Today's guest:
Roadsworth (aka
Peter Gibson)
He was literally caught with paint on his hands, and was facing 80+ counts of public mischief when
Roadsworth was arrested in Montreal back in 2004.
Perhaps the support would not have been so overwhelmingly positive if he was in a different city, but
in Montreal people were signing petitions and writing letters to the mayor in support of this stencil-artist-turned-celebrity. His story has been documented in a film called
Roadworth: Crossing The Line, and
the film is an official selection for the SXSW Film Festival, on now in Austin, Texas.
I caught up with Roadsworth in Montreal to see how this experience - facing criminal charges for your public art and becoming the subject of a feature-length documentary - has affected him.
In the show today, you'll also hear music from
Miracle Fortress (who provided music for the Roadsworth doc),
Arcade Fire (I thought "No Cars Go" would be a nice pick for today) and the show begins with
The New Kings, out of Toronto, and a song from their album
Take Back The Streets! 
