I spent the bulk of today watching Live 8 performances from around the world, with a particular focus on our very own Barrie show.  There were some great moments, wonderful tunes and a list to sign. A couple of moments were particularly awesome.  In Barrie, Neil Young sounded great and

I have a contact at HMV, the popular music and video store.  My contact wishes to remain anonymous, but I can tell you that's he's a manager of a Toronto HMV.  Periodically I'm going to ask questions of The Anonymous HMV Manager and I'll post his answers here. I asked

There once was a band called the Smashing Pumpkins.  My first serious introduction to the Chicago rock group was a disc they released in '93 entitled "Siamese Dream".  It was awesome, a play-through, a tour de force.  They immediately became one of my favourite bands and I went out and

Earlier this month, I wrote about the Molson Park scam and how I attended what was billed as the "Last Bash in Barrie" despite the fact they're still holding concerts there.  Now it seems Molson Park has been renamed Barrie's Park Place and may host Live 8 on July 2nd.

I have a contact at HMV, the popular music and video store.  My contact wishes to remain anonymous, but I can tell you that's he's a manager of a Toronto HMV.  Periodically I'm going to ask questions of The Anonymous HMV Manager and I'll post his answers here. I recently

This past week, I've been heavily spinning Beck's "Guero", Weezer's "Make Believe", Oasis' "Don't Believe the Truth" and Audioslave's "Out of Exile". Lets flash back ten years to 1995.  That year, I was heavily spinning Beck's "Mellow Gold", Weezer's self titled debut, Oasis' "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?", Soundgarden's "Superunknown"

Fellow Canadian Paul Anka is releasing a new album next week.  It's called "Rock Swings" and it features fourteen covers.  Here are the songs Anka sings on his new disc. It's My Life (Bon Jovi)True (Spandau Ballet)Eye of the Tiger (Survivor)Everybody Hurts (REM)Wonderwall (Oasis)Blackhole Sun

Damn I love holidays.  No need to jolt out of bed at 06:00 and no need to get your ass into an office.  That's not to say I didn't work today, because I did put in a few hours, but it was holiday workin' and that's the best kind

I like Rush.  Not the conservative radio personality, but the Canadian rock band.  Nobody else in my family shares this opinion and every time I put on a Rush song My wife and brother make fun of me to no end. I recently added the double CD "Chronicles" to my

Theory Of A Deadman is getting plenty of airplay lately from their hit "No Surprise".  The first time I heard this song I deemed in unworthy of SLS, but I also realized the appeal.  It's got a incredibly catchy hook. Sometimes I think songs are recorded with the sole purpose

When I first heard Sloan was coming out with a greatest hits package, I predicted the twelve songs that would make the cut.  Here are the twelve I picked: UnderwhelmedTake It InPeople Of The SkyCoax MeThe Good in EveryoneEverything You've Done WrongThe Lines You AmendMoney City ManiacsLosing CaliforniaIf It Feels

This afternoon I heard the brand new Foo Fighters song "Best Of You" and totally digged it.  Listening to this tune, I was overwhelmed by one constant thought.  How the f*ck was this guy content being the frickin' drummer? Sure, it wasn't just any band, but the world's best