I've got Rachael here, otherwise known as ZINNIA, and we chat...⁠, and more!

Follow the podcast and don't miss an episode.

Show your support for the podcast by joining the $5/month Patreon, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/YourWorstSongPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song, "RapThing", by Alex Southey. Edited and hosted by Alex Southey.

ZINNIA Links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Alex Southey Links:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Support local music.

I've got musician Michael Peter Olsen here! We chat about looking back at a life in the arts -- the good and the bad with which it leaves you, playing one night in Canto-Rock band, and a lot more.

Thanks!

Follow the podcast and don't miss an episode!

Show your support for the podcast by joining the $5/month Patreon, here:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/YourWorstSongPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song, "RapThing", by Alex Southey. Edited and hosted by Alex Southey.

Michael Peter Olsen's Links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠Spotify⁠
• Hand Drawn Dracula
• ⁠⁠Instagram⁠
• Footage of the Jackie Chung Concert
• "Ancient Videos" from MPO

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Alex Southey Links:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Support local music.

A special Thursday episode with the longest title known to man! I've really enjoyed listening to the Big In Canada podcast thus far, and wanted to get the word out, so I had music journalists and hosts of the pod Mac Cameron and Laura Stanley on to discuss the podcast's creation, its focus, and Canada's music scene as a whole.

Thanks!

Find more about their podcast here: https://www.instagram.com/bigincanadapod/

We made it to 50! Nuts.

As a fun anniversary/marker thing, Jess Roveda thought it would be fun to have me be a guest some time. We landed on episode 50 and so here it is. I was an open book for Jess and she ended up kind of getting my autobiography out of me.

We do talk about some trigger warning material such as mental health/break downs and binge drinking, so keep that in mind if you choose to listen. Overall though, it was a very sunny anniversary episode thanks to Jess's sunny demeanour and inviting work as an interviewer.

I don't know if anyone reads these things but, ironically, this is even more of a snapshot in time than I realised at the time of recording (late December) because I'm drinking again as of this release date (mid Feb). I didn't drink from Oct 15 to... Feb 1? Something like that. I felt enough time had passed I could keep drinking just to social occasions, and to few drinks. I felt like I still wanted to relate to people in that specific way for a while longer, for better or worse. So far, so good.

Anyway, this is really about music.

Enjoy.

Follow the podcast and don't miss an episode!

Show your support for the podcast by joining the $5/month Patreon, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/YourWorstSongPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song, "SilksRapThing", written and performed by Alex Southey. Edited and hosted by Alex Southey.

Alex Southey Links:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠Tiktok⁠
• ⁠Website⁠

Support local music.

I've got Glenn Milchem from the Swallows and Blue Rodeo (amongst others, as we get into) on the podcast! We chat growing up in Oakville, the exciting post-punk/new wave 80s Queen Street West scene, joining Blue Rodeo, possibly Gord Downie's final public performance at their show (linked below), the new doc, and more!

Thanks!

Follow the podcast and don't miss an episode.

Show your support for the podcast by joining the $5/month Patreon, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/YourWorstSongPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song, "RapThing", by Alex Southey. Edited and hosted by Alex Southey.

Blue Rodeo Links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠Spotify⁠
• ⁠⁠Instagram⁠
• Massey Hall Performance w/ Gord Downie and the Sadies

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Alex Southey Links:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Support local music.

I've got Colin/Sail Cassady here! We chat teaching and touring in Wuhan, China, Dan Mangan's Side Door Company, drug abuse, and a whoooole lot more.

Thanks!

Follow the podcast and don't miss an episode!

Show your support for the podcast by joining the $5/month Patreon, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/YourWorstSongPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song, "RapThing", by Alex Southey. Edited and hosted by Alex Southey.

Sail Cassady Links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠Spotify
• ⁠Instagram

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Alex Southey Links:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠

Support local music.

We're LIVE for the first time! In this case at Wintersong 2025 in Stouffville, ON, Canada. Members of Jane's Party, Torrance, and Noise Hotel! It was an awesome conversation and I couldn't be happier about the crowd etc.

Thanks!

Follow the podcast and don't miss an episode!

Show your support for the podcast by joining the $5/month Patreon, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/YourWorstSongPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song, "RapThing", by Alex Southey. Edited and hosted by Alex Southey.

Guest Links:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• Jane's Party
• Torrance
• Noise Hotel

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Alex Southey Links:

• ⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠Spotify⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠Threads⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tiktok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠Website⁠⁠⁠

Support local music.

I have Dave Bidini of Rheostatics, and founder of the West End Phoenix! We chat about reuniting with the band after years apart, having a second career as a journalist, baseball with Geddy Lee, a new project with Alex Lifeson, Tanya Tagaq, and, of course, the band's worst song.

Follow the podcast and don't miss an episode!

Show your support for the podcast by joining the $5/month Patreon, here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/YourWorstSongPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Theme song, "SilksRapThing", written and performed by Alex Southey. Edited and hosted by Alex Southey.

Rheostatics' Links:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠West End Phoenix

Alex Southey Links:

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠⁠⁠⁠Threads⁠⁠⁠⁠
• ⁠Tiktok⁠
• ⁠Website⁠

Support local music.