It was like a scene out of a movie, only it was very, very real. I was listening to the radio call of the Blue Jays opener against the Devil Rays when the Rays came to bat in the third. Joining Jerry Howarth and the rookie in the booth was
CBC Radio has completed their quest to come up with a great list of the 50 essential Canadian popular songs. You can view the list in its entirety. Below are the top ten. 'Four Strong Winds' by Ian and Sylvia (1963)'If I had $1000000' by the Barenaked Ladies (1992)
As a youngster, I have vivid memories of tuning in "The Doctor Demento Show" show on my little transister radio. I believe it was on Sunday nights on CHUMFM at 20:00 and I was there every week. There is now a web site hosting over 90% of the past
Periodically CFNY Edge 102 will start to play a tune that they completely ignored when first released. This happened recently when they began playing Eminem's "My Name Is" in the fall. When this happens it's usually a song that would have been regarded as off-genre at the time of release,
On New Year's Eve I listened while CFNY Edge 102 played their top 102 songs of 2004. Below I will reveal my feelings about their top ten. Green Day - American Idiot During the political summer of 2004, this was a great single. It reminded me of the good ol'
It's only been a few days since I listed the ten FM station presets on my car radio, yet one of them has already changed their format. One of my presets is set to 92.9, WBUF out of Buffalo. I described it as "another great rock station and Howard
My car radio has two FM bands, each with five station presets. Here are the current presets. FM1 107.9 - Hamilton's Y108, a good little rock station99.9 - Mix 99.9, a station I never listen to so why I preset it is a wonder97.7 - HTZ
I applaud Toronto's army of craptacular radio stations for showing such restraint this year. It's already November 18th, and not one of the usual suspects have modified their format to all holiday music, all the time. Last year I questioned how this emerging format could sustain itself playing 24/7
Remember back in March when CFNY Edge 102 announced the lineup for Edgefest 2004? I wrote this entry lambasting them for selling Good Charlotte as the headliner, especially considering the fact they won't even play Good Charlotte on their station. It was all so hypocritical, I wrote CFNY Edge 102
The mediocre CFNY Edge 102 morning show is holding another annoying contest this week they call The Hunt for Mikes. The objective is to come to their store front studio with more Mikes than anyone else. As I see it, it's a lame, one-note joke that's already boring me to
I don't mean to beat this horse to death, but on my drive home this afternoon I heard Eminem's "My Name Is" on CFNY Edge 102. That's twice in a span of three days and I haven't had much time for radio listening. This is officially an epidemic. "My Name
Just yesterday I wrote a blog entry hearing Eminem's "My Name Is" on CFNY Edge 102. It seemed strange to me that this particular Eminem song was played and I wrote Edge 102's program director Alan Cross about it. Alan and I have exchanged emails in the past, you may
This morning I heard Eminem's "My Name Is" on CFNY Edge 102. When "My Name Is" was introducing the world to a white rapper from Detroit by hitting the top of every top 40 chart on the continent, Edge 102 wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole. You can
With daytime radio being more and more careful not to air that which may be perceived as offensive, it's nice to hear a song containing an expletive air completely uncensored. The other morning on CFNY Edge 102 I heard "At The Hundredth Meridian" by The Tragically Hip and the f-bomb
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
CFNY Edge 102 didn't air Mike McCready's preview of tracks from "Live at Benaroya Hall" last night but if I heard correctly they'll be airing it tonight at 22:00 EDT. If you don't live in the GTA, you can listen online.
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
Is the gang at CFNY Edge 102 reinventing history? I believe they are. Edgefest 2004 took place on July 2nd and was closed by Good Charlotte. I think I've said all I have to say about Good Charlotte. In a nutshell, they didn't belong on this bill and I thought
Dear Alan, How are things at CFNY Edge 102? You may recall I wrote you back in late March regarding the line up for Edgefest 2004. I wrote "Good Charlotte represents everything your station isn't. They have absolutely no edge. They wear black and make up and try to act
There's a growing trend in the United States that sound an awful lot like payola. As you'll read in this Reuters article, many record labels are shelling out thousands of dollars per week to have songs played between midnight and 06:00. You see, they have these songs aired as
I love listening to the radio. Back in July I wrote about my six favourite stations at the time and how I've always enjoyed the radio. The Bureau of Broadcast Measurement has just released the Toronto radio ratings for Spring 2004. Here they are in order along with their share
Never underestimate the power of the right song at the right time. Take this morning for example. I'm driving along on a wet looking Tuesday morning with a lot on my mind and feeling a little blah when CFNY Edge 102 plays "Chop Suey!" by System of a Down. "Chop
Back in March I bitched openly about the crappy Edgefest 2004 line up. You may recall I exchanged emails with Alan Cross in which he stated, and I quote, "If we manage to sell out the show this week (which is something we think we'll do), we'll have enough cash
The Ongoing History of New Music on CFNY Edge 102 have listed their Top 100 Moments. Here are their top 10. Death of Kurt Cobain.Edison invents recorded sound.Invention of the electric guitar.Collapse of the Mercer Arts Centre and CBGBs convinced to have a rock night.Ramones at
I got in my car this morning and started channel surfing as is my usual routine. I heard the 07:00 news, a great tune from Broken Social Scene and then switched to 92.9 to hear what Howard Stern was up to. The voices eminating from WBUF did not
