Last night, I saw 54-40 at a free concert in Colonel Samuel Smith Park. They sounded great, playing all their hits (and there were many) and we had a blast. It was this little dude's first concert. As a kid, I saw several "free" concerts at the old Ontario Place
I will be sitting down next week with Jeremy Taggart, best known as the drummer for Our Lady Peace from 1993 - 2014. He'll be dropping by to record an episode of my podcast Toronto Mike'd, and I get an entire hour to ask him anything I want. I know
Like many of you, I first heard Ubiquitious Synergy Seeker when 102.1 started playing the mess out of "Hollowpoint Sniper Hyperbole" about six years ago. I loved that single, caught them live a few times and scored myself a copy of Welding the C:/. I loved every track on
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I've been listening to Scot Turner's Spirit of Radio Sunday on 102.1 the Edge and it's great. Earlier today, they played I Don't Like Mondays by the Boomtown Rats, a song that references a telex machine. If you're my age or younger, you've likely never seen a telex machine.
Remember Sheriff? They were a Canadian rock band that scored a big US hit with When I'm With You years after they disbanded. Sheriff was vocalist Freddy Curci, guitarist Steve DeMarchi, keyboardist Arnold Lanni, bassist Wolf Hassel and drummer Rob Elliott. Sheriff - When I'm With YouWhen Sheriff broke up,
I caught an interesting discussion on CBC Radio this morning about the power of music as therapy. Music can be used to soothe and revitalize those suffering from dementia, for example. A popular example of this can be seen in this clip of Henry that made the rounds a few
It's December, and that means you'll likely need to assemble a Christmas party playlist for a holiday party or two. A great deal of Christmas music is awful, but there are a few dozen or so I can stomach. Here are my personal favourite Christmas songs if you need a
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Joni Mitchell is my all-time favourite Canadian female singer. When I meticulously assembled a list of the 100 best Canadian songs of all-time back in 2007, she appeared on the list four times. Today, she celebrates her 70th birthday. Happy 70th birthday, Joni!
When listing "rain" songs on Saturday, I included a gem by Melanie. "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" is a great tune, but it's not my favourite Melanie tune. I'm partial to "Brand New Key". You don't hear much about Melanie these days, likely because she seemed to withdraw from
It's been raining cats and dogs all morning in Toronto and it doesn't look like it's going to let up for hours yet. That was the perfect excuse for me to assemble a brilliant 25 song "rain" playlist. Every song had to have "rain" in the title. I didn't include
After taking my daughter to see Selena Gomez last week, I started thinking about bands I've seen live. Here's a list of bands I've seen live. It's possible I'm missing an act or two, but I think I've got most of them. 3 Days Grace3 Doors Down30 Seconds to Mars54-40A
Last night, I took my daughter to her first concert. We saw Selena Gomez at the Air Canada Centre. It was a beautiful Saturday in Toronto, so we went to Buskerfest on Yonge first before grabbing dinner and heading to the show for the opening act. The first performer was
When my power returned yesterday evening, I blurted out "I've got the power!". I was channeling Snap! who had a hit with the song in 1990. The Power made me think of similar pop-rap hits in the early 90s. Naturally, I remembered that time two songs shared the same chorus.
I got married on Saturday. It was an awesome day, and now that it's come and gone, I can share the music we chose. ProcessionalJust Breathe - Pearl Jam SigningSea of Love - Cat Power RecessionalI Want to Hold Your Hand - The Beatles Bridal Party EntranceBlister in the Sun
I'm getting married in a few weeks, so we're now finalizing the music for the big event. There's been some fun debate with regards to what song will play before the ceremony and after the ceremony and while we sign the marriage certificate and all of that, but picking the
I'm still south of 40, so I don't remember Anne Murray's heyday with "Snowbird" and her other early and mid-70s hits. I missed the Anne Murray era, but I have very strong memories of her. In 1977, Anne Murray released There's a Hippo in My Tub, and my parents bought
Hey Mike;I'm teaching a music course in the TDSB; as a career musician, enjoying it immensely (no sound checks).The other day, a bright kid comes with this question: "Mr. Corby, what was the first rock song?"He was , of course not referring to rock...AND ROLL!!!! but to
Annette Funicello passed away yesterday. Disney had the young actress signed to a record contract when she recorded "It's Really Love". "It's Really Love" was simply a reworking of a Paul Anka song called "Toot Sweet". Paul Anka reworked the song a third time and came up with "Johnny's Theme"
Today is the perfect day to share my favourite song from the first band I saw live in concert, Chalk Circle. April Fool
Perusing Twitter, I caught this tweet from my buddy Marc. The top 10 one-hit wonder bands from Toronto blogto.com/music/2013/03/… via @blogtoat least 7 of these aren't one-hit wonders, maybe 8 or 9?— marc weisblott (@scroll) March 5, 2013I had to click over to the blogto.com
