The “It’s Friday. Finally.” 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. Ok, so the weather forecast for the weekend is iffy, but who cares. It’s the weekend. Just the thought of sleeping in a little [...]

Song of the Day: Love Reign O’er Me

When Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey of The Who were among the honorees to be feted by the Kennedy Center Honors in 2008, a number of musicians graced the stage to pay them tribute including Joss Stone, Dave Grohl and Rob Thomas. But it was soul singer Bettye LaVette who stole the show with her [...]

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 [...]

Song(s) of the Day: Mashups

Mashups. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t. But take a listen to these three. They’re interesting to say the least. I’m particularly fond of the last one, Rolling Confusion. Virgin O’Riley: Supreme Evil: Rolling Confusion:

The British Are Coming–Paul McCartney; Sting hitting the road. Also: frontman of classic rock band seeks guitarist to make beautiful music together.

Bunch of good stuff to report on today. First up is news that Sir Paul McCartney will be hitting the road this year. Tour details are just starting to trickle in, with only five dates announced so far: Sunday 28th March Jobing.com Arena, Glendale AZ Tuesday 30th March Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles CA Wednesday 31st [...]

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 [...]

Super Bowl? What Super Bowl?

Apparently there’s some kind of football game on tv this weekend and The Who will be playing the halftime show. Check out this clip from yesterday’s press conference. They sound great. Really hope they tour this year.

The “Ugh. It’s Monday. Glad it’s over.” 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. Seriously, does anyone like Mondays? Today was one of those days where I should have just stayed in bed. Stayed late at work, too. [...]

The Who to play 2010 Super Bowl?

In 2005, it was Paul McCartney. Then came the Stones, followed by Prince (in the rain, natch) Tom Petty and last year’s great performance by Bruce Springsteen. I have to admit, I’m not a big football fan (I prefer hockey and basketball), but like millions of others I usually jump on the Super Bowl bandwagon [...]

John Mayer’s new single “Who Says”

As mentioned in a previous post, John Mayer’s new album, Battle Studies, hits stores November 17th. The first single, Who Says, is now available for download on iTunes. I count myself among fans of his music. I enjoy his folksy side, but think he excels better when he lets his blues side come out to [...]