How do you go from punk rock frontman to mainstream pop music presenter for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)? Our guest this episode knows all about it. From calling into broadcasts while on tour (including a famous account of a NYC hold-up in progress) to a spot as one of the most respected hosts in Canada, Grant Lawrence took an unconventional route to his career. In our conversation, we discuss the pros and cons of being a Canadian musician (spoiler: there aren’t many cons), promoting music that you love (and a lot that you don’t), being a recording artist with Lookout Records at the height of pop-punk’s popularity, his series of memoirs and the Lookout Zoomout! livestreams that he is currently hosting and producing. Oh yeah, and some hockey and Nardwuar stories as well. Enjoy! For Full Length Episodes And Merchandise Go To https://www.patreon.com/killedbydesk Follow: Killed By Desk Insta: @killedbydeskpodcast Twitter: @killedbydesk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/killedbydesk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/killedbydesk
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Grant Lawrence
https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/bio/grant-lawrence
https://www.discogs.com/artist/974586-Grant-Lawrence
My gf lives in Canada
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=my%20girlfriend%20who%20lives%20in%20canada
Moosjaw
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose_Jaw
John Peel
https://www.johnpeelarchive.com/
David Wisdom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBzh4BAgbMQ
Radio Beat by The Devil Dogs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leAxWifLnko
St. Marks Corner Store
Mint Records
Johnny Hates NYC
https://youtu.be/9ugqWQvYENY?t=61
Groucho
https://youtu.be/2PVeNVaQtcI?t=1024
Bottle in a bag
https://youtu.be/e9YgBF58Qks?t=45
Jam Jams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vebkhmZaQE
Let’s go to work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHaLI8nNy3U
Come from away
https://youtu.be/4LA6alAIFQI?t=8
The Smugglers
https://youtu.be/cHPOgPWTgKs?t=39
https://youtu.be/p6AX-1KeNoM?t=161
Leather Uppers
Then
https://youtu.be/olwMu-O-8gQ?t=84
Later
https://youtu.be/frWBhBZKOHg?t=12
The Hives
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uz1Jwyxd4tE
Tommy James record cover
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCnXFePGGmU
Twilight Zone
https://youtu.be/FC40drWHyoA?t=559
Strawberry Alarm Clock
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rw1_FNdy-Y
Brutal Knights
https://youtu.be/cDjJJ1dzQIE?t=82
Joey Shithead
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzo1PGdP2WM
Hanson Brothers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIFLclR4RIc
Top 20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzF9s_NtNkQ
Casey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDYK2H0ldbo
Orson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyko_oQ0da8
Alex
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf9utW1eg28
Lookout Zoomout
Transformers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSh73d3TZcA&list=PLA496364B3907F088
Shawn Mendes
Terry Uyarak - Inuit Nunangat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5ZNzZEAOl0
Desolation Sound Movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=da8g8eDdFUI
John Brinkely
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPBJRIPGPI8
Sea Monkeys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxjZWMQu5g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLoOkKA4zVk
Music to Spazz By
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vskI1pQbNaQ
Malachy McCourt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj3wzycysq0
Nardwuar
https://youtu.be/QZP8OwCdO1E?t=98
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0nAQxUbYm0
Studs Terkel
https://youtu.be/Oyl1BvHo9LM?t=18
Bob Crane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9jqevDoJ0c
CBC Logo
https://youtu.be/MGzUYoQbNok?t=197
Grant’s Books
https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4087734.Grant_Lawrence
Paul Williams Crawdady
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crawdaddy_(magazine)
Paul Williams Singer Songwriter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Vc3W4a7sTQ
https://youtu.be/-h_Bm8wVPKU?t=49
Play Skully
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsnqQeHYVXE
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