Anti-Hit List
Encyclopedia
The Anti-Hit List is a weekly music
column by Canadian
music critic John Sakamoto
.
The column presents a countdown list of Sakamoto's ten favourite non-hit songs of the week. This may include indie rock
, mashups, forgotten classics, and other assorted bits of Internet
musical culture. Each entry provides a link to a web page where the track can be streamed or downloaded.
The column was originated on Sun Media
's CANOE
website. It subsequently moved to eye
, and currently appears on the Toronto Star
s website.
In 2005, Sakamoto and the Star launched an Anti-Hit List podcast
.
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
column by Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
music critic John Sakamoto
John Sakamoto
John Sakamoto is a Canadian journalist and music critic. He is best known for the Anti-Hit List column, which has appeared on canoe.ca and in eye, the Toronto Sun and the Toronto Star. He served as executive producer of canoe.ca's entertainment section, Jam!, from 1996 to 2002.In 2005, the...
.
The column presents a countdown list of Sakamoto's ten favourite non-hit songs of the week. This may include indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
, mashups, forgotten classics, and other assorted bits of Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
musical culture. Each entry provides a link to a web page where the track can be streamed or downloaded.
The column was originated on Sun Media
Sun Media
Sun Media Corporation is the owner of several widely read tabloid and broadsheet newspapers in Canada and the 49 percent owner of Sun News Network...
's CANOE
Canadian Online Explorer
Canadian Online Explorer is a bilingual online news and information site from Canada.A subsidiary of Quebecor Media, Canoe.ca is a leading local and national interactive media provider of news, entertainment and services, helping to inform and connect Canadians...
website. It subsequently moved to eye
Eye Weekly
Eye Weekly was a free weekly newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was owned by Torstar, the parent company of the Toronto Star, and was published by their Star Media Group until its final issue on May 5, 2011. The following week, Torstar launched a successor publication, The Grid.-...
, and currently appears on the Toronto Star
Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is Canada's highest-circulation newspaper, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Its print edition is distributed almost entirely within the province of Ontario...
s website.
In 2005, Sakamoto and the Star launched an Anti-Hit List podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
.