No Sleep 'til Sudbury with Brent Jensen

I recently saw something on the internet involving one of my childhood heroes, Metallica's James Hetfield, that gave me pause. 

Over the years we’ve seen a progressive humanization of Hetfield, but n…

Sometime next year, pop cultural icons KISS will play their final show after more than 50 years of fire, blood, and bombast. For the first time in half a century, KISS will no longer be.  

KISS maste…

Something terrible happened. 

The derecho thunderstorms that left parts of southern Ontario without power for two days on May 20 also left me without a podcast episode. 

The file containing part two …

It took a while, but former Slik Toxik and current Famous Underground and Classic Albums Live singer Nick Walsh finally sat down with NSTS to talk about a few of the songs that make his skin vibrate.

There haven't been many times over the 240 odd episodes of the No Sleep 'til Sudbury podcast I've done where I've been lost for words. But I was here. 

The wonderful and immensely talented Sandra Bou…

In the last episode of No Sleep 'til Sudbury, we paid tribute to the memory of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. But what about Dave Grohl? 

We thought it was important to celebrate an individual …

It's always difficult when artists we admire pass on, but it's a little more difficult when it happens so long before their time.  

This week on NSTS we pay tribute to Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Haw…

The infinitely talented Nelson Sobral returns to the show this week, and I'm delighted to host him. 

His new record Second Arrow just dropped, featuring the single "Dancing Fool" and soon-to-be megah…

Completely by coincidence, my guest on NSTS this week is none other than longtime CHUM-FM Morning Show producer Tom Jokic. He was scheduled to appear in my studio two years ago to the day for his epi…

Andy Curran's image occupied a space on my teenage bedroom wall. The guy is an icon. But he's also an extremely humble human being and a fantastic conversationalist. 

Andy joins me on NSTS this week …

Singer songwriter Justine Giles is an amazing talent. And she's a Sudbury girl! 

Justine joins me this week to talk about her upcoming new single "Save Myself" which drops Friday, February 18. We als…

Music therapist, author and speaker Jennifer Buchanan joins me this week on NSTS to discuss her new book, entitled Wellness, Wellplayed: The Power of a Playlist. The book focuses on how music playlis…

Last year Alex Huard, host of Release Day, and I created a video series called Thursday Night Record Club, where I introduce Alex, who is a rock fan but substantially younger than I am, to some recor…

Happy New Year! NSTS kicks off 2022 with music biz veteran and indie act champion Darryl Hurs. 

Darryl has been a massive supporter of independent artists for decades, and he provides some fascinatin…

In this final No Sleep 'til Sudbury episode of 2021, I decided to share some of my favourites from the Christmas playlists heard in the Jensen house throughout the holiday season.

You may be surprise…

This week marks the return of super awesome singer songwriter Christina Martin to the show. Christina's new single is called "Stay With Me", now available wherever you get your music.

Always a great …

Canadian 80s New Wave legends Martha Johnson and Mark Gane of Martha & The Muffins join me on No Sleep 'til Sudbury this week to chat about their new record, called Marthology: In and Outtakes.  

Mar…

My guest on NSTS this week is Evan Denley, an up-and-coming Canadian folk rock singer-songwriter who's been described as Bob Dylan meeting Dallas Green at a Neil Young show.

Evan's second release of …

My pal Rik Emmett returns to NSTS this week for part two of our chat about his new poetry book Reinvention, and we cover a lot of ground indeed.   

As he did in part one, Rik shares some fascinating …

He's back! Triumph frontman Rik Emmett, and now Rik Emmett poet, takes over the No Sleep 'til Sudbury podcast for the next two weeks to talk about his new book of poetry, called Reinvention. 

This is…