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WHY DON'T YOU GET A REAL JOB? - "The week it finally caught up with me"

2025/10/21

Or: "Why I Quit Podcasting?"

WHY DON'T YOU GET A REAL JOB? - "Ding!"

2025/10/14

We're back! Gig report! Hanging out with friends! And more!

WHY DON'T YOU GET A REAL JOB? - "Where does the time go?"

2025/09/30

This week - we catch up with old friends, check out some live music (Propagandhi!!), explore strategies for time management and check in with our progress on recording, live performance and more.

WHY DON'T YOU GET A REAL JOB? - "It's right in front of you"

2025/09/23

In which we HIT THE ROAD! We PRACTICE! We BUSK! We PLAY 2 SHOWS! We TALK ABOUT GEAR! As Tim Armstrong once said, "LET'S GO!"

OUTTAKE - on the road

2025/09/16

EXCLUSIVE! UNRELEASED! ALL CAPS! This week's video didn't really make sense as a podcast, so instead here's a bit that got cut. It was too long (10 mins) to sift through and edit, but we believe it makes sense here. Hop in and let's get to the gig!

WHY DON'T YOU GET A REAL JOB - "Never Enough"

2025/09/09

IDK man, this one feels like a mess. In which we take a look at our efforts and ask "is it enough?" Oh, and- we organize our merch!

WHY DON'T YOU GET A REAL JOB - "Start Before You're Ready"

2025/09/02

September = fall. Are you ready?

WHY DON'T YOU GET A REAL JOB - "This Is How We Learn"

2025/08/26

Checking out venues for street performance; musings on "entertainment" gigs (vs "art"), social media strategy (yay) and the ECMA.

WHY DON'T YOU GET A REAL JOB - "Stop Pretending It Might Happen"

2025/08/19

The world is a lot. The digital world especially. So I'm not gonna do that to you. If you want to know what's been happening (and didn't catch my one-man-band "Beauty and the Beast" drop on Instagram), you can catch up here.

WHY DON'T YOU GET A REAL JOB - "Progress Is Not Linear"

2025/08/12

This week, we take a look at what we've been avoiding, go to a music festival, go to the beach, and get a surprise visitor: Sir Anthony Hopkins.

WHY DON'T YOU GET A REAL JOB - "Stay Positive and Love Your Life"

2025/08/07

This week, we are SPELLING IT OUT The challenges are LEGION And we are BUT ONE fortunately, DEATH ALONE MAY STOP US ☠️

WHY DON'T YOU GET A REAL JOB - "What seems to be the problem?"

2025/07/30

Sickness, stress, poor planning and psychedelia. All in a week's work.

WHY DON'T YOU GET A REAL JOB - Intro

2025/07/22

Well, hello there! It's been a while. How are you? This is the audio from the intro episode of your humble host's new YouTube series "WHY DON'T YOU GET A REAL JOB?" In which we explore the reality of actually making a living as an independent musician on Canada's East Coast. Ryan is giving himself one year to figure it out or.... get a real job. Tune in every Tuesday to see how it's going!

HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR: DAN OZZI

2021/12/14

OK, not really a holiday episode, but Dan's new book makes a great "holiday gift." As for the interview, it's real and it's spectacular. DAN OZZI is a New York-raised, LA-based writer. He's got a new book called "Sellout: The Major-Label Feeding Frenzy That Swept Punk, Emo, and Hardcore (1994–2007)". He's written for outlets you've read and interviewed bands you know (Blink 182, anyone?). We talk about his own evolution, cultural trends, and of course, what it means to sell out.

SEASON 3 ENCORE: SUNNYSIDE UPPERS on I LIKE YOUR STYLE WITH ELDER BRYCEN!!!

2021/08/12

We're (momentarily) back baby!! On this EXTRA SPECIAL BONUS EPISODE, your regular HOST is the GUEST!! From March, in his other guise as SUNNYSIDE UPPERS on "I Like Your Style", a podcast hosted by Elder Brycen of the GOLDEN PLATES, a band out of San Diego USA. We're releasing it on the eve of the new Uppers single "MARY" (streaming everywhere Fri 13th!!) Topics include the death of rock'n'roll, other people's opinions, happiness, Bob Dylan, Anne of Green Gables, altered-state adventures and much more!!!