I tweeted a five year old collection of rain songs earlier on this rainy Saturday, and I wish I hadn't. A playlist this important needs to be fresh. Here's a fresh filter in my iTunes of all songs with the word rain in the title. I had to manually remove
Late last night, Arcade Fire upset Lady Antebellum, Lady Gaga, Eminem and Katy Perry to win the most prestigious Grammy Award, for album of the year. Most people, it seems, hadn't heard of Arcade Fire. In fact, a website is collecting America's response to Arcade Fire's big win. You've got
Go big or go home, right? I just filtered my MP3 collection for songs with love in the title. After a little de-dupage and clean up, here are my 1187 songs with love in the title. With so many songs featuring "love" in the title, there’s a tune for
The White Stripes have officially broken up. Their site is down right now, but earlier it contained this paragraph about their breakup. The reason is not due to artistic differences or lack of wanting to continue, nor any health issues as both Meg and Jack are feeling fine and in
I just got a glance at the lineup for the 2011 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Here's the poster, followed by a few observations by yours truly. The first thing I noticed is that Death From Above 1979 is on this bill. Welcome back, guys. You were missed.Good
Here are songs in my collection with the word "sick" in the title. Assembling this list, I had to make a decision regarding covers. I decided to allow them, so you do get "Subterranean Homesick Blues" from The Red Hot Chili Peppers. World Sick - Broken Social SceneTymps (The Sick
DJ Earworm did this in 2008 and again last year. He calls it "United State of Pop 2010 (Don't Stop the Pop)". It's a mashup of the Top 25 Hits of 2010, according to Billboard. Featuring: Ke$ha - Tik Tok Lady Antebellum - Need You Now Train - Hey,
Johnny Bower didn't just help lead the Leafs to Stanley Cup wins in 1962, 1963, 1964, 1967, he also recorded a local holiday classic. Sung with Little John and the Rinky Dinks, Johnny Bower's "Honky the Christmas Goose" was released in 1965 and enjoyed a significant amount of airplay, making
Earlier in the month I shared the perfect Christmas playlist. Now it's time for the 10 coolest Christmas songs. Who says Christmas music has to be awful? Here are ten cool Christmas tracks. Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis - Tom WaitsSanta Claus Go Straight To The Ghetto -
Kurtis Blow released "Christmas Rappin'" all the way back in 1979. You don't hear much about Kurtis Blow when chatting about old school rap. Grandmaster Flash, The Sugarhill Gang, and Run-DMC all get far more credit. Here's Kurtis Blow performing "Christmas Rappin'" on Top of the Pops. Here's a cool
I've always loved Radiohead's Creep. I love lots of songs, but I'm crazy about this one. I love the melody, I love the lyrics, I love the vocals... I love this tune, and have since I first heard it in '93. Surfing the web yesterday, I caught a little video
Just got an urgent telegram: "Our Toronto-based band, Fast Romantics, just released a rock-n-roll version of The Grinch". If you want the MP3, download it here.
I've always loved music. Throughout my life, I'd discover new genres, and do a deep dive. I started as a kid with 50s music and rockabilly. I loved The Stray Cats, and made Built For Speed the first cassette I purchased on my own. I then discovered Duran Duran, bought
Gimme Shelter from the Rolling Stones is an awesome tune. I just came across an entry at Dangerous Minds that "wonderfully demonstrates how the Rolling Stones sound is more than just the sum of its parts, with the component tracks" from Gimme Shelter isolated for our enjoyment. First we have
A few years ago I decided I would chisel my favourite Canadian albums down to a lean and mean top ten. The resulting list included Shakespeare My Butt from The Lowest of the Low, an album that turns 20 next year. I just read a nice little article about The
You might enjoy this. I know I did. It's Jimmy Fallon as Neil Young performing Willow Smith's Whip My Hair and there's an extra cool special appearance by Bruce Springsteen. Whip your hair...
In case you didn't know yet, Apple announced a deal with representatives of the Beatles and the group's record label, EMI Group, to put the entire catalog of Beatles music in the iTunes Store. That's nice. The Beatles were, obviously, the biggest holdouts and now apple has them. Apple's going
I've been listening to Girl Talk's All Day all afternoon. If you haven't grabbed your copy yet, go here and download it. Thanks to Wikipedia, I didn't need to wait long for a complete sample list. Here are all the samples heard on Girl Talk's All Day. 1. "Oh No"
It's been over two years since Girl Talk's Feed the Animals. That album had 322 fantastic samples and ended up being my favourite album of 2008. It's true, you can look it up. I've been trying to download the free MP3s at http://69.162.150.165/12093874/qworeizl/3nv9asui/
I was at The Courthouse last night for this Smirnoff Nightlife Exchange Send Off Party. As a teetotaller, I wasn't there for the free Smirnoff drinks, I was there for Ubiquitious Synergy Seeker. I friggin' love these guys. Here are some previous write ups on USS. Formed in Parkdale, these
It's hard to believe it's almost been six years since Doug Bennett passed away. Doug Bennett was lead singer of Doug and the Slugs, a Canadian band that seemed to dominate top 40 radio in these parts in the early 80s. My top 40 radio station of choice at the
On Canada Day, 2007, I listed what I believed to be the top 100 Canadian songs of all time. It was a 1.5 month endeavour to assemble that list, and I was pretty proud of it. A new book by Bob Mersereau has reignited this great debate. Bob lists
Ceelo's new single is a catchy mofo that's sure to have legs, but you won't hear it on the radio. I dig it.
When talking about Martha and the Muffins, we usually start with "Echo Beach". "Echo Beach" was a major Cancon hit in 1980 and Martha and the Muffins' definitive single. "Echo Beach" actually cracked the top 10 in the UK, making it an international success. In 1984, I remember well the
