LooPS: Diary of an Indie Band

Ep 36: Jonathan Williams Returns, Story of Cold Brew Jager and Kev’s history acting?!

Fri, 26 Jan 2024 16:00:30 GMT

This may have been one of our favourite episodes! We recorded this episode back in the fall and it was waiting for a snowy day. Well, here we are! Jon had to rescue someone out of the snow, Kev was trapped inside and we figured that this was the perfect time for our long overdue episode with Jonathan Williams to come out! Jonathan is a musician & actor out of Vernon, BC and now a three time guest on our podcast! We go in depth about our love of Cold Brew Jager, what Jonathan has been up to recently, Kevin and Jonathan’s acting passion and our Top 5 Music Movies! Listen to the end of the episode so you can hear Jonathan’s latest single release, “Stay With Me” and follow him on his social media (and Spotify) accounts!

As always, send us an email to dib@officialloops.com if you've got a guest in mind you'd like us to have on, new music to feature, Top 5 ideas or anything else!

Listen to Jonathan Williams on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3zAFrNkRxLiK8j0Wm13OmX?si=JJ-vbkPbRzy1ERbhdjJpNw

Find Jonathan Williams On Social Media

https://www.instagram.com/jonathanofficialmusic

https://www.facebook.com/jonathanofficialmusic/

Chapters

0:00 Intro

0:44 Storytime in the cold

10:47 Why we waited to release this episode

13:40 What has happened with LooPS so far in 2024?

18:50 What’s next for LooPS & Intro Wrap Up

22:57 Jonathan Williams joins us!

23:36 The LooPS story behind Cold Brew Jager

32:00 What’s new with Jonathan?

37:30 Jonathan is in the acting world

40:03 Kev’s acting history

44:35 Getting inspired by others

52:32 Top 5 Music Movies

55:06 Jonathan’s Top 5

1:12:50 Kev’s Top 5

1:17:03 Jon’s remaining Top 5

1:19:52 Top 5 wrap up

1:21:05 Jonathan’s latest release

1:23:30 Stay with me - Jonathan

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Ep 35: 2023 Year In Review!

Tue, 09 Jan 2024 18:19:30 GMT

From playing on big stages to breaking a world record to seeing Ed Sheeran to winning awards and everything in between, THIS is the 2023 year in review episode! This episode is jam packed with so many highlights, funny moments, highs and lows in the tough times and we finish with our Top 5 Goals for 2024! 2023 was an amazing year and 2024 we know is going to blow it out of the water!

Check out our social media links and upcoming events!

https://linktr.ee/LooPShq

As always, send us an email to dib@officialloops.com if you've got a guest in mind you'd like us to have on, new music to feature, Top 5 ideas or anything else!

Chapters

0:00 Intro

1:44 Recap of 2023 as a whole

6:58 Previous years in comparison to 2023

11:01 January to May

21:07 June to World Record

30:43 One of the biggest fights we’ve ever been in

32:21 News/Media coverage for World Record

37:02 End of July through August

49:28 September to New Year’s Eve

55:39 Getting real about New Year’s stress

1:05:19 Looking towards 2024

1:06:15 Top 5 Goals for 2024

1:06:20 Kev’s Top 5

1:14:01 Jon’s Top 5

1:20:00 2023 Big Takeaways

1:22:27 Wrap Up

1:24:55 Last Goodbye (Unreleased A Capella version)

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Ep 34: Guest Anita Hamilton joins us to talk NYE and Top 5 Country Covers to play!

Tue, 26 Dec 2023 20:41:47 GMT

It’s Boxing Day and we are already looking towards New Years Eve! This year we will be joined on stage by a country singer-songwriter, Anita Hamilton, from Vancouver BC! We have an awesome conversation with Anita about her growing up in BC, her first show experience and we all talk about our Top 5 Favourite Country Covers to play (or want to play)!

Anita is an emerging local artist and great story teller who has been making waves in the BC music scene. We will also be joined by Malik Manhattan and Heavy Jay on stage at The Commodore on New Year’s Eve. Ticket’s are available in the link below!

As always, send us an email to dib@officialloops.com if you've got a guest in mind you'd like us to have on, new music to feature, Top 5 ideas or anything else!

Anita Hamilton

https://www.instagram.com/anitakhamilton/

50 Yard Lines

https://open.spotify.com/track/7FLj7aRSkPXukwswjjZ9yT?si=02ff87ef31cb46a7

Chapters

0:00 Intro

4:59 What's Coming Up for LooPS

9:30 Candid talk of headlining

18:12 Interview with Anita Hamilton

19:20 Scouting

20:55 Anita's First Show

23:54 Brief history of Anita

33:05 Top 5 Country Covers

34:45 Kev's Top 5

41:40 Jon's Top 5

46:45 Anita's Top 5

55:50 50 Yard Lines Story

1:03:28 Wrap Up

1:05:59 50 Yard Lines (Anita Hamilton)

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Ep 33: Your favourite Indie Music Pod is BACK!!

Mon, 18 Dec 2023 20:32:38 GMT

Oh where, oh where have we been? 2023 turned out to be the most stressful year filled with massive highs, and some low lows. That being said, we are back with more fire and ending 2023 strong! This episode we're talking about all these crazy things we've done in the past year with festivals, awards, a WORLD RECORD and so so much more! We're also talking about our Top 5 Defining Characteristics of LooPS which (surprise, surprise) we have a few of the same answers!

We will be featuring different artists on each episode moving forward and NEW you can now watch each episode on our YouTube Channel (@LooPShq). If you want to come chat with us on the podcast, have questions for us or whatever else, send us an email dib@officialloops.com or send us a message on any of our social medias https://linktr.ee/LooPShq

Chapters

0:00 Intro

1:20 What's new with the podcast?

4:45 What's been going on with LooPS?

26:10 What's the next thing for LooPS?

39:11 Top 5 Defining Characteristics of LooPS

1:18:56 Wrap Up

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Ep 32: Standing Out From The Pack, Booked 2023 Gigs SO FAR & Top 5 Downtime Activities!

Mon, 13 Mar 2023 15:37:51 GMT

We are so excited about what we've got in the works we can't contain it all! After a vulnerable episode last week, we're right back up and in great spirits about what's been going on and what we're looking forward to! We chat about the importance of standing out from the pack, our 2023 gig schedule SO FAR and our Top 5 Downtime Activities!

As always, leave us a rating and review! Send us your questions, Top 5 Ideas and whatever else to dib@officialloops.com

https://www.instagram.com/official_loops/

https://www.facebook.com/officialloopsband

https://officialloops.com/

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

1:26 Week In Review

15:20 Standing Out From The Pack

28:40 Gigs SO Far Booked in 2023

35:56 Kev's Top 5 Downtime Activities

54:07 Kev's Top 5 Downtime Activities

1:09:00 Wrap Up

1:14:03 Last Goodbye - LooPS

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Ep 31: LooPS gets REAL, A HUGE announcement & Top 5 Non-LooPS related things we're looking forward to!

Sat, 04 Mar 2023 23:08:26 GMT

We have some BIG news! As we've teased over the most previous episodes, we are attempting a Guinness World Record in Summer 2023! This has been a LONG time coming and has had a lot of people working tirelessly to make this happen! We also get real with the stress that's been going on in the world of LooPS and talk about our Top 5 Non-LooPS related things we're looking forward to in 2023!

As always, write us a review, leave a rating, send your questions and Top 5's to dib@officialloops.com

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

1:34 Week In Review

6:02 LooPS Gets Real

23:56 World Record

32:00 Jon's Pep Talk

43:57 Top 5 Non-LooPS Related Things We're Looking Forward To In 2023

59:15 Wrap-Up

1:04:36 Last Goodbye - LooPS

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Ep 30: What Makes A "Full-Time" Musician, Northern BC Trip & Top 5 Favourite Places We've Stayed!

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:51:10 GMT

Join us this week while we talk about our recent trip to Northern BC, what makes a full time musician, getting in touch with a very cool Grammy winning Mixing Engineer and the Top 5 Favourite Places we've stayed! We've also been getting lots of emails lately, so we apologize for the delay in responses but make sure to let us know you're Top 5's, new music or anything else at dib@officialloops.com

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

18:28 What Makes A "Full Time" Musician?

45:30 Upcoming Shows/Giveaway!

51:19 Top 5 Favourite Places (Hotel/AirBnB)

1:19:50 Wrap Up

1:23:35 Last Goodbye - LooPS

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Ep 29: Top 5 Trips, Jon's near death experience and Kev's CRAZY Florida stories!

Thu, 02 Feb 2023 03:54:34 GMT

This is a bit of a longer episode, but filled with awesome content where we chat about the month of January and what's to come in February 2023! We discuss our Top 5 Trips, Jon's near death experience and Kev's CRAZY Florida stories. We've got lots of gigs coming up so make sure to follow us on Instagram @official_loops and Facebook @officialloopsband for dates in cities near you!

As always send us an email with your Top 5's you'd like us to do and/or New Music to dib@officialloops.com

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro/Month in Review
20:26 Gigs Coming Up
38:04 Kev's Top 5 Trips
1:09:05 Jon's Top 5 Trips
1:50:30 Wrap-up
1:51:42 Last Goodbye - LooPS

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Ep 28: New Year’s Recap & Top 5 Goals for 2023!

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 22:10:18 GMT

After Jon had his holiday trip to Winnipeg, and then we had an epic New Years Eve show in Nanaimo, we are back with our first show that we have recorded in 2023! We discuss our NYE trip, how the holidays went for us both, how the NYE show was out first SOLD OUT ticketed show and our TOP 5 goals for LooPS in 2023.

As always send us an email with your Top 5 picks and/or New Music to dib@officialloops.com

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro
5:15 A bit about Kev’s RCMP History
10:26 Week in Review
36:40 Top 5 Goals for 2023
53:35 New Years Show!
1:01:30 Wrap-up
1:03:05 Last Goodbye - LooPS

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Ep 27: The Table Analogy, Top 5 Moments of Fall 2022 & New Years Eve may be saved!

Wed, 04 Jan 2023 22:17:38 GMT

This week, we're talking about our favourite moments of the fall 2022, Jon's going on a trip and we may have been able to salvage our New Years Eve Show! We also talk about one of our favourite analogy's which is called the "Table Analogy" which is the parts of the table that support one another and are absolutely crucial to have in the music industry.

As always, send us your New Music, Top 5 Ideas or whatever else to dib@officialloops.com

0:00 Intro

18:56 Top 5 Moments of 2022

47:03 The Table Analogy

57:38 Wrap Up

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Ep 26: BC Tour & Last Goodbye: From Creation to Recording!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 21:05:25 GMT

Our BC The Next Single Tour was by far the hardest and most rewarding thing we've done to date. Listen to us talk about how it came to be, WHY we decided to do it and what the next one may look like. We also talk in depth about our next single, Last Goodbye, and the story of how it was written to where we got the final product!

Leave us a review and make sure to send your Top 5 ideas, New Music or anything else to dib@officialloops.com

New Music:

Last Goodbye - LooPS (Unreleased)

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

2:01 BC Tour in Review

42:45 The story behind Last Goodbye

1:00:45 Last Goodbye - LooPS

1:05:00 Breaking down of Last Goodbye

1:24:47 Wrap Up

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Ep 25: Welcome Back, 3 Months Recap & Top 5 Moments of the Fall

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 20:43:34 GMT

It's been a while, but we're back! We explain why there was a delay in episodes and why we had to restart the podcast. Also a recap of the fall which was highlighted by our BC Tour and in the studio recording our next single, Last Goodbye. We will get more in depth about both of those in the next episode but we're stoked to be back and excited to get the podcast going once again!

Leave us a review and make sure to send your Top 5 ideas, New Music or anything else to dib@officialloops.com

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

10:10 3 Month Recap

1:04:24 Top 5 Moments of the fall 2022

1:20:28 Wrap Up

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Ep 24: We have some BIG News, Top 5 Achievable Goals by 2023 & Recap of August!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 18:11:12 GMT

We've had a super busy month! It's felt like forever since we last recorded an episode but do we ever have stories to share! The BIGGEST of which was our award that we won for Best Band/Singer from the Kamloops This Week, Reader's Choice Awards! Thanks to everyone that voted for us and for those that helped push us along when times were tough. Every single person has helped us whether they know it or not, so the biggest of thanks are in order for all of you!

We are absolutely honoured to have 3 From The Bay back with their song, Slow Motion, which we teased a few months back. We also get into our Top 5 Achievable Goals to hit by the start of 2023!

Leave us a review and a 5 star rating wherever you listen to this episode! Email your questions/ideas for top 5's and new music to: dib@officialloops.com

New Music:

Slow Motion - 3 From The Bay

https://open.spotify.com/track/4KC65nVZn3ohGT4JmjeWwb?si=eb653badb44844f1

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

1:02 August in review

26:53 Top 5 Achievable Goals by 2023

1:02:23 New music

1:03:22 Slow Motion - 3 From The Bay

1:05:11 Wrap-Up

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Ep 23: Jonathan Williams (Guest), Top 5 Artists/Producers to spend 24hrs in a studio with & Our Biggest Jäger hurdle is revealed!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 18:09:48 GMT

We are so stoked to have Jonathan Williams on our podcast this week! He’s an incredibly talented musician who has hit the 2022 running! You may recognize the name from previous podcasts where we’ve featured his music including “One of those days” and “Signs”. Now, Jonathan is preparing to hit the stages this fall and has new music on the way. Unfortunately we can’t play the entire songs just yet, but are beyond excited to share short clips from “Stay” and “Untethered”.

We also share stories from all of our pasts, dreams for the future and what our Top 5 Artists/Producers (past or present) we’d like to spend 24hrs in the studio with!

As always send us an email with your Top 5 picks and/or New Music to dib@officialloops.com

New Music:

Jonathan - Stay

Jonathan - Untethered

(Social media and Spotify artist links)

https://www.instagram.com/jonathanofficialmusic/

https://jonathanofficialmusic.com/?fbclid=IwAR1Ciz6tzf1nfLpUZhIcvJ7UQyJXtkQzz9cwfU2cgKk5YxYBqdRfO1dzn9A

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3zAFrNkRxLiK8j0Wm13OmX?si=TjZ8iEmVQk-JCFYPy0WyvQ

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro/Week In Review

16:11 Jonathan

1:18:10 New Music

1:25:30 Stay - Jonathan

1:39:09 Untethered - Jonathan

1:43:40 Top 5’s

2:17:18 Wrap-up

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Ep 22: Bonus Episode with the one, the only, Seb!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 18:07:26 GMT

In this episode we've got an AMAZING guest! Sebastian is a funny, smart, strong upcoming YouTuber, artist and overall awesome kid! Also known as Kevin's son, this is a fun episode which is different than other episodes as we get into the mind of Seb!

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Ep 21: Kev's Out in Ontario, Jon's Solo Show & Top 5 Favourite Things About Playing Live Music!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 18:06:19 GMT

This episode was recorded earlier in July but as with lots of other things, got pushed aside until we found time to get around to it! BUT it's a great episode where we chat in depth about the future of LooPS, our goals and what exciting things are coming for the rest of 2022. We also have the amazingly talented Jonathan WIlliams' song, Signs, as our feature for this week!

Let us know your thoughts and ideas for new music and Top 5's by reaching us at dib@officialloops.com

New Music:

Signs - Jonathan WIlliams

https://open.spotify.com/track/4At9ZpbmNjO0k68mfN96Jv?si=e927177aec9441a7

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

2:42 Week In Review

42:25 Top 5's

1:37:44 Jonathan William - Signs

1:40:13 Wrap Up

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Ep 20: Review of 2022 So Far!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 18:05:05 GMT

This is a bonus episode so it's a bit different than normal. Rather than have our regular structure, we decided to do a recap of our year so far and sharing stories from along the way.

Remember to send us an email at dib@officialloops.com with your Top 5's and New Music choices!

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

44:55 Wrap up

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Ep 19: Our Show At The Roxy, Chasing Dreams & Top 5 Gear for New Musicians!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 18:04:09 GMT

It's been a while since this podcast was recorded, but finally here it is! Sometimes things get put aside and it takes a while to get it done, but it eventually gets there! In this episode we share our experience playing one of the best music venues in BC, setting goals & chasing dreams as well as Top 5 Gear for New Musicians! We've got some amazing music from Cec Lopez and 3 From The Bay. Shoutout to Alena for helping us fact check during this episode as well!

As always leave us a review and rating wherever you listen to your podcasts and shoot us an email to dib@officialloops.com

New Music:

Cec Lopez - Sunlight

https://open.spotify.com/track/4eMB3HagreFTskUEnLGhFJ?si=5e7dd91523624d62

3 From The Bay - Slow Motion

https://open.spotify.com/artist/3Ox9bb2r4R20DpriFodo8U?si=dN0M_XvZToq49cCuGmrvKg

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

3:18 Week In Review

31:03 Top 5’s

1:06:17 New Music

1:09:01 Sunlight - Cec Lopez

1:16:05 Slow Motion - 3 From The Bay

1:20:42 Wrap-up

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Ep 18: 3 Gigs/3 Cities/36 Hours, Top 5 Tips for New Musicians & The Evolution of Jon Promoting LooPS!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 18:02:52 GMT

After the busiest 36 hrs LooPS have had yet, they are back with the closest thing yet to one of their motivational convos! Requested by a listener, the guys each give their Top 5 tips they have for musicians who are just starting out, and new music includes a band who the boys will be sharing a show with at the legendary Roxy Cabaret in Vancouver on June 11th!

As always send us an email with your Top 5 picks and/or New Music to dib@officialloops.com

New Music:

Tess Anderson - Don’t Believe In

https://open.spotify.com/track/1mdCcrJJlgPZPpWC2hPDCu?si=c8e567dd0e034f10

3 From The Bay - Half Truths

https://open.spotify.com/track/15zxksu8FXX4uOFa5SXqfJ?si=6fc30fa7d28947e2

Time Stamps:

● 0:00 Intro/what's new

● 36:40 Top 5’s (tips for new musicians)

● 1:27:06 New Music - Tess Anderson

● 1:34:06 New Music - 3 from the bay

● 1:37:30 Wrap-up

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Ep 17: Top 5 GOATS, Kev's Got Some News & A Fight Broke Out During A Show!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 18:01:09 GMT

Join us in our conversation about what’s new in the world of LooPS as well as what we’ve been up to in our personal lives! We get into a good discussion about our Top 5 sports GOATS, a fight that broke out during a show and some amazing music from The Headphønes and Greta Van Fleet!

As always send us an email with your Top 5 picks and/or New Music to dib@officialloops.com

New Music:

The Headphønes - Kiddo

https://open.spotify.com/track/5lvAqY9JN8Zysau4E6iqV5?si=879e6e2dae38447e

Greta Van Fleet - Black Smoke Rising

https://open.spotify.com/track/32BEasyNQgqXQJKoVa0fUw?si=bbeb9088de1540fb

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

1:29 Week In Review

17:52 Top 5’s

51:21 New Music

58:25 Angela Verbrugge - The Headphønes - Kiddo

1:00:40 Greta Van Fleet - Black Smoke Rising

1:03:13 Wrap-up

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Ep 16: Jon's Big Golf PAYOUT, Top 5 Stadiums/Arenas & Limited Edition Merch!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:55:31 GMT

Beyond chatting about music and what’s been keeping us busy, we open up about some other stresses that have been going on in our lives. We also share our Top 5 Stadiums/Arenas that we want to see a game at. This was a very specific request so we condensed it as much as possible to make it make sense in this description! We also have some amazing music from Angela Verbrugge and Bran Sanders!

Thanks again to our listeners for always adding great suggestions for Top 5’s and New Music, email us at dib@officialloops.com with your picks!

New Music:

Angela Verbrugge - Jive Turkey

https://open.spotify.com/track/7n1v1cacMxoz81sA4Xm2zn?si=71ea049fb43d4661

Bran Sanders - Sparrow

https://open.spotify.com/track/2CxX8wRcZo02OMBEHpj1nD?si=e80c86af182c4516

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

2:31 Week In Review

25:19 Top 5’s

39:15 New Music

41:14 Angela Verbrugge - Jive Turkey

47:33 Bran Sanders - Sparrow

50:07 Wrap-up

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Ep 15: Top 5 Podcasts, Keepin' It Real & Why Kev Hates Whispering!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:53:59 GMT

In this episode we chat about why Kevin absolutely HATES when people whisper, why there may be some new (and improved??) music coming from our live performances and our Top 5 favourite podcasts. Featuring incredible music from Gabriele Catoni and The Headphønes, this episode features lots of laughs, stories and updates along the way!

New Music:

Gabriele Catoni - Courage

https://open.spotify.com/track/20oI20zaeLN4cpapG1cf4Q?si=1f716dbe3171476b

The Headphønes - Gypsy Week (Live on The Parking Lot)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPBj8TCN3OA

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

2:00 Week In Review

32:06 Top 5’s

1:05:32 New Music

1:09:15 The Headphønes - Gypsy Week (Live on The Parking Lot)

1:12:35 Gabriele Catoni - Courage

1:16:15 Weekly Goals/Wrap-up

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Ep 14: Jon Got Attacked, Kev's Fitness Routine & Top 5 Favourite Bands!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:52:21 GMT

This week we’re hearing Jon’s crazy story where he got attacked on the golf course, how Kev’s been on a fitness hunt since the start of 2022 and we have some amazing music from Lost Lonely Souls and the first ever podcast returning artist: Evil Tongues!

New Music:

Lost Lonely Souls - Fools Gold

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcELb6VvCoQ (Music Video)

https://open.spotify.com/artist/63Ej7BAM8DG91oKVupMMR6?si=PHcB846IRiaofy8rTy5S7w (Spotify Artist Page)

Evil Tongues - Energy For This

https://eviltongues.lnk.to/energyforthis/ (Pre-Save Link!)

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2uShLEHsDT9sAnyfu9UfTs?si=OAjb0ywZQBmHi0_LH19QQQ (Spotify Artist Page)

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

3:58 Week In Review

33:31 New Music

39:39 Lost Lonely Souls - Fools Gold

48:31 Evil Tongues - Energy For This

55:45 Top 5’s (FAVOURITE bands of all time)

1:15:49 Weekly Goals/Wrap-up

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Ep 13: Kev's Crazy Road Trip, Overrated Musicians & Jon's Great Golf Round!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:50:47 GMT

We had an absolute wild week! From 3 gigs in 4 days to Kev's wild road trip adventures to Jon's amazing golf round we've been busy to say the least! Our Top 5 Overrated Bands/Musicians drew in a lot of controversy (between ourselves) and we have some amazing music from SG Forland and Gabriele Catoni!

New Music:

SG Forland - The Ballad of the 12th Symphony

https://open.spotify.com/track/2PPdBLZfgBezVJ46NMoV85?si=63e52cb0871945b4

Gabriele Catoni - Your Light

https://open.spotify.com/track/7zzOpxxylrkj9diZ1eED0f?si=ea62cd0bc26742b3

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

1:07 Week In Review

28:55 Top 5

1:03:15 New Music

1:06:02 SG Forland - The Ballad of the 12th Symphony

1:14:06 Gabriele Catoni - Your Light

1:18:21 Weekly Goals/Wrap-up

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Ep 12: Why you've gotta Fake it till you make it, Jon's New Place & Golf Is Back!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:49:12 GMT

WE ARE BACK! After a brief two week hiatus we are back talking about our favourite things: Music and Golf. We also talk about Jon’s new place and how we both got sick with multiple gigs to play. The Top 5 this week we pick our bucketlist golf courses we’d like to play, and hear some new music from BC musician, Matthew Presidente, who we will be playing a show with this FRIDAY, April 15th, in downtown Vancouver BC! TICKET LINK BELOW

https://www.vtixonline.com/matthew-presidente-band-with-special-guest-loops/2407/

New Music:

Standing in the way of love - Matthew Presidente

https://open.spotify.com/track/27t3gxulSlSGh8cWGSXxei?si=36d73d32cf304f5b

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

1:32 Week In Review

24:36 Top 5

53:57 New Music: Standing in the way of love - Matthew Presidente

57:57 Weekly Goals/Wrap-up

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Ep 11: Work/Life Balance, Top 5 Favourite Songs We Play & Kev's Been Grinding!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:47:13 GMT

This episode we talk about the important of balancing life and work as well as what it means to balance our shows! We also chat about our Top 5 Favourite songs that WE play, hear about our most recent golf adventure and hear how Kev's been grinding hard to keep us chugging along!

New Music:

A Dream Away - Christina Kennedy

https://open.spotify.com/track/3NXbezyFUhoDNjcG6wXVRe?si=4b04ccd74d60492b

The Fall - Marshall Potts

https://open.spotify.com/album/5738Z6kSPims0tg4qMz5dv?si=AoxVYL2hQFeySzPaTFzjlg

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

0:24 Week In Review

19:45 Top 5

50:16 New Music

52:52 A Dream Away - Christina Kennedy

56:31 The Fall - Marshall Potts

1:01:05 Weekly Goals/Wrap Up

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Ep 10: Personal vs Business, Top 5 Guitarists & Jon doesn't know who??

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:44:39 GMT

This week we're talking about our experiences with learning about business vs personal relationships. We chat in depth about the value of separating the two and ensuring that you do so in the correct manner. We also discuss our Top 5 guitarists of all time as well Kev mentions a specific guitarist that Jon has never heard of before…

New Music:

Courage - Wesley Attew

https://open.spotify.com/track/188WTfBzcvBVvr4pNhhtwM?si=ef881b780eee4010

Where She Belongs - Etienne Siew

https://open.spotify.com/track/1FJdKjZg16ts3MezWeZt6X?si=e7fc4d27f10143c2

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

0:20 Week In Review

34:26 New Music

35:47 Courage - Wesley Attew

41:56 Where She Belongs - Etienne Siew

50:33 Top 5

1:13:48 Weekly Goals/Wrap-up

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Ep 9: Top 5 Golf Moments, Album Release Update & Red Flags??

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:43:09 GMT

We told you we would be random with our Top 5 Segment. As avid golfers in our free time, this ep we discuss each of our Top 5 Golf Moments we’ve ever experienced. After a 2 week focus on the Album Release Party, we are back promoting indie artists with some amazing New Music! We also chat about our Album Release Party this past weekend and we ask the big question, Do we have RED FLAGS??? (and we tell you who we will listen to if we do)

New Music:

Dangerous - Ger Carriere

https://open.spotify.com/track/73yIOqHTJbsdHuxIM9duqv?si=f5dba28852e945a6

You Are The One For Me - Jonathan Williams

https://open.spotify.com/track/1K7MszuABnLPXuSqcWNcvy?si=a14e8842d54c414c

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

2:45 Week In Review

17:40 New Music

20:48 You Are The One For Me - Jonathan Williams

24:28 Dangerous - Ger Carriere

28:16 Top 5

1:05:51 Weekly Goals/Wrap-up

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Ep 8 (Part 2): More stories and insights from creating our self titled LooPS Debut Album!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:41:20 GMT

This is Part 2 of Episode 8! When we ended part 1, we were talking about Kev's Top 5 LooPS moments making the album. In this episode you'll hear Jon's own Top 5 moments, as well as lots more stories and memories from how the album came to be! For new music this week, to celebrate our debut 11 song album, we had to select the album "LooPS" as our collective choice!! Enjoy...

Listen to LooPS on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/36gAVf9TeZ1x6apqPopkUA?si=V3JP4DXvQQab3ofPLs12lQ

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Ep 8 (Part 1): Stories and insights from creating our self titled LooPS Debut Album!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:39:36 GMT

This week we're doing things a bit differently which is why we broke it up into two parts. We’re still chatting about our weeks and what's going on, but the main theme will be our debut album which comes THIS FRIDAY, February 25th. Stories from the writing process to recording in the studio to where we’ll be taking it this year.

Listen to LooPS on Spotify:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/36gAVf9TeZ1x6apqPopkUA?si=V3JP4DXvQQab3ofPLs12lQ

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Ep 7: Jeremy Kneeshaw (Guest), Top 5 Music Performances & Album Release Tickets are going fast!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:38:00 GMT

This week we're beyond stoked to be chatting with BC Musician, Songwriter and Producer: Jeremy Kneeshaw! We’ll be hearing about his life in the BC Music scene, 3 of his songs he’s released and Jeremy joins us as we all share our Top 5 Music Performances of all time!

New Music

Wasting My Time

https://open.spotify.com/track/2Gxfj3mNTBO0cbz58wSeIW?si=bb0cbb8d4167434b

Break My Heart

https://open.spotify.com/track/0EL8ewndSQvcmAZxbSIPeu?si=390f261c08a24c48

You Know What I Mean

https://open.spotify.com/track/3L8eanC20ooEHyhnHvC9ho?si=4294b9649dd54ddf

Time Stamps:

0:00 Intro

2:20 Week In Review

16:15 Jeremy Kneeshaw

20:21 New Music

23:38 Wasting My Time - Jeremy Kneeshaw

35:28 Break My Heart - Jeremy Kneeshaw

50:49 You Know What I Mean - Jeremy Kneeshaw

1:02:24 Top 5’s

1:36:41 Weekly Goals

1:42:40 Wrap-up

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Ep 6: Top 5 Olympic Moments, Record Sales & Album Release Party Tickets are available!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:33:01 GMT

Always the perfectionists, we fine tuned our Top 5 segment, listen to hear how it changed for the better!! Together we discuss our Top 5 Olympic Moment’s, record merch sales from our last show and our Album Release Party tickets that are on sale this week! Of course as always we have our new music segment too, featuring a couple BC indie acts!

New Music:

Home - Peter McMaster

https://open.spotify.com/track/0cLf6ip6EJdGZOicZawWKe?si=87f845a52e80417c

Fine - Evil Tongues

https://open.spotify.com/track/57i1KjBbhMRo4ZviCteGHs?si=f84386dbf4994586

0:00 Intro

0:54 Week In Review

14:42 New Music

15:20 Home - Peter McMaster

21:38 Fine - Evil Tongues

29:29 Top 5’s

56:00 Weekly Goals/Wrap-up

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Ep 5: Motivation, Overcoming Challenges & Jon's Top 5 Music Movies!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:07:51 GMT

This week we're talking about creating structure and motivation when overcoming tough time toughs and "lulls" as a full time artis. We discuss our upcoming 2nd single release and as always we talk about our New Music of the week and our Top 5’s (including a fun top 5 music movie list)

New Music:

Sleep/Less - Means to an end

https://open.spotify.com/track/31fQX1I8rYEr5uD3pvnp8w?si=93db3d57ba1f46f6

Sarah Tolle - Fight for you

https://open.spotify.com/track/4qSFPgti5KQLEDyLwILhjF?si=d0ecdc3cae5448df

0:00 Intro

2:54 Week In Review

18:45 New Music

25:18 Means to an end - Sleep/Less

26:49 Fight for you - Sarah Tolle

36:52 Top 5’s

1:00:56 Weekly Goals/Wrap-up

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Ep 4: Some BIG News, A Brief History of LooPS and What Makes a Great Song!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 17:02:20 GMT

This Episode we're talking about our BIG news from this past week, what makes a great song, as well as talking about why we call ourselves LooPS!

New Music:

Michael Girgis - One Touch

https://open.spotify.com/track/6cAbK2DAH5tBsifELzwcqj?si=f13981d1fb9a47e1

Mouth Breather - Allison

https://open.spotify.com/track/13aJkLI6FTqT6CdyqxfTt2?si=dc4bd748252a440c

0:00 Intro

2:44 Week In Review

13:24 Top 5’s

45:32 New Music

47:00 Michael Girgis - One Touch

52:49 Mouth Breathers - Allison

56:09 Weekly Goals/Wrap-up

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Ep 3: Productivity, Jon's Top 5 Music Venues & Teamwork

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 16:53:23 GMT

Teamwork and productivity are a theme of this weeks episode!! As always we review our week past, discuss our new music of the week, Top 5's (including Jon's top music venues) and 2022 goals!

New Music of the Week

Jonathan Williams-One Of those Days

@jonathanofficialmusic

https://open.spotify.com/track/3pAxABwfVrF4GvTAUwvA1L?si=9414c6315b354a82

Chris Nieles-Lion Man

@styeiles

https://open.spotify.com/track/7ok6mcjopr8LIxKpnXf7L6?si=c8995f66ba4f48dd

0:00 Intro

0:31 Week In Review

25:55 New Music

26:26 Jonathan Williams - One of those days

31:48 Chris Neiles - Lion Man

36:41 Top 5’s

58:40 Weekly Goals

1:06:44 Wrap-up

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Ep 2: Spotify playlisting, Jon's Top 5 Performances and An Indie Music Showdown!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 02:22:24 GMT

This week we're talking about our week in review and new music of the week features two successful Indie Bands. This ep's Top 5's include Jon’s personal music highlights and Kev’s favourite sports comebacks!

New Music picks:

Days - Real Estate

https://open.spotify.com/album/6TvrPvdOtbd21655QpVlwd?si=TMeYwfbzSDO5ENP_vHZW6w

Oceans (Acoustic) - Seafret

https://open.spotify.com/track/71ljTUEZJ9hDDbRC3vEkkT?si=4a18eee07bd349ab

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Ep 1: Intro, 2021 Recap and Podcast Launch!

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 02:17:29 GMT

Welcome to the Diary of an Indie Band podcast! We're your hosts, Jon Fennell and Kevin Roy from the BC band LooPS. For our first episode we're talking about our 2021 year in review and why we started this podcast! Each episode we will have a couple weekly segments, we both bring a new music song to the pod to share, and we both pick a "Top 5" list of a random topic. Enjoy getting inside the minds of LooPS, which is filled with tips, tricks and stories about our journey as an Indie Band!

New Music picks:

Parachute-LooPS

https://open.spotify.com/album/00W9597A54PxUGy7v0YHRx?si=9ow1CwQSQEmYyMcMBskg0Q

Adult Town-Chris Neiles

https://open.spotify.com/album/4Q8nZJLDxKNcRDR8HtcbMc?si=WAF5VQ2sRnixRaXf2jZF1Q

Part of me-Noah Kahan

https://open.spotify.com/track/1o5WgxPWvoVgo20DQItKOE?si=b9e9c15ff2de4264

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