Latest Behind The Vinyl Episodes
Behind The Vinyl - Sultans Of Swing - Stu Jeffries
We decided to change things up for our Behind The Vinyl series and have our boom 973 personalities talk about their favorite songs on vinyl. Here Stu Jeffries goes back to his memory of hearing Dire Straits "Sultans of Swing" for the first time, the impact this song had on his life and more! Watch as Stu goes...
May 02, 2017
Behind The Vinyl - Girl With A Problem - The Northern Pikes
Jay Semko and Don Schmid from The Northern Pikes dropped by the boom 97.3 studios to play "Girl With A Problem" on vinyl! They talk about how the song came to be, the recording of it and more! Watch as The Northern Pikes goes Behind The Vinyl! You can buy The Northern Pikes album "Snow In June" on ...
Apr 25, 2017
Behind The Vinyl - Pilot - Ian Thomas
Singer/Songwriter Ian Thomas came back to the boom 97.3 studios to play "Pilot" on vinyl! He talks about the inspiration for the song about Big Business and Global Warming, the story behind the recorder melody and more! Watch as Ian goes Behind The Vinyl! Ian Thomas is holding a fundraising concert for his s...
Apr 18, 2017
Behind The Vinyl - Situation Critical - Mark Holmes from Platinum Blonde
Lead Vocals/Bassist for Platinum Blonde, Mark Holmes, came back to the boom 97.3 studios to play "Situation Critical" on vinyl! He talks about how Producer Dave Tyson who helped change the tone from a rock to an electronic sound for this song, the meaning behind the song, and more! Watch as Mark goes Behind T...
Apr 11, 2017
Behind The Vinyl - Romantic Traffic - Sandy Horne of The Spoons
Sandy Horne, Bassist and Vocalist of the Spoons, came to the studios to play "Romantic Traffic" on vinyl! She talks about how the song came together, recording with Nile Rogers, a secret about filming the music video and more! Watch as Sandy goes Behind The Vinyl! For more info on Nile Rogers, click HERE You...
Apr 04, 2017
Behind The Vinyl - Wind Him Up - Michael Sadler from Saga
Lead Singer/Songwriter of Saga, Michael Sadler, came back to the boom 97.3 studios to play "Wind Him Up" on vinyl! He talks about recording the album "Worlds Apart" in England, the Out-Of-The-Box way they got Michael to record vocals for the song and more! Watch as Michael goes Behind The Vinyl! Yo...
Mar 28, 2017
Behind The Vinyl - Lunatic Fringe - Tom Cochrane
Singer/Songwriter Tom Cochrane came by the boom 97.3 studios again to play "Lunatic Fringe" on vinyl! Tom talks about how they almost lost the song because of how the master tape was falling apart, the recording process, how he fought for the lyrics on the song and more! Watch as Tom goes Behind The Vinyl! Y...
Mar 21, 2017
Behind The Vinyl - Brian Wilson - Steven Page former frontman of Barenaked Ladies
Steven Page, former frontman of Barenaked Ladies, dropped by the boom 97.3 studios again to play the original version of "Brian Wilson" on vinyl! Steven talks about how many versions of Brian Wilson there are, how they pressed the "Yellow Tape" onto vinyl, how they crashed the SXSW conference with &...
Mar 14, 2017
Behind The Vinyl - Magic Power - Rik Emmett from Triumph
We had Rik Emmett, Lead Vocalist for Triumph, come back to the boom 97.3 studios to share his story about their song "Magic Power" on vinyl! Rik talks about how listening to the radio as a kid that inspired the meaning behind "Magic Power", the recording influences when recording the song including ...
Mar 07, 2017
Behind The Vinyl - Standing In The Dark - Mark Holmes from Platinum Blonde
Lead Vocals/Bassist for Platinum Blonde, Mark Holmes, came to the boom 97.3 studios to play "Standing In The Dark" on vinyl! He talks about the inspiration of the song from a BBC Movie called Threads, how coming into Toronto after watching the film gave him chills and prompted him to write the song, how he re...
Feb 28, 2017