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Soundography | A Crash Course in Music, One Band at a Time!


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Soundography | A Crash Course in Music, One Band at a Time!
Hammond Chamberlain & Brian Ibbott
The podcast that takes you through the library of known and lesser-known artists!
Now let’s move to an artist whose library of music is complemented by the number of bands and projects he’s been involved with. All of them in a unique style, and all of them brilliant. Tom Morello from Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave (just to name two) is the subject of this week’s show. Listen to find out what we thought! Listen now! Spot…
Time for some more rap & hip-hop as Hammond and Brian check out the libraries of Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick! Hammond and Brian talk to each other about the music, which is more than we can say for Doug and Rick these days… Listen now! Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundography #142: Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick appeared first on So…
Ready for another episode of Soundography? Well then, roll to this one, where Hammond and Brian jump into the music of Del Amitri! Don’t be the last to know, listen now! Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundography #141: Del Amitri appeared first on Soundography | A Crash Course in Music, One Band at a Time!.…
This week, Hammond and Brian fly away through the musical catalog of Lenny Kravitz. Are you gonna go our way? Then listen to this episode! Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundography #140: Sturgill Simpson appeared first on Soundography | A Crash Course in Music, One Band at a Time!.By Hammond Chamberlain & Brian Ibbott
This week, Hammond and Brian fly away through the musical catalog of Lenny Kravitz. Are you gonna go our way? Then listen to this episode! Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundography #139: Lenny Kravitz appeared first on Soundography | A Crash Course in Music, One Band at a Time!.By Hammond Chamberlain & Brian Ibbott
No time for a vacation, when we got the beat! This week, Hammond and Brian listen to the catalog of The Go-Go’s, both as a band and solo, to see which tracks jump out at us! What did we think? You’ll have to listen to this episode, because…our lips are sealed. Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundography #138: The Go-Go’s appeared firs…
A Britpop powerhouse that’s seen a little attention in the USA, Hammond and I delve into the music of the politically-charged Manic Street Preachers. Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundography #137: Manic Street Preachers appeared first on Soundography | A Crash Course in Music, One Band at a Time!.…
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Ep: 99 | Producer Studio Series: BISPING | Adam Scorgie & Michael Hamilton
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We recorded this episode from Manchester, UK the night before the world premiere of our feature documentary, BISPING. We will be doing more of these sessions live with our directors and talent in the ScoreG Productions Discord. Make sure to join to take part and ask questions!By Shane Fennessey
hammond and I had the pure energy to listen through the entire catalog for Information Society, and do you want to know what we’re thinking? Listen to this episode! Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundography #136: Information Society appeared first on Soundography | A Crash Course in Music, One Band at a Time!.…
She’s an alternative music mainstay, who creates lavish storylines with her songwriting, and Hammond and Brian spend a week with her catalog. What do they think when they come out on the other side? Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundography #135: Tori Amos appeared first on Soundography | A Crash Course in Music, One Band at a Time!…
Look what’s coming down the pipeline, it’s another episode of Soundography – this time, it’s all about Surf Rock! A genre that came about in the 50’s, but is still alive and well today. Will Hammond and Brian manage to hang ten tracks on their playlists, or will they wipeout? Listen to find out! Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundogr…
Time for another visit to the Mount Rushmore of grunge, and this time, it’s Alice In Chains that we’re chipping away at. Would you like to hear what we thought? Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundography #133: Alice In Chains appeared first on Soundography | A Crash Course in Music, One Band at a Time!.…
If you only know the rumors, you only know a quarter of the story… This week, Hammond and Brian visit the library of Fleetwood Mac in all its versions: the Peter Green blues version, the pop version, that thing that happened in the 90s, and the return in recent years. Did it live up to our dreams? Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundo…
Time for another episode focused on a year in music, and this season’s choice is: 1996! Alternative, pop punk, Britpop and grunge all in fine form, so what were Hammond and Brian’s favorites? Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundography #131: 1996 appeared first on Soundography | A Crash Course in Music, One Band at a Time!.…
This episode is for The Byrds! Or, more specifically, folks who want to learn more about the 60s band led by Roger McGuinn. Hammond and Brian listened to the whole Byrds aviary of music – what did we think? Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundography #130: The Byrds appeared first on Soundography | A Crash Course in Music, One Band at…
One of Brian’s favorite 80’s bands, and probably best known for a couple of songs in that decade, Hammond and Brian go fully into the catalog of Script Politti to find out what makes Green so Blue. Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundography #129: Scritti Politti appeared first on Soundography | A Crash Course in Music, One Band at a …
Time for our first band of the new season, and it’s a biggie: Metallica! Continuing our trip through the big four thrash metal bands…what did we think? Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundography #128: Metallica appeared first on Soundography | A Crash Course in Music, One Band at a Time!.…
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Soundography | A Crash Course in Music, One Band at a Time!


Welcome to a brand new season of Soundography! And we’ll kick things off this time with a revisit of season 1. We covered a lot of great artists and bands in that first season, many of whom have done some great work since we talked about them – so let’s catch up! Listen now! The post Soundography #127: What Have Our Season 1 Subjects Been Up To? ap…
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Ep: 98 | Chris Hayden & Doug Workman | Driven by Experience
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Chris Hayden and Doug Workman are retired, long-serving law enforcement officers. Their collective experience is high-end, covering (but not limited to) surveillance, armed robbery, money laundering, crisis and hostage negotiating, major crimes, and homicide. In 2016 Chris and Doug founded Haywork Secure Driving Service, a secure driving and execut…
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Soundography | A Crash Course in Music, One Band at a Time!


We’ve got a special guest for our last ‘You Gotta Listen…” episode before the new season starts – and it’s a good one! In fact, we break a couple of our unwritten rules for the show, so you’d better listen and find out what we were told to review! Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundography Special: You Gotta Listen to This, feat. Tob…
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It’s time for Brian to take the reins again, and make Hammond listen to some weird pop masterpiece from the early nineties! What will Hammond think of the Trash Can Sinatras? Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundography Special: You Gotta Listen to This, feat. Brian Ibbott appeared first on Soundography | A Crash Course in Music, One B…
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What, I let Hammond make me listen to yet another album? What is this, the fourth time? Someday I’ll learn… Ha! But did I dig it like the previous ones? Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundography Special: You Gotta Listen to This, feat. Hammond Chamberlain #4 appeared first on Soundography | A Crash Course in Music, One Band at a Tim…
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On this episode, we’re joined by Alex Albisu, host of The Dad Chronicle, Joystick and Mouse and America’s Next Top Podcaster’s Post-Elimination Interviewer! Alex gets us to listen to an album that’s near and dear to his heart – and just might be one of the best early-2000’s bands you’ve never heard of (unless you were in the right part of the count…
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On this episode, we’re joined by Lady Monica, Social Media Maven of America’s Next Top Podcaster! She’s got something we need to hear – and we hear it! Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundography Special: You Gotta Listen to This, feat. Monica Stone appeared first on Soundography | A Crash Course in Music, One Band at a Time!.…
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On this episode, we’re joined by Bobby Frankenberger of All About Science, America’s Next Top Podcaster, and TMS Thursdays! What’s he gonna make us listen to (and watch, it turns out)? Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundography Special: You Gotta Listen to This, feat. Bobby Frankenberger appeared first on Soundography | A Crash Cours…
It’s our season finale, and we’re joined by Daniel again, who’s paid his Patreon duty and made us listen to another great band: Celldweller! What did we think? Find out in this very episode! Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundography #126: Celldweller appeared first on Soundography | A Crash Course in Music, One Band at a Time!.…
Patreon supporter Tom asked us to listen to the entire catalog of Roxy Music, and we were happy to oblige! Did we dig it Were we doing The Strand by the end of the week? Find out on this episode! Listen now! Spotify Playlist Amazon The post Soundography #125: Roxy Music appeared first on Soundography | A Crash Course in Music, One Band at a Time!.…
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Plant Powered Success Presents


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Robbie Lockie, Plant Based News Co Founder: How To Build a Successful Media Business With Purpose
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We speak to (PBN) Plant Based News Co-founder Robbie Lockie who started out working with a variety of ethical brands, including Veganuary and Jamie Oliver. In 2016 he co-produced a short documentary, for UK Animal charity Viva. He has been involved in a number of online campaigns, including Move Your Money, a charity helping to raise awareness abou…
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Author & Start Up Coach for Socially Conscious Entrepreneurs Trevor Banerjee talks creating a Business for Positive Change.
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Trevor Banerjee is an Ecopreneur Business Mindset Coach. He works closely with business owners who are serious about changing themselves first, so as to grow and add value to the world around them. Trevor provides them with the tools, guidance, and accountability required to be the change they wish to see and to create an extraordinary business tha…
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Award winning Plant Based Entrepreneur Loui Blake on the secret to running multiple businesses.
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Loui Blake is a London-based entrepreneur, speaker & angel investor in the plant-based & sustainability space. Starting out in football & then nightlife, a switch to a plant-based diet in 2015 caused Loui to refocus his attention on businesses that make a positive impact on the world. Loui is the founder of Erpingham House, a group that includes th…
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Marketing Expert Lori Amos explains what it means to be a Conscious Capitalist
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Lori's and her husband's Marketing Agency Scout 22 works exclusively with conscious capitalist brands. Lori Amos is a Los Angeles native with over two decades of marketing and advertising experience. Using her diverse background in the marketing industry she has developed and executed strategies for a variety of clients – from start-ups to Fortune …
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Author Serena Sabala: How to rethink your health at work!
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Author and coach Serena Sabala is a Certified Yoga Teacher, Plant-Based Nutrition Consultant, and Fitness Trainer who has studied the subject of nutrition for over ten years and has her own unique, holistic approach. When she was only 8 years old her father, a very successful and busy entrepreneur, got really sick: unfortunately, he didn’t have the…
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Learn how Mike Hill launched and grew a successful Vegan Pizza Business
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Co-Founder of the vegan pizza company One Planet Pizza shares his secrets to running and growing a plant-based business.By Doug Womack / Mike Hill
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Plant Powered Success Presents


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How Influencer Stefanie Moir aka Naturally Stefanie, built a successful business having fun on social media
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Stefanie Moir is a Top social media influencer and Author based in Glasgow UK. Stefanie is a vegan and fitness enthusiast who gained online popularity for her lifestyle channel, Naturally Stefanie. She is best known for sharing her gym routines and healthy vegan recipes, which have garnered over 200,000 YouTube subscribers, and growing. Stefanie ha…
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SEO Expert spills the Secrets to getting ranked higher on Google
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Learn how to rank your website as we delve deep with this expert in SEO. Faisal Anderson is a Technical SEO Consultant and International Speaker.By Doug Womack / Faisal Anderson
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How to start your Tribe with Damien Clarkson of Vevolution
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Damien Clarkson is the Co-Founder of Vevolution, a leading plant-based events community & multimedia company. He has previously written for the Guardian and Huffington Post on veganism, environmental, and cultural issues. In this episode we discuss, starting a vegan movement, public speaking, and working with your partner.…
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City of Champions


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Ep: 97 | Victor Valimaki | The Fighting Spirit
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My guest this episode is Victor Valimaki. He was the first Edmontonian to fight in the UFC. Back in 2018 Vic and I were supposed to sit down and talk about his fight career, but he was suddenly struck by a serious medical condition, called Neuromyelitis Optica, which threw his life into chaos. Two and a half years later – not to mention 17 MRI's, 7…
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Ep: 96 | Ashif Mawji - Data Driven Community Solutions & The Edmonton Police Foundation
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My guest today is Ashif Mawji who is making his second appearance on the podcast. Ashif is a tech entrepreneur and investor. Last time we talked about his incredible life story growing up in Kenya, moving to Canada, and starting his first business ventures. This time around we are focusing on his role as Chair of the Edmonton Police Foundation, how…
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Ep: 95 | Amos Kajner-Nonnekes | DESIGN, et cetera.
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Amos Kajner-Nonnekesis the founder of DESIGN, et cetera. – a company whose work explores the activation of under-utilized spaces in the city through placemaking, public art, architecture, and urban design in Edmonton. Most recently, they created the Rainbow Road mural just off of Whyte Ave. In addition to making our city more beautiful and livable …
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Ep: 94 | Edmonton Police Chief Dale McFee | Protests, Policing, and Progress
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On February 1, 2019, Dale McFee was sworn in as Edmonton’s 23rd Chief of Police for the Edmonton Police Service. He spent 26 years as a police officer in Prince Albert and 9 years as their Chief of Police. He also spent 6 years as the Deputy Minister of Corrections and Policing in the Ministry of Justice for the Saskatchewan government. From 2011 t…
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Ep: 93 | Rick Bronson @ The Comic Strip | The Life and Times of a Comedian
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Rick Bronson has done it all in the entertainment industry. He's an award-winning comedian, TV Host, Writer, Producer, and the owner of Rick Bronson's 'The Comic Strip' in West Edmonton Mall. In this conversation, with special guest co-host, Derek Stone, Rick hilariously recounts his life as comic on the circuit, with tangents about Jewish Mothers,…
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Ep: 92 | Evan Gallant | A Conversation About Alcohol and Drugs
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My guest today is Evan Gallant. Evan’s main gig is marketing, but he is also big in the Edmonton charity scene, working as the Community Director for the Urban Spirits Rotary Club and co-founding HEALYEG, an Edmonton-based non-profit. Evan’s an incredibly social guy. He’s funny, gregarious, and is always the life of the life of the party out in the…
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Ep: 91 | Councillor Mike Nickel | Big "Value for Taxes" Guy
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Edmonton Ward 11 City Councillor, Mike Nickel, is a strong advocate for the effective utilization of tax dollars; In other words, he's trying to make your money go farther in government. He brings a lifetime of business experience to City Council, and the passion in which he talks about our city is evident and super inspiring. Episode Links Council…
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Ep: 90 | Kris Harvey | Take Me To Chvrch
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Kris Harvey is a guy a lot of you know and love. He’s a DJ, event promoter, and the owner and creative mind behind Church of John, one of the city’s most unique and vibrant nightlife spots. Kris is an entrepreneur and huge booster for the City of Champions. Episode Links Kris Harvey | Instagram Chvrch of John Seat Giant - Promo Code "APN" ATB Entre…
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Ep: 89 | Grant Fuhr | "I'm a hockey player but I'm here for golf"
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Hall of Fame goaltender, Grant Fuhr, joins me on the podcast this week. Anyone who knows hockey knows Grant was a key member of the 1980's Oilers' dynasty, winning 5 Stanley Cups in his 10 seasons with the team. Grant went on to play for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, and St. Louis Blues, where he had a career resurgence i…
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Ep: 88 | Daniel Matishak | Building the Best, Badass Company Culture
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Very special episode of the podcast with sharp and successful entrepreneur, Daniel Matishak, and co-hosted by former City of Champions guest and great friend, Derek Stone. This was recorded back in February 2019 when Derek and I played around with the idea of starting a new podcast. Ultimately our schedules didn't allow it, but Derek was kind enoug…
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Ep: 87 | Raj Dhillon | Physio, Fitness, and Don Cherry
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Raj Dhillon is the co-owner of Pivotal Physiotherapy in Edmonton. He is a U of A grad and has been a practicing clinician for over 15 years. I was excited to sit down and record with Raj because he’s got an incredible outlook on life with a very intentional approach to his work, fitness, and family. He’s an inspiring guy who gives back to the commu…
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Ep: 86 | Councillor Michael Walters | Climate, Development, and Homelessness
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Edmonton Ward 10 City Councillor, Michael Walters, joins me on the podcast this week. One of his Council Initiatives is Energy Transition and Climate Resilience for the city of Edmonton. We had a chance to discuss the city’s pragmatic and thoughtful approach to climate change. Among other things, Councillor Walters also brought a ton of insight to …
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Ep: 85 | Keegan Lowe & Jaynen Rissling | Paths to Playing Pro
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It’s been just over 2 years since my brother, Keegan Lowe, joined me on episode 2 of City of Champions, so we had lots to catch up on. Joining Keegan on the episode this time is his childhood best friend, minor hockey teammate, and junior hockey rival, Jaynen Rissling. Jaynen spent last season playing for the Nottingham Panthers in England, redefin…
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Ep: 84 | Arjen Colquhoun | The Canadian Flash
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This week I’m pleased to introduce #17 on your Edmonton Eskimos, defensive back, Arjen Colquhoun. Arjen joined the Esks after a fantastic career at Michigan State, and a brief stint with the Dallas Cowboys. Arjen is an energetic and enthusiastic personality, and a key part of our defensive corps. We got into a great discussion about what he wants t…