Music Milestones YYZ

New Rolling Stones album "Foreign Tongues" is reviewed. We also discuss the recent Human League, Soft Cell, Alison Moyet show. Scot talks about his B.C. bike excursion. More new music out this week. We look back on 'Girls on Film', 'Tainted Love', The Cure at Kingswood, Eddie Murphy, Nickelback - "How You Remind Me", Big Audio Dynamite, the first Lolapalooza, Elvis 70 years ago, Bonnie Tyler, Tomm...

Musicmilestones is now Music Gallstones YYZ with special guests Humble & Fred! Our business plan for success revealed! How H&F came together, Mr. Goo Head, Danny Kingsbury, Jeff Lumby, Fred turns 70, Howard talks the uniqueness of CFNY when he first arrived. The bizarreness and sweetness of Reiner Schwarz, Scot, Maie & Fred morning show. Howard leaves CFNY and then comes back. The root...

5th CFNY Canada Day Festival/15th Anniversary party (1991), 25 years for "White Blood Cells" The White Stripes, Robert Palmer takes a ride on the CFNY houseboat, "Chant No. 1" Spandau Ballet,, Gotye, Big Sugar - "Brothers & Sisters, Are You Ready?", The La's, Donovan & Jimmy Page, remembering David Clayton Thomas and much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...

THE SMITHS "THE QUEEN IS DEAD" 40TH PART 2, STEVE WINWOOD "BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE' TURNS 40, CN TOWER TURNS 50, JONI MITCHELL "BLUE", ELVIS IN BUFFALO - THE LAST SHOW CLOSEST TO TORONTO + The CFNY Book, Rush are for Hipsters, 54.40, The Tom Tom Club, Stiff Little Fingers CDN live debut, Iggy Pop's Party album under the microscope, Curtis Mayfield, Joni Mitchell - Blue turns 55, The CN Tower opens 5...

The Smiths - "The Queen is Dead" at 40, Rush - Fifty Something Tour launch , CFNY Mosquito Repellent Campaign wins international gold & much more See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

50 YEARS AGO THE PIONEER SUPERTUNER IS INTRODUCED. THE BEGINNING OF CAR STEREO WARS! P LUS MORE MILESTONES FROM THE WEEK OF JUNE 8-14! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

THE LIZ JANIK INTERVIEW! LOADS OF GREAT CFNY STORIES, THE LONG JOURNEY & ACHIEVEMENTS OF WOMEN IN MEDIA & MORE! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Oh Yeah! 40th anniversary of Ferris Bueller's Day Off & other milestones from the week of June 1-7 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The Nicholas Picholas interview! Loads of great memories and stories from CFNY, the clubs, record stores & record collecting, YTV and so much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

55th anniversary of the opening of The Forum at Ontario Place and more Music Milestones from the week of May 25-31! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

The Music Milestones YYY Lee Carter interview! Fantastic stories from the 10 year run of "Live From London" on CFNY "The Spirit Of Radio". Breaking records, classic interviews...the good ones and the bad ones plus other amazing memories from one of the greatest eras of music See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-in...

We celebrate two landmark albums this week on Music Milestones YYZ as we mark the 40th anniversary of So by Peter Gabriel and the 50th anniversary of Fly Like an Eagle by Steve Miller Band . Plus, Ivar reads from the new Jam book he’s featured in, and we look back at more major music milestones happening during the week of May 18–24, 2026. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Califo...

HMV opens 35 years ago, CFNY/Edge moves from Brampton to Toronto, 50th anniversary of the first 12" single, Rocky Horror at The Roxy, James Brown, "Best Friend" Queen, Junior Murvin "Police & Thieves", Daddy Cool, "Rocks" Aerosmith, Grace Jones "Nightclubbing", 1st Karaoke bar in Toronto, two UB40's, "Raising Hell" RUN D.M.C, milestone birthdays, 45 years since Bob Marley's death, Free At Last...

Ep. 26 May 4 - 10 2026 "Computer Love" Kraftwerk turns 45, CFNY doc tour Vancouver wrap & 2 theatre shows to go, doc on DVD & Blu-Ray, "Asleep in the Back" Elbow, Goldfrapp & Sigur Ros 1st Toronto shows, "Collider" Sam Roberts, "Walking Down Madison" Kirsty MacColl, "Shiny Happy People" R.E.M., "Trailer Load Of Girls" Shabba Ranks, Del La Soul at Focus, The Feelies, "Trouble At The Hen...

CFNY doc on DVD & Blu-ray with extras! the Music Milestones companion playlist, "Friends Of Mr. Cairo" Jon & Vangelis, Pigbag, The Record Peddler Closes, The HMV Superstore opens, Pat Metheny & Lye Mays "As Falls Witcha, So Falls Witchita Falls, Kraftwerk "Pocket Calculator", Johnny Cash "I Walk The Line", AC/DC "High Voltage, "Wired" Jeff Beck, 1st Rock Concert at Maple Leaf Gardens,...

The Ramones debut turns 50, CFNY doc finally comes to Buffalo, Coachella, Jackson Triggs concert season, Raptors, Sabres, Pete Wylie, Siousxie, The Teardrop Explodes, Meryn Cadell, Pixies - Doolittle redemption at Edge 102, Human League on TOTP, Toby Swann, Donald K. Donald, Supertramp was big in Toronto, Parliament, The Troggs and much more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Cal...

Go For It Stiff Little Fingers, Faith The Cure, Absolute Beginners, Cactus World News, Lessons In Love, Sledgehammer, Record Store Day, LaTour, Happy Mondays, Manic Street Preachers, I Mother Earth, No Doubt, Powderfinger, last Atlantis rave, Markus Klinke 5 yrs, Renee Zellweger, St. Germain & more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19....

Ep 23 Pt. 1 The 70's week of April 13 - 19: The Rolling Stones "Brown Sugar" "Aftermath", , Bad Company/Styx live, Patti Smith, Thin Lizzy "The Boys Are Back In Town", Rocky Horror, House Of Lords, Turner turns 66 & more! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Ep. 22 Rush return at the Juno's, Gen Z try to pronounce Gen X bands, CFNY Doc tour update including Buffalo!, CFNY 80's logo tee's now available, Humber College radio program ends, Sam Roberts, film BLOW, Ocean Colour Scene, Crash Test Dummies, Robert Miles, Joan Osborne, Ivar & Scot new music picks, Ministry, Beastie Boys, Rick James, Echo & The Bunnymen, Grand Funk Railroad, Sweeny Todd...

Episode # 21 with special guest Rush archivist/historian Ray Wawrzyniak. We confirm the CFNY doc's final stop in Brampton, the home town of The Spirit of Radio for June 6th, 2026. Way of the West, The Pretenders, The Orb, Genesis MLG 1976, Led Zep - Presence, Prince, Dave Hill of Slade, ABC, Shriekback, The Wonderstuff, DJ Kool - Let Me Clear My Throat! and much more. See Privacy Policy at https:/...

Special guest Brendan Canning of Broken Social Scene talks about the band's forthcoming album, "Remember The Humans" releasing May 8th, scoring the music for the CFNY doc, his side project Tauro, touring with Metric, Stars and much more. We also go back 50 years to discuss Genesis' first post Peter Gabriel concert in London Ontario, Thin Lizzy Jailbreak and Robin Trower Live also celebrating 50 ye...

Long time CFNY listener, music and concert fan Susan Yang joins Scot and Ivar to talk about her musical journey with CFNY and is our first 'Listener's Choice!' Also on the program, Happy Birthday to Mungo Jerry, Scott Gorham and Slim Jim Phantom. David Gilmour's 14 million dollar guitar, Depeche Mode - Black Celebration. AI messes up the CFNY call letter pronunciations. How to get rid of the Germa...

Neil Morrison aka 'Brother Bill' joins us. The record Ivar smashed before he left CFNY. Neil floods the radio station. Elvis Doc, McCartney/Wings Doc, Gene Simmons, Kiss Destroyer, Bob Ezrin, Max Bygraves, Gang of Four - Solid Gold, Inspiral Carpets & Noel Gallagher. Remembering Terry Watkinson of Max Webster, Mike Vernon and Paul Martin. Industrial music in Toronto. Happy Birthday to Steve Ha...

David Gilmour turns 80 and David Marsden turns 85! A couple of Pink Floyd/David Marsden connection stories ahead of David Marsden's speaking appearance at The Redwood Theatre in Toronto. Plus more milestones from the first week of March! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

Music Milestones YYZ welcomes author and hockey/music veteran Kevin Shea for a wide‑ranging conversation that weaves together Canadian radio, arena rock history, and hockey lore. Kevin traces his path from Windsor radio superfan to record‑label promo rep, Hockey Hall of Fame staffer, author of 22 hockey books (with a 23rd on the way), and creator of Road Hockey to Conquer...