Origin Stories: Andy Kim on “Rock Me Gently”
Andy Kim left his childhood home in Montreal for New York City to chase a ...
Origin Stories: Bryan Potvin on The Northern Pikes’ “She Ain’t Pretty”
When the Northern Pikes got their start in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in 1984, ...
Origin Stories: Mars Bonfire on Steppenwolf’s “Born To Be Wild”
It’s amazing how many classic pop songs started out as B-sides but ended up ...
Origin Stories: Rich Dodson on The Stampeders’ “Sweet City Woman”
As far as iconic Canadian pop songs go, “Sweet City Woman” from The ...
Origin Stories: David Clayton-Thomas on Blood, Sweat & Tears’ “Spinning Wheel”
David Clayton-Thomas got his start much like many of the other great Canadian ...
Origin Stories: Carole Pope on Rough Trade’s “High School Confidential”
In Toronto during the early 1980s, Rough Trade was already a local cult ...
Origin Stories: Anne Murray on “You Needed Me”
When Anne Murray released, “You Needed Me” in 1978, she hadn’t had a ...
