Every once in a while, someone you know writes a book. And when that someone is a friend, there's a natural inclination to tell people about it. In my last full-time job as a digital marketing guy for a B2B software company, I worked from home with a global crew.
Today I watched Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald. When I first heard Judd Apatow talking about this documentary, and how it's entirely told using archival footage, I was concerned. But now that's I've watched it I can't imagine it being done any other. Kudos to the filmmakers. I've always
Tonight I attended an intimate Hayden show at the Revue Cinema on Roncesvalles. If you want to hear me gush about how much mad respect I have for this artist, you want episode 1336 of Toronto Mike'd. Heck, I recorded an entire episode about Take, his entry in CFNY's 1993
I was lucky enough to be in attendance last night as The Tragically Hip, Feist, Paul Dean and Mike Reno from Loverboy and Roch Voisine were inducted tinto the 2026 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. It was a truly wonderful night with great performances, moving speeches, and stars galore. I
For my mom's birthday this year, I took her to the CAA Theatre at 651 Yonge Street to see The Secret Chord: A Leonard Cohen experience. I loved it. Every word you hear, either spoken and sung, was written or said by Leonard Cohen himself. It's a great overview of
Until tonight, I had never heard the name Necro Butcher, but man, have I been educated. I just returned from a screening at The Royal on College of a Dark Side of the Ring episode about a legendary wrestling match between Samoa Joe and Necro Butcher. After the viewing of
Last Friday, I recorded an episode of Toronto Mike'd all about Nash The Slash Rises Again!, with the director Tim Kowalksi, writer Kevan Byrne, sound guy Rob Preuss and Friendly Rich, who put together the tribute album. Colin Brunton was scheduled to appear, but he chose warmer climes instead. Last
I had Colin and John-Angus MacDonald over a few weeks ago for an episode of Toronto Mike'd and I really liked them. We're talking two sweethearts. I left that convo determined to catch the next Trews show possible. That was tonight at the Danforth Music Hall, and they rocked. What
I've been blogging since the late 90s, so I've been to an influencer event or two in my time. Truth be told, I get many invitations to various product launches and other such attention-seeking parties as PR agencies pursue earned media mentions. Telus once took me a Gold medal World
FOTM Ed Sousa is turning 60, so he's throwing himself a party. Chalk Circle opened for Midge Ure tonight at the El Mocambo and I got to soak it all in. I haven't seen Chalk Circle live since 1985, which sets a new personal record for time between seeing a
Last night, I hade the pleasure of taking in the premiere of Beautiful Scars at the Aquarius Theatre in Hamilton. Beautiful Scars is based on FOTM Tom Wilson's book about his discovery that he was adopted and he's actually Mohawk. You can hear Tom and I talking about this in
When my wife and I watch a movie together, we usually save our thoughts on the film until the end when we look at each other and make the reveal. The exception I suppose is an awful movie when we look at each other after 10 minutes and decide to
FOTM Rob Preuss invited me to see him perform at The Moonshine Cafe in Oakville last night. I don't know why I was so optimistic that February 23rd would be a great night for a long bike ride, but I always intended to bike to the venue and enjoy a
Rusty announced a surprise show at Sneaky Dee's, and I couldn't cough up the $15 fast enough. I haven't seen Rusty since 2017, but I've probably listened to Fluke 1000 times over the past five years. Hook that shit to my veins. Sneaky Dee's was the perfect intimate venue to
The house league hockey gods are angered, and suddenly there are 7:30am weekend puck drops in my life. I'm not a big fan of waking up earlier on a weekend than I do on a weekday, but that's life. Yesterday my youngest son played a 7:30am game so
Last night, I biked all the way to the east end for my first concert at History Toronto, located at 1663 Queen Street East. I saw Moist and The Tea Party, a couple of 90s alt-rock Canadian bands. FOTM The Human Kebob, 50% of the now defunct Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker,
I've been a Smashing Pumpkins fan since I first caught Cherub Rock on the radio in '93. I jumped on the subway and headed downtown to pick up Siamese Dream and just loved what I heard. What a great album. I played the mess out of Mellon Collie and the
Today, I took the teenagers to see the new Star Wars. At this point, I've lost track of the movie titles, but I'm pretty sure this was #8. Everything I write here will be spoiler-free, so don't get your knickers in a knot. I'm just going to share some general
In a word: wonderful.
That was quite the night. After watching TFC's thrilling win, I biked to BMO Field to soak in the thrills of victory. Then, to Massey Hall to see the Barenaked Ladies. With BNL, two things are guaranteed: you'll get great songs and truly funny banter. That banter, which is always
Guns N' Roses played for well over three hours last night and gave us everything that even smelled like a hit. Check out this setlist. It's So EasyMr. BrownstoneChinese DemocracyWelcome to the JungleDouble Talkin' JiveBetterEstrangedLive and Let DieRocket QueenYou Could Be MineNew RoseThis I LoveCivil WarYesterdaysProstituteComaSpeak Softly Love (Love Theme
Here's a fun fact that gets less fun the more you think about it. Last night, I attended the very first concert at Budweiser Stage. That's pretty cool until you realize it's the same ol' amphitheatre you've been to dozens of time with fresh paint and a new name. I
I took my three oldest kids to the Ontario Science Centre yesterday. That's where you'll find the OMNIMAX® Theatre, where the giant screen is a dome with 13,000 watts of sound being delivered from 44 speakers. It's really something else. We saw "Dream Big: Engineering Our World", an incredibly
I'm a sucker for movies on a plane. Even mediocre flicks hook me when I'm mid-flight. Heck, I shed a tear during Kevin Costner's Draft Day. Having already been underwhelmed by the new Ghostbusters and pleasantly surprised by the new Barbershop, I decided to try a documentary. There was one
I attended the Canadian premiere of I Am What I Play at The Royal last night. You might recall me writing about this documentary. It features Meg Griffin, Charles Laquidara, Pat O'Day and our very own David Marsden. Marsden was at the premiere, and we chatted before the curtains went
