Big in Canada

To the world, Men Without Hats' "Safety Dance" is one of the ultimate signifiers of music in the 80s. But behind this novelty song is a band that is deeply CanCon and also not a joke (most of the time). Please remove your caps, grab a little baby and a big Bonhomme and dance if you want to.

Also discussed: the Gulf of Tonkin, Drake's payphone, "The New Canadian Canon", Slo Pitch, Below, dressing for winter, Mao's wife, pogoing, prog, joke songs, dancing, not dancing, the future of dancing and much more.

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Mac and Laura participate in the least competitive draft of all time, choosing their favourite Canadian fall albums, songs, voices and music videos. It's cozy. It's spooky. Fall is CanCon.

This is an episode about Big in Quebec band Bündock but it's mostly about other things. Namely, The Doors. We also solve a certified CanCon-mystery.

*Cracks whip*

Also, discussed: RIP Sass Jordan, RIP Telephone Explosion Records, the Coors Light Twins, catfishing, Keshia Chanté and her mystery baby-daddy (Drake?) and other recent CanCon news, homoeroticism, singing European, English language French bands, Fa La La annnnnnd yeah, The Doors.

In part two of our investigation into whether or not Tegan and Sara are spiritually CanCon, the twins rise from the depths of despair to the Oscar stage and become major influences to some of the biggest pop stars in the world. But is everything CanCon? The verdict is in!

Also discussed: Orville Peck, Fefe Dobson on K-OS, Chris Walla, bad song titles, and more.

The first part of our investigation into whether or not fully famous twin sister duo Tegan and Sara are spiritually CanCon, takes us from their humble Calgary beginnings to the halls of Seattle Grace Hospital and the first season of Grey's Anatomy.

Can our CanCon doctors diagnose and treat this unique case? Symptoms include: Hawksley Workman, Jann Arden, and strange accents.

Also discussed: Big Shiny Tunes, a Certified CanCon Mystery™, Austin Powers, pervy dudes, brain rot, Angine de Poitrine, the internet, indie, female rage, Be Good Tanyas, Pye Dubois and much more.

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Everything Bryan Adams does, he does it for himself. 

In anticipation of Bryan Adams' forthcoming album, which he describes as "a deeply personal musical love letter to Canada,"  we create a timeline of the CanCon Man's tumultuous relationship with CanCon rules and his baffling opinions about the Canadian music industry as a whole. How’s it goin’, Bryan? Not great!

In the final chapter of our K-OS deep dive, we take a look at his chaotic post-Crabbuckit career which includes teaming up with members of Broken Social Scene , Nelly Furtado, Bob Rock, and many others. Mac also argues that the CanCon-filled Yes! (2009) is K-OS' best album meanwhile Laura says no! to that outrageous claim.

Also discussed: Tegan & Sara, the Barenaked Ladies fumbling the national anthem, having fun and more!

We climb claw-first into K-OS's breakout 2004 album Joyful Rebellion and continue our quest to figure out what fuels and frightens K-OS. Hip-hop? The biz? Everything? Everyone? It's all in the music man.

Also discussed: Lake Ontario, Weaponized Canconpetence, Bryan Adams, Shaq, Electric Circus, choosing Canada, walking around, crab bucket syndrome and much more.

K-OS is one of the defining Canadian musicians of the 00s but his musical output begins in the mid 90s. We trace K-OS's evolution from his upbringing in Whitby, Ontario to him finally releasing his debut album Exit in 2002. We are just getting started here folks.

Also discussed: Lake Ontario, Blue Rodeo, Daisy Chain Fields, PISS, Jake Gold, Bryan Adams and much more.

Note: this episode was recorded before noted villain of CanCon Bryan Adams announced his new album "about Canada" - much more to come on that.

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In the late 90s, tens of Canadian men banded together to sing, dance, gel their hair and try to make it big with their songs of fantasy and insecurity. These are the ones you DON'T remember.

Plus, some Xav, Rush and Alexisonfire t-shirt talk.