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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I sat down with Dan Briggs, bass player for Between the Buried and Me, to talk about their new album The Blue Nowhere.

We got into the creative process, the band’s history with Jamie King, and how small ideas can grow into big moments on a BTBAM record.

Dan also shared thoughts on joining Inside Out Music and seeing a label as a true curator, memories of touring with The End, and building his vocabulary of reaction.

Crown Lands’ Kevin and Cody join me to discuss their new releases Ritual I & II. We get into the meditative sound of the records, their connection to the larger Fearless narrative, and the financial challenges of crossing the border for shows.

I sat down with Steven Andrews, a Fringe veteran and registered nurse, to talk about his one-person show One Last Touch.

Based on his own story, the show is funny, heartfelt, and a little raw — exploring love, health scares, judgments we make about others, and the healing power of human connection. Steven mixes humor with heavy truths, weaving in everything from nursing to witch hunting to the impact of a single hug.

We also get into his 13 years on the Fringe circuit, how a health scare changed the way he nurses, what keeps him from getting complacent, and why Lily’s lobster poutine in Saint John is basically divine.

Recorded live during the Fundy Fringe Festival at @local107.3fm, this episode is part storytelling, part Fringe road diary, and part reminder to approach life with openness and gratitude.

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Kiwi comic Sully O. Sullivan joined me live on-air at @local107.3fm during @fundyfringefestival to talk about his show A Complete Idiot’s Guide to New Zealand and his first time gigging “way out east.”

We cover New Zealand culture, the difference between Fringe and club crowds, and how a simple Halifax–Saint John trip turned into an odyssey.

Catch him next at @halifaxfringefestival on Sunday, Aug 31 at 1:30 PM

Had a blast talking with Jackie and Nathaniel from Affair of Honor live on-air at @local107.3fm about their multiverse-hopping, steel-clashing, heart-wrenching stage show MULTIVERES — fresh off the @halifaxfringefestival circuit.

We get into:
– The chaotic joy of fight-based theatre
– Writing and building an entire show in 30 days
– Video games, doomscrolling, and emotional storytelling
– Stage combat, safety, and why your fight should always mean something
– Creating space for women and racialized performers in action-heavy theatre
– Why slippers and vases make great nursing home weapons

They also break down how they train actors, balance high emotion with high-impact fights, and find connection through stories — even in a world full of screens.

If you’ve ever wished your theatre had more brawls, boss battles, and heart, this one’s for you.