The “Hey, it’s warm out. Time for some ice cream!” shuffle report

Since it was warm out, decided to take a stroll up to the neighbourhood B&R for some ice cream. Had something called Nutcracker Sweet–”Nut ice cream swirled with a sweet caramel ribbon and packed with macadamias, pistachios, cashews, hazelnuts, pecans, walnuts and almonds.” Suffice it to say, it was goooooooood. And of course, what’s a [...]

It was bound to happen

From this (1978): To this (2009): Bruce, who turns 60 on September 23rd, is on the cover of the new AARP magazine. Let’s let that one sink in a bit. Ok. Moving on… But to anyone who thinks the guy is slowing down, forget it. The “Working On A Dream Tour” is still going strong, [...]

One Hit Wonder Wednesday: Mama Used To Say

When in this song came out in the summer of 1982, I was working at a rock radio station in Montreal. No, this was definitely not on the station’s playlist, but the album was sent in by the record company along with all sorts of other new releases, some destined for for airplay, but most [...]

Changes coming for iTunes?

From an article in the Financial Times: Apple is working with the four largest record labels to stimulate digital sales of albums by bundling a new interactive booklet, sleeve notes and other interactive features with music downloads, in a move it hopes will change buying trends on its online iTunes store. The talks come as [...]

Maybe I need to get tickets…

U2 came home last night, to play the first of three shows in Dublin. They hit Toronto September 16 and 17th. While both Toronto shows appear to be “offcially” sold out, there are plenty of tickets to be had on places like Craigslist. Best bet is wait until closer to the event date or go [...]

Autumn in New York

Cue the sound of Homer Simpson drooling. From the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website: “This October, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame will celebrate its 25th anniversary by hosting the biggest concerts of the year. Music legends and their special guests will be your guides through sixty years of rock and roll [...]

One Hit Wonder Wednesday: Welcome To The Boomtown

Its was the perfect song for the mid ’80s Reagan era: a dark tale about the excesses that too much money and too much drugs can bring and frankly it’s one of my favourite songs of the decade (and still is). The song was written and performed by David & David. They were David Baerwald [...]

The “Just Because” Shuffle Report

Haven’t done one of these for a little while, so I figure I was due. Here are 10 tunes that kept me company on the way into work this morning. 1. Backstreets–Bruce Springsteen (Born To Run) [Nothing like a little Boss to start the day.] 2. I Thank You–Sam & Dave (The Best of Sam [...]

From The Ticket Stub Vault (and Wolfgang’s Vault): David Bowie

July 13, 1983 (Montreal Forum) Released in April 1983, David Bowie’s Let’s Dance album was a massive hit driven by three outstanding singles which were also the first three cuts on the album, ‘Modern Love”, “China Girl” and “Let’s Dance.” It also featured a still relatively unknown lead guitarist (but not for long) by the [...]

Paul McCartney on Letterman, Part 2

Prior to his appearance on Letterman last night, McCartney performed a mini-concert on top of the Ed Sullivan Theater Marquee. He sounded great. You can see the whole thing here. Enjoy!