Twenty-five years ago today, Terry Fox was forced to abandon his Marathon of Hope for cancer research just outside of Thunder Bay, Ontario. Terry Fox was a native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, who was diagnosed with cancer in his right leg in 1977 at the age of 18. Two years later
I'm following the aftermath of hurricane Katrina fairly closely, and I can't get over the surreal nature of it all. Much of New Orleans is under water, looting is widespread with many looters armed with weapons, thousands and thousands of people are simply homeless with no food or water, rescue
We'll continue with another block of ten as I name artists and their definitive albums. We're knocking down ten a day, in alphabetical order. Stray Cats - Built For SpeedSupertramp - Breakfast In AmericaSystem of a Down - ToxicityThe Beach Boys - Pet SoundsThe Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts
A couple of days ago, I wrote an open letter to Toronto bloggers. I felt the T-Dot was capable of better and that entry was my response to the frustration I felt trying to arrive at a top ten list of local blogs. I ended up listing ten Toronto blogs
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Maybe it's time for "The Bushman" to pull his troops out of Iraq to help his own people??AnonymousIt took the largest disaster the United States has seen in contemporary history
We'll continue with another block of ten as I name artists and their definitive albums. We're knocking down ten a day, in alphabetical order. Sinead O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't GotSkid Row - Skid RowSloan - Twice RemovedSnoop Doggy Dogg - Doggy StyleSoul Asylum - Grave
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. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Hallelujah A
Anyone is welcome to submit a Guest Blog Entry to torontomike.com. I received the following entry earlier today. Q107 has indeed pulled 'New Orleans is Sinking' from their playlist for the time being. They've also done the same for Led Zeppelin's 'When the Levee Breaks'.Mike H.A sensible
Ask one hundred random Canadian music fans to name their favourite song from The Tragically Hip and over 80 will tell you it's "New Orleans is Sinking". While we watch the flooding in New Orleans this week, many of us subconsciously hear this bluesy rocker from Up To Here in
Going the Distance: 5.5 out of 10. "Going the Distance" is brought to you by the good people behind MuchMusic. There's no way you could miss that fact because it's all centered around a road trip to the MuchMusic Video Music Awards. Hell, it's practically an infomercial for the
I keep coming across the headline "Our Tsunami" with regards to Hurricane Katrina. There are always quotes around this phase, as it's attributed to the mayor of Biloxi, but that doesn't make the headline any less stupid. 250,000 people died in the Boxing Day Tsunami while 68 people have
According to this CBC article, tropical storm Katrina will reach Canada tonight. The last time Toronto braced for the impact of a former hurricane, her name was Isabel and the effect on Toronto was underwhelming. As I wrote that September 2003 day, "it's dark, rainy and extremely windy...up to
A CNN weatherman loses his cool while covering Hurricane Katrina - Funny stuff.
I recently uncovered some gems from my past and I've been sharing excerpts from the documents I found. Below are thoughts I jotted down on December 15, 1996. A couple of days ago, my beloved Blue Jays signed another significant free agent. Did I say significant? I meant monumental. Mister
We'll continue with another block of ten as I name artists and their definitive albums. We're knocking down ten a day, in alphabetical order. R.E.M. - Out Of TimeRadiohead - OK ComputerRage Against The Machine - Rage Against The MachineRed Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex MagikRun
From the moment I sat down at the age of fifteen to watch a Christmas special starring The Simpsons, I was hooked. I started taping each episode on VHS, even going so far as to edit out the commercials. These tapes were gold, allowing my brothers and I to watch
I frequent a number of blogs on a regular basis. A frequently updated and interesting blog beats a mainstream media site every day of the week. This weekend, I decided I would write an entry about the top ten blogs in Toronto. I first referenced my bookmarks, identifying those written
We'll continue with another block of ten as I name artists and their definitive albums. We're knocking down ten a day, in alphabetical order. Our Lady Peace - ClumsyOutkast - StankoniaOzzy Osbourne - Blizzard of OzzPaul Simon - GracelandPearl Jam - TenPink Floyd - Dark Side of the MoonPrince -
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. I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide - ZZ TopWhere I End and You Begin (The Sky Is Falling In) - RadioheadJohnny, Kick A Hole In The
Earlier tonight, the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards had a T-Dot moment. Ludacris was performing "Pimpin' All Over The World" which has this tremendous lyric. I used to think that it was way too cold, til I went to Canada and saw some beautiful hoes now I hit the Caribana
I made four changes to the presentation of this website. There's no way you'll be able to spot all four. Sure, you might get a couple, but all four? No way. The four subtle changes are: That's my left eye up there on top. Now, while you're checking up on
Although it's not what it once was, it's still the best music awards show of the year and I'll be watching tonight. The 2005 MTV Video Music Awards airs at 20:00 EST on Muchmusic. Judging from the nominees it looks like it's going to be a big night for
We'll continue with another block of ten as I name artists and their definitive albums. We're knocking down ten a day, in alphabetical order. Moby - PlayMoist - SilverMotley Crue - Dr. FeelgoodNaughty By Nature - Naughty By NatureNeil Young - HarvestNick Cave and the Bad Seeds - The Boatman's
"The ideas that have lighted my way have been kindness, beauty and truth." - Albert Einstein
We'll continue with another block of ten as I name artists and their definitive albums. We're knocking down ten a day, in alphabetical order. Live - Throwing CopperLynyrd Skynyrd - Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-NerdMaestro Fresh-Wes - Symphony in EffectMarcy Playground - Marcy PlaygroundMarilyn Manson - Antichrist SuperstarMatthew Good Band - UnderdogsMeat
