Big Wreck Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, episode 888: Ian Thornley, in his own words, part 1

Just before the pandemic hit, I was able to get Ian Thornely into a studio talk about his career from

If you came of age musically in the 90s, you’ll definitely be at one (or more) of the Saints and

The 90s were when Canadian alt-rock really came of age. If that was your era, you’re gonna love the new

It was on this day in 1970 that Charles Manson went on trial. Meanwhile, in music news for June 15,

Brian Doherty, who was a member of Ian Thornley’s Big Wreck for years, has been battling a terminal case of

Yes, we’re up and running again after nearly two weeks issues with our web hosting service. It was THEIR fault

Roxodus, the first-year rock festival (and already the biggest festival Canada will see this year) set for Edenvale, Ontario, on

Today is Charles Darwin’s birthday. Make sure you give a creationist a hug. And now, music news for February 12,

[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide. It’s

ONTour is a 23-date Ontario-only concert tour that’s taking some big name artists all across the province as a way

This is the first single and title track from the fourth Big Wreck album, which is due June 10.

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
Rick Chisholm in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 001 July 11, 2020
In our premiere episode we are blessed to sit down with former Vice President of Programming and Production at TSN and Executive VP Broadcasting for Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, Rick Chisholm. We chat with Rick about the formation of TSN, the Vancouver and London Olympics and much much more. Have a listen. The post Rick […]
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