Chanie Wenjack Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

Celebrating Gord Downie’s Birthday with Acoustic Hip from Starpainters

Gord Downie would’ve celebrated his 56th birthday on February 6. As has become tradition, Buffalo’s Strictly Hip is throwing a

It’s October, which means Secret Path Week is almost upon us again. Between October 17 and 22, Canadians are called

In 2016, two months after the final Tragically Hip show, Gord Downie returned to the stage for a very limited

Shortly after Gord Downie released The Secret Path in 2016, Rob Ferreira and a group of friends decided to retrace

In one of his last few public appearances, Gord Downie issued a call to the nation: “Do Something.” The last

Hard to believe, but we’re quickly approaching one year since we lost Gord Downie. A number of tribute events marking

While indie musicians were denied additional funding from the Feds, the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, is going to

This is the 30th anniversary of Black Monday, a very scary stock market crash that freaked out everyone. Let’s see

“The Secret Path,” an album by Gord Downie and accompanying illustrated book by Jeff Lemire, remains a powerful look at

Did I mention that pumpkin spice lattes and muffins are back? And now, the music news for September 6. Facebook

He may have been a stranger to everyone when he died, alone and afraid on those cold railway tracks, but

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 […]
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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 […]
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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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