Pearl Jam is set to release its first ever greatest hits album, entitled "rearviewmirror", on November 16. The 33 track record will feature two discs, "Upside" and "Downside," featuring up-tempo songs as well as slower ballads, respectively. I've been curious as to which 33 tracks would make the cut ever
It's been about five months now since I installed the Audioscrobbler Winamp plug-in to track the tunes I play on my computer. This thing operates so far under the radar I totally forgot about it. My personal Audioscrobbler page has been keeping track of every song I've played since then
According to this Amazon.com page, the long awaited Nirvana box set will be called "With The Lights Out" and will include three CDs and a DVD. It will be available November 23, 2004 and will set us back about 59.98 USD. Ouch. The title, of course, is a
Exactly three months ago today I wrote about the curse of The Ramones. News had surfaced that Johnny Ramone was losing his battle with cancer and this morning we learned he had passed away at his Los Angeles home surrounded by friends and family. It's indeed tragic what is happening
When you're treating your mom to a concert, it's probably going to be an artist like Rod Stewart, Simon & Garfunkle or Cher. Someone safe and bland, right? Last night, I treated my mom to Kid Rock. I'm surprised by how much I enjoyed this show. For one night I
The definitive band of my generation, Nirvana, is set to release a three-CD boxed set in November. Limited editions of the project will include a DVD, which boasts footage of the Kurt Cobain-led band playing at a 1987 house party. We were supposed to get this gift for Christmas 2001,
To mark the 25th anniversary of the Clash's third album, Sony will reissue a special edition of London Calling on September 21, 2004. I remember the winter I discovered London Calling. That cassette secured a permanent home in my Walkman for months. It got me from Jane to Islington station
"Rollover DJ" is the latest hook-laden single from Jet. It's destined to become the third hit off their debut album Get Born. I've got Get Born and I've been hearing "Rollover DJ" on CFNY Edge 102 and there's a part of this tune that's identical to Bachman-Turner Overdrive's "Taking Care
Through my cable provider, I randomly won a draw for two tickets to the Molson Amphitheatre. I'll be seeing Kid Rock this coming Saturday night. Kid Rock isn't an artist I'd ever pay money to see, but hand me a couple of free tickets and I'm there for the party.
Have you heard "Writing's On The Wall" by The Tea Party yet? If you haven't, you can hear it here. CFNY Edge 102 currently has it on heavy rotation ensuring they make their CanCon quota. Everytime I hear it I start singing "Sex Type Thing" by Stone Temple Pilots. The
I just heard Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out" for the one thousandth time this summer. It's one of a trifecta of 80s inspired songs that salvaged radio in the spring and summer of 2004. You heard them at every turn, they couldn't be avoided and they shouldn't be avoided. If
In addition to their Thursday 30 countdown, CFNY Edge 102 maintains a list of "Other Tunes". I was just perusing this list when I saw there's a new tune from Seven Mary Three there. Seven Mary Three is one of those bands that had a cool single that was followed
Two of my favourite songs this past spring were Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out" and Modest Mouse's "Float On". In fact, I liked them so much they not only made SLS11 back in June but they're first and second respectively on the playlist. They open the lastest edition of SLS
Music sounds better loud. It just does. Period.
I just heard Green Day's latest single, "American Idiot". It's clearly a Dubya-inspired ditty. Below is a taste of the lyrics. Well, maybe I'm the faggot America I'm not a part of a redneck agenda Now everybody do the propaganda And sing along in the age of paranoiaIt got me
The BBC conducted a poll to find the best movie soundtrack. Below are their top 10. The Blues BrothersPulp FictionTrainspottingSaturday Night FeverDirty DancingGrosse Point BlankKill Bill 1 & 2Lost In TranslationThe Royal TenenbaumsFight ClubA glance at My MP3s reveals I own the top three as well as the two Kill
The latest Tom Cruise movie, Collateral, opens Friday. I know this because I saw the trailer prior to Spider-Man 2 and the advertisement frequently appears on my television. I loved the trailer and the ads for this flick, but not because I'm particularly looking forward to Michael Mann's latest film.
Remember when I told you about Pearl Jam's first ever full-length, mostly acoustic live show being released on a double disc CD entitled "Live at Benaroya Hall". It's due July 27th and Mike McCready will preview tracks from the double album via a live, one-hour radio broadcast beginning 20:00
Where's my head at? Yesterday's Friday Five was completely inaccurate. My favourite all-time song with a female on lead vocals is "Kool Thing" from Sonic Youth. From Sonic Youth's 1990 album Goo, "Kool Thing" was indeed a cool thing. You can't understate Sonic Youth's influence on the scene that would
I never believed women could rock. I know that sounds sexist, so please allow me to elaborate. My musical preference is hard rock. I enjoy an edgy guitar sound with angst-riddled lyrics delivered in a baritone voice. For the most part, I prefer my music rough and that means I've
Two of my favourite songs these days are Franz Ferdinand's "Take Me Out" and Modest Mouse's "Float On". There's a clear 80s influence in both. It's undeniable. Both are a modern spin on an 80s sound and both are great. Other cool recent tunes that are appearing on SLS11 are
I certainly wasn't there, but the Toronto Sun's Jason MacNeil was and he wrote this review. The following excerpt says it all. Although Good Charlotte headlined last night's Edgefest, even lead singer Joel Madden knew that most had come for the Canadian content, namely Billy Talent. "You guys have a
Admittedly, I'm not a very big fan of soccer. In fact, I rarely pay attention to the sport unless it's during the World Cup or big ass tournaments like the one taking place right now in Portugal. Yesterday I actually paid close attention to the results from Euro 2004 because
As readers of this site already know, Pearl Jam is releasing "Live at Benaroya Hall October 22, 2003" on July 27th. If you don't want to wait that long, there is another option fellow Jammers may want to consider. The double disc set will be available for a special pre-order
The alternative charts are anything but alternative these days. When is the top 50 selling alternative albums in Canada compiled from a national sample of retail store and mass merchants' reports collected, compiled, and provided by Nielsen SoundScan not really the top 50 selling alternative albums in Canada compiled from
