Randy Renaud

Always informative and interesting, Randy Renaud rocks your workday from 10am to 3pm. Montreal lives and breathes music… and so does Randy.

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But Did You Know...?

Green Day's breakthrough hit, Basket Case, had very different lyrics and a very different theme when it was first written
But Did You Know that John Fogerty once got sued for plagiarizing one of his own songs
Simple Minds Originally Rejected Don't You Forget About Me, And So Did Two Other 80's Icons

Chronicles of Rock

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Chronicles of Rock

Randy Renaud uses his unique storytelling ability to relive some of the biggest and most important moments in the history of rock 'n' roll.
Mornings Rock

Mornings Rock is where Montreal comes for snackable local Montreal content and music news.

Audio Cuts

Legendary Record Producer Bob Ezrin Drops by CHOM

Bob Ezrin produced The Wall for Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel's debut album, Destroyer for Kiss, Alice Cooper's classic early albums, U2's latest album, as well as albums for Deep Purple, Rod Stewart, Jane's Addiction; and he dropped by the CHOM studios to discuss a new multi-media production that he is involved in, called Le Paysage Abstrait, at the Arsenal Contemporary Art Gallery all this month. Randy Renaud talks with the legendary Canadian producer about his remarkable career, and the many artists he has worked with, and Ezrin shares personal stories about Peter Gabriel, The Edge, and Pink Floyd, and reveals whether he is still friends with Roger Waters.
'It's unique and it's special': Evenko festival organizer on what distinguishes Montreal concertgoers

Montreal is in the middle of summer and festival season. Evenko's Nick Farkas joined Randy Renaud in the CHOM 97 7 studio to preview upcoming music festivals, discuss what makes Montreal's concertgoers unique and whether or not the Verdun Auditorium could play host to more concerts.
'It's unique and it's special': Evenko festival organizer on what distinguishes Montreal concertgoers

Montreal is in the middle of summer and festival season. Evenko's Nick Farkas joined Randy Renaud in the CHOM 97 7 studio to preview upcoming music festivals, discuss what makes Montreal's concertgoers unique and whether or not the Verdun Audtorium could play host to more concerts.
Randy's Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot

On this the day after the very sad news of the passing of Canada's troubadour Gordon Lightfoot, Randy Renaud pays tribute to him, and explains why he was so important among Canadian songwriters.