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Ep85 - "Side Stage Acceleration" with Jordan Gardner Jan 25, 2024

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Jordan Gardner is a Montreal based DJ and producer. His most recent EP Rhythm Acceleration was released in December on Carousel. Jordan sat down with us to discuss the origins of Ebony, meeting Mikey Apples while working at a shoe store, Weldon Park, jerk chicken, the early Bambi's days, Burial, learning to Dj through playing soccer, Girl Talk, embracing technology, old heads, laptop DJ's, David Guetta, Montreal nightlife, Hyperwine, Rosalia, Riz Ahmed being an Ebony fan, Reggae, testing new tracks in the club, 'Youtube to Mp3', side stage artists, content creation, Todd Edwards' Tik Tok, Skrillex, AraabMuzik and more!

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Ep83 - 'Vagabond' with Young Guv Jan 04, 2024

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Ben Cook aka Young Guv is a musician, producer and manager. He is also lead singer of the legendary Toronto hardcore band No Warning. Ben sat down with us to discuss the common narrative of going to New York and returning to Toronto, the negative effects of constantly touring, routine, getting into character for No Warning shows, the Hellfest DVD, getting into hardcore as a teenager, people hating 'Ill Blood' when it came out, New Ho King, performing private showcases for record executives in LA, meeting Rick Rubin, partying with Paris Hilton and Avril Lavigne, signing to Linkin Park's record label, living in the same building as Good Charlotte and Rick James, Ben plays us a voicemail of Fred Durst trying to sign No Warning in 2003, performing 'Run' with Ghostface Killah, Luka Magnotta, Josh & Ben meeting at American Apparel in 2008, joining Fucked Up, Vice Magazine, The Bitters, the 'Lo-Fi' era, getting a bad Pitchfork review, his label Bad Actors, Summer 2016, Jimmy Prime, Yacht Club, Debby Friday, musical ADD, mixing albums in a Honda Element, trying to sign Kali Uchis before she was famous, No Warning reuniting, having a vision and more!

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Ep81 - "The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year" Dec 21, 2023

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We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss Josh's birthday plans, 'Poor Things', things slowing down in December, transition lenses, the Bar Italia show, Dev Hynes, Debby Friday, the way directors hold cameras, Austin's short trip to Montreal, Vancouver redemption, rating systems, comparing our Letterboxd accounts, Kanye's cursed 'Vultures' rollout, Emma Stone, 'post industry plants', Amanda Bynes, deleting twitter, 'The Sweet East', 'Priscilla', 'Cool Things' and more!

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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Ep80 - "Sagittarius Season" Dec 08, 2023

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We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss Austin working a weed event, charcoal filters, 'Budtenders', free shots, Josh opening for Bar Italia tonight, classic indie rock guys, 70mm screenings, 'May December', YTV's game show 'Uh-Oh', making a Letterboxd account to review Christmas movies, dark app ideas, Squid Game: The Challenge, reality tv contestants, narcissism, rating your friends, Kontravoid live at EXPO, old goths, 'Jingle All The Way', weird Christmas music, Sagittarius season and more!

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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Ep79 - "Rock Scarred" with Dan Burke Dec 01, 2023

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Dan Burke is a legendary Toronto-based concert promoter who booked shows over the last 25 years for artists such as Orville Peck, The Brian Jonestown Massacre and The White Stripes. Dan sat down with us to discuss being a big fish in a small aquarium, his 'Class Of' concert series, viewing new bands as draft picks, growing up in Montreal, working as a busboy, The Montreal Gazette, his early days as a journalist, working as a producer at The 5th Estate, Irish Canadian organized crime group 'The West End Gang', The Hells Angeles, Saturday Night Magazine, uncovering corruption within the RCMP in the 90s, Montreal weekly crime tabloids, The Main Deli, meeting Leonard Cohen, smuggling smoked brisket into prison, addiction, sobriety, becoming a club promoter, Club Shanghai, the Detroit garage rock scene, The Deadly Snakes, the El Mocambo, lower east side glam bands, The Silver Dollar, Now Magazine and more!

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Ep78 - "Locals Only" with Josh Pong & Le Creepture (Part 2) Nov 16, 2023

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In part 2 of our conversation with Josh Pong and Le Creepture, Norman Wong crashes our podcast just in time to taste test a variety of asian snacks including duck tongue and chicken feet flavoured chips, as well as dried stingray. As we munched on snacks, we discussed dating a vegan, Labyrinth Lounge, Oliver El-Khatib as a high school DJ, helping people move, Josh Pong turning down a job with Kanye West because he can't drive, walking cities, Ikea, accessibility, Bodega Nord, 'the good, the bad and the ugly of Toronto', and more!

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Ep78 - "Locals Only" with Josh Pong & Le Creepture (Part 1) Nov 09, 2023

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Josh Pong and Le Creepture are two longtime friends from Toronto who have had their hands in everything from nightlife, graphic design, restaurants and streetwear. In part one of this episode we discuss 90's counter culture, house music, discovering Hip Hop, art school, 'The Legend of Josh Pong', their graffiti days, getting robbed at a Cypress Hill concert, Central Tech, pre-internet slang, leaving positive Google reviews, living in Sweden, being a creature of habit, trying to love Toronto, Drake, the design of Toronto garbage cans, stoop culture, living at Double Double Land, bedbugs, Toronto clubs in the 90's, switching up your style, choir, hidden gems, Hong Kong Bistro Cafe and much more!

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Ep77 - "Millennial Party" Nov 02, 2023

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We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we recap our Halloween party at EXPO Warehouse, borrowing expensive equipment, handing out halloween candy, kids costumes that wouldn't fly these days, the winner of our costume contest, method acting, 'Dunbar's Number', not being able to remember peoples names, 'Coherence' (2014), referring to people by their Instagram handles, Young Teesh, Webb performing as an old man, Millennials, generational shifts, mysterious Instagram ads, 'This American Life', guerrilla actors, genius', The Shaggs and more!

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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Ep76 - "Creative Executive" with Lauren Armstrong Oct 26, 2023

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We’re back with everyones favourite recurring guest Lauren Armstrong! In this episode we discuss Julia Fox's new book 'Down The Drain', tv shows being too dark, 'Killers of the Flower Moon', Frasier, Halloweentown, Josh's Nightmare, dreaming about scorpions, Toronto-centric Halloween costumes, Thermal's new single 'Plaster Girl', subconsciously naming your art, archive Instagram pages, fake job titles, bringing back shame, 'Creatives', 'Zanta', Cold Pod party as a networking opportunity, Trinidad James' new career as a creative director and more!

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Ep75 - "Push It To The Max" with BAMBII Oct 20, 2023

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BAMBII is a Toronto based DJ and producer who's most recent EP 'Infinity Club' was released in August. Bambii sat down with us to discuss touring Australia for the first time, Eastern Europe, taking her time with music production, Aaliyah remixes, 'Infinity Club', chronic procrastination, finding collaborators, the music industry's lack of social spontaneity, remaining accessible, Taylor Swift, Instagram as social currency, working with Kelela, turning down roles in TV shows, the way DJ's are portrayed in movies, co-directing all of her music videos, the pros and cons of people taking pictures of DJ's, Boiler Room, people who don't dance, the evolution of her party 'Jerk', Toronto still having a level of excitement, Soca vs Dancehall, Beyonce, Drake and more!

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