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A show about songs and artists that are big in Canada, but nowhere else. Hosted by Mackenzie Cameron and Laura Stanley.
Unknown Host hosts Big in Canada, a music show with 87 episodes published.
In this special Big in Canada Big Book Club episode, Laura is joined by Edmonton-based professor and author Brian Fauteux to discuss his latest book, Music in Orbit: Satellite Radio in the Streaming Space Age. Laura and
Now that we've done episodes on each of the most infamous Y2K Canadian boy bands, it's time to RANK them. We consider the look, the song, the talent, and the legacy of B4-4, soulDecision, Wave, Sky, McMaster & James, and
It's hot! And to celebrate, we have a gab about Shania Twain's retreat to the Horseshoe Tavern and the arms of Canadian music critics, Mac's experience seeing Angine de Poitrine open for Jack White at the Bud and finally
TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON Alex Porat, Adam Rodway, Preston Pablo, Alex Samson...are these real people? Do you know them? Have you heard their songs? We dive deep to discover what all these random
HAVE YOU SEEN OUR PATREON? Paul Murphy, singer and guitarist of Wintersleep, is here to discuss the Nova Scotian origins of the band, playing shows wherever they could, the early 00s Halifax music scene, his voice, the w
It's 1984 and you are watching MuchMusic. Metal is ascendant. You are 14. A video begins to play. "Metal Queen" Lee Aaron is holding a sword as tall as her, wielding a voice twice that size. "Is this metal?", you wonder.
Before becoming the Paula Abdul of Canadian Idol, Sass Jordan was known for her huge voice and bluesy disposition. But the further she leaned into the sleaze, the closer she got to Canadian reality television fame. Not e
As Ryan Malcolm went from singing in an oldies cover band with his dad to becoming the Season 1 winner of Canadian Idol, he experienced first hand what it was like to be inside the guts of major label CanCon. Despite bei
TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE VISIT OUR PATREON As the World Cup takes over Toronto and Vancouver, we discuss the Boi-1da album that was maybe supposed to feature Tragically Hip remixes but now just includes a rather drab cov
McMaster & James check all the CanCon boy band boxes. And while they never reached the ubiquity of some of their contemporaries, their lone album might be the best boy band album this country ever produced. Woah woah woa
Today we are joined by multidisciplinary artist, musician, filmmaker, actor, journalist, broadcaster, Canadian icon, Sook-Yin Lee to talk about her time as a MuchMusic VJ, “democratizing the playing field”, and her new a
Raised in Edmonton and Jamaica, Kreesha Turner bounced into the spotlight after winning the nation's most notorious radio-sponsored talent competition. Dubbed "the Canadian Rhianna", she scored a big hit with "Don't Call
In this wide ranging catch-up episode, we debrief our live show, discuss Drake's big three-album rollout, breakdown the Jackson-Triggs Summer Concert Series 2026 and the FIFA Fan Festivals and breeze through the other fi
TO HEAR THE FULL EPISODE SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PATREON! For FIVE dollars a month you get acess to our Bonus Feed, a monthly playlist of new Canadian music and maybe even some gifts! Experience (or relive!) the magic of Big in
Johnny Payne, musician and co-host of Impossible Way of Life, returns to the show to chat with Mac about his new album Dazzle Me and what it would take to become big on Vancouver Island, where the dream of the 90s is ali
As their imperial phase reaches its Bob Rock-produced conclusion, Our Lady Peace make a concept album and lose a key band member on the road to their biggest hit yet. To help discuss this era of OLP, we are joined by Lin
TICKETS TO BIG IN CANADA LIVE @ DEPARTURE FEST Our Lady Peace appeared fully-formed at the crest of the alternative rock boom and became one of the most successful Canadian bands of all-time. Raine Maida's unique voice a
LIVE SHOW IN T.O. MAY 10TH: TICKETS HERE! In the prelude to our multi-episode Our Lady Peace exploration, we talk about OLP's unofficial fifth member and producer: Arnold Lanni. By the time he hitched his wagon to Raine
We talk about albums by The Outfit, Arielle Soucy, Station Model Violence and Sluice! And then we talk about three of our favourite Big in Canada subjects with John Batt of @canada.gov.ca!
After 20 years behind the board, mixing and producing artists as varied as Loverboy, 54-40, Sloan and Marilyn Manson, Dave "Rave" Ogilvie was handed the keys to his very own CanCon car. The result was Jakalope: an ambien
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