Muses
241 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 101 ratingsThe Podcast celebrating the musical importance of lovers, inspirations and groupies.
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EP 70: Ann Moses- The Interview!
April 25, 2018 14:14 - 1 hourIf you listened to our episode about Ann Moses and her outta sight memoir Meow! My Groovy Life with Tiger Beats Idols, you’ll know she was a fabulous trailblazer with so many interesting stories there was simply too many to cover! We were super excited to get the opportunity to talk to Ann ourselves and had such a fabulous time talking with her! In this interview we talk about Ann’s writing process, her journey from journalist to interviewee (it involves Millennials and Google!), fame in the...
EP 69: Christian Swain of Rock N Roll Archaeology
April 19, 2018 10:38 - 45 minutesThis week Chanty and Lynx chat with Christian Swain, founder and host producer over at Rock N Roll Archaeology! We first met when both of our shows were featured on the Elvis episode of[...] The post EP 69: Christian Swain of Rock N Roll Archaeology appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast.
EP 68: Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen
April 11, 2018 16:16 - 1 hourIt’s PART TWO of our collaboration with TRAMPS LIKE US and Lee McCormack. This week we talk about the enduring musical partnership and marriage of Patti Scialfa and Bruce Springsteen. This is a spotlight on the First Lady of E Street! We discuss Patti’s childhood, her solo career, how she came to meet Bruce and become a part of the band and OF COURSE- her influence on Bruce musically and personally! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 67: The Lovely Ladies of Bruce Springsteen
April 03, 2018 12:01 - 1 hourThis week Muses and Stuff teams up with the podcast TRAMPS LIKE US with Lee McCormack. In part 1 of this 2 part series Chanty, Lynx and Lee discuss Bruce’s upbringing and the women who made big impacts on his young life. We take you back to when Bruce Springsteen was a boy- a shy, soft-hearted dreamer. In this episode, you’ll hear about his humble beginnings which include his relationship with his grandmother, mother and sisters as well as how his father affected his attitude and actions tow...
EP 66: Interview with Maureen Van Zandt
March 28, 2018 06:53 - 58 minutesWe couldn’t be more excited to share this weeks interview with the beautiful, talently and supremely lovely Maureen Van Zandt! Maureen has had quite an incredible life and it was such a joy to hear some of her stories! Her passion for dance and the theatre has been the center of her life since she was a young girl leading her to work both on and off Broadway. She has built an amazing career for herself, not just dancing and acting but developing her own theatre companies and producing the pla...
EP 66: Maureen Van Zandt
March 28, 2018 06:53 - 58 minutesWe couldn’t be more excited to share this weeks interview with the beautiful, talently and supremely lovely Maureen Van Zandt! Maureen has had quite an incredible life and it was such a joy to hear some of her stories! Her passion for dance and the theatre has been the center of her life since she was a young girl leading her to work both on and off Broadway. She has built an amazing career for herself, not just dancing and acting but developing her own theatre companies and producing the pla...
EP 65: Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe
March 21, 2018 06:10 - 1 hourThis week Lynx shares the story behind the unique friendship of two iconic artists, Patti Smith & Robert Mapplethorpe. After discovering the arts at a very young age Patti Smith dreamed of not only becoming an artist herself but to find a partner to share inspiration with. At age 20, on her first day as a New Yorker she found just that. Patti and Robert Mapplethorpe immediately hit it off and were soon living together, working side by side. Patti and Robert were your typical young, starving a...
EP 64: Rita Rae Roxx
March 14, 2018 06:10 - 1 hourThis week Chanty presents the story of Rita Rae Roxx based on her book Once Upon a Rock Star: Backstage Passes in the Heavy Metal Eighties – Big Hair, Bad Boys (and One Bad[...] The post EP 64: Rita Rae Roxx appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Meet Sami Harris
March 07, 2018 06:59 - 47 minutesToday Lynx and Chanty introduce you to Sami Harris- an LA doll who they met through the Queen- Pamela Des Barres! Sami Harris is 20 year old writer, social media influencer, music journalist and yogi[...] The post Meet Sami Harris appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 63: Ann Moses
February 28, 2018 12:16 - 1 hourThis week Lynx tells Chanty all about the delightful Ann Moses! When Ann scored herself a job at Tiger Beat Magazine she, like it’s readers, was just a teen herself. Within a few short years she would go from a part time editorial assistant to editor in chief of the ever growing tween magazine. If you’re picturing her stuck at some desk… think again. Ann spent the majority of her time outside the office. You may have found her traveling on tour buses with Tiger Beat faves like Paul Revere & T...
Interview with Avery Florence
February 21, 2018 07:00 - 53 minutesAvery Florence is a Toronto based artist. Avery’s EP January which was recorded live off the floor was released earlier this year and it is SO GOOD. When Avery walked in to record, Lynx and[...] The post Interview with Avery Florence appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ep 62: Pauline Butcher and Frank Zappa
February 14, 2018 12:23 - 1 hourThis week we take you all the way back to the 1960’s to a log cabin nestled in Laurel Canyon. Chanty tells Lynx the story of Pauline Butcher, Frank Zappa’s secretary. This episode is based on her book: FREAK OUT! My life with Frank Zappa. So how did a secretary from England come to know, befriend and even live with Frank Zappa, his wife Gail and all of the “freaks” in Laurel Canyon? Who is Suzy Creamcheese? What was it like living in a log cabin where anyone including Mick Jagger, Marianne Fa...
EP 62: Pauline Butcher and Frank Zappa
February 14, 2018 12:23 - 1 hourThis week we take you all the way back to the 1960’s to a log cabin nestled in Laurel Canyon. Chanty tells Lynx the story of Pauline Butcher, Frank Zappa’s secretary. This episode is[...] The post EP 62: Pauline Butcher and Frank Zappa appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 61: Suze Rotolo and Bob Dylan
February 07, 2018 11:10 - 1 hourThis week Lynx takes you Greenwich Village in the 1960’s where poetry, politics and folk music take center stage. As a “red diaper baby” with 2 Communist parents, political activism was built into Suze’s DNA. As a young teenager Suze Rotolo began hanging out in Greenwich Village with other like-minded friends and was soon a fixture at clubs such as Gerdes Folk City, The Gaslight, Kettle of Fish and The Bitter End. Places that launched the careers of many folk singers such as Dave Van Ronk, Ju...
EP 60: Carol Ann Harris and Lindsey Buckingham
January 31, 2018 05:30 - 1 hourThis week Chanty brings you the story of Carol Ann Harris and her 9 year relationship with Lindsey Buckingham. We dive deep into the inner circle that is the Fleetwood Mac family thank you[...] The post EP 60: Carol Ann Harris and Lindsey Buckingham appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 59: Jan Gaye
January 24, 2018 21:31 - 1 hourLife had never been easy for Jan but growing up listening to Marvin Gaye's sweet soulful voice on the record player came with daydreams of a promising future. So when the opportunity came to meet the man of her dreams there was no way Jan wasn’t going to seize the opportunity. She didn’t care that Marvin was still legally married or about their 17 year age difference and neither, it seems, did Marvin. Before long the pair were inseparable and with Jan as his muse, Marvin began making the sexi...
EP 58: Ben Fong-Torres
January 17, 2018 16:35 - 58 minutesToday Chanty tells Lynx and listeners the story of BEN FONG- TORRES. We’ve been getting some requests to do another episode on a male Muse and/ or Groupie so listen up to see why we[...] The post EP 58: Ben Fong-Torres appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 57: Pat Benatar
January 10, 2018 12:15 - 1 hourSinger-Songwriter. Business Woman. Rock ’n’ Roll Icon. Feminist. Trailblazer. Wife & Mother. Put all that together (and then some!) and you have this weeks muse, the incredible Pat Benatar! Growing up Pat dreamed of being part of a dynamic rock ’n’ roll duo. Jagger & Richards, Plant & Page, she may have had the vocal chops but to make it to Rocks greatest heights she knew she needed a phenomenal guitarist by her side. It was while working on her first album, In the Heat of the Night, that Pa...
EP 56: Ginger Gilmour
December 13, 2017 07:46 - 1 hourThis week we bring you the story of Ginger Gilmour. She is an artist, a philanthropist, a colour therapy healer, a light worker, a mother to 4 children and the long time wife of[...] The post EP 56: Ginger Gilmour appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Flatliners Interview
December 08, 2017 12:21 - 30 minutesLast night Chanty and Lynx had the pleasure of speaking with Chris and Paul from The Flatliners before their sold out show at the Opera House in Toronto. These guys are celebrating the 10th anniversary[...] The post The Flatliners Interview appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 55: Mary Weiland and Scott Weiland
November 29, 2017 07:00 - 1 hourMary Forsberg was only 16 years old when she first met Scott Weiland. Seven years her senior, Scott had been hired to chauffeur Mary around to her modelling gigs. While their attraction was immediate, their careers were taking them in different directions. As Mary was jet-setting from Milan to Tokyo to Paris for exciting fashion shoots, Scott and his band, Stone Temple Pilots were beginning to dominate the airwaves. But great success doesn’t automatically equal great happiness. Both Scott and...
EP 54: Linda Ronstadt
November 22, 2017 21:36 - 53 minutesThis week we bring you the story of the beautiful! the talented! the powerhouse of a woman that is LINDA RONSRADT. Chanty read Linda’s book Simple Dreams: A Musical Memoir a few years back[...] The post EP 54: Linda Ronstadt appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
VISSIA and FXRRVST
November 15, 2017 15:43 - 58 minutesThis week Chanty and Lynx do an interview with two Canadian bands making incredible strides in the music scene. Alex Vissia and her band VISSIA are on tour right now all the way[...] The post VISSIA and FXRRVST appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 53: Pamela Courson and Jim Morrison
November 08, 2017 11:19 - 1 hourThis week we bring you the love story of Pamela Courson and Jim Morrison! While the stories of how they met may differ, one thing was clear from the very beginning – Jim and Pam were meant to be. Jim was only beginning to move into music then, his band The Doors working hard to build a career. Pamela was with him every step of the way not only supporting his dreams but becoming muse for both his lyrics and poetry. They became a famous duo among the Laurel Canyon crowd, living in “the house on...
EP 52: Britta Lee Shain and Bob Dylan
October 31, 2017 14:10 - 1 hourThis week we bring you the story of Britta Lee Shain! Britta wrote an incredible memoir called “Seeing the Real You At Last: Life and Love on the Road with Bob Dylan“. Britta’s book is[...] The post EP 52: Britta Lee Shain and Bob Dylan appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 51: Kathy Etchingham
October 24, 2017 23:37 - 1 hourThis week is all about Kathy Etchingham! Packing her bags and leaving her troubled childhood behind her at only 16, Kathy moved to London in search of the fun, glamourous lifestyle she had always dreamed of. She immediately found herself immersed in the swinging rock ‘n’ roll nightlife, having fun flirtations, memorable interactions and lasting friendships with musicians such as Keith Moon, BRIAN JONES, John Lennon & many more. When she met Jimi Hendrix on his first night in England the pair...
EP 50: Yoko Ono
October 17, 2017 02:08 - 58 minutesEpisode 50! It’s a heavy hitter… YOKO ONO! Recorded on the same day of John and Sean’s birthday, Chanty tells Lynx about some of the incredible life lived so far by Yoko Ono. We go[...] The post EP 50: Yoko Ono appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 49: Mira Manga of the Girls on Tour Podcast
October 11, 2017 15:34 - 54 minutesThis week is a simulpodcast between Mira Manga of the Girls on Tour podcast and us, Muses and Stuff! Join us as we swap stories of our own touring experiences, discuss all the complications and[...] The post EP 49: Mira Manga of the Girls on Tour Podcast appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
To Tom, Love Chanty
October 05, 2017 19:36 - 32 minutesChanty here. This week I speak about what it felt like to learn about the passing of Tom Petty. I’m processing and working through it the way I know how… being quiet and then talking[...] The post To Tom, Love Chanty appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 48: Mayte Garcia
September 27, 2017 16:13 - 1 hourBy the time Mayte Garcia was 16 she’d had her whole future planned out. Belly dancing professionally since she was just 3 years old, Mayte knew she belonged in Cairo where all the great belly dancers perform. But when her family decided to catch a Prince show while on vacation… all of that changed. Encouraged by her family, Mayte sought out the tour, with a video of her dancing in hand with the hopes that she could get it to Prince. She succeeded of course, which led to a deep friendship and ...
EP 47: Lori Lightning
September 20, 2017 19:55 - 40 minutesThis week Chanty and Lynx return to tell you all about LORI LIGHTNING! Lori found herself on the Sunset Strip in the 1970’s “by accident”. A teen model and one of the youngest of the[...] The post EP 47: Lori Lightning appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 46: Happy 69th Birthday Pamela Des Barres!
September 06, 2017 03:58 - 24 minutesThis episode is for the woman who started it all, our Queen, PAMELA DES BARRES! Without her, this podcast would NOT exist. Pamela Ann Miller, from Reseda California was born on September 9th 1948. This[...] The post EP 46: Happy 69th Birthday Pamela Des Barres! appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 45: Groupie Movies
August 30, 2017 10:29 - 40 minutesWelcome to Round 2 of Groupie Movies! This time around your dolls give you more films starring Muses, biopics about some legendary musicians and the women they loved and some super fun films centered around[...] The post EP 45: Groupie Movies appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 44: Ginger Alden (Elvis Month Part 3)
August 23, 2017 13:17 - 1 hour"Elvis and Ginger" tells the story between Ginger Alden and Elvis Presley over the course of 9 months before his death. Ginger granted very little interviews over the years and has saved the intimate details of their relationship until this book. What was it like getting swept up into Elvis’ world? Listen in this week to find out as we finish off our 3 episode special based on this amazing book for Elvis Month! Elvis and Ginger met in 1976 when Elvis was looking for a girlfriend and requested...
EP 43: Priscilla Presley (Elvis Month Part 2)
August 16, 2017 08:47 - 1 hourEpisode 2 of our 3-parter is all about the only woman to ever marry The King, Priscilla Presley! Today- August 16th- marks the 40th year of Elvis’ passing and we’re talking about the women he[...] The post EP 43: Priscilla Presley (Elvis Month Part 2) appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 42: Ann- Margret Olsson (Elvis Month Part 1)
August 09, 2017 15:33 - 56 minutesWelcome to our triple ELVIS PRESLEY special! This month your dolls Chanty & Lynx celebrate The King and the women he loved to honour the 40th anniversary of his passing. There’s even a bonus episode for those who have yet to listen as Chanty recorded one all about the incredible Tura Satana last year! First on the bill is the fireball Ann-Margret. Originally from Sweden, Ann-Margret Olsson came to America at age 5 and almost immediately began training for a career onstage. Her love of music ...
EP 41: Sass Jordan (Interview)
August 02, 2017 15:04 - 35 minutesThe air changes when Sass Jordan walks into the room. This woman is electric. Sass and the Muses got on like a house on fire! Our energies were so in tune that our microphone cut[...] The post EP 41: Sass Jordan (Interview) appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 40: Viv Albertine
July 26, 2017 10:54 - 51 minutesThis week we bring you the incredible story of Viv Albertine which begins with the birth of punk rock in England. As a fashion student at the Chelsea School of Art she began dating Mick Jones (who would shortly form his band The Clash) and made friends with Malcolm McLaren and Vivienne Westwood. When McLaren invited her out to see The Sex Pistols perform, Viv’s life would change forever. Dreaming of a music career since she was a child, she now saw in punk rock a bridge to her dream. Viv got ...
EP 39: Jenny Boyd
July 18, 2017 23:49 - 47 minutesThis week’s episode is all about Jenny Boyd. You may recognize the Boyd name as a popular one in rock and roll history, as she’s sisters with Pattie Boyd (married to George Harrison and Eric[...] The post EP 39: Jenny Boyd appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 38: Vanessa Heins
July 12, 2017 16:19 - 51 minutesVanessa Heins is a Rock and Roll photographer but she’s not just someone who takes photos of bands. She’s a fan, a friend and a creative individual in her own right. She is a true[...] The post EP 38: Vanessa Heins appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 37: Jo Wood
July 05, 2017 19:11 - 1 hourThis week's episode: Jo Wood (It's Only Rock and Roll- 30 Years Married to a Rolling Stone) is now up on our website and iTunes!! When Jo Wood Official met Rolling Stone guitarist Ronnie Wood at a party in 1977 she thought he was ridiculous and snubbed him. For Ronnie however it “was love at first sight, the absolute”. He set out to find her, redeemed himself after their hilarious first encounter (You gotta listen to find out why!) and in no time at all the pair were absolutely smitten. It wa...
EP 36: Deborah Curtis (Love Will Tear Us Apart)
June 28, 2017 12:36 - 1 hour“This book also tells us something that is ever present but rarely discussed. The role of women in the male often macho world of rock. Deborah Curtis is the woman who supported her husband but[...] The post EP 36: Deborah Curtis (Love Will Tear Us Apart) appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Dirty Nil – Groupie Blog Thoughts
June 21, 2017 12:40 - 25 minutesThe Dirty Nil is the kind of band that makes you remember why being a Groupie is the best thing in the world. In a time where there is seemingly barbed wire on backstage doors[...] The post The Dirty Nil – Groupie Blog Thoughts appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Chanty’s interview with The Dirty Nil
June 21, 2017 12:36 - 25 minutesThe Dirty Nil is the kind of band that makes you remember why being a Groupie is the best thing in the world. In a time where there is seemingly barbed wire on backstage doors[...] The post Chanty’s interview with The Dirty Nil appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 35: Sandra Dee
June 13, 2017 18:46 - 1 hourThis week Chanty and Lynx step back in time to give you the story behind dream lovers Bobby Darin and Sandra Dee. Joined by modern day crooner and friend Alex Bird, Lynx and Alex tell Chanty not only Sandra’s life story but Bobby’s as well. Both Sandra and Bobby’s childhood experiences with illness and abuse would forever shape both of their careers and their relationship with one another. Meeting on set in Italy in 1960 it was (almost) love at first sight for Bobby and Sandra. By the end of ...
EP 34: Interview with Denise Donlon
June 08, 2017 10:25 - 1 hourDenise began her career in music as a MUCH Music VJ in 1985 and by 1992 was named director of Music Programming before becoming VP and General manager in 1997. In the year 2000 Denise became the first female President of Sony Music Canada and remained there for 4 years. From 2008-2011 Denise was the Executive Director of CBC English Radio. She has devoted herself to numerous charitable initiatives, working with organizations such as War Child Canada, Music Counts and the Clinton Giustra Enter...
EP 33: The Actress in the Song
May 31, 2017 13:13 - 57 minutesThis week Chanty and Lynx throw together a fun list of actresses who have been muse to not only their directors, but to some famous musicians as well. Before getting into the muses, Chanty and[...] The post EP 33: The Actress in the Song appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 32: Chris O’Dell
May 24, 2017 11:00 - 1 hourThis week's episode is all about Chris O'Dell! She was a muse to George Harrison (he wrote a song about her called Miss O'Dell), Leon Russell (he wrote a song about her called Pisces Apple Lady) and she was the woman in the hall in a Joni Mitchell song. She's on the back cover of Exile on Main St., typed all of the lyrics to "All Things Must Pass" and it was somewhere in Dallas that she "started sleeping with Mick Jagger". She witnessed the love triangle between George, Pattie and Eric Clapto...
T.O. WebFest Showcase
May 22, 2017 22:31 - 9 minutesHello lovely listeners! T.O Webfest begins THIS Thursday May 25th at the CN Tower in Toronto! Since we’re nominated in the category of Achievement in Podcasting, we’ll be showcasing our Groupie goodness for all the[...] The post T.O. WebFest Showcase appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
EP 31: Backstreet Boys (Chanty’s Groupie Origins)
May 16, 2017 22:54 - 51 minutesThis week’s episode goes waaaaay back. Back to Backstreet’s Back, alright?! Chanty brings in her friend Henni to discuss the similarities and differences between their obsession and infatuation with the Backstreet Boys. Henni is originally[...] The post EP 31: Backstreet Boys (Chanty’s Groupie Origins) appeared first on Muses and Stuff Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices