Joey Moss, beloved Edmonton Oilers locker room attendant, passed away in 2020. La Bamba was his favourite song, but not the original by Ritchie Valens. Joey loved the 1987 cover by East L.A. band Los Lobos that was recorded for the film La Bamba, starring Lou Diamond Phillips. In
It's no secret I love the Singles soundtrack. I consider it one of the very best grunge albums and spun it often. With the passing of Screaming Trees singer Mark Lanegan, I wondered how many voices from the Singles soundtrack were still with us. Let's find out... Would? by Alice
Last night, I recorded the premiere episode of a new Toronto Mike'd sub-series called The Progressive Past of Modern Melodies. I was joined by Brother Bill, Cam Gordon and Ivar Hamilton, and Ivar dropped quite the mind blow about the English electronic music duo Utah Saints and our 1992 World
On this day in 1991, thirty years ago, four seminal albums were released. Nirvana released "Nevermind," Soundgarden released "Badmotorfinger," the Red Hot Chilli Peppers released "Blood Sugar Sex Magik" and A Tribe Called Quest released "The Low End Theory." I owned and adored all four of these albums. I still
Drake has his ninth #1, a collaboration with Future and Young Thug called "Way 2 Sexy." Here's the complete list of 61 songs performed by a Canadian citizen to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It's Love-Love-Love by Guy LombardoCry by Johnnie Ray and The Four LadsSh-Boom by The Crew-CutsDiana
Just Bieber has his eighth #1, a collaboration with Aussie The Kid LAROI called "Stay." Here's the complete list of 60songs performed by a Canadian citizen to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It's Love-Love-Love by Guy LombardoCry by Johnnie Ray and The Four LadsSh-Boom by The Crew-CutsDiana by Paul
Toronto's The Weeknd has his sixth #1, but this time it's a collaboration with Ariana Grande called "Save Your Tears." Here's the complete list of 59 songs performed by a Canadian citizen to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It's Love-Love-Love by Guy LombardoCry by Johnnie Ray and The Four
Toronto's Daniel Caesar has his first #1 with "Peaches", the latest single from fellow canuck Justin Bieber. The song debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart and became Bieber's seventh number one. Bieber also became the first solo male artist to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100
Niel Scobie just tipped me off to a fun fact I did not know. The first hip hop single in Canadian music history is Ladies Delight by Mr. Q. Mr. Q was Jay W. McGee. I write "was" because sadly Jay McGee died of COVID on January 8, 2021. There's
Toronto's Drake is the first artist ever to debut three songs in the top three simultaneously. With "What's Next," Drake adds his eighth Hot 100 No. 1, while the three songs up his total to a record-extending 45 top 10s. Drake also joins The Beatles and Ariana Grande as the
I used to buy 45 singles. I had a record player, purchased at Consumers Distributing, and I'd walk over to Sam the Record Man at Jane and Bloor to buy the Top 40 hits of the day. I had caught the video for Bruce Willis's Respect Yourself and loved it
Before we all gained access to the internet, I was exposed to new music on one of four ways: I heard a song on the radioI saw a video on television (Toronto Rocks, Video Hits, MuchMusic, etc.)A friend would tell me I was missing outI'd read about a band/
Yesterday's Pandemic Friday episode of Toronto Mike'd with Stu Stone and Cam Gordon featured our favourite Yacht Rock jams. That was for Stu, who loves the genre. Now, it's my turn. Next week, we're kicking out our favourite grunge jams. That's right, put on your flannel shirt and a pair
The 21st Pandemic Friday episode of Toronto Mike'd with Stu Stone and Cam Gordon only just dropped, but there's already a buzz in the air about next week's episode. 22 weeks in the making, it's the Yacht Rock ep. If you've been following along with the musical mania, you know
I've spent a lot of time lately reading about Woodstock, listening to recordings from Woodstock, and watching both the 1970 documentary film recorded at Woodstock and the recent PBS documentary about Woodstock currently streaming on Netflix. Woodstock was 50 years ago today. As a Canadian, I'm naturally curious about Canadian
Drake's In My Feelings has reached number one. That means there have now been 51 songs by Canadians to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Here's the complete list of 51 songs performed by a Canadian citizen to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It's Love-Love-Love by Guy LombardoCry
I've been digging USS for over a decade, so when lead singer and song writer Ashley Buchholz agreed to come on Toronto MIke'd in the early days, it was an absolute thrill. Here's episode 95 with Ash from USS. Tonight, I was invited to a private birthday party for the
I've been a Smashing Pumpkins fan since I first caught Cherub Rock on the radio in '93. I jumped on the subway and headed downtown to pick up Siamese Dream and just loved what I heard. What a great album. I played the mess out of Mellon Collie and the
Drake's Nice For What is a great jam, and it's currently enjoying its second week at number one. That means there have been 50 songs by Canadians to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and this entry is a week late. Here's the complete list of 50 songs performed
Kanye West makes it very difficult to defend him, so I've always stuck to the music. Kanye's persona is brash, nutty, and typically ill-informed. Often he's trolling, but sometimes it's difficult to tell. He dropped this song last night, which is a rather brilliant troll job if you ask me.
When Avicii passed away on Friday, I did what I often do when a musician dies. I dove into his catalogue of work. He's got a song called "LE7ELS" that I quite like. It came out in late 2011. Here's that jam. At the time, my oldest daughter was really
With a hat tip to @1236 it seems Drake has another number one hit on his hands with God's Plan. God's Plan had a record on-demand streaming total in its first week, propelling the single to the #1 spot. Here's the complete list of 49 songs performed by a Canadian
Last week, I had one of those surreal moments that you can't believe is actually happening. Legendary sports broadcaster Dave Hodge visited my home and spent a couple of hours with me in my basement while he shared his 100 favourite songs of all-time. Yes, this actually happened, and I
If you've ever listened to a Kick Out the Jams! episode of my podcast, you've heard me talk about the potent power of nostalgia. I've often said the music you loved as a teenager will stick with you the rest of your life. I was 20 when I first heard
