Don Pyle from Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet

Don Pyle from Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet

From Toronto Legends by Andrew Applebaum

July 6, 2026 · 56 min · Episode 366

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Don Pyle discusses his memoir and experiences in the music industry, including notable performances and interactions with famous artists.

Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet co-founder and Author Don Pyle talks about his new memoir, their iconic instrumental ‘Having an Average Weekend’ serving as theme song for the Kids in the Hall, not being a favourite of Lorne Michaels, beating out David Foster and Liona Boyd for a Juno award, being at The Ramones first Toronto gig in 1976, catching reunion shows of Iggy Pop/The Stooges and the Sex Pistols, getting Mike Myers and Paul Myers mixed up at an REM show, hanging out with The B-52s Fred Schneider in a Parkdale garage, turning down opening slots for The Pixies and Jethro Tull, licensing their music to Woody Allen but NOT to Labatt’s Blue, playing hardball with HBO on music rights ownership, and where his Juno award ended up! (spoiler alert: in multiple pieces under a Christmas sock in the basement) Don Pyle’s memoir Rough Description: Love Letters and Ghost Stories From a Life in Music is available from ECW Press at https://ecwpress.com/products/rough-description For everything Don Pyle, please go to https://www.thedonpyle.com/ TORONTO LEGENDS is hosted by Andrew Applebaum at andrew.applebaum@gmail.com All episodes available at https://www.torontolegends.ca/episodes/ Learn…

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Host: Andrew Applebaum

Guest: Don Pyle

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Organizations: Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, Kids in the Hall, The Stooges, The B-52s, The Pixies, Jethro Tull, Woody Allen, Labatt’s Blue, HBO

Books & works: Rough Description: Love Letters and Ghost Stories From a Life in Music

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