollosunswpg.bandcamp.com/)! We talked about their COVID-shortened US tour, staying musically active during the pandemic, upcoming releases, and much more! This episode is brought to you by [Black-Eyed SUZIE](http://www.black-eyedsuzie.com/) an...

Talking to four people on the show is always tricky — even in the before-time when I interviewed people in person — but I think we pulled it off with this remote episode feat. alt-metal act [Helfreya](http://www.facebook.com/HelfreyaBand/)! We talked about their debut album, ‘[Shieldmaiden](http://helfreya.bandcamp.com/album/shieldmaiden)’, and the Norse/Celtic mythology therein, about taking adva...

I had a great conversation with Hamilton (via Winnipeg via Selkirk via Brokenhead Ojibway Nation) 'moccasingaze' artist [Zoongide’ewin](http://zoongideewinmusic.bandcamp.com/)! We talked about his deadly new record, [Bleached Wavves](http://zoongideewinmusic.bandcamp.com/album/bleached-wavves) ([Paper Bag Records](http://paperbagrecords.com/)), about his early career in Manitoba, discovering his s...

It's a conversation with Matt McLean, from folk project [Mellifera](http://www.melliferaband.com/), in which we talked about metal vs folk, the 21-year-old singer-songwriter's new Covering Manitoba series (which launches this week), his upcoming EP, “folk music with balls”, and a whole lot more! Don’t forget to check out some socially-distanced shows at [the Park Theatre](http://www.myparktheatre....

Scott Devine of [Devine Shirt Company](http://devineshirtcompany.ca/) is on the podcast to talk band merch and how it’s changed over the years, about the warehouse fire that destroyed his shop along with a number of local bands’ jamspaces, about staying small, local, and DIY, and a whole lot more. I think this is a good companion episode to some of the other music scene-adjacent podcasts I’ve reco...

"Heavy folk" singer-songwriter [Jared Adams](http://jaredadams.bandcamp.com/releases) just put out his debut solo album, ‘Tragic Nostalgia’. We talk about what nostalgia means, some of Jared’s early musical projects before his work with nerdy alt-rock outfit [Colour by Numbers](http://colourbynumbers.bandcamp.com), going solo and the challenges therein, and much more! Don’t forget to check out som...

We made it! Here's episode 500! It's a conversation with [Theresa Thordarson](http://theresathor.bandcamp.com/releases), best-known as one-half of the almighty [Bicycle Face](http://bicyclefaceband.bandcamp.com/album/bicycle-face), a/k/a Unicycle Face US. Theresa recently recorded and released a [solo album](http://theresathor.bandcamp.com/releases) and has been actively writing new material durin...

After a false start at making this happen, here's my conversation with singer-songwriter [Micah Erenberg](http://micaherenberg.bandcamp.com/), on the line from the teeming metropolis of Matlock, Manitoba! We talked about the work he’s doing at [the Secret Beach](http://linktr.ee/the_secret_beach) studio with other artists, how the pandemic has affected him (it hasn’t been so bad out in Matlock), h...

It’s always a blast talking to the [Gold Mountain](http://goldmountainsound.bandcamp.com/) gang on the podcast. I just recorded a new interview with 3/5 of the Winnipeg indie rock band, and we talked about their lineup reaching its final form, ‘emotionality’ in songwriting, the uniquely weird situation we’re all in with the pandemic, and a whole lot more. Note: because there are three interviewees...

[No List Records](http://store.nolistrecords.com/) boss man Lee Repko is on the show to talk about the history of his long-running label, ‘ugly music’, easing up (a little) on his music snobbery, the importance of record packaging and design, and much more! No List has put out music by some of Winnipeg’s finest noisy bands over the decades, including Kittens, Stagmummer, KEN mode, Dead Ranch, and...

Talking jazz again on this episode with Brandon (by way of New York) jazz musician and educator Matthew Steckler, a/k/a [Matty Stecks](http://www.mattystecks.com/). We talk about his [ambitious new double album](http://mattystecks.bandcamp.com/album/long-time-ago-rumble), impressions of the prairies, Charlie Chaplin, jazz’s future in this COVID-19 infected dystopia, and much more. Matt has an exte...

It's a conversation (recorded from inside a closet) with local metalcore outfit [Epirus](http://epirus.bandcamp.com/releases)! We talked about their upcoming EP, life as a band during the pandemic, easycore (which was a new one on me), and much more. This episode is slightly shorter than usual, because there's only one song as opposed to the usual four. Their EP isn't out yet, so the only track we...

More tape label talk on this episode! It's an interview with Nick Camble about his brand new tape label, [Frozen Hell Records](http://www.facebook.com/frozenhellrecords/), his bands [Suburban Hypocrites](http://suburbanhypocrites.bandcamp.com/) and [Inhumed](http://inhumedcanada.bandcamp.com/), and lots more! Always rad to see a new source for (physical) punk and metal releases in this city! The l...

Winnipeg tape label [Dub Ditch Picnic](http://dubditchpicnic.bandcamp.com/) is celebrating its 10th anniversary! Here's a conversation with bossman Chris Jacques about the everlasting appeal of tapes, collecting massive amounts of physical music (I can relate), and sticking with a passion project despite plenty of bumps along the way. Great label releasing a lot of lesser-known stuff from Winnipeg...

Jim Agapito is a Winnipeg filmmaker, punk, and lead singer of the mighty [Agapito](http://agapito.bandcamp.com/album/sadism) (a Winnipeg supergroup featuring members of Cancer Bats, Union Stockyards, and more)! He's been on the show in the past, but this was his first one-on-one on the podcast, and we talk about the band, the pandemic and how it has affected his life and career, and so much more....