 The reunion of Anciients, the Softies, and a chat with Bigfoot DonutsNXNW August 24/25, 2024 | Happy Friday, and welcome to the latest edition of the NXNW newsletter! Guest host Lisa Christiansen is bringing you an excellent lineup of talented musicians, sweet treats and more.
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Be sure to stop by our CBC Listen page. | | | Coming up on the show this weekend: | | | Saturday |  | It's common enough to see siblings fighting as children. But when is it necessary for parents to intervene? Registered social worker Kelly Bos discusses how parents can promote healthy relationships between their kids. | | | | | Beautiful Beautiful is shortlisted for the 40th annual B.C. and Yukon Book Prizes. We'll revisit Margaret Gallagher's interview with author Brandon Reid, who discusses the inspiration behind his debut novel and its coming-of-age story. | | | | | Continuing our August Donuts series, we're joined by Lyndsey Bell from Bigfoot Donuts, which she runs in Courtenay, B.C., with her husband Jay Valeri. We'll chat with Bell about their signature doughnuts, monthly flavours, and more. | | | | | B.C. metal band Anciients returns with a new album, Beyond the Reach of the Sun, on Aug. 30. Band members Kenny Cook and Rory O' Brien discuss why they went on hiatus, and how their personal experiences inform their new material. | | | | | Sunday | | | Organizing some last minute picnics before the summer ends? Author Jason Skrobar provides food for thought with The Book of Sandwiches, which features recipes, sandwich history, and more. | | | | | Throughout August, CBC Victoria's Kathryn Marlow brings us a slice of island life with episodes of the CBC podcast This Is Vancouver Island. This week, we'll follow a unique reconciliation project on Mayne Island. | | | | | Following the Olympics, the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will take place from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8. CBC sportscaster Scott Russell shares the Paralympic events and Canadian athletes we can watch for. | | | | | Pop duo the Softies are releasing their first album in over 24 years. Jen Sbragia and Rose Melberg join us to chat about the new record, and why they felt it was time to reunite. | | | | | | | | | Anciients and Beyond the Reach of the Sun | | | Back in 2018, B.C. metal band Anciients won the Juno Award for Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year for their record Voices for the Void. After more than half a decade, the group is back with their third release Beyond the Reach of the Sun, due out on Aug. 30.
Earlier this week, we were joined in studio by band members Kenny Cook and Rory O'Brien. We'll hear about why their album was delayed, and how overcoming their personal struggles would inform their new sound. | | |  | Kenny Cook and Rory O' Brien in the NXNW studio | | | | | | | Reuniting the Softies | | | Not all bands last several decades. Neither do friendships. But for Rose Melberg and Jen Sbragia — best known as the pop duo the Softies — both their band and friendship are still going strong.
The Softies' new album, The Bed I Made, is the first project they've released in 24 years. Earlier this week, NXNW guest host Lisa Christiansen met with the duo at Melberg's Vancouver store, Happy Cat Feline Essentials. We'll hear their reflections on the new album, their songwriting process, and the '90s Pacific Northwest music scene. | | |  | Jen Sbragia and Rose Melberg at Happy Cat Feline Essentials | | | | | | | In case you missed it... | | | Last week on NXNW, Lisa Christiansen visited North Vancouver's Cream Pony, where Erin Smith and her daughter Ali Finn sell doughnuts and fried chicken.
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Jeremy Ratt, editor | | | | | |
