Tanya Tagaq Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Sam Roberts, Buffy Sainte-Marie among singers for Secret Path Live

It’s a roster that would make any label giddy, and it’s all in the name of the Gord Downie &

[Another report from correspondent Elisa F.G. – AC] On April 22nd the Regent Theatre in Toronto will be premiering a

Inuk throat singer and Polaris Music Prize winner Tanya Tagaq is a fierce defender and advocate of First Nations traditions,

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

Coming up with a band name can sometimes be even harder than making music. It needs to be memorable and

4-20, yada, yada, yada. And now, the music news for April 20. If you’re a Canadian musician, read this. It

The Prism Prize has returned, setting in motion a process to name the best Canadian music video of the last

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

There’s been an uptick in interest in throat singing since Tanya Tagaq won the Polaris Music Prize for her album

Things were whittled down to the final ten today for the Short List of the 2014 Polaris Music Prize. Arcade

Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver
In a League of Her Own – Mary Ellen Carlyle in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 024 March 10, 2021
Dome Productions is a relatively unknown company. Anyone who has walked by Gate 13 at Rogers Centre while attending a Toronto Blue Jays game has likely missed the small Dome Productions office sign, which looks more like a cornerstone time-capsule on the building’s facade. However, there’s a good reason you’ve never heard of Dome. They […]
Mark Silver