http://www.exploremusic.comThis is the official, free weekday podcast of the The ExploreMusic Radio show with Alan Cross. Built on the foundations of Canada's two top music documentary programs, The Ongoing History of New Music and The Legends of Classic Rock, ExploreMusic combines the power and reach of radio with the unlimited potential of the Internet, connecting fans with new music, and with each other. This podcast features the latest music news, interviews with big stars and emerging artists, and much more. Visit us online at www.exploremusic.comen-caFri, 20 Nov 2009 20:29:52 -0500ExploreMusicCastsperspective context recommendation discovery explore music alan cross music geek the list you gotta hear this rock music alternative music blog ongoing history nohttp://feeds.feedburner.com/ExploremusicWithAlanCrosshttp://www.streamtheworld.comSteve Dawson Producer, musician, and songwriter Jonathan Dekel Managing/Online Editor of Gasoline Magazine. Chuck D The Salads 100481841Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:38:22 -050000:23:01noMike Sullivan caught up Nuno of A Wilhelm Sream at a show in Toronto, and spoke about their brand new EP while watching a Jays game backstage...100480581Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:57:16 -050000:28:57noSlipknot has been touring behind the tenth anniversary of the release of their first album. Our Mike Sullivan was brave enough to step into their backstage world to talk them about it. He talked to Corey Taylor and Shawn The Clown Crahan about 10 years of Slipknot. Here's part 2 of that interview... 100480111Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:25:28 -050000:21:39noSlipknot has been touring behind the tenth anniversary of the release of their first album. Our Mike Sullivan was brave enough to step into their backstage world to talk them about it. He talked to Corey Taylor and Shawn The Clown Crahan about 10 years of Slipknot. 100479061Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:19:23 -050000:26:40noExplore's Mike Sullivan is such a fan of Deftones that he flew out to Calgary using his own money to meet up with Chino Moreno and Steph Carpenter…here's part 2 of that interview…100477651Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:29:51 -050000:22:58noPart 1 of Mike Sullivan's chat with Chino Moreno and Steph Carpenter of Deftones.100476321Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:22:02 -050000:21:10noWhen U2 rolled through Toronto in September, Snow Patrol was the opening act. Gary came up to the office before soundcheck to talk about this new collection of Snow Patrol tracks—but don't call it a greatest hits record. It features a bunch of unreleased or reworked songs.100474591Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:14:15 -050000:26:19noTemper Trap is a five-piece from Melbourne, Australia, with a debut record called Conditions. Singer Dougy Mandagi (who's originally from Bali) and guitarist Lorenzo Sillitto came in to tell their story. 100473651Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:02:16 -050000:23:09noSinger Ian McCulloch was in the office recently and he had a long talk about many things, including the new Echo album, The Fountain. 100472311Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:39:20 -050000:18:17noIan McCulloch is still a Bunnyman more than 30 years later. The band is considered to be legendary in British circles. In fact, their 1984 album, Ocean Rain is so iconic that they've been touring it, playing the whole thing front-to-back, using classical musicians at every stop on the tour. It's a big 25th anniversary thing. Coldplay are huge fans, so Alan asked Ian if the feeling was mutual...100471031Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:01:02 -050000:21:32noThe second Silversun album is called Swoon...and singer Brian Aubert and bass player Nikki Monniger were in to talk to our Ira Haberman. 100468881Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:30:43 -050000:23:55noA few months ago, if someone had asked Alan about The Avett Brothers, he would have gone...who? He'd never heard of them, even though they have been making records since 2002. Two brothers from Greenville, North Carolina (Scott and Seth) and their buddy, John Twomey. And for five studio albums and two live records, nothing happened. But then they were found by producer Rick Rubin. And the result is an album that will end up on a bunch of year-end best of lists. Our Ira Haberman talked to them about this. 100467571Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:57:17 -050000:24:37noBrand New are from Long Island. They're up to album number four, which they called Daisy. Debuted at #6 on the Billboard charts when it came out in September. And when the fall tour swung by close to us, we invited Jesse and Vince in for a chat with Mike Sullivan100466571Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:24:56 -050000:25:23noPriestess is the four-piece from Montreal who have a lot in common with some of the chunky rock bands of the 70s. If you like Priestess, you should go back and explore Thin Lizzy. Anyway, they came in with news about their second record, Prior To The Fire. Explore's Mike Sullivan spoke with Mikey and Dan of the band... 100464981Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:48:01 -050000:27:57noEd Roland 's a great, great guy. Very friendly and extremely personable. One of the many things he and Alan talked about was Collective Soul's career arc from indie to major label and back again.100464191Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:58:06 -050000:19:11noThe new album, Raditude, is out tomorrow. And you know how this works by now. Whenever weezer releases a new record, they do something innovative—like the Let's Write A Sawng project, the Hootenanny Tour and the cool videos. 100463101Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:37:56 -050000:09:24noBefore their August show opening up for Blink-182, Alan found all four members of Weezer backstage in their bright orange overalls…100461301Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:15:03 -040000:13:21noThe new Ill Scarlett album is called 1UP!...and after the heavy production of the last album, this one brings Ill Scarlett back to the basics…Will and Alex came into the Explore offices to talk…100459851Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:30:50 -040000:18:43noSaosin is 100% flesh-and-blood. Five guys from Newport Beach, south of Los Angeles. New album called “In Search of Solid Ground”—and they came in to talk to Alan about it. Among other things. 100459021Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:34:14 -040000:30:41noAlan first heard about A Fine Frenzy a couple of years ago when he was invited to a showcase. This is a person. Her name is Alison Sudol. She's American, but she's had most of her success in Europe so far. She has two albums, including a new one called Bomb In A Birdcage. Ira Haberman talked to Alison at ExploreMusic world headquarters.100459001Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:29:19 -040000:30:09noThe third Arctic Monkeys album is called Humbug and guitarist Jamie Cook and drummer Matt Helders dropped into Alan's office recently for a quick chat.100457081Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:59:43 -040000:26:36noMoby and Alan sat down to talk about his new album, Wait For Me...and being in about being in a horror flick.100455651Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:13:35 -040000:15:40noMoby's new album—his 11th—is called Wait For Me. Moby and Alan sat down to talk about it, including the philosophy behind how this record was made. 100454291Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:27:51 -040000:18:51noThe Video Dead is from Burlington, Ontario, and features some of the guys in Saint Aliva. Ben Rispin, Matt Richmond, and Greg Fisher are all in the band. They have a new album out called Damn Disco, and Mike Sullivan caught up with Ben100452641Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:16:13 -040000:22:51noThe Johnstones have been into a goofy sort of ska-punk for years. Lots of singles. One of the singers is the son of the Long, as in Long and Mcquade Music Stores. Betcha that came in handy. 100451261Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:48:12 -040000:24:54noAlan talks dub remixes with Franz Ferdinand at V-Fest.100450061Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:45:14 -040000:14:51noFred is a fun band from Cork, Ireland. They have at least four albums, the most recent of which is called Go God Go. We had them into the office to chat with Explore's Adam Morrison. 100448401Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:35:09 -040000:22:27noLet's talk about Titus Andronicus…scholars will that I mean the Shakespearean tragedy written somewhere around 1590…not in this case…it's a five-piece band from Glen Rock, New Jersey. They're a bit younger than the play…they were formed in 2005, which is a 415 year difference. They're loud, distorted, and somewhat snotty…Alan liked them right immediately, and as such dispatched Explore's Mike Sullivan down to The Horseshoe Tavern on Queen Street in Toronto with orders to have a pint with front man, Patrick Stickles…100446881Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:53:55 -040000:29:41noClothes Make The Man are a Toronto group that I've been kinda watching for the last while…they have a second indie record out called Distance…Ryan and Scott came in for a chat with Alan. 100445451Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:11:36 -040000:18:16noGrizzly Bear is one of Alan's favourite discoveries of the year. Radiohead loves these guys. They're out of Brooklyn. There is a guy named Bear in the band, but he's the drummer. The guy who does most of the talking is singer Ed Droste. Their most recent record is called Veckatimest, which is named after an island in Massachusetts. Ed and Alan sat down for a talk back in August. 100443841Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:21:38 -040000:17:23noAmy Millian is one of the many people who orbit Broken Social Scene. She's also part of the Montreal Band Stars. And she records on her own. She has a new record called Masters of The Burial — and just as it was coming out, she came in to talk to our Ira Haberman. 100440211Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:59:03 -040000:24:44noBeth Ditto is the singer for Gossip, the American band who are stars in the UK and Europe and are going to make a push in North America with a new album called Music For Men, which came out physically yesterday. The CD and the vinyl have been out overseas for months, but it wasn't until yesterday that we got them here. Alan asked Beth about working with producer/guru Rick Rubin...100438081Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:44:55 -040000:31:01noIf you haven't already, you will be hearing more about an American band called Gossip. Some people say The Gossip, but no definite article is required. They're from Arkansas, although they really made their name when they moved to the pacific northwest…there are a bunch of records, most of which have found warm acceptance in the UK, including the new one Music For Men. The singer is Beth Ditto…she's about five feet tall, well over 200 pounds, and has a body mass index of around 40...and she does not care what people say. She has been portrayed as something of a demon because she's so outspoken…yeah she is-but she's also witty, intelligent, and a hell of a lot of fun….so how did a fat lesbian girl from Arkansas end up in a band that's made her a star in the UK?100436941Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:06:19 -040000:26:08noThe new Matt Good album is out in about a week. It's called Vancouver. All the pre-production was done on a Mac...no joke.100435601Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:29:19 -040000:31:07noFor the 90s, Matt was the leader of the Matthew Good Band. When did that whole thing actually fall apart? It was 2002. Matt has been completely solo since then. He is now up to his fourth studio record. It's called Vancouver....why?100434301Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:05:06 -040000:26:13noDJ Champion has returned with a follow-up to his 2004 album, Chill 'Em All (which was a surprise hit). There's a remix album, a live album and all kinds of possibilities for international record deals—and then his singer, Betty Bonifassi quits to start a new band called Beast. No matter. Champion has regrouped and released an album called Resistance...and he came into the Explore offices to chat with Ira haberman.100432701Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:12:10 -040000:28:02noCrush Luther is an indie band from London, Ontario. Four guys, including a dude named Luther. He's the singer. They have a new album and both Luther and Matt came in to talk.100431201Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:32:54 -040000:20:52noMassive Attack's last album was a soundtrack to a movie called “Danny The Dog” in 2004. The last proper album was “100th Window” in 2003. But more material is imminent. There will be a four-track EP next month called “Splitting The Atom” and a new album sometime next year. Our Ira Haberman talked to 3-D about what's going on.100429651Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:08:38 -040000:24:05noBack in the summer, guitarist Incubus' Mike Enzinger and DJ Kilmore played an outdoor show, and just after soundcheck, Alan sat with them on a barge out in Lake Ontario and got caught up. 100428441Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:03:17 -040000:22:21noStrike Anywhere is a heavyweight hardcore band from Richmond, Virginia…if you're into punk, you know all about these guys...they're very political (as you may expect) but they also have an ear for melody. Our Mike Sullivan grabbed singer Thomas Barnett outside The Music Hall in London to talk about their upcoming new record, Iron Front….100426641Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:27:57 -040000:43:43noBrendan Benson plays with Jack White in The Raconteurs. They're good buddies and wanted to work each other for a while before things came together but Brendan has been making his own records since 1996. He came in to talk about his newest one, My Old Familiar Friend with our man Ira. 100425091Thu, 24 Sep 2009 15:10:38 -040000:23:00noNick Cave (The Birthday Party, The Bad Seeds and Grinderman) has bee busy with his new novel, The Death Of Bunny Munro. He came in to talk about it with Alan. 100423801Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:25:33 -040000:33:01noExploreMusic's Ira Haberman sits down for a chat with the guys in Boxer Rebellion.100422671Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:08:41 -040000:24:57noBack in August, Alan had half an hour with Eddie Vedder backstage at a Pearl Jam show in Toronto. They talked about a lot of different things including the new album. Here's the third and final part of that interview.100421821Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:06:55 -040000:17:26noEddie and Alan met backstage at a show in Toronto and talked about many different things, including the title of the new album, Backspacer. Here's more of that conversation.100420161Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:48:33 -040000:13:15noEddie Vedder used to have a rep has a quiet, brooding guy. And he was; he wasn't happy being famous and didn't like everything that came with it, so he did whatever he could to avoid it. Now, though, he's happy, relaxed and extremely friendly. Here's part one of a chat Alan and him had backstage in Toronto last month.100417711Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:27:24 -040000:20:15noPaolo Nutini is the 22 year-old Scottish singer-songwriter who sold a million copies of his debut album These Streets. It was recorded when he was just 18. He now has a follow-up record called Sunny Side Up and our Ira Haberman found him backstage at V-fest in Toronto last month.100416371Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:44:08 -040000:15:23noDolores has her second solo album out now called No Baggage. She came in to talk about it—and to offer up more about the reunion of The Cranberries. Let's start with that...100416361Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:40:13 -040000:26:11noWe had the guys in, and Mike Sullivan had a chat with them100413541Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:19:03 -040000:26:57noAlan catches up with Martin and Fletch of Depeche Mode about their recent case of bad luck while on tour...100411311Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:44:24 -040000:22:20noThe Offspring was formed back in 1984 in Huntington Beach, California. Everyone was in high school—including Noodles, but he wasn't a student; he was one of the janitors. Dexter and Greg kept meeting him at punk shows and got him to buy them beer. And now, 35 million albums later, The Offspring is 25 years deep into a career. Dexter and Noodles were in the office recently and for some reason, we started talking about Dexter's airplanes. 100410161Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:11:16 -040000:18:31noDexter and Noodles came in the office to talk—and Dexter brought his parents. His dad was born in Toronto and moved to California as a kid—but whenever The Offspring play here, he tries to come up with his wife to catch up with friends and relatives. It just so happened that while they were here, Mr. and Mrs. Holland wanted to see their boy interviewed by Exploremusic. Okay. 100408721Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:40:31 -040000:20:52noBack in June, Alan scammed his way to the back of Rancid's tour bus where he got a chance to get caught up with guitarist Lars Frederiksen and the new guy, drummer Branden Steinekert.100407601Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:20:47 -040000:16:14noThurston Moore is the tall one from Sonic Youth. He dropped into the office when the band was on their way through Toronto and one of the things him and Alan covered was Sonic Youth's great lost Starbucks album. That's “Starbucks” as in the coffee place.100405531Fri, 04 Sep 2009 13:16:28 -040000:19:02noWe knew that Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth was tall, but not that tall. When he came in, he draped himself all over the leather couch and Alan and him had a talk about various things Sonic Youth, including how America's biggest indie band of the 80s eventually made the jump to a major label.100404761Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:10:03 -040000:22:46noTim tim McIlrath is one of our favourite people and he's always good for a talk. Alan caught up with him backstage at the Rock On The Range festival in Winnipeg back in June.100402841Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:08:09 -040000:16:10noBlue October is the five-piece Houston band who has been slugging it out for more than a decade now. Not much happened for the first three albums, but the fourth and fifth records have done much better. There have been issues—personnel problems, label problems—but the band has hung in there. They do everything as a gang, as evidenced when all five of them showed up backstage for an interview session back in June.100402821Wed, 02 Sep 2009 14:01:43 -040000:09:41noPop Evil is from Grand Rapids, Michigan. Five guys who blend chunky metal with melody. They were formed about 8 years ago and now have three albums, the most recent one being Lipstick On The Mirror. Alan met with the band on their tour bus at the “Rock On The Range” festival in Winnipeg back in June and asked if they had any road stories. Turns out bass player Jamie Nummer had one involving a Miami Dolphins cheerleader.100399711Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:51:10 -040000:16:24noSome smart metal from CKY. And more Vfest Exclusive News100397481Fri, 28 Aug 2009 12:26:27 -040000:30:22noToday we have the British Columbians on the show as well as a chat with Kings Of Leon and our 5 songs you've gotta hear. Enjoy! 100377441Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:23:00 -040000:26:33no