Big Shiny Tunes

Record Player with cropped album cover featureJoshua: 10 Albums That Have Influenced Me (Facebook Challenge)

April 28th, 2020 by Joshua Murray

Maybe you’ve seen the Facebook posts, maybe you’ve been challenged yourself, maybe you have or haven’t followed through when tagged in a post that says, “name 10 albums that have influenced my musical taste and upbringing. One album per day for the coming 10 days. No explanations, no reviews, just the cover art. Every day […]

Big Shiny Tunes FeatureAn Alphabetical List of Every Artist on Every Big Shiny Tunes Album

April 4th, 2020 by Joshua Murrayand 📸 Trish Cassling and 📸 Sydney Butters

A lot of us have a little extra time on our hands right now. Some people are learning how to bake sourdough bread, some people are binging great content, and me, I have sorted and alphabetized every artist that appeared on every Big Shiny Tunes album. The list is here, and it’s long. A lot […]

Book Review – Mark Teo’s Shine: How a MuchMusic Compilation Came to Define Canadian Alternative Music and Sell a Zillion Copies

June 11th, 2018 by Joshua Murray

I was introduced to Mark Teo’s Shine: How a MuchMusic Compilation Came to Define Canadian Alternative Music and Sell a Zillion Copies by accident. I was in the car, flipping stations and randomly heard Alan Cross talking about the book on The Edge 102.1 – and I was instantly hooked on the idea. Here’s why… […]

5 Reasons We’re Excited to See Sloan at WayHome Music & Arts Festival

June 25th, 2015 by Joshua Murray

WayHome is less than 30 days away, and the excitement is building. We all know that everyone is excited for Neil Young (can’t wait), Sam Smith (welcome back to the stage), and Kendrick Lamar (the Bonaroo reviews have been outstanding) but there’s a lot more than that on the way. Trish broke down a list […]

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