I spoke to Heather Trost (Neutral Milk Hotel, Beirut, A Hawk and A Hacksaw, etc) and she has an awesome debut full length record ready to drop in early June. We talked about the key records of her formative years, international folk stylings informing her sound (1:46), projects that lead to Heather putting out her…
(Pictured at the forefront of the photo) I talked to art rock musician Kim Rancourt and we got into a number of cool topics. We discussed important records from his formative years as a music fan (0:16), what prompted his move to New York (1:44), Cool stories from the 70’s New York music scene…
With the recent death of Chris Cornell, my good friend Shjon calls in to The Maskell Sessions from Hamilton, Ontario to talk about the circumstances surrounding the Soundgarden front man’s passing, his final show in Detroit, his legacy, suicide, drugs, getting older, gender pronouns, a Toronto Blue Jays player being suspended for using the word…
Episode 206 of The Maskell Sessions kicks off with a recap of my experience at the High Level Trade Show, doing live shows, Liberty Multimedia, my parents, more feedback on my column and I take a look at more questionable clips of Bill Nye Saves The World and his stance on sex and gender. Other…
I had decorated amateur wrestler and 3-0 Bellator heavyweight Tyrell Fortune on the show. We discussed how he started wrestling in third grade through an after school kids program (0:42), His start in mixed martial arts training with the Blackzilians (1:38), the stress and adrenaline of mma fighting causing him to drop close to thirty pounds…
Liberty Uncensored LIVE from the High Level Trade Show! On this episode of the podcast, Dylan Bowker joins us for our first live broadcast in High Level. We discuss our experiences doing live shows, Chris Benoit, the community response to Liberty Multimedia, recording on location, giant cheques, evolving our business and The Solar Guys. Other…
I spoke with the guitarist/ vocalist for avante garde punk/ noise duo Cinema Cinema and had a great talk with Ev Gold. We discussed how the band got their name (2:10), new tracks from their recent record Man Bites Dog (7:45), the band’s relationship w/ the legendary Martin Bisi (14:45), the band having their world turned…
I spoke to light-heavyweight and heavyweight mma fighter Victor Valimaki. I had a great talk with the MFC and UFC veteran about quite a few topics. We discussed kidney damage from cutting 37 lbs (1:10), fighting for Unified MMA on September 29th (2:10), fighting for free in his next fight to prove a point to promoters that…
I open The Maskell Sessions with my lack of interest for this years Stanley Cup playoffs, concussions in sports, Sidney Crosby being injured, photos from a U.S. Army combat photographer seconds before she was killed, an FBI investigator falling in love with the ISIS recruiter she was investigating and the Fyre Festival disaster. Other topics…
On this episode of The Maskell Sessions, I address my recent column about people asking for money, the different feedback I received, a woman being rescued from a crane in Toronto, Justin Trudeau’s story about his dad “taking care of” his brother’s drug charge, pardoning Canadian pot convictions, a Thai man killing his baby and…