Bryan Borzykowski - Freelance Writer

About Bryan

Bryan Borzykowski is a Toronto-based writer and editor, working mainly for business and entertainment publications. He's currently a staff writer at Advisor.ca, a Rogers-owned business website, and a contributing editor at UR Magazine, a music and technology mag that launched last year. Prior to that he was an associate editor at Canadian Business magazine and the reviews editor at Chart Magazine, a national music glossy. Bryan is also the founder and editor-in-chief of online music magazine The New Pollution.

Bryan's contributed news and travel stories to the National Post, news to the Winnipeg Free Press and music and entertainment pieces to Maclean's, Chatelaine, Inside Entertainment, AOL Canada, Metro, Marketing Magazine, Exclaim!, NOW and Under The Radar, among other publications. He's also appeared on MuchMoreMusic's Popaganda, CBC News Sunday Night, and he's been interviewed by the Canadian Press and the Christian Science Monitor.

In university Bryan was the arts editor of the Ryersonian (Ryerson University's student paper) and arts editor, features editor and editor-in-chief of the Uniter (University of Winnipeg's student paper).

In 2004 Bryan graduated from Ryerson University's Graduate Journalism program.

See Bryan's full resume here

What's New:

Advisor.ca articles can be found here

OCTOBER

Road to Wellness piece for Chatelaine

Oasis, Ben Folds and Snow Patrol in Metro

SEPTEMBER

Metro stories on Okkervil River, Santogold and Mother Mother

AUGUST

Interview with Human Highway in Metro News

Wolf Parade story in NOW

Mates of State interview in NOW

JULY

Piece on Toronto musician Katie Stelmanis in NOW

Article in Canadian Business on user generated content websites

Metro News story on Fleet Foxes

Interview wirth Ron Sexsmith for Metro News

JUNE

Black Lungs in UR Magazine

UR Magazine's summer festival and concert guide

Plants and Animals story in Words & Music

Piece on My Morning Jacket for Metro News

Story in Maclean's on EMI Records.

MAY

Story in Maclean's on bands raising money from fans to record

Article on Snowden in NOW

APRIL

Death Cab For Cutie feature in UR Magazine

Article on Laura Barrett in UR Magazine

Kathleen Edwards story in Inside Entertainment

Piece on Robyn in Inside Entertainment

MARCH

Article on Nada Surf in NOW

Shelby Lynne interview in NOW

Story in Maclean's on library CD collections going digital

Finger Eleven feature in Words & Music

FEBRUARY

Feist in UR Magazine (cover story)

Winnipeg hip-hop act Grand Analog and Vancouver R&B/indie pop act No Kids in UR Magazine

New Pollution issue #20 now online

Hayden in NOW

Best Rock Cities in CAA Magazine

Story on the evolution of financial designations for Advisor's Edge

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2007

AOL Music article on the Spice Girls and the meaning of "girl power"

The Acorn in UR Magazine

Jose Gonzalez in UR Magazine

Loverboy in Words & Music magazine

The New Pollution Issue #19 online now

Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings in Inside Entertainment

Caribou in NOW

The Go! Team in NOW

Article on how to hire a financial advisor in Advisor's Edge magazine

Tokyo Police Club in UR Magazine

Q&A with Foo Fighters in UR Magazine

Article on indie music in commercials for Marketing Magazine

Jully Black in Inside Entertainment

New Pollution issue #18 online now

Hot Springs in NOW

New Pornographers in UR Magazine

Hot Hot Heat Q&A in UR Magazine

Cover story on Enrique Iglesias in Bobbi Magazine

Cover story on movie composers Mychael and Jeff Danna in Words & Music

Interview with KT Tunstall in Inside Entertainment

Architecture in Helsinki in Under The Radar

New Pollution issue #17 online now

Reviews & LeAnn Rimes Q&A in Chatelaine

Story on the future of CD artwork for AOL Music

AOL Music guide to summer music festivals

Reviews & Kelly Rowland Q&A in Chatelaine

New Pollution issue #15 now online

Chatelaine summer music reviews

Jets Overhead in Words & Music

NOW NXNE feature on Boats

NOW NXNE feature on Camouflage Nights

NOW NXNE feature on Hey Ocean!

NOW NXNE feature on Jenn Grant

New Pollution issue #14 now online

Cover story on Joss Stone for Vancouver's WestEnder

Reviews & Rufus Wainwright Q&A in Chatelaine

New Pollution issue #13 now online

Bang Gang in Under The Radar

Young Galaxy feature in Under The Radar

April 9 - Paul Anka interview in Canadian Business

Reviews & Joss Stone Q&A in Chatelaine

Emily Haines feature in Inside Entertainment

Article on Champion in Exclaim!

The Go! Team in Under The Radar

The Broken West in Under The Radar

Art Brut in Under The Radar

Bloc Party feature in Under The Radar

See 2006 stories here