Picture this… It’s 1983. A sweaty club in Toronto. Cameras rolling for CHUM/CityTV. And on stage — a young guitar player who’s about to take over the world. Stevie Ray Vaughan wasn’t a household name yet… but if you were in that room at The El Mocambo, you knew you were witnessing something different.

Doug McClement was there to record it. Not just as a fan — but as the guy responsible for capturing lightning in a bottle. And here’s the thing about lightning… sometimes it bites back. The night before, in Hamilton, Stevie got shocked by a live mic. Not metaphorically. For real.

Jojo’s there to work — credentialed, backstage access, the whole deal. And then he’s given a choice. He can shoot the first three songs in the pit for Sabbath…or he can head backstage and meet Lemmy. For most photographers, that’s not even a question. But for Jojo… it was. Because to some people, rock stars are legends…

Picture this… You finally get a ticket to see one of the greatest songwriters of all time. A quiet night. An acoustic guitar. The perfect room. Massey Hall in Toronto. Red seats. Warm lights. The kind of venue built for stories and subtlety. And on stage? John Prine. Just a man and his songs. Brad from CIUT’s Phil’s in Radio Show had been waiting for this one. But when he went to grab a ticket…The only seat left was way up top. In the Balcony. Back row.

IWTM Episode 28 ‘He Named The Boy Trent’ is brought to you by Soulyric. Details at the end of the show, Brad - the Founder and Creator of Soulyric is the story teller.

Picture this… You grow up idolizing the blues and rock N roll. Studying it. Chasing it. Building your own sound brick by brick. And then one day, you find yourself face to face with one of your heroes — not on record, not on a poster — but in real life.

For Gordie Johnson of Big Sugar, that moment came when he met a true blues original. A guy with a nickname that says everything… The Iceman. Gordie expected stories about the music. Maybe a few road tales. What he didn’t expect was a masterclass in how to run the whole operation.

Picture this… You’re 27 years old. You left home chasing a dream. And suddenly, the road to stardom takes you straight to the heart of country music. Nashville, Tennessee. Songwriters. Record Labels. And Studios that have history soaked into the walls.

Sometimes rock stardom isn’t about limos and luxury. Sometimes it’s about bad decisions made in concrete hallways. We Call this episode ‘We were rock Starz’

Staind had sold over 10 million albums worldwide, and were bringing their brand of nu-metal to this intimate venue. The anticipation in France was high, particularly for Laetitia and her dad, who, by the end of the day, would have travelled 6 hours round trip to rock out together.