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Go Plug Yourself Rewind: Amy Blackmore 2021

by on June 12, 2026 at 10:47 pm
Posted In: Fringe, Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

So normally this time of year Sarah and I would be interviewing a bunch of artists performing at the Montreal Fringe Festival and up until last Wednesday I promise you: that was the plan.

Then, unfortunately, Sarah took a bad fall on a bike path while heroically saving a child and broke her leg pretty badly. 10 days in the hospital later she’s finally home and the Montreal Fringe Festival is in full swing but we’re not doing much of anything except for rehabilitating Sarah’s leg.

So that means for the first time in a long time, we won’t be Fringing this year.

It got me thinking: When was the last time we didn’t Fringe?

Oh right, that pesky pandemic.

Lawrence Corber and I sat down remotely in April 2021 with Amy Blackmore pretty much a full year into the pandemic.  So let’s take a trip down memory lane and enjoy that chat from 2021, shall we?

The Montreal Fringe Festival is in full swing and runs until June 21st, head to montrealfringe.ca for tickets and showtimes.

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Credit Where Credit is Due

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Lawrence Corber also produces some shows you may have heard of (you should probably check out the next Healthy Living show when you get a chance) and if you’re close with him you can call him Lully. The other way to call him “Lully” is to follow him on his socials. @Lully514 on Instagram.

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Éloïse Marseille (Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman) – GPYS 288

by on November 8, 2023 at 5:49 pm
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

The Montreal podcast that asks comic creator Éloïse Marseille: “What is the best non-fast food burger in Montreal?” – that question asked of course by James ‘Twiggy” McGee back in episode 287.

Before recording this episode Scott (from 9ES!) and I were talking about how strange it was going to be to meet Éloïse Marseille at the back of Grumpy’s to record this podcast. Why? Well, maybe you’ll understand after reading “Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman” (available now from Pow Pow Press). The comic reads like the most entertaining personal journal you’ve ever seen. If it wasn’t a published work I would feel like I had somehow invaded someone else’s privacy by reading it.

Of course Éloïse  has written and illustrated this with the purpose of putting it on display but still. Even before shaking her hand I had a tremendous amount of insight into what are normally private details and revelations about her life. That’s not to say the book isn’t fun. It’s extremely funny and entertaining throughout.

It’s also kind of nice to know that all those awkward, embarrassing moments from my teens and early 20s are continuing to play out again and again for a younger generation.

Do yourself a favour and ask your local library or comic shop to get a copy of “Naked: The Confessions of a Normal Woman” in whatever language your most comfortable reading in (it’s been out in French for a while but has just been released in English this week!). That reminds me! Éloïse will be at Librairie Drawn & Quarterly tonight! (November 9th @ 7:00 pm) – but I’m pretty sure that is also a great place to pick her book up even if you don’t make it out tonight.

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Credit Where Credit is Due

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

 

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Angus Byers (The Hypnophonics) – GPYS 252

by on March 30, 2022 at 7:09 pm
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

The Montreal arts and entertainment podcast that asks Angus Byers of The Hypnophonics: “What is your favourite picture of yourself?” That question asked back in episode 250 from Confabulation’s Matt Goldberg. Spoiler alert: the answer to Matt’s question is right there in the episode image (shoutout to Marisa Parisella Photography).

As Angus Byers tells it, his entire life has been guided by a liberal consumption of booze. The hooch lead to both his role as vocalist of The Hypnophonics and as one of Montreal’s most beloved tattoo artist at DFA Tattoos. This is not an endorsement of heavy drinking kids, it’s just a statement of fact. If your name is Angus and you find yourself three sheets to the wind, your life might be about to change.

With more and more venues booking comedy and music shows we decided to ask Angus to come on the show to plug the return of the psychobilly outfit The Hypnophonics to one of Montreal’s most infamous stages: Les Foufounes Electriques. They’ll be opening up for The Creepshow this Friday, April 1st at Foufs, $18 in advance, $20 at the door.

Do yourself a favour and check out “Oh No – Oh Ya!” by The Hypnophonics and enjoy the show!

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As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Aural Turpitude!

Chris Venditto is another funny person in Montreal who you can see all over the place and if you don’t want to miss him take the stage you should follow him on all the socials. He’s @chrisvenditto on Twitter and Instagram so you should follow him on those two things. He also produces shows with the guys at Perfect Bite Productions who you should also follow on Instagram and on Facebook.

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

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FAR Festival – (Léa Philippe & Émilie Allard) – GPYS 237

by on August 5, 2021 at 6:09 am
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

The Montreal podcast that asks Léa Philippe and Émilie Allard of the FAR Festival: “Have you ever destroyed someone?” (as asked by John Hatz from I Love Neon in episode 236).

So, I thought it was 2019, but apparently it must have been 2020 when I happened to stumble upon a pop-up circus performance in one of Montreal’s alleyways. It turns out that it was a part of a festival that I had never heard of before. Namely: The FAR Festival: Le Festival des arts de ruelle de Montréal. In a city that is defined by its festivals I don’t think there is quite anything like the FAR. A combination of fixed stages, pop shows, parades and mobile stages that brings art to the streets (or more accurately alleys).  Musicians, circus performers, acrobats and more make up the over 200 artists that will be performing at the festival between August 12 and September 12.

Lawrence and I were lucky enough to host two of the wonderful people behind this festival: Léa Phillipe and Émilie Allard. Léa and Émilie discuss the charm of the festival, how it came to be and the importance of bringing the arts to everyone.

Listen now and enjoy the show and be sure to keep tabs on the FAR Festival to find out when a show might be popping up near you:

 

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Credit Where Credit is Due

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Aural Turpitude!

Léa Photo Credit: Jasmine Allan-Côté 
Emilie Photo Credit : Éva-Maude tc. Photographe 

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Lawrence Corber also produces some shows you may have heard of (you should probably check out the next Healthy Living show when you get a chance) and if you’re close with him you can call him Lully. The other way to call him “Lully” is to follow him on his socials. @Lully514 on Instagram.

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Amy Blackmore and the Return of Live Theater (Hopefully) – GPYS 229

by on April 1, 2021 at 7:31 am
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

Amy Blackmore joins the Montreal podcast that asks the question: “Who have you thought about recently from your past that you realized you had forgotten about?” (asked by Tim Riel back in episode 227).

Amy Blackmore has had a hell of year.

We’ve all had a hell of year but Amy’s might have taken the cake.

From having Mainline Theater shut down due to the pandemic (followed rapidly by the cancellation of any live and in person Fringe shows) to overcoming a string of personal issues let me just say that the fact the she is going full steam ahead right now is absolute craziness.

But, dwelling on the negative is for suckers and Amy Blackmore is no sucker. Amy also comes up with probably the most succinct answers ever to Question 3.

So it is that we welcome Amy back to the show to talk about the very imminent (hopefully) return of live theater, staying positive as we approach the finish line to all this shit and more. Things are finally getting close to being back to normal, let’s stay safe, do the thing and hopefully in 6 months this will all start fading into a distant memory. Let’s go.

Enjoy the show!

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As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Aural Turpitude!

Lawrence Corber also produces some shows you may have heard of (you should probably check out the next Healthy Living show when you get a chance) and if you’re close with him you can call him Lully. The other way to call him “Lully” is to follow him on his socials. @Lully514 on Instagram.

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and sometimes blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

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Louis Rastelli (Expozine & ARCMTL) – GPYS 195

by on November 14, 2019 at 6:54 am
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

The Montreal podcast that asks Louis Rastelli: How do you explain your hair?

Let me try to put together a loose timeline of events for you. Louis Rastelli started writing local music reviews at some point in the 1980s. Fed up with mainstream printed press like The Gazette and not satisfied with alt-weeklies like The Mirror and The Hour, Louis turned his attention towards the DIY approach of publishing zines. Not the least of which was Fish Piss. Perhaps realizing that these small runs of of zines were likely candidates of work that could be lost to the ages, he became one of the founders of ARCMTL to promote and preserve independent culture. Working on his own (and other) zines lead him towards forming a kind of zine collective/distribution model called Distroboto (which re-purposes old cigarette machines to distribute zines, prints and music among other things). In 2002 he was one of the organizers of the first edition of Expozine in Montreal, and this weekend he is still on board as one of the organizers of the 18th edition.

I think that brings us up to speed.

Sitting down with Louis brought back a wave of memories for me, so the listener will have to endure my half remembered ramblings of zine launches, payphone hacking and cassette tapes. In order to make this slightly more bearable for you I enlisted the help of special guest host Inés Anaya to keep me on track.

So listen now, enjoy the show, and make your to 1025 Bélanger (Église Saint-Arsène) this weekend (November 16 & 17, 11 am to 6 pm) for the most recent edition of Expozine. Entrance is free so you can spend your money supporting the artists.

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Of course a big thank you to Inés Anaya for stepping in on hosting duties this episode, follow this funny lady on all the socials. Facebook @clout__atlas on Instagram. She’s quite hip so she is probably on those social media platforms you haven’t even heard of. The comedy journal she talks about in this episode? You should check that out too: The Hindwing.

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Photo from Louis’ Facebook, taken by Rick Trembles.

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Ladyfest 2019 (w/ Deirdre Trudeau & Elspeth Wright) – GPYS 191

by on September 19, 2019 at 6:12 am
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

The Montreal podcast that asks Deirdre and Elspeth from Ladyfest: What is oppressing you or your community, and what are you doing about it?

Hard hitting questions here folks. Just two of the many, many talented people that make up this year’s edition of Ladyfest join Walter and I this week to talk about… you know what? Try to guess. Try to guess what we talk about smart-stuff.  Think long and hard about it.

If you guessed “an erotic novel about a woman getting it on with a bear you are a magic person.

Anyways, we talk about some stuff. We of course talk about the amazing shows that are coming up this weekend as part Ladyfest (check out the official website and their Facebook for those sweet, sweet deets) which you should really, really check out. Celebrate comedy while sticking it to the patriarchy! Or just celebrate comedy. Patriarchy destruction may be a by-product though.

Enjoy the show!

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As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Walter J. Lyng is a stand-up comedian based out of Montreal, you should follow him on Twitter @wallygoodtimes and on Facebook: Walter J. Lyng

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Festival de La Bête Noir (Mylène Chicoine & Jason McCullough) – GPYS 176

by on February 21, 2019 at 6:57 am
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

I know what your February needs. It needs a weekend long horror themed theater festival featuring 10 different companies producing 16 different shows and a bunch of surprises! It’s a good thing that Festival de la Bête Noir exists to fill that need! Mylène and Jason are working their asses off on the inaugural edition of the festival and you’ll be able to reap the benefits this coming weekend at Mainline Theater. Buy your passes now!

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As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Walter J. Lyng is a stand-up comedian based out of Montreal, you should follow him on Twitter @wallygoodtimes and on Facebook: Walter J. Lyng

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Richard Petit (Space: The Best of Pink Floyd, The Wall Live Extravaganza) – GPYS 169

by on November 15, 2018 at 6:49 am
Posted In: Go Plug Yourself, Podcast, Podcasting

It was the early 2000’s and Richard Petit had a problem. What do you do when you’re a francophone singer/songwriter and the music industry just isn’t paying the bills? Well, you could go work at St-Hubert BBQ, or you could mount one of the most highly praised Pink Floyd shows in the world. I think anyone who has had the opportunity to see The Wall Live Extravaganza is glad that Richard isn’t seating them before a meal of rotisserie chicken.

The creator of that amazing show has mounted another tribute to the seminal British rock band and it’s playing one night only here in Montreal. Space: The Best of Pink Floyd “version symphonique”. If you were lucky enough to have seen a previous rendition of this show, this time around its accompanied by 37 symphonic musicians.

Richard talks about the show, his love of Pink Floyd, and more! Enjoy the show!

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Space: The Best of Pink Floyd Show Version Symphonique is one night on at Place Des Arts, December 8th. More info here.

Follow Richard on Twitter: @ritchipetard (where we took that photo from) and check out thewallx.com for more on the unique Pink Floyd experiences that Richard creates.

As always, a big thank you to the providers of our theme song: Leighland Beckman and Aural Turpitude!

Keith does all sorts of things here on 9to5.cc, he works with the other founders on 9to5 (illustrated), co-hosts our two podcasts: The 9to5 Entertainment System and Go Plug Yourself and blogs here as The Perspicacious Geek.

Walter J. Lyng is a stand-up comedian based out of Montreal, you should follow him on Twitter @wallygoodtimes and on Facebook: Walter J. Lyng

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