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What does a sound engineer do? How does a record label form? Kat interviews people from all over the music industry from band to journalist asking them their story and about their connection with music. New episodes biweekly on Thursdays.

Finding Eurovision Day Seven: Celebrating Måneskin 05/09/2022

Finding Eurovision Day Seven: Celebrating Måneskin Celebrating Måneskin, Past Winner of Eurovision It's been a wild ride, these seven episodes. If you like what you've listened to so far, please share the link to all the episodes: The last episode of Finding Eurovision is a talk about last year's winner of Eurovision - Måneskin. These Italian superstars have seen their careers take off in a big way and a large part of that was their Eurovision win in 2021. Noise and I talk about the band, their fandom, and what it's like to see them live. Enjoy the episode and thank you for listening. Track listing: Måneskin - Zitti e Buoni () Citi Zēni - Eat Your Salad () Måneskin - I Wanna Be Your Slave () Måneskin - Mamma Mia () Måneskin - Nom de la Padre () is a 7-part podcast series about the Eurovision Song Contest and the music from a group of friends who watch it. #findingesc /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/23048882

Finding Eurovision Day Six: The Language of Eurovision 05/08/2022

Finding Eurovision Day Six: The Language of Eurovision Eurovision is first and foremost a songwriting contest and language plays a huge part in that. Should the song be in English? The countries native language or maybe a mix of the two? Rat joins me on this episode to talk about Norway's 2019 entry Spirit in the Sky by Keiino, jojking, and linguistics. Does adding an ethnic slant to the song through a native language, give it a leg up in the popular vote? Note: Norway grabbed 291 votes from the public, 30 points . Track listing: Keiino - A Spirit in the Sky () Jamala - 1944 () In Corpore Sano - Konstrakta () Soldi - Mahmood () is a 7-part podcast series about the Eurovision Song Contest and the music from a group of friends who watch it. #findingesc /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/23038976

Finding Eurovision Day Five: Growing Up With Eurovision 05/07/2022

Finding Eurovision Day Five: Growing Up With Eurovision Come in and chat, Acidica has some stories about growing up with Eurovision on TV (even on the news!) and how they fell both in and out of love with the song contest while growing up in Sweden. After all, as they say in the episode, Eurovision is religion in Sweden. While this episode isn't all positives, there's plenty of good music. I say good because, well, let's face it, the songs over the years haven't been all bangers. This episode has a lot of music and most of it Acidica was kind enough to recommend and give a little backstory on it. Track listing: 1. Waterloo - ABBA () 2. Charlotte Nilsson - Take Me To Your Heaven () 3. Sunstroke Project & Olia Tira - Run Away () 4. Sébastian Tellier - Divine () 5. Ruslana - Wild Dances () 6. LT - We Are the Winners of Eurovision () 7. Sestre - Samo Ljubezen () 8. Hatari - Hatrið mun Sigra () 9. Cornelia Jakobs - Hold Me Closer () 10. Grotesco - Tingeliin (Tingeling russian base-lovers remix) () Extra show notes from Acidica! Carola - Fångad av en Stormvind () We won with this in Italy 1991. Fun fact, until Måneskin, Italy hadn't won since 1990 when they hosted this competition where Sweden won! Ping Pong - Sameyakh () Be happy... AWZ - Vizlát nyár () For the Blind Channel fans... This guy could give Matthias a run for his money Alf Poier - Weil der Mencsh Zählt () Can Bonomo - Love me Back () Lordi - Hard Rock Hallelujah () Pirates of the Sea - Wolves of the Sea () As the song goes on, fewer and fewer mics are on is a 7-part podcast series about the Eurovision Song Contest and the music from a group of friends who watch it. #findingesc /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/23036321

Finding Eurovision Day Four: The Technical Side 05/06/2022

Finding Eurovision Day Four: The Technical Side The Technical Side of Eurovision Cue lights, sound, cameras! It's time to get to the technical side of things! Day four takes a peek behind the scenes and behind the enormous curtain that is behind the scenes of Eurovision. Michael joins me to dazzle with technical facts (how many lights?!) and to uncover the wonder of frequencies. If you enjoy Eurovision, you'll enjoy learning how it becomes more than just people singing onstage. This is one of the documentaries that Michael mentions in the podcast. Track listing: 1. Blind Channel - Dark Side () 2. Daði and Gagnamagnið - 10 years () 3. Fyr & Flamme - Øve os På Hinanden () 4. Jendrik - I Don't Feel Hate () is a 7-part podcast series about the Eurovision Song Contest and the music from a group of friends who watch it. #findingesc /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/23024771

Finding Eurovision Day Three: Artist Spotlights - The Roop and Jeangu Macrooy 05/05/2022

Finding Eurovision Day Three: Artist Spotlights - The Roop and Jeangu Macrooy The most important part of Eurovision is the music! I sit down to talk to Oscar about two artists he's getting into while waiting for Eurovision 2022: The Roop and Jeangu Macrooy! In this artist spotlight, we talk about their music, and their stage act, and delve deeper than surface level about why this music speaks to us. Track listing: 1. The Roop - Love is All We Got () 2. The Roop - Yes, We Do () 3. Birth of a New Age - Jeangu Macrooy () 4. Gold - Jeangu Macrooy () 5. On Fire - The Roop () 6. Hatrið Mun Sigra - Hatari () /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/23019413

Finding Eurovision Day Two: Representation on Stage 05/04/2022

Finding Eurovision Day Two: Representation on Stage Moving on from American Song Contest, I sit down to chat on zoom with Isabelle in the United Kingdom about many topics including Conchita Wurst, 2014 winner for Austria. This episode focuses on representation at Eurovision, how it attracts queer fans, two different types of drag and the idea of seeing yourself on stage. How important is it to see different walks of life in a song contest? Track listing: 1. Rise Like a Phoenix - Conchita Wurst () 2. Dancing Lasha Tumbai - Verka Serduchka () 3. LoveWave - Iveta Mukuchyan () 4. Apricot Stone - Eva Rivas () Finding Eurovision is a 7-part podcast series about the Eurovision Song Contest and the music from a group of friends who watch it. #findingesc /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/23004428

Finding Eurovision Day One: The American Song Contest 05/03/2022

Finding Eurovision Day One: The American Song Contest Like the episode, Start the Music! presents talking and music with the first part of a seven-part series on Eurovision. The first half of the episode my partner Chris (from Doctor Who podcast ) and I talk about our adventures finding Eurovision and become fan. The second half I talk to Teo from Denmark about the American Song Contest, what we all thought was going to be Eurovision Comes to the States... but is it? Track listing: 1. We Could Be the Same - Manga () 2. Ovo je Balkan - Milan Stanković () 3. So Lucky - Zdob și Zdub () 4. Fulenn - Alvan & Ahez () 5. Higher Ground - Rasmussen () Finding Eurovision is a 7-part podcast series about the Eurovision Song Contest and the music from a group of friends who watch it. #findingesc /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/22992047

Start the Music - 041 The Alberta Punk Scene 11/17/2018

Start the Music - 041 The Alberta Punk Scene On this episode a discussion with fellow Albertan punk rock aficionado Shannon about the Alberta punk scene and so much more. Also, what do bees waggle dances have to do with a person's taste in music? Tune in! /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/7593860

Start the Music 040 - Music Roundup Fall Edition 11/01/2018

Start the Music 040 - Music Roundup Fall Edition The music has been piling up! This episode brings new (to the podcast) tracks from around the world, some shoutouts and... what more do you need? MUSIC! /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/7394303

Start the Music 039 - The History of Cover Songs 10/18/2018

Start the Music 039 - The History of Cover Songs This episode, we change up the format and I discuss the evolution of the cover song from the 1940s to now and play some punk covers. /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/7175231

Start the Music 038 - Tabbert Fiiller (director) 09/20/2018

Start the Music 038 - Tabbert Fiiller (director) On this episode an interview with Tabbert Fiiller, director of the documentary The Public Image is Rotten. We talk about his time interviewing John Lydon (Sex Pistols, PiL), how the documentary came to be and the quip in the film about a Toyota vs a Rolls Royce. Now playing in cinemas across North America: https://thepublicimageisrotten.com/ TRACK LISTING: 1. Percentages - Sauna Youth 2. Hey - I Against I 3. Not Nice - Lonely Parade 4. Rise - PiL /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/7067849

Start the Music 037 - Jeff Leisawitz 09/06/2018

Start the Music 037 - Jeff Leisawitz On this episode I talk to songwriting instructor, author and man of many hats Jeff Leisawitz. We talk about his job teaching songwriting at Pacific Lutheran University and his book available on Amazon (and other fine places) Not F*ing Around— The No Bullsh*t Guide For Getting Your Creative Dreams Off the Ground. /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/7011983

Start the Music 036 - Fran Strine (director) 08/23/2018

Start the Music 036 - Fran Strine (director) On this episode, director and "video guy" Fran Strine talks about his documentary Hired Gun, Ray Parker Jr., and those musicians you adore and don't even know their name. Watch Hired Gun on Netflix. Leave the podcast a review on iTunes! /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/6959145

Start the Music 035 - Music Break Vee 08/09/2018

Start the Music 035 - Music Break Vee We have a music break! What do Canada, Australia and San Francisco have in common? They all have bands featured in this episode. There are probably other similarities, but that's the important part. TRACK LISTING Silo - The Shorts - Australian The Great Escape - Spoiler - Toronto Four Months of Rain - Family Meeting - Toronto Guilty Again - Neon Taste Records - Vancouver Desperation - the Stanfields - Halifax Warning signs - Daylight at night - Vancouver Tidal Wave - Living with Lions - Vancouver Doin’ Time - Jesse Morris - San Francisco /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/6904662

Start the Music 034 - Jeff Alulis 07/27/2018

Start the Music 034 - Jeff Alulis This episode I talk with Jeff Alulis (also known as Jeff Penalty) about his book NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories, working with NOFX on Backstage Passport, his time with the Dead Kennedys and his current project a travel blog called True Adventure Stories. /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/6859009

Start the Music 033 - Mable Syndrome 07/12/2018

Start the Music 033 - Mable Syndrome In this episode I talk to the founders of Mable Syndrome! It's a longer than usual interview, but it's packed full of punk rock talk, women supporting women and much more. Check out the Mable Syndrome podcast & blog at: https://www.mablesyndrome.com/ /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/6800725

Start the Music 032 - Christopher Tyng (Composer) 06/28/2018

Start the Music 032 - Christopher Tyng (Composer) This episode I'm joined by Christopher Tyng, composer for TV shows such as Futurama, Suits, Rescue Me as well as movies and video games. We talk about instruments used in the music of Futurama and how the musical tone was established and we discuss the "death" of record labels and the seeming lack of gatekeeping. We'll open with the Futurama theme, throw in a Cowmen track and close with a couple songs from Suits. Welcome to the World of Tomorrow, everyone! TRACKING LISTING: Futurama Theme - Christopher Tyng Drinkin' - The Cowmen Off to Jail (Suits) - Christopher Tyng Zane vs Zane (Suits) - Christopher Tyng /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/6753205

Start the Music 031 - Music Break IV (Canadian Punk) 06/14/2018

Start the Music 031 - Music Break IV (Canadian Punk) On this episode of Start the Music! we break from interviews for a (virtual) road trip across Canada to experience punk music from each of the provinces. We've got pop punk, bummer punk, hardcore and folk all jammed together. Airfare across Canada is expensive, enjoy this free podcast instead and then check out their bandcamp pages and pick up some more for the road. Click the link for the full collection. /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/6702925

Start the Music 030 - Primetime Failure 05/31/2018

Start the Music 030 - Primetime Failure On this episode, an interview with Jan from german punk band Primetime Failure. We talk about the band, music videos and getting the chance to play with those who inspired you to start. Plus talk about Punk Rock Bowling, a new book about Big Shiny Tunes and more! TRACK LISTING: 1. Distant - Rain Check 2. Sunny Side Up - The Bussieres 3. Celebrate the Winter - Primetime Failure See all the show notes at /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/6652255

Start the Music 029 - Sarah Stacey 05/17/2018

Start the Music 029 - Sarah Stacey On this episode, an interview with broadcast assistant Sarah Stacey from the radio station Today FM in Ireland. We talk about the current state of radio (evolving), The Who's Quadrophenia and being a Beatles fan. TRACK LISTING: 1. Get Well Soon - The Real Sickies 2. Looking for Amelia - Rebecca Lappa 3. Anywhere in the Universe - The Sevateem Check out stmpodcast.com for full show notes! /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/6602541

Start the Music 028 - Antillectual 05/03/2018

Start the Music 028 - Antillectual On this episode an interview with Willem of the dutch punk rock trio Antillectual. We talk about their track "Change the Standard" and the unusual, but very interesting route they took to spread their message. Mini documentaries, bike messengers and music videos! TRACK LISTING: 1. Odds and Endings - Freezing Cold 2. Broken - The Rocket 3. Reactors Leaking Radiation - Tarantula 4. Change the Standard - Antillectual Full show notes on stmpodcast.com | Please rate, review and share! /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/6550295

Start the Music 027 - Music Break III 04/12/2018

Start the Music 027 - Music Break III Less talk, more music! TRACK LISTING: OHP Metal Cover - Not an Addict by K's Choice Glass House - Screaming Females High - Mongrel Dogs What You Carried Out - Arising From Cold Sheets - The Highdives Moving On - Parallel Lights Wanna - The Barren Marys For full show notes visit stmpodcast.com /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/6472517

Start the Music 026 - Trashed Ambulance 03/29/2018

Start the Music 026 - Trashed Ambulance On this episode, we have an interview with the Alberta punk band Trashed Ambulance. We discuss small town shows, NOFX and the band's upcoming Canadian tour. CanCon! Thanks go out to Cythnia from Thousand Islands Records for helping set up the interview. TRACK LISTING: 1. Hung Up On Hope - Eternal Boy 2. Garbage Lungs - The Bare Minimum 3. Metronome - Trashed Ambulance Check out stmpodcast.com for full show notes! /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/6420693

Start the Music 025 - The Ohio Players 03/15/2018

Start the Music 025 - The Ohio Players On this episode, an interview with James 'Diamond' Williams from the Ohio Players who are releasing new music for the first time in thirty years! We talk drum machines, music these days, risque album covers plus music from France and Belgium. TRACK LISTING: 1. Stuck in Life - Fall Flavoured 2. Chain Reaction - The Rocket 3. A Story to Tell - Oh Weatherly 4. Reset - The Ohio Players Check out stmpodcast.com for full show notes! /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/6367582

Start the Music 024 - Hunter Dumped Us Here 02/15/2018

Start the Music 024 - Hunter Dumped Us Here On this episode, an interview with one half of the band Hunter Dumped Us Here and a discussion about genre, accents, adapting in live shows and solo acts becoming full bands. An hour of music and chat with no ads. Check it! TRACK LISTING: 1. Ticket to Rock - Daxx & Roxane 2. 5 Guys - Until We Get Caught 3. Lost My Name - Hunter Dumped Us Here Check out stmpodcast.com for full show notes! /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/6253684

Start the Music 023 - Ron Saccoccio (Snubbed Records) 02/01/2018

Start the Music 023 - Ron Saccoccio (Snubbed Records) On this episode an interview with Ron Saccoccio of Snubbed Records. We talk about the formation of the label, his band the Alements, working with Bill Stevenson of the Descendents and much more. Also an international assortment of music. TRACK LISTING: 1. Doofus - Trashed Ambulance 2. Let Go - Primetime Failure 3. Rite to Hate - the Alements Bonus: Stuck in the 90s - Primetime Failure Check out stmpodcast.com for full show notes! /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/6212054

Start the Music 022 - Steven Schapansky 01/18/2018

Start the Music 022 - Steven Schapansky Another Canadian guest! Podcaster and drummer (among many other things) Steven Schapansky is on the podcast to talk all things Led Zeppelin, John Bonham, wedding cover bands and well, drums! drums! drums! TRACK LISTING: 1. Brussells Bombs - The Persecuted 2. Morning - After Alice 3. Wrecking Ball - Mother Mother Checkout stmpodcast.com for full show notes! /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/6162413

Start the Music 021 - Sam Sutherland 01/04/2018

Start the Music 021 - Sam Sutherland Canadian author, Youtuber, and podcaster Sam Sutherland joins this episode to talk about his book Perfect Youth: The Birth of Canadian Punk and the podcast he co-hosts Blink 155 that seeks to review all 155 Blink 182 songs. TRACK LISTING: 1. Kill it With Fire - The Alements 2. Weather (Or Not) - Jody Valiant 3. Mountain Road - Atlas /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/6114341

Start the Music 020 - Pansy Division 12/21/2017

Start the Music 020 - Pansy Division Jon Ginoli, founding member (guitarist, singer-songwriter) of the openly gay rock band Pansy Division is on the podcast. We talk about touring with Green Day in 1994, MuchMusic and staying together for 26 years. TRACK LISTING: 1. Fault Line - Audio/Rocketry 2. Juice Box Baby - The Regrettes 3. Deep Water - Pansy Division /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/6077311

Start the Music 019 - Music Break II (More Music Breakening) 11/23/2017

Start the Music 019 - Music Break II (More Music Breakening) Eight songs from eight different bands. When life happens, throw music at it. TRACK LISTING: 1. I Feel Fine - Riddlin' Kids 2. Egg - The Garden 3. Drive North - SWMRS 4. Take Back the Power - The Interrupters 5. Pete Wentz is the Only Reason We're Famous - Cobra Starship 6. Rock n' Roll Lifestyle - Cake 7. More Than Rust - Night People 8. Reality TV - Mal Blum /episode/index/show/stmpodcast/id/5973929

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