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
This long weekend, 102.1 the Edge counted down their top new rock songs of all-time. I'm naturally interested in such things, so I was curious what song they'd put at number one. I had my money on Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit. I was pretty damn surprised when I
About six years ago, I listed my ten favourite TV shows of all-time. I thought it was due for an update. Here is my current top ten: The WireSix Feet UnderThe SimpsonsBreaking BadMad MenThe SopranosCurb Your EnthusiasmSeinfeldOzArrested DevelopmentThe Larry Sanders Show and Kids in the Hall were near-misses. Now it's
The 2012 Polaris Prize nominees have been unveiled. Cadence Weapon - Hope In Dirt CityCold Specks - I Predict A Graceful ExpulsionDrake - Take CareKathleen Edwards - VoyageurFeist - MetalsFucked Up - David Comes to LifeGrimes - VisionsHandsome Furs - Sound KapitalJapandroids - Celebration RockYAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN - YT // ST
This isn't a list of all tunes with "America" in the title, just such songs that sit on my hard drive. I'm sure I'm missing several appropriate songs and I'd love for you to add those titles to the comments. Americareful - AtmosphereAmerican Jesus - Bad ReligionLook Inside America -
102.1 The Edge, a.k.a. CFNY, has unveiled the top 102 "new rock songs" of all time, according to 102.1 The Edge listeners. This is the list they played Saturday, May 19, 2012. Sublime - SanteriaNirvana - Come As You AreStone Temple Pilots - Interstate Love SongThe
I was perusing the spirit of radio site when I stumbled upon the Top 102 Albums of 1993 according to CFNY a.k.a. 102.1 The Edge. Through the years I've shared a number of CFNY lists, all of which can be found at http://www.torontomike.com/cfny_
Exactly 8 years ago today, I wrote about the 11 greatest grunge albums. That entry received zero comments. I'm hoping we can beat that record today. Here's the list from 8 years ago: Nevermind - NirvanaIn Utero - NirvanaTen - Pearl JamDirt - Alice in ChainsVs. - Pearl JamTemple of
Happy St. Patrick's Day! Here are 50 songs from my collection with the word 'green' in the title. Bein' Green - Kermit the FrogBig Green Country - Neil YoungBitter Green - Gordon LightfootBlue In Green - Miles DavisDon't Let The Green Grass Fool You - Wilson PickettDr. Greenthumb - Cypress
According to Wikipedia, here are the twenty most populated countries.RankCountry (or dependent territory)Population% of world population-World6,984,300,000100.00%1 China[4]1,339,724,85219.18%2 India1,210,193,42217.33%3 United States312,856,0004.48%4 Indonesia237,641,3263.4%5 Brazil192,376,
