On today's show, we chat with Jamie Mittendorf, the driving force behind Blackout Fest, and the lead singer of 'Harbour' (also preforming on Blackout Fest). Jamie walks us through the evolution of the festival and where it's headed. Please check out the links below, grab your tickets and support the punk rock scene! https://www.blackoutfest.net/ ht…

We talk producing and plug-ins with Will Putney on this weeks UPA Podcast! This plug-in pack is absolutely outrageous. Anyone who records at home, or just likes to mess around with the heaviest tones around; Please do yourself a favour and pick up this pack from STL Tones! https://www.stltones.com/products/stl-tonality-will-putney-guitar-plug-in?gc…

Kicking off season 3 with a BOMB (terrible, I'm sorry). John from the Lovesick Bombs joins me to talk about all things art and music. This is a truly beautiful project, please support by hitting the links below and picking up some amazing artwork! https://www.lovesickbombs.com/By UPA

From the Archives: We caught up with Corey Beaulieu from Trivium and took a deep dive on guitars, studio and tour gear and got some great insight into how he sets up his tone for records. Hit the links for more from Trivium: https://twitter.com/coreytrivium?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/Trivium/ http://www.trivium.org/unreleased?ref=https://www.…

From the Archives: We had the pleasure of speaking with the boys from Get The Shot at last years Heavy Montreal. Not only are they both insanely talented players, I think we ended up speaking off-camera for almost an hour *after* the interview. In this interview, we cover everything from tone, gear, recording set-ups and switching to Postive Grid B…

From the Archives: We managed to nab J-Dog from Hollywood Undead for a couple of minutes to chat guitars, gear and their (Amazing) cover of 'Du Hast'. J-Dog was super awesome, please go support Hollywood Undead: https://www.hollywoodundead.com/ https://twitter.com/hollywoodundead https://www.facebook.com/hollywoodundead/ https://www.instagram.com/h…

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If you've watched TV in Canada in the last 20 years you have either heard or seen Orin Isaacs. In addition to being one, if not the biggest music directors in broadcast here, he is an incredibly talented musician who has been in the game for almost his entire life. Orin has an absolutely incredible backstory and great insight into the music industr…

Max Webster front man, and all around awesome guy (who happens to be Canadian!), Kim Mitchell joins me on this episode. We go back and hear about how Kim went from Sarnia, Ontario to the Greek Islands with a guitar in-hand. Gear talk does occur as well, but this episode is all about the love of music, guitar playing and crazy stories. Enjoy. http:/…

We were joined by John 5 on today's show! John took some time from his current tour with Rob Zombie to talk about his evolution as a guitar player, how he finds inspiration, his latest solo album 'It's Alive' (which is incredible) and of course we talk gear and how his special his relationship with Fender is. http://john-5.com/main/ https://www.ins…

Blues guitar assassin, Sue Foley joins me to talk about coming up in Canada, her new (and awesome) record, 'Ice Queen' and how she came to pick up her signature pink paisley Fender Telecaster. https://suefoley.com/ https://www.facebook.com/suefoleyofficial/ https://www.instagram.com/the_suefoley/By UPA

Heavy Montreal Interview Series: Red Fang's Bryan Giles joins me on the show to chat about everything from his first tour, working on new material, guitars, amps - and we do a little deep dive on podcasts that we like! https://www.facebook.com/redfangband/ https://redfang.net/ https://twitter.com/redfang…

2018 ACM Guitar Player of the Year, Rob McNelley joins me on today's show! Rob has played on just about every major release out of Nashville that you can name. To say his resume is impressive would be a gross understatement. He also happens to be a super nice guy, and a pleasure to talk to about everything from music, guitars, gear to life in gener…

Bobby Keller from Florida metal band, Meka Nism joins me on this episode to talk all things gear, guitars, relationships with ESP, EMG and coordinating your shoes with your guitar. Technical issues aside, this was the most fun I've had recording an episode. Period. instagram.com/bobbyvonripper https://www.bfkbeardoil.com/ https://www.facebook.com/M…

Brad Thomas (@JBradford_official) of The Silence and Light joins me on this episode to go deep on gear, guitars and his band's upcoming album. Brad is a retired Special Forces operator who has been all over the globe, and music has always been there with him. Hear about where it all started and what lead him to his sweet set-up he's using with his …

Hot off his new release, 'Bittern Lake', Les Stroud (Survivorman) took some time out of his crazy schedule to talk to us about his other love besides nature, music. Les is a lifelong musician. In addition to being multi-instrumentally talented and very talented vocally, he is an incredibly gifted songwriter. Drawing on many of the images he has enc…

We go hard in the paint with Breaking Benjamin front man, Benjamin Burnley about his new LTD signature guitar as well as a deep dive into his Fractal Audio rig that he currently has on the road with him. This was a quick one, but a great one! Ben was incredibly nice with his time, and I hope to catch up with him again down the road. Go pick up his …

This week we speak to The Dirty Nil's lead vocalist and guitar player, Luke Bentham. Luke is a huge gear nerd, an awesome guy and plays in - what I feel - is the best rock band around today. Click the links below to check out their new single, 'Bathed in Light' off the upcoming album 'Master Volume' due out later in 2018 on Dine Alone Records. New …

Welcome to season 2 of the UPA Podcast! We kicked things off speaking with Dan Webster of Greenland Productions, and founder of '77 Montreal. Dan has lead a career that most promoters would dream of and it was a pleasure speaking with him not only about the upcoming '77 Montreal, but his upbringing in the Montreal music scene. Enjoy!…

New Jersey's own, the nicest guy in the room; Sammy Kay. Sammy took a bunch of time to speak with me this past summer at Pouzzafest in Montreal and we covered everything from guitars to action figures...for real. Oh, and Taco Bell. Check out Sammy's Music and social below: https://twitter.com/sammykaynj https://www.facebook.com/sammykaynj https://t…

A blues assassin, armed with a Gibson Les Paul. JW is a Canadian blues guitarist who has traveled the world, played with the likes of BB King, Buddy Guy and Hubert Sumlin and has nine studio releases, the latest being "High Temperature", produced by Colin Linden. JW is currently on tour, hit the links below and show him some love. http://www.jw-jon…

A man who needs no real introduction, Gary Holt joins us on this weeks show - and it was awesome. We go deep with Gary about what inspires him as a musician, what keeps him motivated at shows and of course, we do a deep dive on gear; We talked about his famed 'Blood' guitar from ESP, as well as an upcoming signature pedal coming out from KHDK. Hit …

Voodoo Drew is a guitar player, producer and one of the minds behind So Sick Social Club - And, he's one of the nicest dudes you'll ever meet. We go pretty in depth on playing and learning guitar, gear, and the craziness of what a So Sick show is like. Do yourself a favour and hit the links below and get Sick. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v…

Today we're joined by Noah Gundersen, and his producer Nate Yaccino (for the first half) to talk about his new album, 'White Noise'. Noah is a folk-rock killer, and this album is fantastic. We go into how it was produced, the writing process as well as a look back at Noah's rise in the music game. Do yourself a favour and check out all of Noah's wo…

Grab a drink and get comfy, this one's a monster. Spike Slawson of Uke-Hunt and Me first & The Gimmie Gimmies was kind enough to give me an hour of his time to shoot the shit about music, life, politics and culture - and it was fucking awesome. Check the links below for all of Spike's projects, Enjoy! Uke-Hunt: https://www.fatwreck.com/record/detai…

Besides being one of the biggest names in Jiu-Jitsu, creating the 10th planet system, and coaching some of the most elite fighters in the world (no big deal); Eddie Bravo is also a musician of over 30 years! A multi-instrument disciplined artist and producer, Eddie talks us through his evolution as a musician from thrash metal to hip hop. Check out…

Rock, Blues, Soul Assassin, Samantha Fish joins the show today. We talked about leaving a drum kit behind her to ripping faces off with some truly inspiring guitar work. Samantha's new album 'Belle of the West' drops Nov. 3rd 2017 (and it's great!). WATCH IT: "I Put A Spell On You" Cover: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9QxChq4pdk Links: http://ww…

VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED: I can't overstate that enough, this is barely a music podcast; you've been warned. I sat down with Casey and Jason from Belvedere to talk music, that barely happened, however a far more hilarious conversation went down - listen at your own risk! Also check our their latest album, it's pretty fantastic! https://www.face…

We sat down with Garrett Wadford right before he hit the stage last week on the Bird Attack tour to chat guitars, playing in punk bands - AND - having some strange connections to one of the biggest artists of the 2000's - ever. Garrett not only plays guitar in SLED, but runs Bird Attack and does a ton for bands, so please go check his stuff out bel…

In addition to just being an awesome guy, Steve is the lead singer of the band 'The Lucky Ones', who recently released the album 'Better Late Than Never' on Stumble Records - Steve's record label. Steve and I talk old school punk rock, the music industry as well as local venues in Ottawa, Canada that we like. Enjoy - And Support Steve's ventures be…

London's Luke Sital-Singh sat down with me to talk music, guitar, gear and song writing; If you've watched 'Suits' or 'Grey's Anatomy' (no judgement) there is a good chance you've heard his music. Links to all things discussed: http://www.lukesitalsingh.com/ http://www.lowdenguitars.com/ http://www.audiokitchen.co.uk/ http://www.strymon.net/ http:/…

Rocker, Podcaster, Writer, Speaker and all around awesome dude, Danko Jones took some time to speak with us about, leaving film school for music, turning down a record deal all the way to playing to record setting shows in Europe. For More Danko Jones: http://www.dankojones.com/ https://www.facebook.com/dankojones/ https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podca…

We talk to Jake about how he got into playing guitar, joining Strung Out and a mess of other topics like playing quality gear, getting too trashed at shows (mostly an 'us' story) and staying at the top of his game for the fans. Enjoy an hour with one of the best players out there, and as it turns out, one of the nicest guys too! Strung Out: http://…

Keeping the tradition alive with UPA and Billy Talent's Ian D'sa, he is our first official podcast on iTunes.By UPA