Joey Bricks - Sound Bites

Joey Bricks - Sound Bites

All the best audio from Joey Bricks on 97.7 HTZ FM!

Episodes

August 27, 2024 12 mins

On September 14th Judas Priest will be in Niagara Falls at the OLG Stage in the Fallsview Casino. I had a chance to speak with guitarist Richie Faulkner about the band Judas Priest, his love for the band, their new record Invincible Shield, what it's like to be at a Judas Priest Concert and what heavy metal means to him. 

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July 19th & 20th is CREWFEST in Brantford Ontario and HEADSTONES will be headlining the first day July 19th.

I had a chance to speak with the iconic Canadian frontman of the band Hugh Dillion about Crewfest. We also talked about what goes into a Headstones live show, the band's debut record Picture of Health, Hugh's unique vocal approach, his film/TV career with the debut of Season 3 for his show Mayor of Kingstown and t...

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Canadian heavy metal band from Vancouver British Columbia 3 INHES OF BLOOD ARE BACK!
I had a chance to speak with the vocalist Cam Pipes about the return of the band and what got them back together, what to expect from their live performance, if they plan on writing new music, the lyrical themes of 3 Inches of Blood, Cam's vocal style, what the band's goal was when they first started and their upcoming shows this summer.

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Bret Michaels is coming back to Niagara Falls at the OLG Stage in the Fallsview Casino, Saturday October 12, 2024.

I spoke to Bret Michaels about his previous time at the OLG Stage, what to except from his live shows, a look back on his career and Glam Metal vs. Hair Metal.

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Monster Jam is coming back to Hamilton on April 19th to April 21st at The First Ontario Center and The El Toro Loco will be in action!

I spoke with the driver Fernando Martinez to find out what's in store for this year's Monster Jam, what got him into becoming a monster truck driver, the physical preparation that going into becoming a driver and advice he would give a future Monster Truck driver.

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February 16, 2024 9 mins

I spoke to the lead guitar player today, Matty Morris of The Lazys, about their new single 'Rattle Them Bones' and we dove into their super fun new music video for the track.

We also spoke about The Lazys' incredible high energy live performance and their upcoming shows:

Feb 28 - Kitchener @ The Hub

Feb 29 - Ottawa @ The 27 Club

Mar 1 - Toronto @ Lees Palace

Mar 2 - Oshawa @ Biltmore Theatre

Mar 3 - St. Catharines @ Warehous...

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Godsmack will be making a stop in Niagara Falls at the Fallsview Casino OLG Stage on April 25th for their upcoming Vibez tour. 

I had a chance to speak to Godsmack frontman Sully Erna to find out what's in store for this unique tour. We also discuss Sully's Scars Foundation, his new documentary 'I Stand Alone: The Sully Erna Story' and Godsmack's famous live drum battle.

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I spoke to Kevin Comeau, the riff master from our 2017 HTZ-FM Rocksearch Champions CROWN LANDS about their upcoming show at The Cicada Music and Arts Festival.

We also talked about the band's influences outside of music and we dove into their latest record 'Fearless" and the reason behind opening that album with an 18 minute song.

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The Jurassic World Live Tour is coming to Toronto and Hamilton!

Joey got a chance to speak to one of the performers of the show, Ryan Dodson, and they go over what you can expect for this grand dinosaur production spectacle! They also dove into Ryan's backstory and the technical aspect for the show without giving too much of the story. 

Toronto, Scotiabank Arena- September 15-17
Hamilton, First Ontario Center- Sept...

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May 29, 2023 3 mins

Did you figure the Joeccordion before the original song started playing?

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May 25, 2023 14 secs

I do a contest on the afternoon show called "JOECCORDIAN", where I perform a clip of a song that we play on HTZ-FM, but on the accordion. You tell me the band and song and you could win!

Can you figure out what this Joeccordian is?

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May 24, 2023 1 min
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Uncle Jack was set to be our next announcer for the HTZ-FM team. Unfortunately Jack passed away before he could make his dream come true of becoming a HTZ-FM Radio Announcer. 
So we took some of Uncle Jack's previous breaks he recorded for the station and I aired one of his breaks on my afternoon show so he can officially make the airwaves for HTZ-FM.

R.I.P. Jeff "Uncle Jack" Mckinnon

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Monster Jam takes place April 22 & 23 at The First Ontario Center in Hamilton. There will also be Pit-Parties before the show Saturday and Sunday at 10:30am-12pm.

I spoke to the award winning 2021 Rising Star of Year, Armando Castro the driver of the famous 'El Toro Loco'. We spoke about how Armando got into Monster Trucks, all the training he went through for this profession, how get got picked to be the driver for El T...

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I get scam calls all the time and at this point I look forward to them so I can have some fun and mess with them. Check out this short little clip of a scam caller trying to provide his "Duck Cleaning" services to me.

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Jon Harvey has an upcoming intimate acoustic show at a new venue in Southern Ontario, Capital 33 in the small town of Delhi on Saturday April 8th.

We talked about what to expect at this show, his process of deconstructing an electric Monster Truck song and transposing it to an acoustic version, his writing process, his upcoming solo music, what is what like to be apart of HTZFM's Rocksearch and most importantly....he gave me...

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February 10, 2023 14 mins

Ben and I spoke about Billy Talent's upcoming show this summer at The Budweiser Stage in Toronto with Cypress Hill, Cancer Bats and The OBGMs. We also got into the making of their latest record 'Crisis of Faith' and the two new Juno award Nominations they received in 2023 for Group of the Year and Album of the Year.

I also got some insight about my favourite Billy Talent music video, 'River Below'. It's such a fun and simple...

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In honour of Gord Downie's birthday (February 6th) I decided to pay homage to the legendary Canadian vocalist of The Tragically Hip by playing HTZFM's #1 requested song, 'New Orleans Is Sinking live At The Roxy in 1991'....also known as THE KILLER WHALE TANK. This songs popularity all started at HTZ-FM and and the love from HTZ-Nation. 

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January 23, 2023 36 secs

A lady screaming and yelling because she didn't get her way? Perfect opportunity to add some metal for her backing band.

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January 19, 2023 18 mins

I spoke with frontman of City and Colour Dallas Green today, talking all about the band's upcoming record 'The Love Still Held Me Near' out March 31st. Today (January 19th) City and Colour dropped their new single 'Underground' and Dallas explains the powerful message behind that song.
We also dive deeper into the creative mind of Dallas Green and where he finds inspiration outside of music and how different genres of music infl...

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