No Sleep Til Sudbury With Brent Jensen

No Sleep Til Sudbury takes a complete left turn in Episode 10 as my close pal Kent Bailey drops by to give me a tutorial on the history of Hip Hop. Even if he was a suburban white kid, dude knows his stuff.   Listen along as Bailey discusses his traumatic introduction to music, his resemblance to Canadian rapper Kish, the Funky Drummer sampling phenomenon, and so much more. He even namechecks a Slayer band member! That's my boy.                  Bailey's playlist:   The Beastie Boys - No Sleep Til Brooklyn Maestro Fresh Wes - Let Your Backbone Slide Slick Rick - I Shouldn't Have Done It MC Lyte - Cold Rock a Party NWA - Straight Outta Compton Wu Tang Clan - C.R.E.A.M. EPMD - Strictly Business A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour Nas - Halftime Public Enemy - Welcome To The Terrordome

My old promo tour buddy from Florida Chris Long, also known as The Pink Chief, joins me in Episode 9 to riff on music like no one else can. This dude is a lunatic, and I love him for it. During our chat, Long calls out the sterility of New Country, wonders what Keith Richards is whispering in Mick Jagger's ear, comes clean about his fantasies, and turns the tables on me with some questions of his own.   The Chief's playlist: The Rolling Stones - Hot Stuff Led Zeppelin - Tangerine The Black Crowes - Sometimes Salvation Sara Groves - Less Like Scars Elton John - Ticking Todd Rundgren - Hello It's Me                 

My brother from Tennessee, Jamie Blaine, writes for like 70 different magazines and still has time to drop by the show for a few laughs, bless his heart. Listen in as we talk about the peculiarity that is Krokus, what it must have been like for Gene and Paul to hear Ace's solo album for the first time, Lemmy's beautiful ugliness, and Jamie's woeful Rush experiment. Turns out he does some great impressions too!   Blaine's playlist:    Black Sabbath - Solitude Ace Frehley - Snowblind Ted Nugent - Stranglehold Motorhead - One Track Mind Don Felder - Heavy Metal Rush - Xanadu Prince - Computer Blue Plasmatics - Put Your Love In Me        

Learning design specialist and close friend Rachel Sumner drops by in Episode 7 with a highly inspiring and very interesting spin on the No Sleep Til Sudbury playlist concept, as she presents a collection of British female songwriters that taught her how to 'feel' as a British woman in her formative years. And, she scores additional points for being a Joni Mitchell fan.   Sumner's playlist: Kristy McColl - A New England Alison Moyet - Love Letters Eddi Reader - Patience of Angels Sharlene Spiteri - When We Are Together Gabrielle - Dreams Amy Winehouse - Love is a Losing Game Adele - Make You Feel My Love Ellie Goulding - On My Mind           

In Episode 6, Robin Washington's love of music is only slightly eclipsed by her gift for being a wisecracking smartass. Listen as she discusses her grandfather's pimp tendencies, her hilarious account of listening to The Black Crowes' Amorica record on Spotify, her adoration of Prince, and her complete disdain for me.   Washington's playlist: Stacey Q - Two of Hearts Stevie Wonder - Sir Duke Michael Jackson - Working Day & Night Fleetwood Mac - Silver Springs Alice in Chains - No Excuses The Black Crowes - Wiser Time A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour Our Lady Peace - Naveed Sting - If I Ever Lose My Faith In You     

Prolific UK author, respected music journalist, and all-around great guy Joel McIver joins me via Skype from across the pond to discuss all manner of things, including the dark details inside Soft Cell's lyrics, a Ronnie James Dio children's song (seriously!), and the curious punk rock absurdity behind Kim Wilde's "Kids in America". All this and Cannibal Corpse and The Beatles too!   McIver's playlist: Ronnie James Dio/Butterfly Ball - Sitting in a Dream  The Beatles - Help! Soft Cell - Bedsitter Kim Wilde - Kids in America Metallica - Disposable Heroes Slayer - Reborn Mahler - Symphony #5 in C#m: IV Adagietto Sisters of Mercy - Marian (Version) Miles Davis - Freddie Freeloader Cannibal Corpse - The Time To Kill Is Now Faith No More - Ricochet David Bowie - Lady Grinning Soul

Psychologist and distinguished music freak Dr. Liam Ennis joins me via Skype to chat about things like the goings-on inside Al Green's crazy church in Memphis, why certain Beatles fans want to spit in his face, his favourite Tragically Hip lyric, and who has the absolute best rock and roll scream in the history of the genre.        The Good Doctor's playlist: The Who - Young Man's Blues The Tragically Hip - Flamenco Al Green - Love and Happiness Bruce Springsteen - State Trooper Speed Trap Town - Jason Isbell The Beatles - Helter Skelter Tom Waits - Downtown Train Neil Young - Helpless         

In episode 3 my pally from the valley, longtime New York radio and entertainment personality Ian O'Malley, joins me over Skype from Connecticut to talk about the songs that represent the incredible adventures he's had during his 35 years in the business. O'Malley's stories are always epic, and he shares a few of them with us during our chat - a hilarious encounter with Judas Priest's Rob Halford during a barbeque at former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach's house in New Jersey, Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx's unfortunate $50 dollar sneeze, singing along backstage to "Train Kept A Rollin" with Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler, and what it was like to meet Kurt Cobain and Nirvana at the soundcheck for their first appearance on Saturday Night Live, among others.   O'Malley's Playlist: Motley Crue - Kickstart My Heart Extreme - More Than Words  Skid Row - Monkey Business Judas Priest - Painkiller Poison - Nothin But A Good Time Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit       

My favourite on-air personality in the Greater Toronto Area, Lee Eckley from 94.9 The Rock, brings over some beers and a great list of classic rock and jazz songs to discuss.  And you're gonna love the Rick James story he tells at the end of the episode.      Eckley's playlist:   Big Star - Thirteen Todd Rundgren - I Can't Stop Running Chris Squire - Hold Out Your Hand  Mick Taylor - Giddy Up Miles Davis - Kind of Blue The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows Frank Zappa - Inca Roads Phish - Waste     

A brief introduction of the series with clips from upcoming episodes.