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Chuck discusses new album’s release struggles in Disposable Heroes podcast

It’s been a while since the members of the band have done any interviews, especially given the current pandemic situation, which is why it is even more surprising to hear that Chuck recently gave a very in-depth interview to Yesod Williams (from the band Pepper) for his podcast Disposable Heroes.

In the episode, Chuck discussed multiple topics from the band’s unexpected fame on TikTok last year because of the “I’m Just A Kid” challenge all the way to the current forms of releasing music and how Spotify has changed that. Chuck also confirmed that Simple Plan’s a New Found Glory’s co-headlining tour, which was supposed to take place in the U.S. in spring 2020 (and has been indefinitely postponed twice already) is definitely still happening – when the situation allows it, of course.

The most interesting part of the interview came when it was time to discuss Simple Plan’s upcoming 6th album they’ve been working on since 2018. Chuck said that there is a number of reasons why the album has not been released yet: being in the middle of the process of switching labels, the uncertain times due to the pandemic and therefore not being able to promote it the best way they could: touring.

Check out this excerpt from this interview, in which Chuck discusses the reasons why the release of the album has been postponed:

“Well at first, the first initial thought was to let’s see what happens [when the pandemic hit]. But then obviously all the predictions and everything were a little off in terms of not just ours but the world in general. And I think… today is one year since our last show. […] Which is insane when you think about that. And I think literally March 12th, we were about to fly out for a show and I remember the whole world changed when the Trump went on TV and the borders were shutting down and the NBA cancelled their season. […] And I think everybody thought, okay, you know, three four months, five more months, we’ll be back on tour, we’ll be back working. So at that time, it was like let’s see what happens and then you keep doing that, you keep doing that. And now we’re a year in…

I think what’s been challenging for us is that we’re in the middle of changing labels. We just finished our deal with Atlantic and we’re looking for a new partner and trying to figure that out. So I think it has complicated the process, it has made it a little longer, cause right now, it’s hard to talk to people, to have meetings, to make sure you choose the right partner. So that added a level of complexity to the whole thing that we didn’t expect. And on top of that to try to find like your new home, like how you’re gonna release new music, you know, throwing in everything that happened, throwing in the whole TikTok thing, which took us by surprise and was gigantic and trying to figure out how do we release music – it’s been a challenging year to say the least.

So I don’t know if we’re waiting for touring to come back, per se, I just think we have a lot of things that have to kind of align. But I’m hoping… I know that our fans have been really patient and I know that we’re kind of stretching the elastic of their patience. And like we need to put it out. And even for ourselves. Like… we’ve been living with these songs for a long time now, we’ve recorded them, you know, we can’t wait to release them. It’s just… it’s been weird. It’s been disappointing, to be honest. It’s been kind of heartbreaking. Like, why can’t we just, you know… put this out.

But there’s also the fear of, like, we worked so hard on it, you don’t wanna put it out and have it just kind of go away and nothing happening. Like, I look at All Time Low, good friends of ours. They put out a record, they’ve done all the virtual shows and they have the biggest hit of their career with Monsters. And they’re like stuck at home. It must be amazing on one end, cause you’re like oh my god, we finally have that song, and we finally have what we’ve been chasing for for so long, but it’s probably also pretty heartbreaking because you’re like, man, like why did it have to happen this year, you know?”

– Chuck Comeau [in the Disposable Heroes podcast] –

You can listen to the entire (over an hour-long) Disposable Heroes podcast with Chuck Comeau below:

Sebastien’s and Patrick’s podcast Man Of The Hour is back with season 33 this week!

Last we heard from Sebastien Lefebvre and Patrick Langlois together was on the last episode of season 32 of their radio show Man Of The Hour back in July. In the last episode, the duo stated that they would be off for two weeks before returning for another season. Unfortunately (we’re guessing) due to the unprecedented situation with David, all members of Simple Plan have disappeared from social media since then and that also meant for Sebastien’s podcast to stay off the air for a while.

With the recent news of Simple Plan coming back online with their new set of regulations that they want to put in place from now on, we’re happy to announce that Man Of The Hour is also finally back this week! Idobi radio has announced so on their social media.

If you like to tune in live, you can listen to Idobi radio this Wednesday at 8pm EST. The show should then also be available as a podcast, usually about a day later.

Are you excited to see what Seb and Pat have been up to in the past three months? We know we are!

Pierre Bouvier’s wife Lachelle launches new ‘Rock Wife’ podcast on Idobi radio

Through her Instagram Stories, some of you may have noticed that for the past couple of weeks, Lachelle Bouvier, the wife of Simple Plan’s lead singer Pierre, has been quite busy preparing a new podcast with the help of her husband. And finally, the podcast is all ready to go! Let us introduce you to ‘Rock Wife’ – a podcast by Lachelle Bouvier, which you will be able to listen to on Idobi radio (same station that hosts Seb’s & Pat’s podcast Man of The Hour) every Monday at 7pm EST. First episode should air starting next Monday, April 20th. But if you miss it, don’t fret – just like any other podcast, even this one should be later on available for download.

And what exactly will Lachelle’s podcast be about? Lachelle decided to use her experience as a wife of a rockstar and offer the public her own look at the nitty-gritty details of tour life. Besides her own stories, Lachelle will also be inviting other “rockstar wifes” to put their two cents in with their own experience. Check out the full description of the ‘Rock Wife’ podcast released already on the Idobi website:

Sneak backstage with Lachelle Bouvier, wife of Simple Plan’s lead singer, Pierre Bouvier, as she chats with some of the hottest ladies married to rockstars. She and her co-host “Sisterwife Sarah” discuss life on the bus, being on tour with families and what they fill their cups with backstage while their husbands are working. Nothing is off limits, from sex in a bunk to dealing with feminine issues at festivals. Rock Wife turns the mic to the ladies who support your favorite musicians.

– Rock Wife (source) –

Last night, Lachelle revealed the podcast on her Instagram and even revealed a little teaser video, in which you can hear a few clips of what you might expect her to discuss in her podcast:

For more info, follow Lachelle Bouvier on Instagram – @lachellebouvier – or make sure to also follow her new podcast @rockwifepodcast.

Chuck discusses dad life on The Rockstar Dad Show podcast with members of Bowling For Soup

Before they head out on a UK tour together next week, two members of Bowling For Soup – Jaret Reddick and Gary Wiseman – caught up recently over the phone with Simple Plan’s drummer Chuck Comeau, who joined them on their Idobi radio podcast ‘The Rockstar Dad Show’.

In the podcast, the guys often invite other “rockstars” who have become parents over the years, and who have some insights into what it’s like to be a parent while being in the music and touring business. In Chuck’s episode, the drummer discussed his relationship with his 4-year-old son London, his obsession with ice-hockey and also the fact that his parents are trying to make him trilingual from an early age – so that he now understands English, French and Spanish.

Check out this interesting interview with Chuck below – Chuck enters the show around mark 42:13:

Sebastien discusses the band’s plans for 2019 in the Dangerous Darrin Show podcast

This week, Sebastien Lefebvre, appeared on the Dangerous Darrin Show, the Idobi radio podcast of Darrin Pfeiffer from Goldfinger. The two musicians had lots to talk about not only because they’re both in music and they both have a podcast on Idobi radio, but also due to the fact that they’ve been acquainted for over 17 years now – ever since Goldfinger took Simple Plan out on one of their first tours after their debut album was released in 2002.

You can listen to the whole podcast here but if you don’t have the time and would just like to find out if perhaps Seb talked about anything regarding the upcoming album, the answer is yes, he did. Seb was very careful not to reveal much, but he painted the picture of what the band’s plans are for the rest of the year. Check out this part of the interview below:

What does 2019 have in store for the band? I mean, are you gonna release new music? Is there a tour going on? What’s the news with Simple Plan [in] 2019?

Seb: Well, there’s a lot of “plans” and we’ll see if they come true. We are writing, right now, for the next album. And you know that we do take our time, even though things are going great right now [with] writing; as soon as we have things that are kind of worth our band, listening to.. we’ll put them out and we’ll make sure we’ll hurry. And get in the studio and record the songs that we love as soon as we have them. That is the plan. Does that mean in a few months? Does that mean at the end of the year? Hard to say. We’d love to do a “Beyoncé” and just like “BAM! New album today!”, like, that’d be great, but that’s not gonna be today. But we do have a few shows announced and we got some festivals in Europe and we’re gonna have probably a sprinkle of shows throughout the rest of the year, just to keep us busy, because it’s all like, at some point, when you’re every single day at the studio, trying to come up with ideas, you kinda wanna get on stage. So, we’re gonna do that, but the main focus will be to write and make sure, and hopefully make sure… [that] hopefully soon [we’ll] have a new album ready for everyone.

– Dangerous Darrin Show (May 1st 2019) –