{"id":3280543,"date":"2026-01-11T12:49:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T16:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/?p=3280543"},"modified":"2026-01-11T12:49:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T16:49:38","slug":"once-on-much-ep06-the-killjoys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chsrfm.ca\/blog\/current-shows\/music\/onceonmuch\/once-on-much-ep06-the-killjoys","title":{"rendered":"Once On Much – Ep06 The Killjoys"},"content":{"rendered":"
Episode 06 – The Killjoys<\/a> \"\"<\/h5>\n

When Mike Trebilcock thinks back to the 1990s, his memories don\u2019t start with chart positions or industry milestones\u2014they start inside a building. Specifically, the MuchMusic and CityTV headquarters on Queen Street in Toronto. It was a place of live performances, interviews, cameos (including a blink-and-you-miss-it walk-on in the film Balls Up<\/em><\/a>), and it was where Canadian bands felt seen. Long before that, though, The Killjoys<\/strong><\/a> were built on a lifelong friendship. Mike and drummer Gene Champagne had been playing together since they were kids, shaped by \u201970s radio, bubblegum pop, punk, and power pop. That mix became the band\u2019s signature\u2014catchy, scrappy, and true to who they were.<\/p>\n

Listening back now, Mike sees The Killjoys\u2019 catalog as a series of moments in time. Starry<\/em><\/a> captured their DIY beginnings, Gimmie Five<\/em><\/a> reflected a leap forward recording at Memphis\u2019s legendary Ardent Studios, and Melos Modos<\/em><\/a> gave them space to experiment back home. Revisiting those songs years later feels \u201clike putting on a comfortable pair of shoes,\u201d he says\u2014helped by the fact that he wrote them in a range he can still sing without thinking. Being part of Big Shiny Tunes<\/strong><\/a> and the MuchMusic<\/strong><\/a> era didn\u2019t feel historic at the time, but looking back, Mike sees how it put Canadian bands on equal footing with bigger American acts. These days, he brings that same creative energy to scoring films<\/a>, working on indie projects that he describes as \u201ca bit punk rock\u201d themselves\u2014DIY, imaginative, and slightly off-colour. His music can be found across platforms like Tubi<\/strong> and AMC+<\/strong>, with new projects always on the horizon. Much like the indie music scene he came up in, the indie film world thrives on risk, personality, and heart.<\/p>\n

Looking back, The Killjoys didn\u2019t set out to define an era\u2014but they became an essential part of one. And decades later, those songs still fit just right.<\/p>\n

Connect with The Killjoys:
\nMIKE TREBILCOCK WEBSITE<\/a> || THE KILLJOYS WEBSITE<\/a> ||\u00a0 THE KILLJOYS INSTAGRAM<\/a>\u00a0||\u00a0MUSIC<\/a><\/b><\/h6>\n

Tracklist:<\/strong>
\n1.) The Killjoys<\/strong> – Rave + Drool<\/a> || Gimmie Five<\/em><\/a>
\n2.) The Killjoys <\/b>– Today I Hate Everyone<\/a>\u00a0||\u00a0Starry<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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Episode 06 – The Killjoys When Mike Trebilcock thinks back to the 1990s, his memories don\u2019t start with chart positions or industry milestones\u2014they start inside a building. Specifically, the MuchMusic and CityTV headquarters on Queen Street in Toronto. It was a place of live performances, interviews, cameos (including a blink-and-you-miss-it walk-on in the film Balls<\/p>\n

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