Luke of The Dirty Nil joins us this week on the Dadcast! Luke is here to chat about their new upcoming album THE LASH, available July 25th, as well as an extensive tour for the rest of 2025. Plus hear stories from the road, how Leo, Luke's dog was also in studio for the new album, and more!

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Pop-Punk? Country? Rock? Let us know what you think of the brand new single from Ritch Mitchell as Ryan joins us on the show! Ryan, who was formerly with Eversince Eve with drummer Taveet (formerly from The Awareness) have re-united to create a new sound of rock. Influenced by some of the pop punk greats combined with a couple of the biggest stars in New Country, this once pop punk band has created a new sound. Hear their new single “Open Your Eyes” on this episode before it’s released!

We are joined by Kyle Van Loosen, a former radio host with 94.9 The Rock in Oshawa, and 101.5 The Wolf in Peterborough. We discuss the radio industry, musicans he has met, and his passion for music.

Dan Hand runs his own music management business, Dan Hand Management. He was also a huge part of the Underground Operations run with Mark Spicoluk of Closet Monster.

We chat a lot about the older era of punk in Toronto and Durham Region. With many shows happening at The Dungeon in Oshawa. Bands like Hostage Life, Cutoff, MugShot, Facade, Protest the Hero, Lucky Number Seven and more.

Relive the memories and find out how much impact Dan helped create in the local scene and where that has gotten him today!

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Aug 22, 2024: Drew and Mike of Chasing Heroes from Hamilton, Ontario join us on this week’s dadcast, and they’ve brought secrets and surprises!

Chasing Heroes are about to release their first EP titled “The Half Dozen EP” on August 30th. They also have some Ontario shows coming up after the release!

Listen to our conversation about how they formed, previous bands all members were in, why Mike quit drinking, plus we find out what’s coming up!

We also touched base on a lot of influences such as Face to Face, Bad Religion, Hot Water Music and more. We even bring up bands from the past such as Accident Prone, Price to Pay, Not By Choice and who is alive and well now with bands like Black Cat Attack and CROSS DOG.

Have a listen, it’s fun and entertaining and we play three of their tracks!

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August 7, 2024: Tonight we have Brandon Hastings of Outshined. Brandon, from Bowmanville, Ontario, joins us to catch us all up right from where they left off…. 2021 during Covid. We discussed how the pandemic slowed them down. The plans they had. And what they are planning now! Plus, we ask about the GoFundMe page he started for Ed & Maggie of the former Music Hall, raising kids, and the influences he had and still has today.


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