The Leake in Review

Bush is back on the road in support of the release The Art of Survival. Gavin discusses making a louder record, the complexity of being in a band on the road, not always needing a guitar on stage. 

July Talk are back with studio album number 4 Remember Never Before and they dropped by to chat about it with Leake. Look for the band out on tour across Canada and the United States early 2023, with more dates to be added. Peter and Leah also chat about COVID lockdown, being stuck in Winnipeg and Wolf Parade. The band is also looking forward to having a party in Toronto at the newly revitalized Massey Hall. March 10 and 11. for the full tour drop by the bands website https://www.julytalk.com/tour 

Alvvays just wrapped a U.S. tour announced Canadian dates, and they came by SiriusXM's Toronto studios to chat with Leake. They recorded enough material over the lockdowns to release more albums right away, and they chatted about karaoke.

Neil didn't stop creating during the lockdown, now he's got a new album World Record and it will not disappoint. He's working now on a way he and Crazy Horse can get on the road in the new year in a cleaner more efficient way.

Hugh Dillon of Headstones drops by to talk about the upcoming tour, the new album, film and more. Everything from the early punk days and getting signed thanks to his pals The Tragically Hip who told the label they needed to see this band.

Britt Daniel drops in to chat about the tour, songs the new album Lucifer on The Sofa and more.

Singer songwriter, and overall good dude Dan Mangan is back on the road and he can't wait to see you. In this episode Dan talks about songwriting during a pandemic, early covers in crappy bars, and trampolines.  

Afie Jurvanen aka Bahamas drops by to talk about his recent U.S. solo tour and upcoming Canadian dates with the band. Also discussed, the Live to Tape series and how much work it took to pull off the recording sessions.

K. Flay drops by to talk about growing up just outside of Chicago, song writing, early stage performances at Stanford University, the new release Outside Voices, coffee intake and heroin usage (NONE). Flaherty (K. Flay) also talks about the responsibility of performing live for fans.

Dear Rouge drop by to share tales of COVID talk about anxiety created by social media, the love of playing live and more!