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Definitive Albums

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. Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My MindGreen Day - DookieGuns N' Roses - Appetite For DestructionHayden - Everything I Long ForHole - Live Through
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Definitive Albums

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. Counting Crows - August and Everything AfterCyndi Lauper - She's So UnusualCypress Hill - Black SundayEminem - The Marshall Mathers LPEverlast - Whitey Ford Sings the
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Definitive Albums

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 -
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Come As You Are

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
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Hallelujah

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
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The Canadian Invasion

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
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Whose iPod? Not Mine!

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
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Hot Times

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
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Live 8 Boost

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
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Live 8: Great Music, Greater Message

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
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Asking The Anonymous HMV Manager

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
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Memo To Rock Bands Everywhere

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
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Days Of The Week Songs

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"
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Live 8

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.
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Asking The Anonymous HMV Manager

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
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Stuck In The '90s Again

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"
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More Body Parts

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
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"Arm" Songs

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
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"Head" Songs

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
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"Face" Songs

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
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