Unbeknownst to me, The Tragically Hip's Gord Downie recorded a cover of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" for the movie "Saint Ralph". It sounds like Downie does the tune justice, adding to the incredible covers and almost-covers of this amazing song. I can't wait to hear Downie's version. As for the other
I mentioned I had been listening quite a bit to K-OS' "Joyful Rebellion" lately. There's a pretty little acoustic track on this disc called "Hallelujah" that I really dig. It somewhat resembles Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah", but not quite enough to label it a cover. Lets just say it was clearly
Admittedly, I tend to gravitate towards a Canadian artist simply because they are Canadian. I seek out Canadian artists, give their material additional spins if I don't instantly like it and promote good Canadian artists more heavily than artists from other nations. Now that's I've fully disclosed the above, I
Last night, after putting in a full day at the office, I drove to Wasaga Beach and back. I brought along a bunch of new CDs for the trip, including Creed's Greatest Hits. Brace yourself, for this is a most courageous entry. If you like good music, music with soul
I just read yet another article about the current Jack/Bob/Mike radio format explosion in North America. I've written about Jack before, a format that claims to "play what we want". In most of these articles, there's always some Jack FM PR guy who says it's just like listening
It's been way hot for so long now, I don't remember what sub 30°C temperatures feel like. Temps will be hovering around that 30°C mark until Wednesday, when we might get a brief reprieve. For the record, this isn't me bitching about the heat, I'm just commenting on
Much has been made of the sales surge Live 8 artists experienced after their performance on Saturday. Pink Floyd sales rose, The Who's sales rose, U2's sales rose, and so on. I'd file this one under "D" for duh. In the three days following Live 8, I've noticed myself clicking
Musicians Neil Young and Gord Downie of The Tragically Hip perform Young's "Rockin in the Free World" for the grand finale of the Live 8 concert in Barrie, Ontario July 2, 2005.
I spent the bulk of today watching Live 8 performances from around the world, with a particular focus on our very own Barrie show. There were some great moments, wonderful tunes and a list to sign. A couple of moments were particularly awesome. In Barrie, Neil Young sounded great and
I have a contact at HMV, the popular music and video store. My contact wishes to remain anonymous, but I can tell you that's he's a manager of a Toronto HMV. Periodically I'm going to ask questions of The Anonymous HMV Manager and I'll post his answers here. I asked
There once was a band called the Smashing Pumpkins. My first serious introduction to the Chicago rock group was a disc they released in '93 entitled "Siamese Dream". It was awesome, a play-through, a tour de force. They immediately became one of my favourite bands and I went out and
Have you ever wondered what the best days of the week songs were? I was just thinking about it, and I've come up with this list. Here are my favourite days of the week songs. Monday - The Boomtown Rats' "I Don't Like Mondays"Tuesday - Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Tuesday's Gone"
Spin Magazine has listed what it believes to be the top albums of the past 20 years. I'm always interested in this kind of thing, so lets take a look at Spin's top ten. Radiohead - OK ComputerPublic Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us BackNirvana
Earlier this month, I wrote about the Molson Park scam and how I attended what was billed as the "Last Bash in Barrie" despite the fact they're still holding concerts there. Now it seems Molson Park has been renamed Barrie's Park Place and may host Live 8 on July 2nd.
I have a contact at HMV, the popular music and video store. My contact wishes to remain anonymous, but I can tell you that's he's a manager of a Toronto HMV. Periodically I'm going to ask questions of The Anonymous HMV Manager and I'll post his answers here. I recently
This past week, I've been heavily spinning Beck's "Guero", Weezer's "Make Believe", Oasis' "Don't Believe the Truth" and Audioslave's "Out of Exile". Lets flash back ten years to 1995. That year, I was heavily spinning Beck's "Mellow Gold", Weezer's self titled debut, Oasis' "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?", Soundgarden's "Superunknown"
This weekend's theme at CFNY Edge 102 is "body parts". They'll group together song titles and artists with a body part in the name. All weekend long, I've been throwing down my ten favourite songs with various body parts in the title. I've covered "hand", "face", "head" and "arm". As
This weekend's theme at CFNY Edge 102 is "body parts". They'll group together song titles and artists with a body part in the name. This got me thinking. What are my favourite songs with the word "arm" in the title? The answer is below! Pearl Jam - Throw Your Arms
This weekend's theme at CFNY Edge 102 is "body parts". They'll group together song titles and artists with a body part in the name. This got me thinking. What are my favourite songs with the word "head" in the title? The answer is below! Rage Against the Machine - Bullet
This weekend's theme at CFNY Edge 102 is "body parts". They'll group together song titles and artists with a body part in the name. This got me thinking. What are my favourite songs with the word "face" in the title? The answer is below! Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan with Eddie
This weekend's theme at CFNY Edge 102 is "body parts". They'll group together song titles and artists with a body part in the name. This got me thinking. What are my favourite songs with the word "hand" in the title? The answer is below! Soundgarden - Burden In My HandPearl
Fellow Canadian Paul Anka is releasing a new album next week. It's called "Rock Swings" and it features fourteen covers. Here are the songs Anka sings on his new disc. It's My Life (Bon Jovi)True (Spandau Ballet)Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)Everybody Hurts (REM)Wonderwall (Oasis)Blackhole Sun
The Pearl Jam pre-sale was a disaster, but the general sale this morning worked out fine. I've secured tickets for Pearl Jam as an "in case of emergency" backup plan. You see, I'm hoping I never have to use this ticket. I've got a Kramer-esque scheme in place that, if
Pearl Jam tickets were available to Inside Edge members at 10:00 this morning. I'm an Inside Edge member, and I was ready at 09:58 to secure the presale password and hit Ticketmaster.ca to score tix to their September show at the ACC. As you may know, I'm
Damn I love holidays. No need to jolt out of bed at 06:00 and no need to get your ass into an office. That's not to say I didn't work today, because I did put in a few hours, but it was holiday workin' and that's the best kind
