2020 Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

This is the only concert t-shirt you need for 2020

Yep. That’s about right. Get yours here.

There are many things about Australia that are different from us in the Northern Hemisphere. The inverted seasons. The plethora

SOCAN, Canada’s performance rights collection, has announced the finalists for its 2020 songwriting prize. The winner will end up with

When this whole process began, music wonks such as myself nominated over 200 albums for consideration by the Polaris Music

Record Store Day has always been on the third Saturday of April, but that was killed this year by the

Had COVID-19 stayed in bats, the 2020 Juno Awards would have been old news by now, celebrated with an event

The 2020 Junos were supposed to have been held in Saskatoon back in March, but COVID-19 spoiled the party. CARAS,

Ben Folds kinda sums things up nicely, doesn’t he? (Via Laughing Squid)

Had this been a non-plague year, the Juno Awards would have been handed out in Saskatoon back in March, but

If this had been a normal year, Record Store Day would have come and gone. But like so many other

The Dawn of Digital Sports Journalism at The Globe & Mail and Yahoo Canada – Steve McAllister in Conversation with TBP Podcast ep 005 September 4, 2020
Ask any Canadian sports journalist who they consider one the nicest and forward-thinking minds behind the rise of digital, and chances are they would say, Steve McAllister. As one of the most accomplished and highly regarded leaders in sports journalism over the last 20 years, Steve has provided the mentorship and launchpad for too many […]
Andrew Dick
Behind the desk of Global and CTV News – Kevin Newman in conversation with TBP podcast ep 004 August 18, 2020
Kevin’s award-winning career has spanned four decades, covering the biggest stories from the four corners of the earth and those most important to Canadians. While he’s a household name for his on-camera presence, as you will learn in this episode, Kevin Newman is also an innovator whose energy is fueled by the same startup drive […]
Mark Silver
At the top of the sponsorship world – Sam Galet in conversation with TBP podcast ep 003 August 5, 2020
Sam Galet is one of the sponsorship industry’s most successful connectors. Over his 20+ year career, he has been directly involved in leading a number of massive sports, entertainment and lifestyle sponsorships, endorsements and naming rights deals. From an early age, Sam knew what he wanted to achieve in his career and he set his […]
Mark Silver