Big in Canada

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 ambient-ly industrial pop band fronted by an unknown musician named Katie Biever. Oh, and then he went on to have a hand in making Call Me Maybe.
Also discussed: The JUNOs (ad nauseam), backflips, industrial music, Skinny Puppy, the Jakalope to country music pivot and much more.

The Parachute Club seem to capture a certain era of 1980s Toronto with their eclectic rhythms, Toronto-centric videos and (sometimes) progressive messages. But what are the limits of a predominately-white group using the musical styles of different cultures and banking on politics for subject matter? We raise up the parachute and find out.
Also discussed: Daniel Lanois, McCain Rising Crust pizza, Jack Layton, white reggae, Three Strong Words, silent Hs, Rankin Family songs we didn't get to mention, telephones, feminism, tourism and much more.
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Drake, Tate, Nelly, Joni: some of the stars were out in Hamilton on Sunday night for the 2026 JUNO Awards.
We ride the ups, downs and the Big in Canada of it all of "Canadian Music's Biggest Night".

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John Batt, the man behind the Instagram account @canada.gov.ca, has lived in Quebec for years, but the Atlantic Ocean is never far from his Maritimer heart. This week, John gets alllllllllll fired up with Mac and Laura to talk about The Rankin Family, what they mean to the Maritimes, family bands, regional differences and much more.