My kids love Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody. Who doesn't? It's friggin' awesome! When I was a about 10 years old, I had a dual cassette deck stereo with a record player on top. It was from Citizen and was purchased at Consumer's Distributing on Dundas Street West, between Jane and Runnymede
I took the kids to see The Amazing Spider-Man last night. It was great, and we all loved it. Sometimes, reboots work. Surely you know the deal by now. Write about anything you want, and if you have a question, I'll drop by throughout the day to answer you.
Jessica Redfield was an aspiring sportscaster who tweeted as @JessicaRedfield and wrote for BustedCoverage. Sadly, she was one of the 12 people shot dead at a midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises last night in a suburb of Denver, Colorado. In a tragically bizarre twist, Jessica Redfield's last blog
I have a question for the hivemind. Have you ever been to Amsterdam? I'm looking to visit this summer and I'm curious as to what you'd recommend I do when I'm there. What do I have to see and do in Amsterdam?
I made my coffee this morning at 9am. At 2pm, I saw this in the kitchen. I had completely forgot my morning coffee. It's been that kind of day...
It's Wednesday, and that means it's time for another Weekly MP3. You have seven days to grab this week's MP3. Please right-click your mouse and select "Save Link As..." or "Save target as..." so you can download it before playing. Cat Power - Sea of Love Sea of Love was
The 2012 Polaris Prize nominees have been unveiled. Cadence Weapon - Hope In Dirt CityCold Specks - I Predict A Graceful ExpulsionDrake - Take CareKathleen Edwards - VoyageurFeist - MetalsFucked Up - David Comes to LifeGrimes - VisionsHandsome Furs - Sound KapitalJapandroids - Celebration RockYAMANTAKA // SONIC TITAN - YT // ST
This map of Toronto shootings thus far in 2012 comes courtesy of Toronto Police Service. Gunfire erupted at a block party on Danzig St., in the Morningside and Lawrence Ave. E. area of Scarborough, just before 11pm last night, killing 2 and injuring 21 others. Here's the map. What strikes
I recently wrote about my new Neil Young CD, the first "purchased" CD to cross my path in almost a decade. Then, I listened to Twilight of the Gods, a five-part radio documentary series that aired on CBC's Inside the Music. You can listen to it here. In part five
I received an email from Toronto Police Service this morning. They're going to use their Facebook page to remind Torontonians to use caution along river banks and fast moving waters. They were searching Google Images for the ideal image to accompany this warning, and they came across a picture I
I just cracked open Neil Young's Americana CD. It's the first CD I've "bought" in years and years. It was bundled with tickets to his concert at the ACC this November, so it was sort of a forced sale. I'm not even sure what to do with this CD other
It's the dog days of summer, so it's time for you to do the heavy lifting around here. Be interesting, be funny, be content! And if you have a question, I'll drop by throughout the day to answer you.
I spent the evening in 1956. Tuesday December 4, 1956, to be precise. It was the day an impromptu jam session broke out among Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash at Sun Record Studios in Memphis, Tennessee. That's the scene for Million Dollar Quartet, a new
Actually, 311 has worked quite well for me, but I was curious about the experiences of other Toronto Mike readers. I just thought it was clever of me to make a reference to Public Enemy's song. I'm modest that way. Anyway, If you're not from Toronto and/or not familiar
I just took a snapshot of the browsers used by the last 100 visitors to this site. Microsoft's Internet Explorer won easily, with most using an older version like 8, 7 or (gasp!) even 6. Here's a pretty chart for you. For those of you using IE by choice, I'm
Back in January, we had some fun speculating who would play for the Leafs in the Alumni Showdown. The Leafs just announced their roster for this game, although they will add a few more players later. Here's who they're confirming thus far: Darryl SittlerRick VaiveDarcy TuckerFelix PotvinMike PalmateerKevin MaguireDave AndreychukDoug
It's Wednesday, and that means it's time for another Weekly MP3. You have seven days to grab this week's MP3. Please right-click your mouse and select "Save Link As..." or "Save target as..." so you can download it before playing. Rosy And Grey - Lowest of the Low Shakespeare My
I'm not sure what happened to ProStars cereal, but it was around when I was a kid. General Mills made the cereal and slapped The Great One on the box. Heck, if ProStars was good enough for Wayne Gretzky, it's good enough for me. Here's an ad for ProStars, courtesy
Ernest Borgnine was 95. He was the film and television actor who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a lovelorn butcher in 1955's "Marty." If you're like me, you loved Ernest Borgnine in The Simpsons episode "Boy-Scoutz N the Hood". I can't find a good clip of Borgnine
As far as I'm concerned, there is no other way to count to twelve. That's The Pointer Sisters on vocals, by the way.
I was invited to a Ferrari Racing Days VIP Cocktail Party last night. It was at the Gardiner Museum with food prepared by Jamie Kennedy and I watched Ferrari after Ferrari pull up to the valet parking before I handed Dylan the keys to my Mazda. It was a surreal
In the weeks following long-time Toronto deejay Martin Streek's passing three years ago today, two significant tribute shows aired on radio stations in the GTA. First, there was David Marsden's five hour tribute to Martin Streek that aired on 94.9 The Rock and then there was a three hour
I'm planning to start a podcast. 30 minutes a week or so... using the Humble and Fred studio in beautiful downtown Etobicoke. This is a great place to tell me what you think of the idea, if you'd listen, or warn me to walk away and never look back. And
I own a Samsung Galaxy S II running Android and up to now I've been as happy with it as a pig in shit. Following years of using a Blackberry, it's been a wonderful experience to use a smart phone that's indeed smart. Wanting to get away from Blackberry, I
This impressed me. I made plenty of audio cassette recordings of myself being a DJ when I was 12, but damned if I know where any are today. Well played, 12-year old guy.
