John Sakamoto
Encyclopedia
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 Anti-Hit List expanded into a biweekly podcast
.
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...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and music critic. He is best known for the Anti-Hit List
Anti-Hit List
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...
column, which has appeared on canoe.ca and in 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.-...
, the Toronto Sun
Toronto Sun
The Toronto Sun is an English-language daily tabloid newspaper published in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is known for its daily Sunshine Girl feature and for what it sees as a populist conservative editorial stance.-History:...
and 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...
. He served as executive producer of canoe.ca's entertainment section, Jam!
Jam!
Jam! is a Canadian website, which covers entertainment news. It is part of the CANOE online portal, owned and operated by Quebecor through its Sun Media division....
, from 1996 to 2002.
In 2005, the Anti-Hit List expanded into a biweekly podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
.