I don’t want to hold the actions of the orange rapist against American artists who mostly all hate him anyway and deserve better, but let’s promote our own first.
Movies: Fubar, Fubar II and the one season series Fubar: Age of Computer.
Music: Black Mountain, there’s also a spinoff band, Pink Mountaintops
A lot of the more popular ones have been listed already but here’s a couple that I loved that are a bit more off the beaten path:
Tv:
- Little Bird - drama, if you want to cry your eyes out and watch a fantastic story about the consequences of the 60s scoop
- Late Bloomer - comedy by YouTuber Jasmeet Dutta
Music (indigenous):
- snotty nose Rez kids - rap/hiphop
- anachnid - electronic, I guess?
Nonindigenous:
- kimmortal - alt hiphop
- shad - alt hiphop
- mother mother - indie rock
- said the whale - indie rock
- the Jerry cans - folk (Inuktitut language and style)
Podcast:
- Stolen - true crime
Adding video games too:
- Don’t starve (and any Klei game actually)
- crypt of the necrodancer
- starbound (s/o even though I think they’re UK based not Canadian)
Would you classify the jerry cans as indigenous? I know they sing in Inuktitut, but I’m pretty sure most of the members are not Inuk.
Also, you have to mention Tanya Tagaq.
Oh you’re very right about that, I hadn’t looked into it properly.
I’ve only heard collabs with Tanya Tagaq, but I’ll check out more of her work, thanks!
Gary and his Demons
I’m old(er), and living near the border allowed for access to some great children’s programming back in the day.
Mr Dressup and Friendly Giant in particular. (side note, if you have access, check out the excellent documentary about Mr Dressup on Prime).
As for music, again, being near the border, with one of the best alternative radio stations in the 90s (89-X), I was turned on to many excellent artists. To name a few…
24 Gone
The Tragically Hip
The Pursuit of Happiness
Bootsauce
Odds
Amanda Marshall
Moist
The Grapes of Wrath
and so many more. Most of these bands could still easily edge out anything new on the radio today.
Trailer park boys, letterkenny, shoresy
The house hippo
