Episodes
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Ep - 26 Simeon Meyer (Stupid Rad Merch Company)
Simeon Meyer of Stupid Rad Mech Co. stopped in on the pod via Zoom to talk all things surrounding manufacturing awesome band gear and a ton of other stuff. Simeon was an amazing and fun dude to speak to and I hope to have him back real soon!
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Ep - 25 Rami Krayem (Cigar)
Rami Krayem from the great band Cigar, joined me to talk all things band related. He gave me some great history on the band, we talked about song writing, writing the new Cigar record, touring, guitar gear and so much more! Thanks for listening!
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Ep - 24 Donald Spence (Versus the World)
Don Spence from the fantastic band Versus the World joined me to discuss all things surrounding the band including their amazing record Homesick/Roadsick, writing and recording the yet to be released album that is currently being finished up, raising children, strained paternal relationships, his...
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Ep - 23 Pat Bergevin (Lonely Avenue)
Pat Bergevin of the pop-punk band Lonely Avenue is this episodes guest and what a great time we had getting to know each other. Pat is a really interesting young man and he and I discussed everything from his guitar playing, to musical influences, to what Lonely Avenues song writing process is…
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Ep - 22 Mike Garrett (3 Chords, Assorted Jelly Beans)
Mike Garrett (aka @mikeoolshades on Instagram) joined me to discuss many things from playing "step drummer" for the band Assorted Jelly Beans, being the frontman of his band 3 Chords, music writing process, recording the bands latest album, growing up as punk rock kids and so much more! Mike is...
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Ep - 21 Alex Hernandez aka Dig Out The Sky
Alex Hernandez, who is otherwise known by the handle “Dig Out The Sky”, was on way back when I first started the podcast 4 years ago but then the show kind of fell off the rails and I didn’t release an episode for a number of years. But now that we’re back in business and releasing episodes as...
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Ep - 20 Ron Thorn, Fender Custom Shop Principal Master Builder
Ron Thorn, Principal Master Builder with the Fender Guitars custom shop took some time out of his day to chat with me via zoom. Ron and I obviously talked a lot about his career from the early days of doing custom inlay work for the Fender Custom Shop via the Thorn Guitars company prior to…
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Ep - 19 Mike Davenport (The Ataris/Versus the World)
Mike Davenport, bass player with a couple of my favourite bands, The Ataris and Versus the World, joins me on the podcast to discuss his career with both of those bands, where Mike grew up, what the scene was like there, how he got into punk music, his early careers as a bassist and what his...
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Ep - 18 Jerry Also (Murderland)
Jerry Also (aka Jerry Gonzalez) of the band Murderland joined me via Zoom to discuss a ton of stuff including Murderland band history, our similarities growing up in catholic families, recording in the days of cassette tapes, how Jerry got started on playing bass (and how he got his first bass...
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Ep - 17 Josh Lewis (The Bombpops, Murderland)
Josh Lewis, drummer of the awesome Fat Wreck Chords band The Bombpops, and also of the band Murderland, joins me to discuss a plethora of topics! We talked about how he began his drumming career, how he joined 2 of my favourite punk bands ever, touring, fighting with band mates (including being…
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Ep - 16 Mike Kinshella A.K.A "Mike Murder" (Murderland)
I set up a Zoom call and chatted with Mike Kinshella, singer/frontman for the horror punk bank Murderland! Mike is such a great guy and graciously spoke to me at length about Murderland's history, working in the gaming and porn industries, parenting styles, getting married in a cemetery and so…
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Ep - 15 Justin de Graaf (Hired/Session Musician, Seaforth, Madeline Merlo and more!)
Justin de Graaf is friend of mine who made his dream (and mine) of becoming a professional musician come true! Come listen to our conversation in which Justin details just how he transitioned from the world of the southern Ontario punk rock scene to playing with a host of awesome pro musicians in...
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Ep - 14 Mike Casarin (Somehow Hollow)
Mike Casarin of the band Somehow Hollow joins me to discuss a number of fun topics including, writing and recording the bands latest EP "Chasing Daylight", living in Mexico for winter 2020/2021, in depth history the band and so much more! I'm proud to call Mike my good friend and I hope to speak...
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Ep - 13 Sam Cavero (90's Punk Rock Covers)
I chat with my new friend Sam from the fantastic YouTube channel/Instagram account, 90's Punk Rock Covers! Sam is such a cool guy with a super fun YouTube channel where he covers awesome punk/pop punk tunes and films his covers beautifully, which only adds to the full-on entertainment value Sam...
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Ep - 12 Brad Casarin (Somehow Hollow/Grade)
Ep - 12 Brad Casarin (Somehow Hollow/Grade) by The "I Gotta Ask" Podcast
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Ep. 11 - Davey Knight (Debt Cemetary, Winning Streak, Gnarly Horse)
Punk Rocker, Davey Knight, "Zoomed" in to the show to talk about pop punk, our respective "scenes" growing up, meeting and becoming friends with some of our musical hero's from our youth, the advantages and disadvantages of home recording, the right of passage of playing the venues local to our...
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Ep - 10 - Angela Stinson, AudreyLou.ca
I sit down (via Zoom) with my good friend Angela Stinson to catch up on 20 years of friendship radio silence and discuss her new business, AudreyLou.ca!!
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Ep - 9 Ryan Van E and Flying Saucers!!
Ryan and I sit down to discuss recently declassified UFO videos from the US government, Bob Lazar and his somewhat believable story about reverse engineering work on allegedly recovered UFOs, pay inequity and more! Thanks so much for listening! Enjoy!
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Ep. 8 - Rob Hughes/Matt Elder (Shred Penner/One Point Loss)
Ep. 8 - Rob Hughes/Matt Elder (Shred Penner/One Point Loss) by The "I Gotta Ask" Podcast
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Ep7 - Erica Petricola (Dolcelicious by Erica)
Ep7 - Erica Petricola (Dolcelicious by Erica) by The "I Gotta Ask" Podcast
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Ep6 - John Elder and Ryan Van E
Ep6 - John Elder and Ryan Van E by The "I Gotta Ask" Podcast
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Ep5 - Brennan Galley
Brennan Galley is a friend of mine, and an all around awesome guy! He works for a company that produces many great brands of electronic music gear under it's umbrella. Brennan not only knows about the products he sells, but is also very knowledgeable in their use! Oh, did I mention he also plays...
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Ep4 - Alex Hernandez
Alex Hernandez (@the_soloist_project) is an extremely talented artist and an all around great guy. He came by today and we discussed his art, stand up comedy, music transcending time, the resurgence of vinyl records and many other fun things! Please don't forget to subscribe, share and like!
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Ep3 - Rob Hughes & Nate Bulla
Two good friends of mine, Rob Hughes and Nate Bulla, came by to discuss being in the excellent cover band "Shred Penner", Nate's career as a professional drummer, and what it's like to be on the road with 2 internationally touring bands. We also talk about humanity's potential "death by AI"…
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Ep2 - Brad and Mike Casarin
The Casarin brothers came by to talk about their extensive experience over the past 20+ years involving music, touring, and having fun along the way! Notably, Brad (and later Mike) played in the very influential band Grade and, together, formed one of my favourite bands ever, Somehow Hollow.…
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Episode #1 - Alex Armbruster (Armbruster Stunts)
My good friend Alex Armbruster joins me to discuss his career as a professional stuntman, meeting Kevin Spacey (and other cool people), his world travels and tons of other cool stuff!
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Introduction To The Podcast
A quick rundown of what the "I Gotta Ask" podcast is all about (kind of).