Can't find this compilation anywhere, not even eBay. share.google/bdCMaxwTSC8t...

May the somethingth be something something.

I’ve lived many lifetimes in my 14+ years in NYC, and I felt most like a New Yorker when I’d move my car for street sweeping, turn on a Yankees game on radio and get John Sterling’s voice bursting out of my rolled-down windows. His calls and stories were the soundtrack of summer in the city. RIP.

Do something about Drake? Sure, Toronto should not only keep him but give him a medal.

City literally having a meltdown. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...

Neat piece.

"I'm still looking for whispers in between yells, I'm still, I'm still." One of my favourite singer-songwriters, Tony Dekker of Great Lake Swimmers. Tonight at the Great Hall.

I'm hearing writer William Burrill has passed away. He was one of Eye Weekly's creators, as well as a biographer of Ernest Hemingway’s Toronto years.

Canadian musicians, take your music on the rails. VIA Rail’s Artists on Board program is now accepting applications for summer 2026. Perform onboard, travel across Canada, and connect with new audiences. Details here: zurl.co/a4ht6

This is one of those things where if you don’t know anything about Bob Dylan you go “yeah fine whatever”, and if you know a little about Bob Dylan you go “how could Bob Dylan do this?” and if you know a lot about Bob Dylan you go “yeah fine whatever”

Rather incredible lineup.

The Juno Awards telecast was great - so many notable moments. I was supposed to do a "the best, the worst..." but I really struggled to think of anything negative to say. Mae Martin's sunny ways are infectious. Plus, I mean, come on: Joni Mitchell. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/musi...

Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Tony Bennett would all have turned 100 this year. The Festival International de Jazz de Montréal is marking all three, plus the 20th anniversary of J Dilla's Donuts, with free sets from Patrick Watson and Angine de Poitrine. montrealrocks.ca/montreal-jaz...

Might be the greatest opening paragraph of anything ever.

Don Henley is as annoying as fuck but he definitely nailed it in that second verse of "End of the Innocence" back in the day. You can trot it out for every Republican admin and its more apt each time.

Interesting framing. White actors ask and Black actors demand.

Why is Ryan Gosling morphing into Glen Powell?

We all have those albums we like that didn't make much of an impact upon release, and then drifted into oblivion. One of those for me is Attack in Black's gentle downer from 2008, The Curve of the Earth. attackinblack.bandcamp.com/album/the-cu...

Allison Russell releases ‘Rainbows’ EP amplifymusicmag.com/allison-russ... | via @amplifymusicmag.bsky.social

Saturday night's all right for @eltonjohn.bsky.social, who will accept his Glenn Gould Prize at a gala event on May 9 at The Theatre at Great Canadian Resort Toronto. Among those honouring the 2025 laureate are @ronsexsmith.bsky.social, @thebeaches.bsky.social, Jeremy Dutcher, Diana Krall and more.

Here's my obit on Max Webster keyboardist and landscape painter Terry Watkinson. Thanks to @ronsexsmith.bsky.social and Bob Wegner, Geddy Lee and Chloe Watkinson for help. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

My rock music coming of age and "discovery" of the epic album 2112 by @rushtheband.bsky.social in the 1970s. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...

Icon?

Some of us call this "Sloan hair."

It's Feb. 21 and these two Blue Jays announcers are calling and analyzing this game like it's an August nailbiter. Lack of colour. Take a couple pitches off and tell a story. Buck Martinez, Tom Cheek and Jerry Howarth were in tune with the rhythm of baseball. These two today are tight and nerdy.

Photographers are my favourite interview subjects. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

WEP SPORTS ISSUE COMING FEB 27th! To get you in the sporting mood, WEP publisher @davebidini.bsky.social asked sports aficionados to name their favourite of all time. Here, we present their winning pick and what they had to say about 24 notable runners-up. www.westendphoenix.com/stories/the-...

Sexy song and video from the talented @jenngrantmusic.bsky.social. Is it me, or is she knock-knock knocking on Dylan's door? youtu.be/zllOrGMSbkY?...

Sharp column by @nestruck.bsky.social on how CBC's ad-up doesn't add up. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...

Martha and the Egg McMuffins Iggy Pop-Tart

Great piece from last year on the fall of the Kennedy Center and Trump's rule by "histriocracy." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Lovely tribute to O’Hara from Johanna Schneller. www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/film...

During the 1960s, all technological advances were reserved for napalm, moon rockets and miniskirts. Which left nothing for anything else, including stadium concerts. Beatles, 1966, Crosley Field, Cincinnati, like it was a village fair.

Thank you @bradwheelerglobe.bsky.social for their piece in the @theglobeandmail.com - www.theglobeandmail.com/culture/arti...

Imagine Harry Styles writing a song about his North American tour a la Steve Miller's Rock'n Me: "I went from New York, New York all the way to NY, NY, NY, NY. Midtown Manhattan where the girls are warm, so I could be with my sweet baby, yeah." variety.com/2026/music/n...

By "people," he means people who were 16 years old in 1978 and don't listen to new music.

Nice mix here. Some unexpected choices (especially the wild pick at No. 1 that you won't see coming). More jazz and blues, please.

Bill Frisell goes full throttle with 'In My Dreams', his 5th Blue Note album out February 27. Featuring a stellar new sextet, the title track is live today. This record melds live spontaneity with studio craft for a high-speed collision of talent and vision. zurl.co/FSf77