On today’s episode of The Radical Fabulatorium, I chat with Matt Collyer, frontman of The Planet Smashers and co-founder of Stomp Records.

We dive into:
• The band’s 10th record, On The Dance Floor (out now on Stomp Records)
• Touring life, U.S. work visas & the realities of crossing borders
• How FACTOR grants keep Canadian artists on the road
• Finding new punk, like Peanut Butter Sunday and General Chaos
• Album artwork by James Kerr / Scorpion Dagger
• Plus: the Stomp Records 30th Anniversary Shows — tickets on sale now!

Check them out:
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🌐 https://stomprecords.com/

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From Great Big Sea to the Great Big Canadian Road Trip

In this episode of The Radical Fabulatorium, we talk about Séan's journey from fronting one of Canada’s most celebrated bands to life as a solo artist, author, and outspoken advocate for unity and sobriety.

We cover:

• Leaving the “Great Big Tour Bus” to embrace sobriety

• Why he only plays theatres now, not bars

• Music as medicine against division and polarization

• The raw and joyful versions of “Stronger”

• Making Shanty Man during lockdown with Hawksley Workman & Gordie Johnson

• His memoir One Good Reason and the hope it offers

Séan’s Saint John show on Sept 27 is sold out, but you can find his music and book at www.seanmccannsings.com.

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Inside ArtsLink NB with Jeri Knopp

From free studio space to game-changing mentorships, ArtsLink NB is doing big things — and Programming Director Jeri Knopp breaks it all down.

We talk about:

• The Community Studio and Lending Library

• Pro photo and documentation gear for artists

• Monthly “Documentation Days” across New Brunswick

• The CATAPULT Arts Accelerator

• Artist residencies in nature and cross-cultural settings

• One-on-one coaching and The Foundry video course library

• The Status of the Artist movement in NB

• Plus: Jeri’s upcoming nonfiction book about death, grief, and letting go

More about ArtsLink NB:
https://artslinknb.com/

Jeri Knopp’s website:
https://www.jericho-knopp.com/

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