Episodes
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In Your Last Days
In Your Last Days by 97.7 HTZ-FM
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Into the Light
Into the Light by 97.7 HTZ-FM
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You Lose
You Lose by 97.7 HTZ-FM
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Pest Control Prank Call
Today a dude in a Pest Control van cut me off, so I wrote the number down to the company and prank called them. After doing this, I don't think sales people even listen to you...they just want the sale haha. Have a listen.
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Dan Serre - Alexisonfire Young Cardinals Cover
Yesterday I was having a few beers at Kullys Original Sports Bar downtown St. Catharines and I heard this guy Dan Serre of Niagara Falls singing on Open Mic Night. He was playing a whole bunch of rock covers...and was pretty damn good so I invited him on the show to play this afternoon. He did a...
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The Trews
Lead guitarist John-Angus MacDonald called in to talk up their free show coming up on Friday at the Supercrawl in Hamilton on a stage on James Street. John reveals that HE picks the song and tells us what goes into it. We also chat about the new Best-Of compilation coming out Friday: TIME CAPSULE...
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Jag Tanna of IME on reuniting with Edwin, a new tour and new music(?)
Jag Tanna guitarist for I Mother Earth checks in and tells us about the band's reunion with Edwin, that first meeting and first rehersal and how it all feels now going into this weekend's show at Lakeside Park, St. Catharines at the Biggs&Barr-BQ. Later this fall IME will hook up with Our Lady...
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The Pack A.D. - Interview with Paul Morris
9:30am is very early for a rock band, let alone a band from Vancouver, camping out in Toronto to do a round of promotions for their new album Positive Thinking. Performing in the cellar of the basement of The Whitehouse of Rock at that time also presents its own challenges but once Becky Black...
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John From Nickel Brook Brewing!
John of Nickel Brook Brewing stopped by The Whitehouse of Rock to talk about the beers that will be available at The BBBQ August 27th!
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Amber Reigns @HTZFM
When we first saw the package with their music, we first thought, another Niagara band called after an adult entertainer. Unlike Alexisonfire, AMBER REIGNS, do not take their name from the blonde porn star. The Fort Erie band played a blazing set at Rocksearch 2016 and were crowned this year’s...
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BallRoom Babies @HTZ - FM
Ballroom Babies is a family band in the truest sense of the word. Brothers Mike, Steve & Nathan were weened on their father’s classic rock albums and Hammond B3 organ. It didn’t take long for the Mississauga band to start writing and cutting their own songs. They’ve got a brand new song out in “I...
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Classic Albums Live: Led Zeppelin II
Nick Walsh, former lead vox for SLIK TOXIC is the singer for Classic Albums Live's Led Zeppelin 2 show at The Safari Niagara Amphitheatre on July 9th. Nick calls in to talk to Paulie about how he tackles Robert Plant's singing and how the band faithfully play the legendary album and ensure all…
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Ben From Billy Talent!
Jesse Modz chatted with Ben from Billy Talent about touring, their new record, WTFest, opening up for Guns N Roses, their drummer situation and more. Check it out!
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Adam Gontier - Saint Asonia
Adam Gontier of Saint Asonia talks with Jesse Modz of 97.7 HTZ-FM. Check Saint Asonia out at WTFest In Brantford June 25th w/ Billy Talent, Monster Truck, The Standstills and more.
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My Son The Hurricane At HTZ May 18 2016
My Son The Hurricane (MSTH) call themselves a “14 piece brass-hop beast” with the mantra “anything worth doing is worth overdoing”. My Son The Hurricane mixes Funk, jazz hip-hop & rock powered by a 7 piece horn ensemble with a more conventional 6 piece band & one charismatic MC in Jacob Bergsma.…
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McCall Voicemail and Stealing His Girlfriend
Our Intern McCall left me a voicemail asking for dinner gift cards for him and his girlfriend cause he's in the dog house. Then he almost looses his girlfriend. Have a listen.
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Grandma Gives Me An Award For 'Best Afternoon Show'
97.7 HTZ-FM won radio station of the year at the Canadian Music Awards this week, The Biggs and Barr Show won Morning Show of the Year and our boss Jeff won 'Radio Boss' of the year...I was feeling left out so I had my Grandma give me award! Have a listen.
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Adam Baldwin Interview
first off - please excuse the sound quality - we're not sure what happened. But its a good chat with Adam Baldwin who's recorded is first full solo album while he waits to return to work with Matt Mays. The new album : No Telling When (Precisely Nineteen Eight-Five)is out on June 24th. In our…
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McCall Stealing Girls Phone Numbers From Ballots
I don't understand how McCall can be this gullible. I really don't. But after working McHappy Day with him today I called him to tell him a woman complained that he copied her phone number down from a ballot she filled out...and then he kind of admitted to doing it...even though it was originally…
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Ben From Promo Get's A Raise And Mcall Throws Him Under The Bus!
Ben From Promo Get's A Raise And Mcall Throws Him Under The Bus! by 97.7 HTZ-FM
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Pranking McCall Into Thinking He Got The New Promo Guy Fired
Pranking McCall Into Thinking He Got The New Promo Guy Fired by 97.7 HTZ-FM
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Wings For Life - Will Gadd
May 8th, 2016, runners all over the world, including myself will be taking off on foot to raise awareness of spinal cord injury. Taking place at 34 different locations around the world at the same time, the Wings for Life World Run is the largest global running event ever undertaken. Athletes and...
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Leave A Message - Led Zeppelin Immigrant Song
I called a 7/11 on behalf of head office pretending to have a new slogan for the Slurpees. The slogan came from 'Immigrant Song' by Led Zeppelin. Have a listen.
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SAY YES - Interview
SAY YES - Interview by 97.7 HTZ-FM
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Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick - 2 days after the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
This week I had the great pleasure of talking with Rick Nielsen, the legendary guitarist of CHEAP TRICK. Rick was still brimming with excitement from Cheap Trick’s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in New York City just days before. This wasn’t an “interview” but more of a conversation....
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Kim Coates Toronto Motorcycle Spring Show
The Toronto Motorcycle Spring Show is going down this weekend at the International Centre on Airport road. You can get tickets here: http://motorcyclespringshow.com/ Friend of the show Kim Coates who played Tig on Sons of Anarchy will be their all weekend long and he called in to talk about it!
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Sam Cash @HTZFM interview with Paul Morris
I was stoked that Sam accepted our invitation for this feature to come down and play for us and chat as I wanted to get the goods from the man in person. Check out our conversation in which Sam tells some stories about the songs, the band and working with legendary producer Ian Blurton and look…
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Steven Wright Interview
Steven Wright is coming to the Performing Arts Centre on April 25th to preform Stand Up. I chatted with him about the show, Johnny Carson, Donald Trump, Louis C.K and more. Check it out!
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Leave A Message - Sublime What I Got
Leave A Message! I call a random place of work and leave a message with an employee for another employee but the message is always just rock lyrics, and then I have them read the message back to me. Today I called a tools warehouse and left a message for a shipper who "changed my life" with some...
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BREAKING NEWS: AC/DC HAS FOUND A NEW LEAD SINGER!
AC/DC has confirmed their new lead singer and it's not Axl Rose, I broke the news with Paulie Morris minutes ago! Have a listen!
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Jeff Healey's New Album: A conversion with his close friend Roger Costa
March 25th, 2016 is Jeff Healey's birthday. To celebrate his life they've released some of the 36 songs that were recorded but never released. Paul got Jeff's good friend Roger Costa on the phone to talk about HEAL MY SOUL, which taps just some of those unreleased songs and the stories behind…
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Aunt Bobby Is Hammered
I called my aunt to do a prank call and she was hammered mid afternoon on a Thursday. Check this out!
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Last Bullet Interview
Last Bullet Interview by 97.7 HTZ-FM
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Investigative Journalism: Raccoon's With Rabies In Niagara!
The Niagara Region has it's first case of Rabies in over 2 decades when a Raccoon was found in West Lincoln that tested positive for Rabies. SO I I decided to do some very SERIOUS Investigative Journalism to find out what to do if you come in contact with a rabid animal. Have a listen!
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Brian Byrne Of I Mother Earth Chats About Auditioning For Stone Temple Pilots
The Stone Temple Pilots are looking for a new singer! I've talked about this before, I think STP should have ended when Scott Weiland left the band. What is STP without Scott? Chester Bennington tried to take a stab at it, still STP was Scott Weiland. I was not a fan of of the band searching for...
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Maysides Interview
The Maysides dropped by for an acoustic jam in the cellar of the WhiteHouse of Rock on the title track of their new Ep: Loved & Lost. After they packed the gear away, we got down to talking about how the band came together, influences, the new songs and then to headier topics like the state of…
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Wolfmother Calls In
Andrew Stockdale the lead singer of Wolfmother called into the show to talk about their new record Victorious that comes out on February 19th, their show at the Danforth Music Hall Feb 27th and more. Check out my interview with Andrew Stockdale here!
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MOON Vs. SUN – Featuring Raine Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk
Moon Vs. Sun is a project involving Raine Maida of Our Lady Peace and his wife Chantal Kreviazuk. They are performing together February 9th at The First Ontario Performing Arts Center! I spoke with them both about the new project, Raine going to school in St. Catharines and getting kicked out of...
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Julian Taylor Interview at HTZ-FM
The Julian Taylor band is out with a new Ep Desert Star, the first of series of diverse Eps that collectively will form a double album. Check out our chat about Julian’s musical journey, his love for Bowie and the music in his home growing up that influenced him. Julian said it was a great “hang”.
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Laptop Love - "You Need Jesus"
Laptop Love is the segment where I call up people selling Laptops in the Classifieds and get them to admit they have watched porn on the laptop they are trying to sell. Today I got in touch with a man who is really in touch with Jesus and he tried to get me to see the light. Check this out!
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NORTHCOTE interview with Paul Morris @977HTZFM
When NORTHCOTE came to HTZ-FM to perform, his songs gave us that shiver of excitement that shoots up your spine when the music hits that nerve. The nerve that can touch your soul – touch your heart. You feel that connection to the music, to the lyrics, to the performer. Northcote took a couple of...
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Laptop Love
Laptop Love is a new segment where I call people selling Laptops on the classifieds and see if they will admit they have watched porn on the laptop they are trying to sell. Today a guy denies ever watching porn on the laptop, but once pressured...does he break? SHAME!
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Jonny Fox Of The Standstills On The ORLEANS Video Shoot
"I met a girl from New Orleans". Makes sense to head south to the Big Easy to shoot the video for the new national hit for The Standstills, "Orleans". We got Jonny, guitarist & singer for The Standstills on the phone to walk us through the making of the new video and how they got talked into...
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The Lazys Performance & Interview
The Lazys stopped by The Whitehouse of Rock to chat about Australian Accents, Woman, Stitches and of course old fashioned Rock N Roll! They also immediately regretted asking us to help them sing 'Shake It Like You Mean It'. Check it out. Lotsa fun.
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Laptop Love - "Its My Dads"
Laptop Love is a new segment where I call people selling Laptops on the classifieds and see if they will admit they have watched porn on the laptop they are trying to sell. Today a girl pins all the porn blame on her father. Check this out haha!
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Ian Fletcher Thornley on his bold new album SECRETS
His new solo album is SECRETS. This is nothing like you heard from Ian Thornley or Big Wreck before.. I'm reluctant to call it an acoustic album so let's label it "stripped way-down". It's very personal - very intimate. It sounds laid back but the playing is exquisite; the emotions - real. Ian...
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PHILIP SAYCE @977HTZFM
This blazingguitar player was invited to Eric Clapton's Crossroads concert, a blues summit of sorts, at Madison Square Gardens a couple of years ago. Raised in Toronto, he got his start at jam nights at Grossman's Tavern, was invited by Jeff Healey to go out on tour with him for a few years. A…
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Laptop Love
Brand New Segment: Laptop Love I call up people from the classifieds who are selling Laptops and get that to admit they have watched porn on the laptop they are trying to sell! Have a listen to the first edition and let me know what you think!
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POP EVIL
I finally got the chance to talk to LEIGH KAKATY. He’s the lead singer of Michigan’s POP EVIL who currently have the number one song at Rock Radio in USA. Besides talking about the usual band business, include their new video for “Footsteps” and a string of Canadian tour dates, I wanted to dig…
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The Motor League - INTERVIEW
The guys dropped by 977 HTZ-FM to talk about their new album: HOLDING PATTERNS & current tour, some Maritime rock music heritage, the hockey doneybrook in their new video for "The Boards" and almost destroying a vintage table hockey game - plus then recent news of Whoopi Goldberg’s tour bus...
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