Picture this… You finally get a ticket to see one of the greatest songwriters of all time. A quiet night. An acoustic guitar. The perfect room. Massey Hall in Toronto. Red seats. Warm lights. The kind of venue built for stories and subtlety. And on stage? John Prine. Just a man and his songs. Brad from CIUT’s Phil’s in Radio Show had been waiting for this one. But when he went to grab a ticket…The only seat left was way up top. In the Balcony. Back row.

IWTM Episode 28 ‘He Named The Boy Trent’ is brought to you by Soulyric. Details at the end of the show, Brad - the Founder and Creator of Soulyric is the story teller.

Picture this… You grow up idolizing the blues and rock N roll. Studying it. Chasing it. Building your own sound brick by brick. And then one day, you find yourself face to face with one of your heroes — not on record, not on a poster — but in real life.

For Gordie Johnson of Big Sugar, that moment came when he met a true blues original. A guy with a nickname that says everything… The Iceman. Gordie expected stories about the music. Maybe a few road tales. What he didn’t expect was a masterclass in how to run the whole operation.

Picture this… You’re 27 years old. You left home chasing a dream. And suddenly, the road to stardom takes you straight to the heart of country music. Nashville, Tennessee. Songwriters. Record Labels. And Studios that have history soaked into the walls.

Sometimes rock stardom isn’t about limos and luxury. Sometimes it’s about bad decisions made in concrete hallways. We Call this episode ‘We were rock Starz’

Staind had sold over 10 million albums worldwide, and were bringing their brand of nu-metal to this intimate venue. The anticipation in France was high, particularly for Laetitia and her dad, who, by the end of the day, would have travelled 6 hours round trip to rock out together.

Metallica’s rise to fame was meteoric at the time, they were headlining shows the world over and playing arenas and stadiums opening for the Prince of Darkness, Ozzy. 4 friends from the bay area, on top of the world, when tragedy stuck and the band’s founding member and bass player, Cliff Burton is killed

Jojo was the photographer for Nash The Slash — the mysterious, bandaged performer who stayed anonymous and built his shows around spectacle, tension, and ritual. Before one show, Nash pulls Jojo aside and gives him a warning. Just Be ready…