Apr 20, 2018
The legendary singer, songwriter and political activist talks to Terry about his new book Roots, Radicals and Rockers: How Skiffle Changed the World. Bragg describes Skiffle as the music that “was the nursery for the British invasion of the American/Canadian charts of the 1960s.” The book traces the influence of Lonnie Donegan, known as the King of Skiffle, on music icons like The Beatles, Pete Townshend and Van Morrison.
Apr 14, 2018
This month, Sloan celebrates the release of their 12th studio LP, fittingly titled ’12’. The always entertaining Chris Murphy is Terry’s guest on this week’s podcast. Chris performs acoustic renditions of “Spinning Our Wheels” and “Rest of My Life.” Plus, the pair discuss the secret to Sloan’s 27 year union, the Gord Downie reference ’12’, and Chris’ new-found appreciation for having his biggest career success in his home country.
Apr 6, 2018
From the archives (2008) – Canadian actor, filmmaker, musician and comedian Dan Aykroyd discusses comedy, wines, and the blues with Terry David Mulligan. The man who famously brought Patron to Canada discusses his foray into the Canadian wine industry. Plus, the pair discusses Dan’s iconic Blues Brothers film. Dan fills Terry in on how his love of the blues began, how he turn John Belushi onto the genre, and his favourite moments from the Blues Brothers film franchise.
Mar 23, 2018
This weekend, The Barenaked Ladies are set to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as part of the JUNO Awards. Previous inductees include The Band, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young, kd lang, and Joni Mitchell. Terry sits down with his friend, BNL frontman Ed Robertson to discuss the band’s forthcoming reunion with co-founder Steven Page at this weekend’s JUNO Awards. Robertson talks about how the award has helped the band to reconnect and “put some of the sewage water under the bridge,” and reveals plans for their performance at this weekend’s show.
Mar 16, 2018
In honour of St. Patrick’s Day, TDM takes us for a wee dram of whiskey at the legendary Palace Pub in Dublin! We’ll explore the fascinating history of Irish Whiskey with Michael Lawlor, head of Irish Whiskey Tours. He’ll tell us about the differences between Irish and Scotch whiskeys. Michael will also suggest some great food pairings when enjoying a dram.
Plus, we’ll talk to Michael Reddy of the Teeling Whiskey Company and Willie Ahern of The Palace Pub. They’ll tell us about new wave of Irish Whiskey aficionados in Dublin. And how pubs like the Palace are moving to establish their own house brands of Whiskey. Plus, we’ll hear about how they celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin.
(spoiler alert: it doesn’t involve green beer)
February 28 2018
What happens when you get two Canadian broadcast legends in the same room for an hour long chat? Well, you get a conversation filled with behind-the-scenes stories from decades-long careers in music journalism. Nardwuar and TDM, both Much Music VJ alumni, grill each other about their career highs and lows.
In this episode, we get the backstory on how Nardwuar met Snoop Dogg, scored his first interview with Nirvana, and that time he snagged Drake’s cell number at a concert. Then, Nardwuar takes over as interviewer to find out more about that time TDM was spit on while on TV, getting the blow-off from Ian Tyson, and a regrettable moment during his gig emceeing a Doors concert in Vancouver.
