The “Starting to Feel Like Summer” 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. Finally. It’s finally starting to feel like summer. I don’t even mind the walk to and from the subway now. The actual ride itself…well, [...]

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 [...]

Montreal gets Peter Gabriel; Toronto gets Dave Matthews

As mentioned in my last post, Montreal gets the lone Peter Gabriel date this spring. So now it’s Toronto’s turn to get the only date of what will sure to be a very hot ticket this year. Arguably one of the biggest touring acts around and a summer tradition, the Dave Matthews Band have announced [...]

Sidetwo’s Decade Ending List, Part 3

And the hits just keep on coming, as we climb from 30 to 21. Dave Matthews Band, Alicia Keys, Elvis Costello, a couple of fine Canadian bands and…Neil Diamond? Say what? Yes, it’s true. 30. Why I Am–Dave Matthews Band (Big Whiskey And The GrooGrux King) While I have always like the DMB, I haven’t [...]

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 [...]