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Tag: Music

315 | Fefe Dobson (Morningside)

Posted on February 25, 2025March 8, 2025 By Sammy Younan 1 Comment on 315 | Fefe Dobson (Morningside)
315 | Fefe Dobson (Morningside)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Fefe Dobson the singer-songwriter who stars in the Scarborough set movie Morningside.

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310 | Dale Heslip (Blue Rodeo: Lost Together)

Posted on January 21, 2025March 8, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 310 | Dale Heslip (Blue Rodeo: Lost Together)
310 | Dale Heslip (Blue Rodeo: Lost Together)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Dale Heslip the director of Blue Rodeo: Lost Together.

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304 | Garret Price (Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary)

Posted on August 27, 2024December 30, 2024 By Sammy Younan 1 Comment on 304 | Garret Price (Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary)
304 | Garret Price (Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Garret Price, the director of Yacht Rock which is a Music Box Dockumentary.

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284 | Yourgo Artsitas (TR(ol)L: New Kids on the Block, TRL & the Chain Letter)

Posted on April 9, 2024August 11, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 284 | Yourgo Artsitas (TR(ol)L: New Kids on the Block, TRL & the Chain Letter)
284 | Yourgo Artsitas (TR(ol)L: New Kids on the Block, TRL & the Chain Letter)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to director Yourgo Artsitas about his Hot Docs documentary: TR(ol)L: New Kids on the Block, Total Request Live and the Chain Letter that Changed the Internet.

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275 | Sam Roberts (The Adventures Of Ben Blank)

Posted on February 6, 2024March 30, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 275 | Sam Roberts (The Adventures Of Ben Blank)
275 | Sam Roberts (The Adventures Of Ben Blank)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews the Sam Roberts of the Sam Roberts Band whose latest album is The Adventures Of Ben Blank.

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Trial By Trailer: Pet Shop Boys: Dreamworld

Posted on January 27, 2024June 29, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Trial By Trailer: Pet Shop Boys: Dreamworld
Trial By Trailer: Pet Shop Boys: Dreamworld

Trail By Trailer is judging a book by its cover or in this case…a movie by its trailer. Are you 100% IN or is it a Hard Pass?

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Morning Tea: The Literal Ongoing History of New Music

Posted on December 17, 2023December 27, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Morning Tea: The Literal Ongoing History of New Music
Morning Tea: The Literal Ongoing History of New Music

Tonight Edge 102.1 will broadcast the 1,000th Episode of The Ongoing History of New Music. That’s surreal.

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256 | Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace & Drrops)

Posted on June 27, 2023August 18, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 256 | Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace & Drrops)
256 | Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace & Drrops)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Our Lady Peace frontman Raine Maida at Collision 2023 about his new tech company Drrops.

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249 | Mills & Hunte (Silver & Gold)

Posted on December 20, 2022March 23, 2023 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 249 | Mills & Hunte (Silver & Gold)
249 | Mills & Hunte (Silver & Gold)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to sax duo Mills & Hunte who released a Christmas EP called Silver & Gold.

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#SetTheVCR: June 13-19, 2022

Posted on June 13, 2022September 1, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: June 13-19, 2022
#SetTheVCR: June 13-19, 2022

We got miracles and music, high stakes baseball and basketball…so it’s either The Summer I Turned Pretty or the latest #SetTheVCR.

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  • #SetTheVCR: May 12-18, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Do you have Heart Eyes for fresh TV Recommendations without all the Overcompensating puns? The puns are here to stay that’s what makes it #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: May 05-11, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Even with your Poker Face I can tell you’re seeking TV Recommendations for your Safe House. No worries with this week’s #SetTheVCR I got it in The Black Bag.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 28 – May 04, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    April showers bring May TV listings: these TV recommendations cover all Four Seasons. It’s #SetTheVCR where I put the On in Conan.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 21-27, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    TV Recommendations can be Havoc; You need help. Well Babygirl: I got you; it's your TV Companion: #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 14-20, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    I hope you're a light Nightsleeper because the NBA Playoffs start this week. Will a new champion be Minted? Only way to know is to #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: April 07-13, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    For this week's TV Recommendations we stare into The Abyss and a Black Mirror stares back. Welcome to #SetTheVCR which is about as comfortable and as cool as Morningside.
  • #SetTheVCR: March 31 – April 06, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Secrets and Serial Killers pepper this week’s TV Recommendations. A combo like that can only mean it’s #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: March 24-30, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    You'll wanna Bogart these fantastic TV Recommendations: they go from Holland to MobLand. Of course it's not a Complete Unknown, why yes it's #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: March 17-23, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    These TV Recommendations will make you don a Happy Face: from magic of David Blaine to the Madness of March. It's #SetTheVCR here for all of Your Tomorrow TV needs.
  • #SetTheVCR: March 10-16, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    From an Electric State to a Beach party these TV Recommendations will make you a Better Man. It maybe Cold outside but #SetTheVCR is warm and just what you are Kraven.
  • #CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – April 2025March 28, 2025
    #SetTheVCR is your weekly TV Guide by Sammy Younan to help you plan a fantastic TV schedule from must-watch TV shows to fun discoveries.
  • #CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – March 2025February 28, 2025
    #SetTheVCR is your weekly TV Guide by Sammy Younan to help you plan a fantastic TV schedule from must-watch TV shows to fun discoveries.
  • Morning Tea: The Rocky III-Peat…February 9, 2025
    What's popping in popular culture? My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan steeps some seriously serious tea which prompts reflections.
  • #CouchWorthy: 2025 Key Midseason & Premiere Dates – February 2025January 31, 2025
    #SetTheVCR is your weekly TV Guide by Sammy Younan to help you plan a fantastic TV schedule from must-watch TV shows to fun discoveries.
  • #CouchWorthy: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-ManJanuary 28, 2025
    Following Peter Parker on his way to becoming a hero. Or is is "Peter Parker?" The stand alone vs continuity debate.
  • #CouchWorthy: The Countdown to NBA Saturday Primetime on ABCJanuary 22, 2025
    NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC– the marquee, national NBA game of the week kicks off on January 25 with a classic Tripleheader.

  • Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 1: Gotham Nocturne: Overture
    Under-Review: Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: Overture
    by Sammy Younan
    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Batman - Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: OvertureL Volume 1,
  • New Book Alert: California Bear
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
  • New Book Alert: The Music Was Just Getting Good
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
  • New Book Alert: The Ascent
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
  • New Book Alert: Fantastic Four by Ryan North Volume 2
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?

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