Music Milestones YYZ

We hit episode # 5 Ivar and Scot discuss the concurrent 2026 tours of three of Canada's most enduring bands, Rush, The Guess Who and just announced Triumph reunion. Tower Records in Toronto, Bryan Adams hits Diamond status and his 2025 Great Big Holiday Jam. Celebrating birthdays of Peter Criss of Kiss and Paul Simonon of the Clash. Remembering Kirsty MacColl, the short lived lounge music revival, Parliament - Mothership Connection, The Stones - Gimme Shelter film, Steve Winwood, Fairview Electronics, Howard Cosell and more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

45 years since John Lennon is murdered and the Dream Network tribute. U2 makes their live Canadian debut Why AC/DC don't play 'It's A Long Way to The Top' live and 'Back in Black' behind the scenes. Steve Cropper remembered, New Kids on the Block at Skydome. Ivar and Scot compare our year end lists and much more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Scot and Ivar prep for winter and discuss what is the best early Christmas music to play. We walk through a CFNY music meeting in 1985, discuss the second Specials album and Bob Marley's landmark 'Live at the Lyceum'. We go back 40 years when we started writing down all the concerts that came to Toronto one of which was Hawkwind at the DIamond Club in 1990, followed by Bob Dylan's The Rolling Thunder Tour in 1975, Miles Davis at Massey, Styx and Bad Company at the Gardens. Ivar talks ZZ Top vs. The Scorpions, Scot talks about one of Toronto's very first discos and the Son of Stiff Tour. As we move into the 2000's Sirirus and XM start up in Canada. The Hives make their first visit, remember the band Enigma? We jump back to 1965 and talk Beatles - Rubber Soul and the Stones - December's Children, Jack White & Eminem, The Fall t-shirt on Stranger Things, Junos do the right thing, and this week's new Beatles Anthology. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode we go down to Toronto's Queens Quay to discuss the vibrant history of the nightclubs that were RPM, The Guvernment and The Warehouse from the incredible decor that attracted international attention to the many local and global acts that played there over nearly two decades including The Ramones, Iggy Pop, Coldplay, The Rolling Stones, Nine Inch Nails, Judas Priest, Motorhead, The Chameleons, Hunters and Collectors, Chris Sheppard DJ sets, Arman Van Heldon, Jon Bon Jovi, The Sex Pistols and many more. We also look at the history of Copp's Coliseum in Hamilton that has been reborn as the TD Coliseum and re-opened recently with Sir Paul McCartney.We discuss past events there such as the 1987 Canada Cup, The Junos, filming of Kiss's Detroit Rock City movie and the need for thousand's of extras, U2, The Tragically Hip, Around The Bay road race and many other concerts. Historic music releases dating back to 1975 from Foghat, Pink Floyd, Rush/Neil Peart and the fund raising for a monument at Lakeside Park in Saint Catharines. The Tubes, Men Without hats debut in 1980 and get spit off the stage opening for The Stranglers, the rise of Adrian Borland and The Sound. Tom Waits in 1985. We also unbox Lighthouse's new anniversary "One Fine Morning" re-issue and talk about significant milestones in Ivar's career and retirement all which have occurred in late NovemberSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Exclusive interview with KATE BUSH. Ivar and Scot introduce ourselves. We are both formerly of CFNY FM Toronto and worked there during the Spirit of Radio era in the 1980's. Scot Turner had a long career in radio management, Ivar moved into the Record business spending 35 years at both PolyGram and Universal music. The weekly show is a reflection of the music we saw and artists and fans we experienced it with both and we also tell war stories from the business side you won't want to miss! In the first episode we look back 50 years and 50 years plus to the release of George Harrison's All Things Must Pass and Joni Mitchell's Hissing of Summer Lawns. Ivar takes Scot to task on his dislike for David Bowie's Golden Years. We then go back to 1985 when Scot and Ivar went to the King Eddy Hotel where Scot had a very special interview with Kate Bush that is featured in the podcast. We also talk Jesus and Mary Chain, The Dream Academy, music in James Bond movies, Ivar's struggle to break Joan Osborne, fans go 'crazy' over 999 in Hamilton, John Lennon's last album, Jona Lewie, Peter Frampton and more!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.