Mental Illness Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

Is the music industry doing enough to address its mental illness crisis? (SPOILER: No.)

The suicides and needless deaths keep coming. Just last week, Huntress lead singer Jill Janus took her own life after

It’s one thing to talk about a physical malady, but most people still have a hard time admitting to some

At some point in your life, you probably dreamed of being a music star of some kind. A famous singer.

We’ve lost a frightening number of music stars over the last year. Some, like Bowie, died of natural causes. But

It was on this day in 1999 that Bhutan became the last country in the world to get television. And

America: you have a problem with your next president. Best of luck. Now, some music news. As I Lay Dying

I’m going out on a limb here. If you’re reading this and listening to the G&B podcast, you’re a geek

Let’s face it: we’re just bags of water with some chemicals mixed in. The squishy bits that make us US

I’ve posted about the connection between creativity and mental health before (here’s an example) because I think it’s something of

There is still all kinds of stigma when it comes to talking about mental illness. This article from DJ Broadcast

Over the course of my career, I’ve met more than a few musicians who were a little…off. Not just artiste

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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