1009 - Pink Floyd, Nickelback, Gwen Stefani, Black Eyed Peas & '60 Girl Groups!

This week, a real cross section of artists, which speaks to the depth and diversity of our interview archive.            First up is Pink Floyd.  We have a short but interesting chat with David Gilmour from 1984 and he promotes his solo work, but also wrestles with the past and future of Pink Floyd.  Then we have an awesome 1979 chat with legendary Canadian producer Bob Ezrin as he talks about Pink Floyd’s The Wall – and as many fans know, Bob was instrumental in the creation of that album – and he has lots to say about it – from the development of the theme, to Roger Waters’ LACK of musical imagination (at least at the outset) to the planning of the ambitious tour that was to follow.  Fascinating stuff from a guy who’s NOT afraid to share his opinions.           Then we have a chat with Chad Kroeger and the guys from Nickelback from 2014.  This was around the time that the whole backlash against them was just starting to heat up.  They address it head on – and do a very good job too!           Then we travel back to 2004 with Gwen Stefani, upon the release of her first solo album.  Gwen is a bundle of energy who cannot be contained – and you can hear the passion, emotion and even insecurity that drives her.            We also have a short but fun segment with the Black Eyed Peas from 2005 – a boy did THEY ever own the charts in that decade.            We also remember the classic ‘60s Girl Groups, with cool facts from the amazing book “Will You Love Me Tomorrow?” Our favourite story is about the vocal group that you’ve likely heard thousands of times over the years, but never knew by name.  Famous Lost Words, hosted by Christopher Ward and Tom Jokic, is heard in more than 100 countries worldwide and on radio stations across Canada, including Newstalk 1010 Toronto, CJAD 800 Montreal, 580 CFRA Ottawa, AM 800 CKLW Windsor, 610 CKTB St Catharines, CFAX Victoria, AM1150 Kelowna and 91x in Belleville.  It is in the Top 20% of worldwide podcasts based on the number of listeners in the first week.