In this 677th episode, Mike is joined by music journalist Michael Barclay as he kicks out 10 Toronto Jams. This episode is exactly 1:40:27. You can listen to this episode in a variety of ways: Subscribe in iTunesSubscribe in Google PodcastsListen via Google Play MusicSave to your Spotify
Streaming has changed this chart forever. It's as if MLB expanded their regular season to 200 games and then celebrated a new single-season HR record. The new rules are certainly benefiting Canadians, however, and Drake in particular. With "Toosie Slide" he becomes the first male artist to accomplish three number-one
Sorry I'm a little behind on this one, but the 12:36 newsletter just informed me that Toronto's very own The Weeknd had the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 last week. That's the good news for him. The bad news is that "Heartless" recorded the biggest drop
Last week, I had one of those surreal moments that you can't believe is actually happening. Legendary sports broadcaster Dave Hodge visited my home and spent a couple of hours with me in my basement while he shared his 100 favourite songs of all-time. Yes, this actually happened, and I
With apologies to Rush, here are a few of my all-time favourite instrumental songs. Add yours to the comments! Bonus points if you embed a YouTube video of the song. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Pretty Little Ditty The Allman Brothers Band - Jessica Dick Dale and the Deltones -
This used to be a rare event, worthy of noting, but now it's a regular occurrence. Note though, this is a Rihanna song featuring Drake. Drake has never hit #1 on his own. Here's the complete list of 44 Canadian songs to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It's Love-Love-Love
This is not a definitive list, but here's some things I dig. And they're in absolutely no particular order. french press coffeeStride Spark Kinetic Mint gumPublic EnemybikingNeil Youngdunking chocolate chip cookies in milkThe Wirefatherhoodpizzathe Olympicsplaying catchThe Tragically Hipmy Roots sweat pantsThe Howard Stern Showmy smart phoneplayoff hockeycampingTarantino moviesskating outdoorsArrested Developmentapplesrooting
I started watching Saturday Night Live during the Sandler era. That crew, with Dana Carvey, Mike Myers, Chris Farley, Phil Hartman, David Spade and Chris Rock, introduced me to the world of SNL. Since then, I've watched it off and on over the years. Sometimes I'd tune out for a
You've seen the 10 most downloaded episodes of Toronto Mike'd in 2014, but here are my favourites. This was tough, as I thoroughly enjoyed recording far more than 10 episodes, and I excluded all episodes with my buddy Elvis, but here's my 10 favourite episodes of Toronto Mike'd in 2014,
Toronto Mike'd took a giant leap forward in 2014, attracting interesting guests and finding a whole new audience. You can't judge the quality of an episode by the number of downloads, but it does give some insight into the Zeitgeist. Here are the 10 most downloaded episodes of Toronto Mike'd
1. Gordie Howe - 97/100If you're going to rank the Canadian Gords, you've got to open with Mr. Hockey. The man scored 801 goals and recorded 1049 assists over his lengthy and respected NHL career. Gordie Howe also played the unsuspecting object of Ms. Krabappel's affections in Bart the
There were 1090 sources of traffic to this site in 2013. Excluding search engines, here are the top 10 sites that sent visitors over here throughout the year. StumbleUpon.comTwitter.comFacebook.comredditGawkerBlogTOWikipediaMy Toronto ScoopHumble and Fred RadioCanadian ThinkerInbound links are always appreciated, and whenever possible reciprocated.
Nelson Mandela, Dead at 95Stompin' Tom Connors, Dead at 77Roger Ebert, Dead at 70Lou Reed, Dead at 71Stan Musial, Dead at 92James Gandolfini, Dead at 51Marcia Wallace, Dead at 70Jonathan Winters, Dead at 87Jean Stapleton, Dead at 90Rita MacNeil, Dead at 68
It's December, and that means you'll likely need to assemble a Christmas party playlist for a holiday party or two. A great deal of Christmas music is awful, but there are a few dozen or so I can stomach. Here are my personal favourite Christmas songs if you need a
It's been raining cats and dogs all morning in Toronto and it doesn't look like it's going to let up for hours yet. That was the perfect excuse for me to assemble a brilliant 25 song "rain" playlist. Every song had to have "rain" in the title. I didn't include
Happy Mother's Day to my mom and all the mothers out there. Here's a list of ten songs with mother in the title. They're all great songs, even if a few of them aren't exactly on message with today's celebration. Mother and Child Reunion - Paul SimonGood Mother - Jann
I've been podcasting since August, and during that time I've learned a few things. 1. Mics Matter If you're building a home studio, don't cheap out on the microphones. The most important part of the puzzle is the mics and they're not cheap. I bought three RØDE Procasters and that
I just learned that I have never seen half of the ten highest-grossing films of all-time. Here are the top ten and whether I've seen it or not. Avatar - seen itTitanic - seen itThe Avengers - seen itHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 - have not seen
Because Argie asked for it, here's an update to an entry I wrote over seven years ago. Here are my 10 favourite movies of all-time: Pulp FictionGoodfellasThe Godfather: Part 2Django UnchainedThe Shawshank RedemptionThe Godfather: Part 1Reservoir DogsKill Bill - Volumes 1&2Fight ClubBig FishWhat does your top ten look
For no particular reason, and in no particular order, here are five of my favourite things these days. And no, these things aren't better than my kids or my lady friend or my family or anything like that, these are just five things I thoroughly enjoy. The New DiggThis isn't
A list of the top 50 Toronto albums is making the rounds, so I thought I'd chime in with my six favourite Toronto albums. With apologies to the Rheostatics, Rush and Blue Rodeo, these are my top six. Hayden - Everything I Long For Favourite Tracks: "Bad As They Seem"
Adam "MCA" YauchSam SnidermanNeil ArmstrongJim UngerLevon HelmMike WallaceGary CarterEtta JamesMaurice SendakAndy Griffith
Rosie and I have recorded 20 episodes of our podcast, Toronto Mike'd. We're taking a little break while we change things up on this side of the coin, but we'd love for you to catch up if you've missed any of our first 20. That first episode, I wasn't manning
I'm listening to a Monkey playlist consisting of these ten Monkey songs in honour of Toronto's Ikea monkey. Brass Monkey - Beastie BoysMonkey Gone to Heaven - PixiesShock the Monkey - Peter GabrielMonkey Wrench - Foo FightersEverybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey - The BeatlesHalf Ass
Six years ago, I put together a wedding playlist for my brother's wedding. I shared the wedding playlist in an entry entitled 100 Wedding Songs. I have renewed interest in updating this list of wedding songs. I'm not a fan of cheesy, poppy wedding songs, but cooler tunes like Pearl
