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• Moist - "Push" feat. Marlaena Moore

  Moist are one of the luckiest Canadian bands ever. Arriving on radio during the dog days of grunge, this band of dudes has gone platinum many times over (in Canada) and remain a mainstay of rock radio (in Canada) over thirty years later. But one question remains: who the hell is choosing to listen to this? Marlaena Moore, who's new album Because You Love Everything is out now, joins the show to dive deep into Moist. Yuck!Also discussed: small world Cancon, David Usher, David Usher's good looks, David Usher's bad lyrics, 90s Canrock dudes vs. 90s Canrock women, returns on investment, scale, David Usher's solo career, AI and much more.

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• Bedouin Soundclash - "When the Night Feels My Song" feat. Elamin Abdelmahmoud

  Known feeler of song and host of CBC's Commotion, Elamin Abdelmahmoud joins the show to talk about Kingston, Ontario's foremost rudeboys, Bedouin Soundclash and what makes their unforgettable track "When the Night Feels My Song" a modern Cancon standard.Also discussed: Ska, Queen's University, Kingston's music scene, campus radio, musical influences, Canadian white reggae, one-hit wonders, fedoras, what it means to sound a mosaic and much more.

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• The Moffatts - "Misery"

  By the time they were 18 years old, the brothers Moffatts had been country kids, boy band heartthrobs and serious rock guys. It all feels bad. What's going on with these kids?Also, discussed: the 2025 Junos, the "Asian Blackmarket", triplets, family bands, hitting the road at 5 years old, pop parents, soul patches, Hanson, ripping off songs, synthesis, Music Travel Love, movie soundtracks, bad vibes, and much more.

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• Shawn Desman - "Shook"

  From Portuguese-language teen phenom to MuchMusic dominating pop star, Shawn Desman has endured despite an industry that kept letting him down. Did he pave the way for pop sustainability in Canada?Also discussed: Cancon haircuts, the "Sidewalk", Portuguese pop stars named Shawn, dancing, Cancon brothers and cousins, Drake, the TDot, Mac's Year in The Club, come backs, live albums and much more.

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• Gob - "I Hear You Calling"

  *Belch* Mac and Laura leave the major label system behind and jump in a lake. Gob went from unlikely MuchMusic approved skate punks to radio rockers who paved the way for the next wave of Canadian pop punk exports. They fuckin' rule.Other topics discussed include Sum 41, funny music videos, public access MuchMusic, EA Sports Vancouver, video game soundtracks, zombies, hockey rock, Vancouver rock, Cancon teen comedy "Going the Distance" and much more.

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