Back in January, I got a haircut. I got it cut pretty short. Then, I had an epiphany. I decided to grow my hair for one full year. I've got pretty thick hair, so it didn't take long for me to alter this experiment. I decided I could get my
Today I'm enjoying Just Look Them Straight In The Eye and Say.... POGUEMAHONE!!, a boxset of rare and unreleased tracks from The Pogues. One of my favourite Pogues songs is "Dirty Old Town", a song I never get tired of. It's been scientifically proven that you can't listen to "Dirty
Now that I've discovered money ruins everything, it's time to discover songs in my MP3 collection with the word "money" in the title. For added enjoyment, you'll find my favourite five are bold. Money, Money, Money - ABBAWhat Do You Do For Money Honey - AC-DCMoneytalks - AC-DCMoney Can't Buy
I caught the end of one of those VH1 list shows. This one was counting down the top 10 one hit wonders of the 1980s. Naturally, I started compiling my own list. This list is from a Canadian perspective. I don't care what they say in the USA, Bruce Cockburn
Have you heard about the swine flu? The WHO raised their alert level to Phase 4 today. Next stop: global emergency! If we're going to have to grapple with this pandemic, we're going to need a swine flu playlist. Here are swine flu songs to spin while this thing goes
It's our second ever Family Day today. Sure, it sounds... made up, but I'll take it. Here are songs in my MP3 collection with the word "family" in the title. Family Reunion - Blink-182Ode to My Family - CranberriesThe Proud Family - Destiny's ChildFamily Business - FugeesFamily Business - Kanye
I had a great entry idea for Valentine's Day. I was going to list the songs in my collection with "love" in the title. That was the plan, until I did the query. My collection has 1191 songs with "love" in the title. That's over 6 GBs of MP3s and
Here are seven songs with "robot" in the title that I found in my MP3 collection. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 1 - The Flaming LipsYoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Pt. 2 - The Flaming LipsOne More Robot / Sympathy 3000-21 - The Flaming LipsSong of the Hip-Hop Robots -
Here are five songs with "squeeze" in the title that I found in my MP3 collection. Squeeze Box - The WhoSoul to Squeeze - Red Hot Chili PeppersSqueeze 1st - Jay-ZJust Squeeze Me - Louis Armstrong & Duke EllingtonMail Squeeze - Lost Dakotas
The vast majority of content I read on the web is read in my Google Reader. That's where I manage my RSS feed subscriptions. There are some sites, however, I have bookmarked in Firefox. Some of these are for banking, work or social networking, but some are just sites I
CBC has unveiled their 49 Canadian Songs for Obama's iPod. These 49 won out over their top 100. I can't really speak to the French songs or the non-pop songs, but they seem to have hit most of the essential tracks from my definitive Cancon list. Still, how does The
I wrote about the 49 Songs contest CBC Radio 2 is running this month. I've been tuning in and it's a lot of fun. Voting closes today on their top 100 nominations. In an effort to be more inclusive, CBC has broken things down into four categories, to get instrumental
Some* are calling this the Best. Party. Playlist. Ever. I premiered this playlist on Thursday night to rave reviews. Keep in mind, I avoided songs with swears (although a few slipped through the cracks) and tried to appeal to the masses, thereby avoiding my mosh anthems. The objective was to
Here are the blog entries that received the most unique visitors in 2008. 40% are radio related. 100 Wedding SongsRick Hodge Escapes Roger, Rick and MarilynMy Prima Television NightmareHumble Howard Returns To Morning Radio on EZ Rock 97.3HMS Ontario Found 228 Years LaterHockey Songs: The Best Music About Our
Below are the top 102 songs of 2008, according to 102.1 The Edge. I threw down my personal top 10 right here. My tunes ranked 72, 62, 25, 10, 19, 67, 40, 36, n/a and 22 respectively. That n/a is for "Inside the Cinema" by Culture Reject
Oh 2008, where have you gone? It seems like only a year ago you showed up, all fresh and new. Now, it's time to say goodbye. Here's my 10 favourite songs of 2008 complete with videos, when possible. 10. "Oblivion" by Wintersleep9. "Wild International" by One Day as a Lion8.
Yeah, I listened to hair bands in the 80s. I admit it. I liked Motley Crue, Poison, Skid Row, Cinderella and, the best of the bunch, Guns N' Roses. Hair bands all followed the same strategy. Hard rocker singles were followed by a power ballad. Def Leppard would release "Pour
While listening to yet another rendition of Silent Night this morning, I thought it might be a good time to update my list of ten favourite Christmas songs. Here's an initial stab at it. The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole2000 Miles - The PretendersFairytale of New York - The
I've pruned my Christmas playlist down to a 430 songs. That wasn't easy, as I've got days worth of Christmas tunage. I'm working on the ideal holiday playlist for 2008 but this entry isn't about those 30 songs. This entry is about the five Christmas songs I dislike the most.
It's hump day, as in "over the hump, as in we're now closer to Friday than Monday. Hump Day isn't as good as Thursday, but it's way better than Tuesday. Here are songs in my collection with "hump" in the title. Hump De Bump - Red Hot Chili PeppersHobo Humpin'
My fellow Canadians, I have no doubt you'll be tuning into the debate tonight. After all, it's the first televised English debate between Stephen Harper, Stephane Dion, Jack Layton, Gilles Duceppe and Elizabeth May. What's that? You're going to watch a different debate tonight? Shame on you... but since we're
Labour Day in this country used to be all about union parades and picnics. We'd celebrate the working class, advances in the labour movement, and the like. Today, it's more about one last long weekend before the kids go back to school and the chill settles in. In keeping with
Have you ever been surprised to learn a song was a cover? Off the top of my head I can think of several songs I assumed were originals the first time I heard them. With many of these songs, it was years before I learnt they were recorded by other
I've just returned from a little party we threw for my brother's 30th birthday and, as usual, there were plenty of debates / arguments / intense discussions. One topic was Pixar films. We debated which was the best, which was the worst and which was the highest grossing Pixar movie of them
In no particular order, here's a list of guys I'm glad are still doing their thing. Nelson MandelaNeil YoungRoger EbertPete SeegerGary RobertsAndy RooneyBob ColeAndy BarrieStan LeeMike Wallace
