Anniversary Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

Review with Photos: Sound of Music Festival Kick-Off Concert

Burlington Ontario’s Sound of Music Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2019. In that time it has grown to

Thank you to whoever runs Oasis’ Twitter for reminding me how old I’m becoming. Today marks 22 years since night

The buzz around Canadian Music Week is starting to approach a fever pitch — Billy Talent will receive the Legends

Late in the summer of 2002, I was invited to drop into a tiny Toronto studio where Sum 41 was

Anniversary special editions don’t get much better than this. To celebrate the original release of their groundbreaking OK Computer, Radiohead

The last twelve months have been horrible when it comes to losing musicians. The streak that has included everyone from

This year is important for Jamaican music: it’s the 50th anniversary of the genre rock steady. Following ska, but a

July 4, 1976 was the two hundredth anniversary of America’s battle for independence. It was also the night the Ramones

It’s a new practices for celebrities to offer their fans the opportunity for exclusive things– pre- or post-show meetings, photos,

Where were you when John Lennon was killed outside the Dakota on the evening of December 8, 1980? Were you

I remember exactly what I was doing the first time Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” came on the radio (the story here).

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
Dave Krikst in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 002 July 29, 2020
Dave Krikst (aka My Man D) is the creative mind behind many of the most memorable shareable off the court or ice moments in Canadian sports over the last 20 years. Throughout his career, starting early on with theScore television network and Rogers Media’s’ FAN 590, and then with Bell Media’s TSN, Dave has established […]
Mark Silver
Launch Day – The Backstage Project Podcast July 23, 2020
Welcome to the launch of The Backstage Project Podcast! I’m Mark Silver, and I’ll be your guide as we weave our way through the history, here and now, and future of the Canadian sports and entertainment landscape. The Backstage Project Podcast takes you on a journey into the sports and entertainment world. We focus on […]
Mark Silver