FACTOR Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

Did you notice the extra money for the music industry in yesterday’s federal budget?

With a federal election scheduled for October 21, the Liberals needed to table a budget that offered something for everyone.

Is it October 23, 2018, already? Time to start thinking about when to switch to snow tires, I guess. And

Whenever I encounter American bands who come across the northern border, they’re amazing at how much Canada supports our music

Okay, people. Time to take down the Halloween decorations. Those carved pumpkins look pretty disgusting. You’ve been warned. And now,

Why does Canada punch so far above its weight when it comes to exporting music to the rest of the

Look, it’s never easy being a musician. But when compared to other nations, Canadian musicians have a lot of advantages

One of the reasons Canada is able to punch far, far above its weight in the global music market is

Why is there always a big dump of snow at home when I’m on vacation? Cue the schadenfreude. U2’s The Edge

I start the new (old) job today. Wish me luck. Quebec’s Osheaga Festival was a huge success–again–attracting 135,000 fans over

The Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage just released their recommendations after conducting the Review of the Canadian Music Industry (yes,

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 […]
Mark Silver