The “New iPod With More Room = More Music = More Fun!” 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. Got a new Ipod for my birthday awhile back and have added a fair bit of music in recent weeks; some old some new-ish [...]

Lineup for Toronto’s Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Announced

The summer concert lineup in Toronto got it’s annual boost today with the announcement of a whack of shows scheduled for the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre. The Amphiteatre is a pretty good venue, although getting there, especially during the CNE at the end of August, can be a bit of a pain. But nothing beats seeing [...]

The Sunday morning “Get in the car, get out of the car” 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. Sunday morning and time for running errands. The title above says it all. Get in the car, drive somewhere, get out of the car, [...]

Sidetwo’s Decade Ending List, Part 2

Moving up the list, from 40 to 31. Good mix of tunes in this batch, from classic rockers to Oscar winners. Some you may know, others you may not. But all worth a listen. More music to come. 40. Going In The Right Direction–Robert Randolph & The Family Band (Unclassified) He takes the pedal steel [...]

2010 lineup for Massey Hall continues to grow

Ever been to a concert at Massey Hall in Toronto? I love seeing performers in a theatre-setting like that one. Sure, the building is showing its age (hell, it was showing its age 25 years ago) and the seats are a little on the snug side. And while a sell-out means just over 2700 in [...]

The “Sleep. My kingdom for some more sleep.” 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. It was one of those nights. Everyone has one of those nights. You go to bed at a decent hour, manage to fall asleep [...]

Blue Rodeo: New CD, Grey Cup Performance, New Tour

A true class act, and one of my favourite Canadian bands, Blue Rodeo have a busy schedule ahead. Up first, their new cd The Things We Left Behind, hits stores November 10th. From what I’ve heard, this one sounds like everything you’d expect from these guys. In other words, s’all good. The band is currently [...]

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 [...]

From The Ticket Stub Vault: Blue Rodeo

May 29, 1987 (Club Soda, Montreal) For most of 1987, I was working at Sam The Record Man in downtown Montreal. One day in May of that year, the guy from the record company offered a bunch of us tickets to go see this band from Toronto who had recently released their first album but [...]

The Best of Both Worlds

So it’s Sunday night, and the weekend’s winding down. I was relaxing, doing a little channel surfing on the ol’ Aquos when I landed on an episode of the Simpsons from 2002 called “How I Spent My Strummer Vacation”. It’s one of my favourites. It’s the episode when Homer goes to a rock and roll [...]