Alan Cross has teamed with Astral Radio to program his own on-line radio station called Squish. As he wrote earlier today, the programming of Squish is is 100% his responsibility. I'm very jealous. I've wanted to do something like this for quite some time, but I'm not Alan Cross. Luckily
I friggin' love Neil Young, so when he talks, I listen. Neil Young had some very interesting things to say on the stage of D: Dive into Media the other day. "Young is calling for a new digital ecosystem of high quality music files and he believes that Jobs would
Angelo Dundee was 90. He was the brilliant motivator who worked the corner for Muhammad Ali in his greatest fights and willed Sugar Ray Leonard to victory in his biggest bout.
My kids have had their own Gmail addresses since they were about five years old. I set them up with accounts, added family and close friends to their contact list, and showed them how to communicate with Grandma, their uncles, etc. There's nothing cooler than getting an email from your
Death From Above's week two was brutal. We sucked. Week Two's Results: Death From Above - 19, Rock 70 - 25 Death From Above - 15, Rock 70 - 25 Death From Above - 7, Rock 70 - 25 The less said about this one, the better.
Don Cornelius was 75. He created "Soul Train," a show instrumental in bringing acts like James Brown, Aretha Franklin and Michael Jackson to a larger audience.
It's all about subways. Just ask our mayor Rob Ford. From the National Post: The power struggle over what transit to build in Toronto continues at City Hall, with Mayor Rob Ford telling reporters, at his weekly weigh-in: “It’s all about subways.” An excerpt of the scrum follows.Reporter:
We might have won the battle against SOPA, but we in Canada have another fight on our hands. It's called the Copyright Modernization Act, Bill C-11 and it's an awful lot like SOPA and the DMCA. Bill C-11 is currently under review in Canada’s House of Commons. Why should
I love Mad Men. To promote the new season that kicks off March 25, they've released artwork showing a man in a suit falling. If you've ever watched Mad Men, you know that falling man is from the title sequence. Here it is: Some are suggesting the new Mad Men
McNulty is a regular commenter on this blog, and I think he's been participating for at least five years now. McNulty once lent me his DVD collection of The Wire, earning him a special place in my heart for all eternity. On McNulty's blog, he wrote an entry on why
Robert Hegyes was 69. He portrayed Epstein in the 1970s television series Welcome Back, Kotter.
There are over 1.6 million smokers in Ontario. And while Toronto’s smoking rate is typically lower than that of the Ontario population, the population is very dense, which means there are more smokers in this city than elsewhere in the province. I'll bet at least a few of
I was just reading about U of T banning a poster promoting The Black-Jew Dialogues, a comedy show "designed to build inter-racial bridges and shatter cultural stereotypes". In Berlin, they seem a little less sensitive to perceived racist posters. A few weeks ago, while walking the streets of Berlin, I
I've always been fascinated with goaltenders. There are goalies who score, our love of unproven goalies, and an exhaustive list of every goalie to wear the blue and white in the NHL. Ever since Ed Belfour, it's been a little sketchy between the pipes in this city. Ok, it's been
Death From Above's week one was rather successful. Maybe too successful... We've been bumped from Intermediate to Intermediate Plus, where we started anew with a clean slate. This time, we went 1-2. Week One's Results: Death From Above - 11, Flying J's Gas Bar - 25 Death From Above -
There are only two nominees for Best Original Song at this year's Academy Awards. The Oscar will either go to the folks behind Real in Rio or Flight of the Conchords' Bret McKenzie's pretty awesome Man or Muppet. It's pretty bizarre that only two songs were deemed worthy of being
Ok, I'm done with the "Shit X Say" video fad. Well, I'm almost done. We'll wrap it up with Shit Drake Says. That is all.
I probably teased this one a little too early, but the big announcement from Humble and Fred has just been made on Breakfast Television. Humble and Fred have signed a very cool distribution deal with Rogers. Humble and Fred will continue to podcast but will be promoted by Rogers as
I was perusing Retrontario's YouTube channel when I stumbled upon this commercial for the E.T. video game Atari promoted heavily back in 1982. Back then, I had an Atari 2600 clone called the Gemini (not my award) but I never found E.T. under the tree in '82. Looks
Who else remembers Spookey Ruben? If you don't know the name, you might recognize this: If you were watching MuchMusic in the mid-90s, you likely remember Spookey Ruben. I hadn't heard his name in years until Rob Pagetto mentioned Spookey was a bud. Hi Spookey! These Days Are Old is
I took the kids to see the Monster Jam this afternoon at the stadium formerly known as SkyDome. Say what you will about the monster truck shows, but it's 3 solid hours of entertainment. There's the monster truck race, the freestyle competition and a demolition derby to top it all
Yes, the MasterCard Centre For Hockey Excellence should change its name. There's been very little hockey excellence from this franchise over the past 30 years, I'm all too aware. The MasterCard Centre For Hockey Mediocrity would be more appropriate, but I digress... On Friday, MasterCard was kind enough to send
Joe Paterno was 85. He was head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions for 46 years from 1966 through 2011, accumulated 409 wins, the most in NCAA Division 1 history.
I know Anthony as iLLvibe, but he's also an Anthony. Anthony iLLvibe Craparotta wants to buy Toronto free drinks tonight. The following is an event I am managing, it's something that might appeal to your readers. It's the launch of an insane new app @ Molly Blooms and free food/drinks
