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Against the Grain V2, Ep. 1.

September 20, 2018 by Keegan Gingrich

Since the last time I signed off of this show in early March, over 6 months ago, a lot has changed. In Canada for example, we all collectively witnessed a tragedy which brought the nation together in Humboldt, where 16 people lost their lives- including young kids the same age as I am. We have lost beloved celebrities such as Mac Miller and Anthony Bourdain, who were shining examples of good people, who just couldn’t escape their demons. Further, we live in a world where the news cycle continues to report events that make us fearful and scared.

For myself personally, the past 6 months have been a weird process of finding out who I am, as cheesy as that sounds. I’m still the same naive and stupid kid I was just half a year ago, but I would like to believe that I have at least made decisions that will put me on the right path, no matter how terrified I am for the future.

Collectively, I believe that both you and I all have reasons to be scared of the future, but my hope is that when 8 o’clock comes around each Monday, we might just be able to forget about the all of the things that scare us each day. Music is a therapy for me, and every time I play my favourite songs, I tend to get lost in a different world. I hope that we can experience that together every week.

Keegan Gingrich

Topics of the Week

  1. The Importance of Music
  2. The Depth of the Canadian Music Scene
  3. Rock Music is Alive

Song of the Week

Greta van Fleet with When The Curtain Falls. These kids kill it.

This Week in Music…

  • Music from Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon was released a few weeks ago under the name ‘Big Red Machine’; it is an even more experimental twist on his sound from the previous Bon Iver album, 22, a Million.
  • New stuff from Canadian Rockers Monster Truck, the Trews, a brand new EP from Hozier called Nina Cried Power.
  • New albums from Thrice, the 1975, Willie Nelson, and Disturbed.
  • New album from Good Charlotte called Generation RX. It is something very fresh in the pop punk/emo scene. The music video for Prayers is very powerful and topical, and the album has a very nice flow to it. 

Quick Facts

  • 1. Dave Grohl recorded the first Foo Fighters record entirely on his own.
  • 2. None of the Beatles could read music.
  • 3. Both Tom Delonge and Mark Hoppus of blink-182 had side projects with their drummer, Travis Barker.
  • 4. Linkin Park collaborated on a song with the Lonely Island for their 2016 film Popstar: Never Stop Stopping.
  • 5. The Glorious Sons have driven across Canada almost 10 times, and played 300 or more shows in support of their most recent album, released in 2017. 

Thanks for tuning in. Listen to all songs from the show below.

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