The “Welcome to 2010″ 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. A new year, a new shuffle report. Haven’t done one of these in a while, so I figured the start of a new year [...]

From The Ticket Stub Vault: Van Halen (or is it Van Hagar?)

August 20, 1986 (Montreal Forum) Following the much publicized departure of David Lee Roth from Van Halen in 1985, the band was soon joined on the frontlines by singer and guitarist Sammy Hagar. Hagar had enjoyed moderate success both as a member of Montrose and as a solo artist (“I Can’t Drive 55“) The first [...]

The “It’s lunch time, going for a stroll and hope it doesn’t rain” Shuffle Report

Decided to take a leisurely stroll on my lunch hour, and of course, brought the iPod along for the ride. And it didn’t rain. 1. Loose Change–Bruce Springsteen (Tracks) [Will there be a Tracks 2? One can only hope.] 2. D’Yer Mak’er–Led Zeppelin (Houses of The Holy) [Actually one of my least favourite Zep tracks.] [...]

Return of the Supergroup?

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 [...]

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 [...]

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