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. Beastie Boys - Check Your HeadBeck - OdelayBig Daddy Kane - Taste Of ChocolateBlink 182 - Enema Of The StateBruce Springsteen - Born to RunBush -
Last night's season finale of "Six Feet Under" was a surprisingly fulfilling affair. After sixty minutes, there was a natural ending point and the screen faded to white, but the show wasn't over. There was a remarkable ten minutes at the conclusion. During this ten minute manic sequence we see
I just can't go downtown without buying a Manuel. It's part of the ritual and something I've been doing for almost twenty years. Whether it's going to SkyDome, the ACC or just checking out the strip, at some point a Manuel becomes part of the experience. The Manuel is a
Every artist has a definitive album. That's not to say a band can't have more than one exceptional record, it's just that every band has one album you can point to and say "that's the one". This would be their magnus opus. With the exception of a few artists, the
Little Black Book: 2 out of 10. I'm giving this movie a two because they had the good sense to cast Ron Livingston and make him a scout for the New Jersey Devils. There's a little hockey talk and they even mention former members of the blue and white Joe
Michelle is almost 13 months old and has officially mastered the art of walking. She started walking just before her first birthday and in no time abandoned crawling for good. She's drinking homo milk now. Americans reading this will have had a good chuckle at that one, but it's true.
Damn the oil companies to Hades. Today I saw gasoline going for 97 cents a litre and I thought it was a good deal. That's just pathetic. I am proud to say my lifetime streak of never paying more than 99.9 cents a litre for gas is still in
Thomas Herrion was 23. He was an offensive lineman with the San Francisco 49ers.
Let's say you're a singer/song writer who had a big hit in 1991. The success of this song won you a Grammy for Best New Artist but a second hit never followed. For the past 14 years you've been all but forgotten, left in the trivial pile of one-hit-wonders
"I don't like my hockey sticks touching other sticks, and I don't like them crossing one another, and I kind of have them hidden in the corner. I put baby powder on the ends. I think it's essentially a matter of taking care of what takes care of you." -
I just bought an iRiver AFT-100 FM Transmitter to complement my new favourite toy. I had heard bad things about FM transmitters in big cities, but so far I'm having a great deal of success playing my MP3 player on 94.3. Many moons ago I dreamt about a day
Spin - A great little short film you'll enjoy.
I've posted four new pictures in Pictures. Two are from last Sunday and two are from moments ago.
"If you're gonna get mad at me every time I do something stupid, then I guess I'll just have to stop doing stupid things."
Highest numbers worn by a Toronto Maple Leaf #99 - Wilf Paiement#96 - Phil Housley#94 - Sergei Berezin#93 - Doug Gilmour & Alex Godynyuk#89 - Alex Mogilny
For the last half hour, it's been absolutely pouring here with gusting winds and flooded streets. Mother Nature is putting on quite the show. It's just scary. I just took a quick picture. It's seems I'm stuck here for a while and tonight's ball game won't have a chance of
Gord Downie covered Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" for the film "Saint Ralph". I recently wrote about this tune and I've been searching / begging / praying for an MP3 of it ever since. If anyone out there can help a brother out, I'd appreciate it and return the favour. My email address is
It's hard to believe, but SLS14 will be "released" at the end of this year. If you're wondering what this SLS thing is, read the guide, check out my SLS database and visit the official site. I try and write an entry here every time I submit a song there,
In ascending order, here are My Ten Tracks by release date. Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (1968)Otis Redding - (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay (1968)Dusty Springfield - Son of a Preacher Man (1969)James Taylor - Sweet Baby James (1969)Neil Young - Helpless
You've probably heard "Remedy" from South Africa's Seether on your local rock radio station. CFNY Edge 102 here in the Big Smoke plays it all the time. It's not a bad tune, in fact I sort of dig it, but it sounds an awful lot like Kurt Cobain. Shaun Morgan
If you review the current roster of the Toronto Maple Leafs and count the total number of Stanley Cups won, you arrive at the loneliest number. One single Stanley Cup was been won, and that was Ed Belfour with the Stars. According to The Official torontomike.com Maple Leaf Countdown
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. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah As promised, this week I'm
I've taken dozens of notes and mulled the options for months but I've finally done it. I've managed to arrive at a list of ten songs that might just be my ten favourite tracks of all-time. This was no easy feat. I started with a short list of about fifty
Personally, I love the new packaging for The Complete Sixth Season of The Simpsons. The people behind The Simpsons, however, are ready for the complainers. They have set up this website for "all those who fear change, and greedy people who like free stuff." You see, the new packages which
The second last episode of "Six Feet Under" aired last night. It was yet another gem, setting up this Sunday's finale nicely. Damn I'm going to miss this show. The climatic, closing scene last night was set to Arcade Fire's "Cold Wind". "Six Feet Under" has used the sweet sounds
