The “Why is the Subway so bloody slow today?” Shuffle Report

The Shuffle Report: 10 songs I listened to, in order, on my iPod in shuffle mode at a given point in time. No editing, no skipping. It is what it is. I don’t understand. The ride to work on the subway this morning to forever. Not sure what the reason was, but it was so [...]

From The Ticket Stub Vault: Barenaked Ladies

February 16, 2007 (Air Canada Centre, Toronto) Ah, those were the good ol’ days. I considered myself a long-time fan of the band but this was the first time I had a chance to see them live. Touring behind the companion discs of Barenaked Ladies Are Me and Barenaked Ladies Are Men, the (then) five-piece [...]

Sidetwo’s Decade Ending List, Part 1

Hey, if Rolling Stone can do it, why can’t I? Actually, while Rolling Stone asked a number of journalists and musicians to submit their own picks of the decade (both whole albums and songs) and then come up with a Top 100 list of each, I’m keeping it simple. 50 songs from some of my [...]

Happy Canada Day!

Canadian music kicks a**, doesn’t it? In honour of our collective birthday, everyone should listen to some homegrown music today. Whether you prefer rock or jazz, rap or country or anything in between, the Canadian music scene has something to offer everyone, and it keeps getting better every year. So many of our artists have [...]

The 4 O’Clock Shuffle Report

Here just for fun are the 10 songs I had listened to on my iPod at around 4:00 p.m. today (in shuffle mode, of course). A couple from Ms. Lennox, a couple from the Fab Four, and a little bit of Cancon for good measure. 1. Pavement Cracks–Annie Lennox (Bare) 2. Highway 61 Revisited–Bob Dylan [...]