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CBC
08-05-2025
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Casper Skulls made their best record yet amid some major life changes
Melanie St-Pierre-Bednis and Neil Bednis of the band join Q's Tom Power to discuss their new album, Kit-Cat Image | Casper Skulls Caption: Fraser McClean, left, Melanie St-Pierre and Neil Bednis of Casper Skulls. (Kyle Ormsby) Open Image in New Tab Media Audio | Casper Skulls made their best record amid major life changes Open Full Embed in New Tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. When the Canadian indie rock band Casper Skulls got their start about 10 years ago, things were a little different. Firstly, band members Melanie St-Pierre-Bednis and Neil Bednis weren't married at the time, and now they're husband and wife. Secondly, they hadn't moved back to their hometown of Sudbury, Ont., and they didn't have a baby yet. Melanie and Neil join Tom Power to talk about making their latest album, Kit-Cat, through those major life changes — and why it might be their best record yet. The full interview with Casper Skulls is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and follow wherever you get your podcasts. Interview with Casper Skulls produced by Liv Pasquarelli.
CBC
08-05-2025
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Nick Cave, Casper Skulls
When Nick Cave was in his early band The Birthday Party, he was angry and antagonistic toward his audience. The legendary Australian musician, writer and actor eventually grew out of his youthful contempt, but he remained consumed by his work, always putting it first before anything else. Then he lost two of his sons. In this wide-ranging conversation about grief, ambition, God and Johnny Cash, Nick tells Tom Power how he was forever transformed by his experience of unimaginable loss. He also discusses his new Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds album, 'Wild God,' and the mysterious origins of his songwriting. Plus: When the Canadian indie rock band Casper Skulls got their start about 10 years ago, things were a little different. Firstly, band members Melanie St-Pierre-Bednis and Neil Bednis weren't married at the time, and now they're husband and wife. Secondly, they hadn't moved back to their hometown of Sudbury, Ont., and they didn't have a baby yet. Melanie and Neil join Tom Power to talk about making their latest album, 'Kit-Cat,' through those major life changes — and why it might be their best record yet.
