VANCOUVER — Last Canada Day, Rolling Stone magazine published a list of what its writers and editors felt are the top 50 music acts from the Great White North, all-time. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * VANCOUVER — Last Canada Day, Rolling Stone magazine published a list of what its writers and editors felt are the top 50 music acts from the Great White North, all-time. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? VANCOUVER — Last Canada Day, Rolling Stone magazine published a list of what its writers and editors felt are the top 50 music acts from the Great White North, all-time.
Positioned at No. 26 on the Joni Mitchell-led countdown — one spot ahead of former teen heartthrob Sean Mendes and one place behind indie rockers the Japandroids — was the Guess Who, a lower-than-expected ranking that had Vancouverite Josh Mackenzie feeling like a heartbroken bopper. Supplied Josh Mackenzie broadcasts Streamed Wheat from the basement suite he shares with his wife.
The 26-year-old social media manager loves “a ton” of Canadian artists, including Neil Young (No. 2 on the RS list) and Chilliwack (unrated). But not only is the Guess Who his favourite Canadian band, he would argue the Winnipeg-born unit is the most important group the country has ever produced, period.
Since February, Mackenzie has hosted a weekly , so-named for the Guess Who’s 1969 effort Canned Wheat, which contained the sm.
