The NewMusic first aired on CityTV back in 1979. As I mentioned yesterday, this show has been cancelled. The NewMusic was smart. I watched this show weekly as a younger man, as it was the only music show that was both cool and smart. MuchMusic is now for the brain
Bettie Page was 85. She was the brunet pinup queen with a shoulder-length pageboy hairdo and kitschy bangs whose saucy photos helped usher in the sexual revolution of the 1960s.
At Queen and John Streets, you'll now find Moses Znaimer Way. The CITY-TV founder has been honoured by city hall with a street sign bearing his name. I find it ironic that they're resurrecting a sign to honour Moses while Rogers dismantles every stitch of ingenuity he brought to CITY-TV.
Charlie Wilson's War: 7 out of 10. I liked Charlie Wilson's War. Tom Hanks was very good and Philip Seymour Hoffman stole the show, but everything that damn Julia Roberts showed up, it started to piss me off. I just don't like Julia Roberts. But Philip Seymour Hoffman... damn, this
I'm a few days late on this one, but "I Get On (the TTC)" is a parody of Young Jeezy and Kanye West's "Put On" by Humber College student Syrus Watson and Centennial College student Randal Medford. It's gone viral in the 416. If you're outside the 416, I suppose
I'm submitting a song for SLS20 consideration. I'm submitting "Churches Under the Stairs" by Brendan Canning. Broken Social Scene, the Toronto indie rock supergroup collective, has this "Broken Social Scene Presents" series that features solo work by BSS members. Brendan Canning is the second member to be featured and "Churches
Mr. Mugs is a sheep dog who was featured in these readers I used when learning how to read. Mr. Mugs taught me to read, and since he's no longer part of the Canadian school curriculum, I preserved him for all of eternity. Ranking #2 in Google for Mr. Mugs
The high point in Toronto Sports probably happened in 1993. There was a week there when Joe Carter touched 'em all to secure the Blue Jays' second consecutive World Series and the Leafs won 10 in a row to open their season. If that was the high, this might just
I share an MP3 from my collection every Wednesday. You have seven days to grab this week's MP3. Please right-click your mouse and select "Save Link As..." or "Save target as..." so you can download it to your PC before playing. The Pogues - Fairytale of New York This is
I'm bummed out because I just realized my son doesn't need Tom anymore. Tom is James' teddy bear and James wouldn't go to bed without him... but now he doesn't need Tom at all. He's outgrown Tom. Here he is with Tom four years ago. Excuse me, I need a
Who was that wearing Jason Blake's #55 last night? With six points in his last three games, including three last night, Blake is threatening to become an asset. One of those assists came on Jeremy Williams' first goal of the season after getting called up from the Marlies. Williams has
I've had my XMP3 player with XM Satellite Radio for a few weeks now. I thought it might be a good time to share what I like about it and what I dislike about my latest toy. Today I wanted to take a walk at lunch, and instead of grabbing
It's not uncommon to see Toronto on the big screen, but usually we're playing Chicago or New York or some other American city. Toronto Stories is an indie film that premiered at the 2008 TIFF and now has a one-week run at the Royal Cinema starting on December 12th. The
While listening to yet another rendition of Silent Night this morning, I thought it might be a good time to update my list of ten favourite Christmas songs. Here's an initial stab at it. The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole2000 Miles - The PretendersFairytale of New York - The
Perhaps my favourite day of the year is decorate-the-house-for-Christmas day. Today was that day. The kids love it. We put up the tree, decorate it, unbox all the Christmasy things and put them up around the house, put up the Christmas lights outside and hang the stockings. Now I'm in
Ten years ago, this would have been a huge day for me. My favourite NFL team is calling the stadium formerly known as SkyDome home for a game that actually counts in the standings. At 4pm today it's the Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins, live from the Rogers Centre. I'll
During a write-off season like this, I enjoy focusing on the few bright spots, especially our young jedi Luke Schenn. It was tough to see him go down last night with a lower-body injury, and he'll be out for at least two weeks. Remember when we outshot the opponent in
I'm writing this Tragically Hip primer off the top of my head, because I was there and I remember. In 1989, I heard "Blow at High Dough" on Q107. The bluesy rock sound so captivated me, my buddy Joe and I headed downtown the next weekend so I could buy
Freddie P did a pretty good job pimping my services earlier today, so I thought I'd follow that up with a little pimpin' of my own. I've got an entire page dedicated to what I call web presence management services, but in a nutshell, if you're looking for a personal
I share an MP3 from my collection every Wednesday. You have seven days to grab this week's MP3. Please right-click your mouse and select "Save Link As..." or "Save target as..." so you can download it to your PC before playing. Tipitina's Foundation - O Holy Night No, it's not
Joe Satriani has filed a lawsuit against Coldplay, accusing the popular British band of plagiarizing one of his songs on their latest hit album, according to court documents published on Thursday. Satriani recorded "If I Could Fly" back in 2004 and it sounds a lot like Coldplay's "Viva la Vida"
I got an email from Ed today. Here's what he wrote. Hi Mike: My name is Ed and my e-mail address is *****@cogeco.caThe reason I am sending this e-mail is that for years I have been trying to track down a movie which I used to watch growing up.
Since we've been prorogued, somebody remixed a scene from the movie "Downfall" with Adolf Hitler as the voice of Stephen Harper. Remixing this scene from "Downfall" has been all the rage in 2008 so it's nice to see the Prime Minister doesn't escape unscathed.
Let's talk about Tomas Kaberle. He's still got that baby face, but can you believe this guy is now 30-years old? He's been a Leaf since 1996, and is consistently one of our top performers. Until this season, I don't recall any complaints about Kaberle. He's just been solid. Now
I'm writing this Pearl Jam primer off the top of my head, because I was there and I remember. For me, Pearl Jam flew in under a cloud of Nirvana dust. My ear buds were freaking out over Nirvana's Nevermind when our local alt rock station, CFNY, started playing Pearl
