Phoenix Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

Attention Spirit of the West fans: There’s another benefit for John Mann coming up.

John Mann, the frontman for Spirit of the West, continues to battle early-onset Alzheimer’s. He was diagnosed at 51 and

[A guest post by reader John Duffy. -AC] If there were a time and place where U2 became the biggest

For the last 20-plus seasons, the last Ongoing History show before the Christmas break has been devoted to playing seasonal

With Christmas coming up on Friday, here’s a playlist that will carry you through until it’s time to open your

On this date in 1985, a small company called Microsoft released a new operating system called Windows. Version 1.0 was

There is only one song that’s been on every single iPod/iPhone I’ve ever owned: “Not Quite Sonic” from I Mother

A couple of years ago, a new non-profit charity was launched with the aim of helping Canadian musicians who have

Another fine bit of work by Cam at CompletelyIgnored.com

Think about this: which alt-rock bands have been together the longest without enduring a single line-up change? No one’s quit,

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