45 years ago today - October 2, 1980 - release of the album "New Hope For The Wretched" from The Plasmatics.

25 years ago today - October 2, 2000 - release of the album "KID A" from Radiohead. #20 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" 👍😎👍

30th anniversary today - October 2, 1995 - release of the album "(What's The Story) Morning Glory?" from Oasis. #157 on Rolling Stone Magazine's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" In the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die" 👍😎👍

30 years ago today - October 2, 1995 - release of the greatest hits "Design Of A Decade" from Janet Jackson Jackson. 👍😎👍

35 years ago today - October 2, 1990 - release of the single "Love Will Never Do Without You" from Janet Jackson. 👍😎👍

Happy milestone 70th birthday today - October 2 - to Philip Oakey (The Human League)

Happy milestone 75th birthday today - October 2 - to Mike Rutherford (Genesis, Mike & The Mechanics etc...)

Happy milestone 80th! birthday today - October 2 - to Don McLean

30 years ago today - October 2, 1995 - release of the single "Can't Let Love" from Ariel. Energy 108 Jam

30 years ago today - October 2, 1995 - release of the single "Lucky Love" from Ace Of Base.

Toronto Concert History: 35 years ago today - October 1, 1990 (or was it October 2, 1990?) - The Charlatans play The Horseshoe. 1st Toronto show. My notes have October 1st but other sources - included the band below - say October 2nd. Anyone there or have a ticket stub to confirm?

Toronto Concert History: 30 years ago tonight - October 1, 1995 - BLUR plays The Warehouse. Whale opened. Sold out.

35 years ago today - October 1, 1990 - Florida's so called "Boom Box Law" kicked in. Fines if your car stereo is too loud. Late 80's - early 90's was definitely a peak time for wild car stereos. Guilty as charged -

40 years ago today - October 1, 1985 - "$2.50 Tuesdays" expands to all Cineplex Odeon theatres. It started as "Two Dollar Tuesdays" only at the Eaton Centre Cineplex back in July and expanded to "select" theatres for $2.50. That went gangbusters so they expanded to every theatre.

35 years ago today - October 1, 1990 - release of "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" from Canada's Celine Dion. First top ten hit in the US for Celine.

35th anniversary today - October 1, 1990 - release of self titled debut and only album from The La's. Contained "There She Goes" In the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die"

35 years ago today - October 1, 1990 - release of the single "More" from The Sisters Of Mercy. #23 on CFNY's Top 90 of 1990. 👍😎👍

35 years ago today - October 1, 1990 - release of the single "Sadeness part I" from Enigma. #53 on CFNY's Top 91 of 1991. (It was released in North America in January of 91) 👍😎👍

Toronto Concert History: 50 years ago tonight - September 30, 1975 - Rory Gallagher plays Massey Hall

Toronto Rave History: 30 years ago today - September 30, 1995 - DOSE PRODUCTIONS Present: "AND THE EARTH'S RICH ENERGY SETS ME FREE" Well...maybe that's the name or likely referred to as the Funky Tekno Tribe rave.

20 years ago this week - September 29, 2005 - 92.5 JACK-FM Toronto goes deejay free. They would eventually put hosts back on just over a year later. Pat Cardinal (RIP) had told me at the time he wanted to kill the whole JACK format

Turning 20 today - September 30, 2005 - release of the single "Bigger Than Me" from Bell X1. Ahead of the new album "Flock" 👍😎👍

40 years ago today - September 30, 1985 - release of the single "Just Like Honey" from Scotland's The Jesus And Mary Chain. Would be on the debut album out that November. 👍😎👍

40 years ago today - September 30, 1985 - release of the single "This Is England" from The Clash. Just ahead of the new and what would be final album "Cut The Crap"

30 years ago today - September 30, 1985 - release of the single "Alive & Kicking" from Scotland's Simple Minds. Just ahead of the new album "Once Upon A Time" 👍😎👍

Happy milestone 90th birthday! today - September 30 - to Johnny Mathis

40 years ago today - September 30, 1985 - release of the single "A Good Heart" from Feargal Sharkey. Produced by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics. 👍😎👍

40 years ago today - September 30, 1985 - release of the single "The Bottom Line" from Big Audio Dynamite. Debut single - had to have the extended 12" for this one! 👍😎👍

35 years ago this month - September 1990 - release of the EP "Joey Beltram Vol. 1" - containing the classic "Energy Flash" 👍😎👍

50th anniversary this month - September 1975 - release of "Dreamboat Annie" the debut album from Heart. Recorded in Vancouver and would take a year before it finally got traction and entered the Canadian album chart. US release was February 1976. 👍😎👍

Toronto Concert History: 35 years ago today - September 29, 1990 - Jesus Jones play The Horseshoe. 1st Toronto gig

Toronto Concert History: 50 years ago today - September 29, 1975 - The Bee Gees & their new "disco" sound play Maple Leaf Gardens

Toronto Concert History: 45 years ago today - September 29, 1980 - Steve Forbert plays Massey Hall

Happy 65th birthday today - September 29 - to Scotland's Alan McGee. Music industry guru who launched the Creation Records label and discovered and signed Oasis among others.

Happy milestone 60th birthday today - September 29 - to Iain Baker (Jesus Jones)

45 years ago today - September 29, 1980 - release of the self titled debut album from Kurtis Blow. Contained "The Breaks"

50 years ago today - September 29, 1975 - release of the single "Island Girl" from Elton John. Ahead of the new album "Rock Of The Westies"

40 years ago this month - September 1985 - release of the single "Today/Tomorrow" from Freeze Frame 👍😎👍

40 years ago this month - September 1985 - release of the single "Slave To The Rhythm" from Grace Jones. 👍😎👍

30 years ago this month - September 1995 - release of the track "Joanna" from Mrs. Wood. Saturday vibe! Original mix please. 👍😎👍

40 years ago this month - September 1985 - release of the single "Heaven Help You Now" from Scotland's Paul Haig. VERY New Order/Depeche Mode. 👍😎👍

30 years ago this month - September 1995 - release of the single "Proyecto Uno" from El Tiburon. Energy 108 jam

40 years ago today - September 27, 1985 - release of the single "Rain" from The Cult. Just ahead of the new album "Love" 👍😎👍

30 years ago today - September 27, 1995 - release of the album "Memories Of The SoulShack Survivors" from Toronto's Bass Is Base 👍😎👍

40 years ago this month - September 1985 - "Live Earl Jive" at The Aqua-Duck in Welland

40 years ago today - September 26, 1985 - debut of the CFNY "Technics Showcase Studio" atop the CN Tower. We all took turns once a week doing our shows there. Yes we took records & CD's from the station to play live.

20 years ago today - September 26, 2005 - re-release of "Bullets" the debut single from the Editors. Great track. 👍😎👍

Toronto Concert History: 45 years ago this week - September 26 & 27, 1980 - John Cougar plays The El Mocambo

30 years ago today - September 26, 1995 - release of the single 'Name" from The Goo Goo Dolls

45 years ago today - September 26, 1980 - release of the single "Requiem" from Killing Joke. LOVE👍😎👍