Sparkling Harmonies Podcast

01/09/2021

In this episode, we get into what we usually do when we get into a new artist and how sometimes it varies depending on multiple factors. We also discuss the fine line between being a fan and being an infatuated and unhealthy fan.

After this episode, we will be taking a short break! You can listen to us again in October!

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17/08/2021

In this episode, we've got singer/songwriter/producer Liz Labelle with us to talk about autotune, how it has changed the way we listen to music and we debate its use in the industry (or overuse). Being a producer and singer herself, she walks us through the more technical aspects of the tool and gives us examples of how our ears have grown accustomed to finely tuned music.

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03/08/2021

In this episode, we've got Eric Hebert with us to break down guilty pleasures, why they exist and mostly, why we think it's a concept that shouldn't exist. We get into how everyone should just like what they like without a care in the world but we try to understand how this concept came to be.

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20/07/2021

A couple of weeks ago, half of Lili's favorite bands released music so here we are with a full music recommendations episode! François branches out into different genres and into a documentary whereas Lili discusses the releases of a couple of Korean bands and a few alt-rock bands from three different continents!

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06/07/2021

In this episode, we discuss summer songs! What makes a summer song? Is it just the time of year it gets released? Does it need to have a certain vibe or certain message? Lili listens to whatever, whenever but François really has his summer favorites.

Check out François' summer playlist here and let us know what your fave summer tracks are!
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22/06/2021

In this episode, we discuss what draws us to songs: melody or lyrics? To get more insight, we go through poll results Lili did on Instagram with that question and a follow-up question, which was: do you listen to music in a language you don't speak? We also asked ourselves what the definition of a "song" actually is.

What about you? What is more important to you when you listen to music?

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08/06/2021

In this episode, we get into what we find eye-catching in an album's cover art and we show our top 3 favourite covers of the moment. Do you think album art is important? Does it have an impact on your initial attraction to an album?

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25/05/2021

In this episode, we talk with Charles de Villers from Thick Glasses, a French-singing slush punk band from Montreal. We dive into how Charles got into music and how the band was formed, but we also got to talk about their latest single "MVP" and its great reception!

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27/04/2021

In this week's episode, we have Julien Belhumeur with us to talk about how the pandemic completely changed how he works. Before COVID-19, Julien was a musician who would play live shows, events and festivals, like most musicians do. For the past year however, that has not really been possible so he completely turned his attention to streaming on Twitch. Listen to hear what he had to say about how it's been for him, how it was getting set up for streaming and how it differs from live concerts.

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22/04/2021

Our host Lili did the classic "let's watch videos to learn their names" & 6 months later, still hasn't resurfaced. 😅 Who else relates?

13/04/2021

In this episode, we have François' friend François Carl on with us to discuss how we consume music nowadays. We go into streaming vs buying physical copies of albums; whether they be in CD format or vinyl format. François Carl is a vinyl collector who enjoys the rarity of pressings and he tells us about the different types of collectors that exist according to him. Lili has always liked collecting CDs and enjoys it even more now that she got into K-pop because they come with a lot of goodies. As for François, he does not really consider himself a collector, though he does own a few "collector items".

Do you still buy physical copies? Let us know in the comments below!

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08/04/2021

Lili recently participated in a fan project for The Maine. Can you find her in this video? This was also the song she recommended on our last episode!

Some amazing fans put together this lyric video for "Sticky" that we thought was too cool not to share! Thank you to everyone involved. •• Preorder the new a...

30/03/2021

This week, we've got Lili's friend Kim here to discuss where we used to discover music versus where we discover music now. We go back in time and reminisce the old times of exchanging cassettes, cutting out articles in newspapers and magazine, the beginning of the illegal downloading era all the way to the current era with Spotify. Lili and Kim also get into how they met through mutual bands on MySpace back in 2009.

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16/03/2021

In this episode, we discuss going to shows alone and travelling for shows with Lili's friend Caroline, who is a show aficionado. We also both did surveys on different platforms to get some (very non-exhaustive) statistics on the matter. François never saw the interest of going to a concert alone, do you think we convinced him?

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11/03/2021

Francois opening up about his love for Backstreet Boys , Taylor Swift and BLACKPINK started a mouvement. No, a revolution! Here are some canadians artists sharing their musical guilty pleasures.

And what about your guilty pleasures?

What exactly counts as a "guilty pleasure" these days? Back in the '90s, people might have harboured a secret love for Britney Spears or the...

02/03/2021

In this month's extra episode, we're featuring a continuation of our conversation with Gabe from Outbreak Productions. Once we wrapped up the episode with him, we continued chatting and found the things he had to say to be very interesting! We talk about venues a bit more and why bands tend to skip Quebec.

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02/03/2021

In this episode, we go into what music we missed in 2020 and what releases we're looking forward to in 2021. This was recorded at the end of January so dates may seem a little wonky at times. Also, Lili wants to apologize to TWINXL because she forgot the name of JOHN Gomez.

We then dive into Machine Gun Kelly's hour long "Downfalls High" movie. As two music enthusiasts, we break it down, we discuss meanings, references & we go through the whole movie almost track by track.

Disclaimer: we do not claim to be experts; these were just our thoughts!

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16/02/2021

In the episode of our webzine "behind the scenes" series, we finally have Christine on to talk about the beginnings of CONFRONT. She was the co-founder of the magazine along with Angel Karmazenuk (who we sadly couldn't have on because of scheduling complications) so we got a direct look at how the magazine came to be and how they made their connections at the early stages. We've also got quite a few 30 Seconds To Mars stories thrown in there because they were a big part of the reason CONFRONT magazine exists.

Don't forget to check out the CONFRONT playlist on spotify! It has all of our music recommendations of this season so there is bound to be something for you in there!
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10/02/2021

Any Neck Deep fans in here?

We want to get to know more about that band.

Share your top 5 Neck Deep songs in the comments so we know where to start!

Thanks!

02/02/2021

In the episode of our webzine "behind the scenes" series, we discuss Jenia and Melissa's experiences and memories. They joined CONFRONT as correspondants a little before Lili and towards the end, took over as co-editors in chief so we got to discuss the management side of the magazine with them.

Also check out our CONFRONT Series Playlist, which is updated each time one of these episodes comes out!

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19/01/2021

In this episode of our webzine "behind the scenes" series, we have Anne-Marie Maccio & Marie Claire Denis on to talk about their experiences with CONFRONT magazine. Anne-Marie used to be a correspondant and also helped manage the French section of the magazine towards the end, while Marie Claire was (and still is!) for the most part a concert photographer, though she did sometimes write pieces for the magazine.

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05/01/2021

This time, François & Lili delve into their first favorite bands and ties into a lot of what was discussed in their musical journeys episode. Hear some of François' stories about his love of Pink Floyd and Lili's teenage years and friendships forged over Simple Plan.

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05/01/2021

To begin this new series, François took on the role of sole host to interview Lili & talk about her experience working for an online music magazine about 10 years ago. Listen as she reminisces her best and worst moments as a music correspondent, as well as some of the craziest experiences she had. We discuss covering big and small bands, Warped Tour, phone interviews, awkward interviews & more!

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31/12/2020

Here is the rest of our lists! Surprisingly, both of our top positions are bands that we discovered this year!

Fluisteraars STATE CHAMPS The Maine Jeff Rosenstock tricot Eaj Park 방탄소년단 NOBRO Thick Glasses Necrot DAY6

27/12/2020

We've been posting mini videos of our top 10 each day on instagram to count down the year! Here is a compilation of our 10th to 6th positions! (Lili only had "9" so we start off with François' 9-10)

BLACKPINK Waterparks With Confidence NFlying Abrams Violent Soho Travis Barker ONE OK ROCK All Time Low Sylosis

22/12/2020

We're so close to the END of 2020 and we decided, why not give you another bonus episode! Here, we discuss our experience so far with the podcast & we go down our top 10-ish bands/albums that have been on heavy rotation for the both of us!

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15/12/2020

In this episode, we talk to Simon Dunlavey, who is a musician, a producer, music video creator and a band manager for Story Untold, all this on top of his day job. We discuss how he got into music, and how his actual job has a positive impact on his musical path. We also get into live stream concerts and if they have a permanent place within the concert world.

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08/12/2020

Did you check out our music recommendations from last week's episode? Also, did you catch Lili's mention of her mom being brutally honest?

01/12/2020

In the "Get to know your hosts" series, Lili & François delve into random but personal musical conversations. These episodes will be released on top of the regular episode every first Tuesday of the month!

In this episode, they both go through their musical histories to see what they've been listening to from when they can remember to about a month ago. Follow Lili's journey from Simple Plan to her Japanese music phase of Johnny's Entertainment bands & Visual Kei all the way to her growing love of Day6 and Kpop and of course passing by The Maine. Also get immersed into François' past from Nirvana, Silverchair and Pantera in high school to more brutal music with the help of high speed internet in CEGEP and world music and French songs in University to finally end up as a music lover as a whole.

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