Inside the Junos

Mar 10 2019 14 ep. 8 mins 383

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We pull back the curtain on Canada's premiere music awards show and go deeper into the top winning songs with a Canadian master musician.

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S2 E1 Chilly Gonzales: Songs In The Key Of Eh - Can't Feel My Face

Mar 10 2019 4 mins

'Can't Feel My Face' earned The Weeknd Single Of The Year in the 2016 JUNO Awards. Chilly offers an explanation for the infectious rhythm in the melody by saying, "We all know that The Weeknd loves Michael Jackson and perhaps he got the syncopated influence from Thriller"

S2 E2 Chilly Gonzales: Songs In The Key Of Eh - Never Surrender

Mar 10 2019 4 mins

Corey Hart won Single Of The Year for 'Never Surrender' in 1985. Chilly Gonzales explains that "The human ear associates a falling melody with submissiveness" So what gives this song its defiant strength? Find out.

S2 E3 Chilly Gonzales: Songs In The Key Of Eh - You Oughta Know

Mar 10 2019 5 mins

Alanis Morissette burst on the scene with 'Jagged Little Pill' and shook up the music world. Her magic says Chilly is, "that strange yodel, that weird break in her voice that makes the vocal performance so raw and so real."

S2 E4 Chilly Gonzales: Songs In The Key Of Eh - Crabbuckit

Mar 10 2019 4 mins

In 2005 , 'Crabbuckit' was on every radio. And Gonzales points out that it uses, "a chord progression associated with some of the saddest songs in the world."

S2 E5 Chilly Gonzales: Songs In The Key Of Eh - 1-2-3-4

Mar 10 2019 4 mins

In this podcast, Chilly asks, "How is it possible that it still seems like music to us when it's someone counting to four in monotone?" The secret is in the bass.

S2 E6 Chilly Gonzales: Songs In The Key Of Eh - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back

Mar 10 2019 3 mins

Shawn Mendes won Single Of The Year in 2018, and Gonzales notes the EDM sound but Mendes also has, "the feeling of hearing a person, a true singer-songwriter."

The Wedding Dress

Mar 19 2018 7 mins

In 1984, classical guitarist Liona Boyd got to take something home along with her JUNO. This is the story of how a dress made for the JUNOS found a whole new life.

Trivia with Battle Of Santiago

Mar 12 2018 13 mins

Magdelys Sauvigne and Lyle Crilly are members of the band Battle Of Santiago. They're nominees in the World Music Album Of The Year category. As first-time nominees, we wanted to prepare them for their inaugural trip to the JUNO Awards with lots of fun facts and trivia about the JUNOS. Play along!

Top 5 JUNO Acceptance Speeches

Mar 05 2018 15 mins

At one time or another, we’ve all looked into a mirror and given a mock acceptance speech. Of the thousands given at the JUNOS, there are five that stand out. Hear them now!

How The JUNOS Got Its Name

Feb 26 2018 13 mins

Some say the Roman Goddess Juno is the inspiration for Canada’s premier music award show. Others cite a less romantic origin...a politician. Hear the real story.