From The Ticket Stub Vault: The Who

October 9, 1982 (Exhibition Stadium Toronto) This was the second time I saw The Who, the first being two years earlier at The Montreal Forum. This 1982 tour was supposedly the farewell tour, but we all know that didn’t last. In fact, The Who returned to Toronto just two months later to play Maple Leaf [...]

The “Monday mid-afternoon, it’s snowing, I’m tired, and just feel like going to bed” 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. Crappy day outside, and I’m not feeling great either. Everyone at home has been sick; now it’s my turn I guess. As I try [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

The “Sunday Night Cleaning Up From Dinner Then Folding Laundry” Shuffle Report

Boy do I know how to party it up on a Sunday night or what? Hey, nothing like some good tunes to go along with the ol’ household chores. 1. Little Child–The Beatles (With The Beatles) 2. Noises–Ian Hunter (Shades of Ian Hunter) 3. Doctor My Eyes–Jackson Browne (Jackson Browne) 4. Water or Gasoline–Blackie & [...]

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 [...]