From Portuguese-language teen phenom to MuchMusic dominating pop star, Shawn Desman has endured despite an industry that kept letting him down. Did he pave the way for pop sustainability in Canada?Also discussed: Cancon haircuts, the "Sidewalk", Portuguese pop stars named Shawn, dancing, Cancon brothers and cousins, Drake, the TDot, Mac's Year in The Club, come backs, live albums and much more.
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1:02:40
Gob - "I Hear You Calling"
*Belch* Mac and Laura leave the major label system behind and jump in a lake. Gob went from unlikely MuchMusic approved skate punks to radio rockers who paved the way for the next wave of Canadian pop punk exports. They fuckin' rule.Other topics discussed include Sum 41, funny music videos, public access MuchMusic, EA Sports Vancouver, video game soundtracks, zombies, hockey rock, Vancouver rock, Cancon teen comedy "Going the Distance" and much more.
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1:01:56
Prozzäk - "Strange Disease"
Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Prozzäk. Mac and Laura dive into one of Cancon's most forward thinking pop success stories, and find out how Simon and Milo became the first true cartoon band.
Other topics discussed include: fake British accents, fighting, cartoons, YTV, Uh Oh!, emo, humour in Cancon, a time when people cared about things such as the JUNO Awards, utopia, Destroyer, lists, and Gorillaz. Plus, the Big in Canada hosts introduce a new segment, "We're Sorry".
Special thanks to Niko Stratis for scripting and production assistance on this episode.
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1:01:31
Fefe Dobson - "Bye Bye Boyfriend"
Mac and Laura start to untangle Fefe Dobson's unique and ground-breaking career by diving into her debut single, "Bye Bye Boyfriend". Turn on that solid-state distortion button because Fefe rocks.
Other topics include: the Prozzäk-extended universe, courage, the importance of representation, the post-Avril pop landscape, Big Milk, Fefe's "lost" second album, Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez, the Canadian daytime TV circuit and much more.
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b4-4 - "Get Down"
On the first episode of Big in Canada, Mac and Laura discuss reluctant boy band b4-4's massive, dirty and super fun smash hit "Get Down".
Other topics covered include: the MAPL system, legal vs. spiritual CanCon, Electric Circus, Canadian boy bands, Modrobes, Tom Green, brothers who harmonize, RyanDan and much more.
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