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Rock My World Canada, chapter 34: Feist

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

Each year, the Prism Prize recognizes excellence in Canadian music video production and direction with the winner receiving a cheque

Leonard Cohen’s family will celebrate his life in Montreal in November, with some of the biggest names in music performing

After weeks of lobbying, kvetching and voting, the 200-ish music industry wonks of the Polaris Music Prize jury have narrowed

Nice to have a long weekend, innit? Most of us have today off, although The Wife, who now has a

Every night at precisely 6:45, English Bull Terrier the Elder stares at me from the door leading to the garage.

Next year is Canada’s 150 anniversary, or sesquicentennial for those who enjoy long and obscure words. To commemorate the anniversary,

There isn’t another music event in Canada that generates as much controversy, praise, bitching, arguing, debate and music discovery as

Tragically Hip fans will know this song from 1996’s Trouble at the Henhouse. The description below the video reads “For

It does. “You in Your Were” (wow, that’s an awkward title) is from Kevin’s Darlings album.

Intimate gatherings of sports fans and media personalities – Kevin Kennedy in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 012 November 25, 2020
No matter the sport, passionate fans and pundits have long debated the goings-on in the clubhouse or on the pitch of every pro sports team. For most of us, this dialogue and discord are limited to Twitter, or perhaps yelling at sports talk radio hosts in our cars. If you were paying slightly more attention, […]
Mark Silver
The Business of Independent Production – Don Young in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 011 November 18, 2020
Canadians have long heard about Canadian content, aka CanCon. What most outside of the broadcast business don’t generally realize is that much of that content is actually subsidized by the private broadcasters, such as Bell Media and Rogers Media. Many independent producers have made a career, and a lot of money, perfecting the art of […]
Mark Silver
Reaching new VR frontiers – Laura Mingail in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 010 November 10, 2020
Pushing boundaries and breaking with convention takes more than confidence, especially when you’re working inside a media giant. To do this in an authentic and meaningful way one needs to truly believe that they can make a difference, for the greater good. Laura Mingail has done just that in many of her roles, and as […]
Mark Silver