A little over a year ago, I used iTunes to take note of some interesting facts about my MP3 collection. Sure, these facts were only interesting to me, but it was still interesting. I thought I'd answer the same questions and see how things have changed. An (s) means it's
There is news from Courtney-land at this hour. Courtney Love has sold twenty-five per cent of her share of Nirvana's publishing catalogue to Larry Mestel of Primary Wave Music Publishing. Keep in mind that Courtney owns ninety-eight per cent of Nirvana's publishing rights, so a quarter of that is a
Too Soon Monsoon is a Wheatus album that was released back in October. I never heard much about it, but earlier today I stumbled over the lyrics for the song "In The Melody" that appears on that album. The sound of American radio's making me feel like I just killed
I was listening to Go on CBC radio yesterday and they were discussing the best live albums of all time. One of the best live albums and one of my favourites is Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison, recorded January 13, 1968 at Folsom Prison in Represa, California. The opening track
Pearl Jam's "World Wide Suicide" is currently the number one single in Canada. This is the first time a single has hit #1 without appearing in any tangible format. I've already blabbed about how it was a free, high quality, DRM-free MP3 download, but it's also worth noting this is
Quick. Name the Pearl Jam single that has debuted the highest on Billboard's Radio Monitor modern rock chart. I hear some of you saying "Jeremy", others are saying "Daughter", someone just said "Spin The Black Circle" and I'm sure I just heard "Given To Fly". Good guesses all of them,
I mentioned the new Pearl Jam single "World Wide Suicide" was hitting radio this month and it would be available as a free download for a couple of days. It's available now and I just downloaded a copy. It's a completely DRM-free, extremely high quality MP3 file and downloading it
We're done. In my heart of hearts I thought there might be a chance had we upset Ottawa last night and Montreal lost to Tampa Bay, but neither happened and now I'm certain we're done. I haven't been this disappointed in a team's effort since Turin. I'm sure there's a
Every so often, I get a fixin' for old time blues. Whenever I'm unsure of the artist, a good guess is that it's Blind something-or-other. In my collection there are several "Blind" artists. Blind John DavisBlind Willie McTellBlind Lemon JeffersonBlind Willie JohnsonBlind BlakeBlind Boy FullerMore recent acts are Blind Melon
We know Pearl Jam's new song will be called "World Wide Suicide", but what's the name of their new album? Their eighth studio album will be self-titled. Pearl Jam will release Pearl Jam on May 2 via J Records. Ya know what else is cool? For two days beginning March
The title of Pearl Jam's new song got me thinking aboout other suicide songs. There are five songs in my collection with the word "suicide" in the title. Shampoo Suicide - Broken Social SceneSuicide Blonde - INXSOne More Suicide - Marcy PlaygroundLike Suicide - SoundgardenPop's Love Suicide - Stone Temple
According to sources, Pearl Jam will release a new single called World Wide Suicide on May 2nd but it'll hit radio on March 14th. What does Eddie Vedder have to say about the new record? It's "easily the best stuff we've done but also some of the hardest stuff. It's
Tracking ones favourite bands used to be a far easier practice. As a teen, I could ring off my ten favourite bands of all-time without hesitation or doubt. In my 30s, it seems to change by the hour or mood. Here is my current top ten: The Tragically HipPearl JamNirvanaPublic
As recently as December I was all jazzed up about the awesome new music coming out of this country. I wrote this entry about the amazing home grown talent I enjoyed in 2005 in which I gave props to The New Pornographers, Broken Social Scene, Metric, Feist, Hot Hot Heat
I wrote about "The Grace" from Neverending White Light just the other day. With CFNY Edge 102 playing it once an hour throughout the day, I've had ample opportunity to detect allusions in the melody. Call me crazy, but I hear more than a little "I'm Not In Love" by
Earlier today, my brother Ryan sent me this picture which is said to contain 72 musical artists. Without cheating, I challenged myself to find all 72. As you'll see from clicking that link, I've so far only named 62, and I'm pretty sure a few of my guesses are wrong.
"The Grace" from Neverending White Light is one of those tunes that just sort of seeps into your blood over time. It's a slow burn, but a long one. In ultra high rotation on your local alt-rock station, it's probably reaching its apex right about... now. I wandered over to
Has a fictional group of cartoon characters ever won a Grammy? They have now. "Feel Good Inc." by the Gorillaz and featuring De La Soul won last night for best pop collaboration with vocals. The Gorillaz are a fictional band comprised of virtual beings 2D, Murdoc, Noodle and Russel. I've
Songbird, the highly anticipated open-source media player from Rob Lord and the gang, built on the same platform as Firefox, was released today as a "proof of concept". The official site was impossible to access, but I managed to download the installation file from a mirror. Songbird crashed the first
Checking the milk calendar on the wall, this is 2006, not 1966. During the Super Bowl half time show, the audio failed to pick up one of Mick's lyrics in "Start Me Up". Children everywhere were spared from having to hear a geriatric exclaim "you make a dead man come"
It's update time at torontomike.com. In August, I wrote about Gord Downie's "Hallelujah". He covered Leonard Cohen's masterpiece for the movie "Saint Ralph" but I couldn't score a copy of the tune anywhere. I embarked on a hunt for Downie's "Hallelujah". I conducted a hard-target search of every gas
I just submitted a tune for SLS15 consideration. I submitted "Rock & Roll Queen" from The Subways. It's a little Oasis-ish, but it's a pretty damn good little rock song. Besides, there's nothing wrong with sounding a little Oasis-ish, just ask Jet. The Subways are a British indie band from
We're down 2-1 after one period. Will this be seven in a row? Here are my favourite losing songs.... Losing My Religion - REMLosing California - SloanI'm Losing You - John LennonAngels/Losing/Sleep - Our Lady PeaceLosing Hope - Jack JohnsonI Can't Stand Losing You - The PoliceThe Losing
Is there a guy my age who didn't love Guns N' Roses? I'm sure there is, but I'm not him. I was a huge fan. Although Axl Rose is the only guy left from the glory days of the band, he's been promising a new album for about a decade
The Tragically Hip wanted us to know they're currently in the process of recording a new studio album with producer Bob Rock. Once completed, they will be out on the road performing select shows in Canada, the USA and Europe this year. I've been itching for a Hip show, so
