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General Distortion – Episode 14 – Tyson Davidson

We’re back! Hopefully for good this time! Photo credit: Ryan Stacey (@staceytakespictures)   My good buddy Tyson Davidson for this weeks episode to talk about how not to be a douche when making music videos, hosting touring bands and the grind involved with building up a music scene!   Tonight! I clean out some old interviews

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Album Review: Jessie Brown – Keeping Appearances

    The warm rasp of Jessie Brown’s dangerous blend of fuzzy rock is a soundwave grown from the roots of the best power singers in history. With the lungs of Janis Joplin and the range of Freddie Mercury, Brown has been captivating audiences, both big and small, filling the spaces that remain with her

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Song Review: Psychotropy – Synthesis

  Synthesis is our first look at Moncton tech-death band Psychotropy. The band is composed of vocalist Noah Arsenault and Metal Bukkake founders Jonathon Lurette and Chris Doucet. The track is a perfect representation of what the metal community on the east coast enjoys, wave after wave of blasts and the vile, finger-breaking riffs of

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Interview: Keith Doom and the Wrecking Crew

  Keith Doom and the Wrecking Crew are punk rockers from Sydney, Nova Scotia. I recently got together with them at Maritime Metal and Hard Rock Festival to talk about their music, their annual Doomsday shows and how to make the perfect hotdog.   Check out their new album “Total Expendable” here: https://keithdoomandthewreckingcrew.bandcamp.com/ Podcast: Play in

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Interview: Winterhearth

  Winterhearth is a three-piece extreme metal act out of St. John’s, Newfoundland. I talked to them at Martime Metal and Hard Rock Festival about Newfoundland’s metal scene, the challenges of touring off the island and of course their music!   Check out their latest album “Resettlement” here: http://www.winterhearthmetal.com/music-media   Podcast: Play in new window |

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General Distortion – Episode 12 – Joy Departed

Episode 12!   Halifax’s Joy Departed joined me to talk about their album Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind, Nicki Minaj’s butt and about the unpleasant process of getting hit by a bus.   Listen to their album here: https://joydeparted.bandcamp.com/   Also included in this episode is and interview I did with Jon Landry from The

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General Distortion – Episode 11 – Lionsault

Episode 11!   Lionsault from Miramachi, NB joined me and special guest host Chris Waddell a few weeks back at Maritime Metal and Hard Rock Festival! We talked about their ECMA winning album “Are You Feeling Lucky?”, social media tactics and why Spotify sucks.   Listen to their album here: https://lionsault.bandcamp.com/   New episodes every Monday

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The Crazy Train Episode #CXXI

Been a while my friends! Episode #121 was a pre-recorded episode, but it wont be the last! I WILL however be doing my first live show in a month THIS upcoming Saturday, Sept. 2nd. Episode #121 kicked off with two brand new tracks from Montreal’s ‘Requiomend’ from their album ‘Tide breaker’. Hoping to see the

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Rocking The Riverfront

The New Glasgow Riverfront Jubilee is back this weekend in Pictou County, NS. The line-up is stacked with some of the best the east coast has to offer, but if you need further convincing read below!

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Maritime Metal and Hard Rock Festival celebrates 5 years

Maritime Metal and Hard Rock Festival enters it’s fifth year with a perfect sampling of the the east coast scene, with new faces and old favorites set to embrace the stage in Windsor. Veteran bands Black Moor and Doom Machine will provide a strong veteran presence as both bands are coming off strong fourth-coming albums.

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General Distortion – Episode 10 – Malixiria

Photo Credit: Stephen LeBlanc of Maximum 110   Episode 10!   Casual co-host Sean Carroll and Alex Galley are two fifths of Malixiria. On this episode we talk about rap artists, Trump and the importance of having a wide spectrum of influences as we recover amidst the aftermath of Metal Bukkake 3!   Malixiria’s new

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The Crazy Train Episode #CXVIII – MM&HR Feature #2

Yes, my friends only a couple weeks to go before I see you all in Windsor, Nova Scotia for the 5th year bash of the Maritime Metal & Hard Rock festival! I decided to do another feature just to give a little more exposure to the bands and to you the listeners, so if there

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General Distortion – Episode 9 – Bukkake

Episode 9! On this show we talk about the Metal Bukkake happening this weekend in Cocagne, NB, the upcoming Cattle Decapitation tour, the East Coast Music Association and Rick and Morty.   Song of the Week: Foretold – No Man’s Throne   Check it out here: https://nomansthrone.bandcamp.com/track/foretold   Tune in this coming Monday from 10-11:30pm on

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General Distortion – Episode 8 – Nick Piovesan

Photo credit: Alicia Montague aka The Photo Ninja   Episode 8! We sat down with Nick Piovesan of Behold, The Conqueror to talk about the bands new album, his acting career, Smart Phone Film Festival and dumb youtube videos.   Check out his bands new album here: https://beholdtheconqueror.bandcamp.com/   Tune in every Monday for new episodes

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Underground Sound Episode #6

This was episode #6 of Underground Sound and our first podcast. In this episode we took a crack at throwing some ska-punk tunes your way including songs from such bands as Sublime, Choking Victim, and Slightly Stoopid. Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS | More

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The Crazy Train Episode #117

All Crazy Train Festival passes have now been won! All contests now closed! Thanks so much for those of you who participated. Unlike “MAJOR” broadcasting radio stations, college/community radio can be hard for contests. In the past we’ve almost had to literally just give prizes away, so it means a lot to me when I

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