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 relatively [...]
Filed under: iPod | Tagged: John Hiatt, Chuck Berry, Pat Metheny, Ray Charles, Joe Jackson, Blue Rodeo, Cheap Trick, Paul McCartney, Robbie Williams, The Beatles | Leave a Comment »
My yongest son is growing up, and while he can go to school on his own now, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to walk with him before I headed to the subway. Quality time in spades.
After we parted ways (I even got a hug), I flipped on the ipod for the far [...]
Filed under: iPod | Tagged: Bruce Springsteen, Cheap Trick, Bruce Cockburn, Kim Mitchell, George Benson, Fabulous Poodles, Marvin Gaye, Bill Withers, Grover Washington Jr., Terence Trent D'Arby, Murray Head | 2 Comments »
How do you define a “supergroup”? Generally speaking, the band members that make up a supergroup usually have achieved some level of success as solo artists or members of other groups. Sometimes (but not always) they are short lived, and only manage to release one or two albums. In the 60s it was bands like [...]
Filed under: In the News | Tagged: Asia, Bad Company, Bad English, Blind Faith, Cheap Trick, Chickenfoot, Cream, CSNY, ELP, Fountains of Wayne, Hanson, Joe Satriani, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sammy Hagar, Smashing Pumpkins, The Firm, The Travelling Wilburys, Tinted Windows, Van Halen | 1 Comment »
Cheap Trick w/opening acts Graham Parker and (cancon alert!) Prism.
June 11, 1979 at the Montreal Forum
After seeing Cheap Trick open up for Kiss in 1977, I became a huge fan of the band. On this tour, they were the headliner, hot on the heels of the enormously popular “At Budokan” album and the previous year’s [...]
Filed under: From The Ticket Stub Vault | Tagged: Cheap Trick, Graham Parker, Kiss, Prism | 3 Comments »
The advertised date was July 12, 1977. Of course, these were the days when buying concert tickets meant lining up in person somewhere. But for me that wouldn’t be a problem; just a couple of bus rides to the Miracle Mart store in Cavendish Mall where I would wait patiently for the TRS ticket counter [...]
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As much as I enjoy listening to, discussing and sharing music, I’ve always felt that there’s nothing like seeing your favourite artist in concert for the first, second or in the case of Bruce Springsteen, the 10th time. There’s the thrill when you first find out your fave is coming to town, the anticipation of [...]
Filed under: From The Ticket Stub Vault, iPod | Tagged: Elvis Costello, Squeeze, Joe Cocker, Steve Winwood, Grand Funk, Bob Marley, Talking Heads, Led Zeppelin, Little Walter, Cheap Trick, Judas Priest | Leave a Comment »
