For anyone who went to (or is in) University or College, you know how integral the local student stomping ground is to your school experience. For Ryerson students in the early 2000s, the place to hook up with that guy you’ve been eyeing in the hallway, or get the balls to buy the hot blonde a beer, was a place called Reilly’s. I’m not sure if it’s still around, but [...]
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Young the Giant? Don’t you mean The Young Giant? Nope. It doesn’t make any sense nor does it have some hidden deeper meaning, but that is the name of a young California-based quintet that’s on fire. And to tell you the truth, they could be called Hot Garbage on a Sunday Morning and I would still love their new self-titled LP. I envisioned some sort of modern day Beach Boys [...]
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Happy Thanksgiving! Today is the day to indulge in the things some of us wait for all year – turkey, mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie. Today’s Toe Jam Monday is a Thanksgiving treat packed full of things you love and enjoy – kind of like a Turducken* of music – 3 great albums stuffed into one post. This is to celebrate a day full of elastic waist pants and vegging [...]
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I was getting dressed to go to a wedding this weekend and was shocked that I was wearing my winter jacket to the ceremony. That jacket was an omen. Time for me to start planning a sunny visit for the middle of winter, I wasn’t going to last until April. I started imagining myself on a beach with a beer and a book and it brought be back to a [...]
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