Episode #387 Sunday, April 17, 2011

It’s Record Store Day/Damnwells weekend, so we’re out of town and lovin’ it, but not to worry, we’ve got your usual Sunday goodness pre-recorded for your listening pleasure. We got off to a start with some Tom Waits songs, for … Continue reading

The Damnwells & Harper Blynn

After several long years of superfandom, I finally got the opportunity to see The Damnwells live. The band, these days, consists primarily of singer/songwriter/guitarist/god Alex Dezen, and rather than assembling a band himself, he went out and hired himself a … Continue reading

Steel Belted Radio – April 21, 2011

This past weekend’s trip down south to see the Damnwells and take in Record Store Day was pretty amazing, and we can’t help but relive it by listening to some live recordings and pulling out the new vinyl we bought … Continue reading

April 10, 2011

This one felt like such a busy show, yet we only managed to play 4 artists in 2 hours – I don’t think we’ve ever done that before! We had to pay tribute to the late, great John Bottomley, who … Continue reading

Steel Belted Radio – April 7, 2011

Fresh back from a road trip down south, I’m in the mood to rock out a bit, and that’s what this episode is pretty much all about. playlist part 1 part 2 … Continue reading

April 17, 2011

It’s Record Store Day/Damnwells weekend, so we’re out of town and lovin’ it, but not to worry, we’ve got your usual Sunday goodness pre-recorded for your listening pleasure. We got off to a start with some Tom Waits songs, for … Continue reading

Let’s bring Depression out of the shadows

After reading some emails in response to John Bottomley’s untimely death by suicide, as well as the brilliant piece on Roots Music Canada I’m even more moved and inspired. Bottomley’s death had that sad, silent feeling to it that he’d … Continue reading

Episode #386 Sunday, April 10, 2011

This one felt like such a busy show, yet we only managed to play 4 artists in 2 hours – I don’t think we’ve ever done that before! We had to pay tribute to the late, great John Bottomley, who … Continue reading

April 3, 2011

What an action-packed show today, featuring live performances by Catherine MacLellan and a chat with her and her chauffeur, Del Barber! We also heard some great new music, as well as some tales from the road. playlist part 1 (Catherine … Continue reading

Episode #385 Sunday, April 3, 2011

What an action-packed show today, featuring live performances by Catherine MacLellan and a chat with her and her chauffeur, Del Barber! We also heard some great new music, as well as some tales from the road. Artist – Song title … Continue reading