There is news from Courtney-land at this hour. Courtney Love has sold twenty-five per cent of her share of Nirvana's publishing catalogue to Larry Mestel of Primary Wave Music Publishing. Keep in mind that Courtney owns ninety-eight per cent of Nirvana's publishing rights, so a quarter of that is a
This comic strip had me smiling this morning. It's funny because it's true. The Internet has changed everything. When I need directions, I use the Internet. When I need a phone number for a person or business, I use the Internet. When I want to know who that guy was
Too Soon Monsoon is a Wheatus album that was released back in October. I never heard much about it, but earlier today I stumbled over the lyrics for the song "In The Melody" that appears on that album. The sound of American radio's making me feel like I just killed
On Saturday, the final four teams left standing in the NCAA tournament will play and we'll be left with two. One of the final four teams is George Mason, an 11th seed that came out of the Colonial Athletic Association. George Mason is Cinderella on steroids. They've beaten 6th seed
I hated taking French in school. My wife embraced our second language and is bilingual, but I had no interest. Despite only requiring grade nine French to graduate high school, for some reason or another I ended up taking grade ten French. This was a mistake. I resented the class,
I was contacted recently by a guy who bills himself as Canada's biggest hip hop collector. He had found a few items in my collection that he had been searching for. It seems he too knew the power of Rap Traxx. Rap Traxx is a series of rap compilation cds
This afternoon I spent a few minutes listening to Bob McCown's Prime Time Sports on the Fan 590. He and Stephen Brunt were discussing politically vocal athletes like Muhammad Ali, Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Jim Brown and comparing them to Michael Jordon and Tiger Woods who are as non-political as
I just submitted a tune for SLS15 consideration. I submitted "Crooked Teeth" from Death Cab For Cutie. This song grew on me. At first I thought it was pretty regular, but after hearing it over and over and over again, I submitted to its sweetness.
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. Soundgarden - Jesus Christ Pose I'm a man of
Last week when we rolled into Montreal, the heat was on and our Leafs just withered. Now, with the heat down and almost impossible odds of making the playoffs, we're beating down the Devils and Flyers. We're far better out of the kitchen. Jean-Sebastien Aubin earned his second straight victory
Everybody's talking about The Lord of the Rings, currently showing at the Princess of Wales Theatre. Apparently it's a big deal, despite some mediocre reviews. It would be nearly impossible for me to care any less about this production than I do right now. If somebody handed me a free
I just submitted a tune for SLS15 consideration. I submitted "No Way Back" from the Foo Fighters. I considered submitting this song about six weeks ago, but I wasn't sure at the time if it was worthy. Today I changed my mind after hearing it on the radio during my
The most entertaining show in my life these days is the Michelle and James show. This one year old and four year old are outrageous together. It's a mesmerizing spectacle. They get along brilliantly and have a load of fun together. There are funny moments, joyful moments, tender moments and
Occasionally, I'll catch on to a television series too late. A good example occurred last year with the series "Lost". By the time I realized it was something I'd probably dig, they were a good four episodes deep and I refused to compromise. If I'm going to follow a series
Stanislaw Lem was 84. He was a popular science fiction writer whose novel Solaris was filmed twice.
March is just about over and that means we're about half way through the period for SLS15 submissions. We'll choose the final playlist for SLS15 at the end of June. Thus far it's shaping up to be pretty strong. Quite a few more tunes will be added before we're said
Every Monday I shuffle my entire MP3 collection in iTunes and list the first ten songs that play. Here are the ten tunes I heard today with a personal story about one of them. Rock N' Me - The Steve Miller BandThe Wars End - RancidJesus Christ Pose - SoundgardenYou
Even when we win we end up helping the Canadiens. Our "too little too late" victory over New Jersey puts Montreal in a seventh place tie with them. Jean-Sebastien Aubin earned his first NHL victory as a member of the Maple Leafs by stopping 36 shots. Amazingly, we beat New
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Congrats to Stephen Ames & his victory at the "5th" Major in golf winning the Player's Championship by 6 strokes today. Another major for another Canadian. Too bad our hockey teams
I was listening to Go on CBC radio yesterday and they were discussing the best live albums of all time. One of the best live albums and one of my favourites is Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, recorded January 13, 1968 at Folsom Prison in Represa, California. The opening track
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Re: Reflex Or WillA Parable. She: Why don't you believe in a God? He: Well, let me answer it this way. I have a friend, a farmer up in Victoria. He
The Toronto Maple Leafs are currently in twelth place in the Eastern Conference. Only ten days ago I complained about being teased. Apparently the blue and white read that entry and decided to drop the charade. They're a twelth place team and they're playing like a twelth place team. On
"There art two cardinal sins from which all others spring: Impatience and Laziness." - Franz Kafka
kleptones 24hours download - Today, The Kleptones are going to keep you up for 24hours. I haven't even heard this stuff yet as I'm still downloading the torrent, but their track record is so damn strong I know I'm gonna love it.
I just got back from a funeral mass and reception for the mother of a dear friend to learn that the wife of another friend just passed away at the age of 29. In the past month I've attended a celebration of life for another friend's wife who passed away
