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Interview: Canadian rock band Mounties (Hawksley Workman, Steve Bays, and Ryan Dahle) - Part I

Posted by: Paul Little  •  December 25, 2014 @ 9:46pm

Mounties is a Canadian "supergroup" (in a quaint, Canadian sort of way) consisting of Hawksley Workman, Ryan Dahle (of Limblifter), and Steve Bays (of Hot Hot Heat).

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The Supporting Act Podcast Ep. #053 with Hawksley Workman

Posted by: Matt Moskal  •  December 15, 2014 @ 2:49pm

Canadian singer/songwriter and national treasure Hawksley Workman joined me over the phone in the UMFM studio.

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Interview: Comedian Demetri Martin heads across Western Canada as part of this year's Just for Laughs tour

Posted by: Paul Little  •  November 3, 2014 @ 11:10pm

Full disclosure upfront: the first stand-up comedy CD I ever purchased and listened to multiple times over was Demetri Martin's 2006 debut, These Are Jokes. I bought the CD while on a road trip to Minneapolis to see a concert, and listened to the album multiple times on the 8-hour drive home.

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Top Fives: Weird Horror Movies

Posted by: Tony Hinds  •  October 31, 2014 @ 11:59am

Submitted for your approval... Five strange and horrific works of cinematic depravity, the total running time of which would make a lovely line up for a li'l Halloween film festival.

My advice? Why not lock the door, draw those pesky curtains and dig into that massive bowl of candy yourself. Kids aren't getting enough exercise these days anyway.

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The Supporting Act Podcast Ep. #046 with Bahamas

Posted by: Matt Moskal  •  October 22, 2014 @ 11:14am

Bahamas is Afie Jurvanen, a Toronto, ON-based singer/songwriter raised in quiet-lake-surrounding city of Barrie. It was there that his industrious nature picked up a few tricks on the guitar. He adopted the moniker Bahamas for his 2009 debut record Pink Strat.

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TIFF 2014 Interview: Thorsteinn Bachmann

Posted by: Elizabeth Hughes Belzil  •  October 5, 2014 @ 6:42pm

It's commonly said that actors appear smaller in real life than they do on the screen. However, such is decidedly not the case with Thorsteinn Bachmann, star of the acclaimed Icelandic film, Life in a Fishbowl.

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The Supporting Act Podcast Ep. #043 with Fred Penner

Posted by: Matt Moskal  •  October 1, 2014 @ 7:00am

Hey kids! It's Fred Penner! The legendary Canadian singer/songwriter has spent the past four decades entertaining children and adults alike. In the late 70s he captured national attention with his rendition of Harry S. Smith's "The Cat Came Back". In 1985, His engaging and endearing live show made its way to national television.

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TIFF 2014 Interview: Omar Joseph Hady

Posted by: Elizabeth Hughes Belzil  •  September 24, 2014 @ 2:43pm

Lebanese-Canadian author Rawi Hage published Cockroach: A Novel, in 2008 to generally positive reviews and even snagged a few literary awards.

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The Supporting Act Podcast Ep. #042 with Stephen Sim

Posted by: Matt Moskal  •  September 24, 2014 @ 11:56am

This year marks the fifteenth Winnipeg if... Improv Festival, which takes place September 30 to October 4 at the Gas Station Arts Centre. The event features members of Hip. Bang!, Rapid Fire Theatre, Der Kaktus, and The Kids in the Hall.

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The Supporting Act Podcast Ep. #041 with Daniel Peloquin-Hopfner of Red Moon Road

Posted by: Matt Moskal  •  September 17, 2014 @ 1:35pm

Red Moon Road are on the fast track to becoming Canada's favourite campfire band. Their sound is rooted in tradition but capitalizes on the genre's ability to transcend time. The folk trio spent their summer plucking, strumming, and singing for festival-goers across the country.

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