While we're on the subject of Toronto radio station call letters that meant something, I just learnt CFRB stands for Canada's First Rogers Batteryless. Those call letters date back to 1927, but all that history doesn't mean much in 2009. Astral Media will now promote the station as Newstalk 1010,
I got a tweet from @genday telling me the Spirit of the Edge on Sunday nights is out on Edge 102 / CFNY. LoriAnn's Facebook page confirms it. Spirit of the Edge live to air from Velvet Underground was really one of the last throwbacks to the days of the Spirit,
On September 12, I threw my two cents at the Leafs' 2009 Training Camp roster. I openly bet Nazem Kadri would make this team. I've watched all five Maple Leafs preseason games. We've won the last four, which makes watching them much more fun. But I don't watch to see
Courtesy of Wired Magazine, 10 Best Things We'll Say to Our Grandkids. 1. Back in my day, we only needed 140 characters.2. There used to be so much snow up here, you could strap a board to your feet and slide all the way down.3. Televised contests gave
Toronto's Fucked Up (a hardcore band, not a declaration) won the fourth annual $20,000 Polaris Music Prize. I can't say I'm familiar with Fucked Up. I was interested, however, in how this news would be reported by the mainstream media. Will they print "Fucked Up" or F***ed Up"
I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration. I'm submitting "Substitution" by Silversun Pickups. Dangerbird Records gets it. Not only do they make their bands' music videos available on YouTube in HD, but they actually allow folks like me to embed it onto our sites. Dangerbird Records, an independent record company
I've been keeping a close eye on the world of Search Engine Optimization for several years now. In fact, one reason this blog came to be was so I could use trial and error to see what worked for the bots. Over the past few years, one thing became abundantly
I just read an AP write-up about cursive writing being a fading skill and it reminded me of an exchange I had with my son's JK teacher during my very first parent-teacher interview as a parent. I cracked a joke with Mrs. X. about James learning to type his name
I was so disappointed with The Top 200 Songs of the 1990s that aired on Edge 102 / CFNY a few weekends ago, I decided to create my own list. There are almost 60 songs here that did not appear on the original list. I've marked my additions with "NEW". Feel
Last fall, I joined a rec hockey team and played on ice for the first time since I was thirteen. Despite separating my shoulder in January, I had a blast. We kick things off again this season on October 2nd, but this afternoon I'm joining a scrimmage to shake off
I'm submitting a song for SLS22 consideration. I'm submitting "Check My Brain" by Alice in Chains. I'm a big Alice in Chains fan. I once tried to rank my ten favourite bands of all-time and Alice in Chains came in at #5. When I assembled my 20 desert island albums,
TSN is calling it a done deal, and that's good enough for me. Brian Burke has completed a trade with the Boston Bruins and Phil Kessel is finally a Toronto Maple Leaf. According to the tweet I just received from Darren Dreger, we gave up a 1st and 2nd round
It seems our CN Tower will retain its place in the Guinness Book of World Records, with a little edit to the record. It's no longer the world's tallest free-standing structure, it's now the world's tallest tower. The tower lost the title of the world's tallest free-standing structure in 2007
This list was inspired by "Andrew with a capital A" who now goes by the name McNulty. He emailed me a list of his ten favourite characters on The Wire, The Greatest Show On Television, Ever™. His list was very good, but my list is just a little different. Here
On September 11, I posted a picture of the Globe and Mail newspaper I've kept from September 12, 2001. Just as I'd keep newspapers following significant news events, I used to record significant sporting events to VHS. Kids, in the days before PVRs and DVRs, we had these things called
Mary Travers was 72. She was the female component of the 1960s folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary, known for their hits "Puff (The Magic Dragon)", the civil rights anthem "If I Had a Hammer" and a cover of Bob Dylan's "Blowin' in the Wind".
This just hit my RSS reader. It's cruel and unusual punishment and it needs to stop. Now.
I share an MP3 from my collection every Wednesday. 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 to your PC before playing. Pearl Jam - Got Some One of my favourite
In 2009 / 2010, it's all about truculence. "We require, as a team, proper levels of pugnacity, testosterone, truculence and belligerence." ~ Brian Burke, President and General Manager of the Toronto Maple LeafsTonight, at 7pm on TSN2, the truculence begins.
Back in July, I shared 1:02 of Club 102 from The Phoenix with Martin Streek. Before Martin Streek took over, Club 102 was hosted by Chris Sheppard. Many I night I spent listening to Chris Sheppard at Club 102 on CFNY. Before his BKS and Love Inc. house / dance
This is how Captain Kirk kisses a woman. I think I'm doing it wrong.
Custom and I became fast friends back in 2004. At that time, he was only 18-months removed from charting with "Hey Mister". In the five years since, he's sent me dozens and dozens of unreleased tracks he puts together on his Mac in his Manhattan loft. Custom, a multi-talented Canadian
Patrick Swayze was 57. He was the actor best-known for his roles as Orry Main in the North and South television miniseries, and as romantic leading men in the films Dirty Dancing and Ghost. Sure, he showed up in some great flicks, but it's this song I'll be revisiting tonight.
I've had to hire a bodyguard since defending Kanye in the heat of the moment last night. You really had to be there. I was blasting The College Dropout, fist pumping my way through "The New Workout Plan", watching his "I want to be Elvis" speech at the American Music
