Ad victoriam!

My sympathies to those of you impacted by this new classification order system.

Got told I’m too old to pre-drink before the annual Common People-into-Trash Singalong Blowup Blowout so now I’m gonna end up in a puddle of my own sick.

I need a deep journalism oral history about whatever this means.

Rock and roll machine, motherfuckas!

Very stoked the Tricky Woo doc 'I'm Not A Man I'm A Coastline' about the Sometimes I Cry album is finally out in the world. Tricky Woo remain the rock band which I judge all other rock bands against. Here's a love letter I wrote to them in 2002. I still stand by it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRo1...

Just got served up this ad on Facebook. If there's one thing I know concert promoters are gonna love it's getting random pitches from an "AI Gig Finder" for the sort of acts who would make the conscious decision to sign up to an AI gig finder.

Very excited for our backwards Giving Tuesday promotion at work where we've decided to run a 2-for-1 ticket promo to next year's big show for the rest of the week. masseyhall.mhrth.com/events/polar...

The Dears in St. Catharines, November 30, 2025

Rough Trade @ Kevan Staples tribute, November 28, 2025.

The People’s Pyramid will be built.

RIP to a true master of his craft.

Absolutely mortifying and infuriating stuff here. Great real human investigating, though.

Cindy Lee @ Massey Hall, November 6, 2025.

Never emotionally invest in Toronto sports teams.

WHAT TIME IS IT?!

Little Simz @ History, October 27, 2025.

I AM ON THE BANDWAGON

Miki Berenyi Trio @ The Great Hall, Oct. 15, 2025

Might be losing the argument I’m “not a record guy” after setting this up.

Went to someone else’s party (shoutout Project Nowhere) to finally see TEKE::TEKE.

Very hail the dark lord to report that Judas Priest remain perfect.

Begonia @ Toronto Music Garden.

There’s no reason why Digital Poodle, an 80s industrial band that’s been mostly dormant for 30 years, need to go this hard. After all, Trent Reznor is chasing EGOTs and working with Disney these days. And yet here we are.

What kind of birthday gift do you get a man who's impossible to buy for? That would be a dirty, game used, baby oil-covered man-thong from Michael Nakazawa, one of the Top 5 comedy wrestlers in the world, fished off the floor of the Rec Room by @fodderfigure.bsky.social during Mystery Wrestling #19.

Four big free shows coming up. x Land of Talk, Sat, Sep 27, 1 PM-2 PM** x Begonia, Sun, Sep 28, 7:30-8:30 PM^^ x Charlotte Cornfield, Sat, Oct 4, 7:30-8:30 PM** x Tanika Charles, Sun, Oct 5, 1 PM-2 PM^^ **Toronto Music Garden ^^Garden Pavilion, Toronto Music Garden

I’m at the Evil Uno Mystery Wrestling show and I’ve already seen someone with a giant El Generico tattoo and someone else with a BA Johnston shirt. Feeling concerned these weirdos are my people.

This happens Saturday. Sign up for free tickets. We heard the band will be showing off some new music.

That’s one guy who sure didn’t listen to Wu Tang.

The 2025 Polaris Concert & Award Ceremony happening at Massey Hall on Tuesday, Sept. 16 will be live streamed via CBC Music. Tune in to find out why I've been too busy to reply to your messages. www.youtube.com/@cbcmusic

Deep Fried Pizza Pizza. Surprisingly acceptable taste and price. Also, the Liquidation World booth has 50% off cash purchases for all clothing today.

TransCanada Highwayman featuring Andy Kim at C.N.E. Bandshell, August 20, 2025.

Did someone say Black Cat Appreciation Day?

Loverboy doing some workin’ on the weekend. August 16, 2025 @ C.N.E. Bandshell.

Who's going to Loverboy at The EX tonight? Here are all the things I ate at the CNE last year. riskyfuel.com/2024/09/07/t...

Very excited that our new song prize is getting some love and consideration.

I've been writing for online publications since 2000. That means a lot of my work has been lost to the ravages of time, capitalism, and pivoting to video. So I've decided to start posting some lost classics to my Patreon. Starting with this weirdly insightful shit post about MMA and... Fellini?

Sure it was against the 13th place (out of 16) team in our league, but it's really hard not to brag about having turned a triple play in my co-ed slow pitch game last night.

Is the run differential big enough that I should finally emotionally invest and get back on the Blue Jays bandwagon?

Happy 22nd SARSstock anniversary to those who have recovered from the sunstroke they got. AC/DC put on the best set, by the way.

The most important thing you need to know about Hulk Hogan dying is that you can't be held liable for anything slanderous or defamatory you say about him. (Maybe be careful about his living family, friends, and evil financial supporters, though.)

RIP Ozzy Osbourne. Sabbath are one of my pillars. When he came to Toronto in 2003 (probably his last great stand as a performer) he very specifically tried to play the longest set he ever had. It felt like four hours. Check out all the bangers on this list. www.setlist.fm/setlist/ozzy...

RIP Connie Francis. Whenever I listen to modern pop balladeers I always compare them to this song and they always fall short. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sccT...

So, so stoked to be back at Skydome. (FYI, 4/4, three putouts.)

I love this new wrinkle in the concert ticket buying experience where you have to register to a pre-pre sale with an access code to be eligible to access the pre-sale but the system takes so long to send you the access code that registration times out and you have to keep trying over and over again.

Jay-Jay Johanson @ The Piston, June 26, 2025. A true masterclass in the Nordic Sad genre.

Went to the doom flute rock show so I could drink the beer inspired by a movie about setting a cop on fire to grow better cabbage.

... and everybody's wounded.

RIP to the lightning man Douglas McCarthy, part of one of the most important bands in modern music, Nitzer Ebb. youtu.be/dfwicqniOMw?...

Finally got a garage sale score. $8! * Tom Jones — The Golden Hits LP * Ministry Of Sound Indie Anthems * R.E.M. — The Best Of R.E.M. 1988-2003 * Secretly Canadian SC100 * Lee Scratch Perry — Fire In Dub (different album, Dub Fire, inside the case, though) * The Young Gods — Play Kurt Weill