For the past few weeks, every time I turn on the radio or Muchmusic I'm hit with "Where Are You?" from Our Lady Peace. It's on extreme high rotation, forcing me to sing along every hour on the hour. Yeah, it's catchy. Really catchy. I first heart "Where Are You?
CFNY Edge 102 is having a 1991 weekend, playing the best tracks from that year. As fully disclosed in my first blog entry, I'm partial to the years 1991-1994, the days between the release of Nirvana's Nevermind and the moment a self-inflicted gunshot pierced Kurt Cobain's brain. Of course, it
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. Kid 'N Play - FunhouseKid Rock - Devil Without A CauseKish - Order From ChaosKool Moe Dee - Knowledge is KingKorn - Follow the LeaderL.L.
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. Ice Cube - The PredatorIce T - O.G. - Original GangsterJames Taylor - Sweet Baby JamesJanis Joplin - PearlJimmy Hendrix - Are You Experienced?John
On September 19, I'll be at the ACC seeing Pearl Jam for the fourth time. Mere hours after the last encore, the band will release 192 bitrate non-DRM digital downloads of their live shows exclusively at www.pearljam.com for $9.99 USD. First of all, I'm most delighted by
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
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
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 -
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
I've taken dozens of notes and mulled the options for months but I've finally done it. I've managed to arrive at a list of ten songs that might just be my ten favourite tracks of all-time. This was no easy feat. I started with a short list of about fifty
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
