102.1 the Edge Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

Producer of a CFNY/Martin Streek documentary could use your help (UPDATED WITH MORE VIDEO)

For the past couple of years, filmmaker Wil Dunlop has been piecing together a documentary that seeks to cover off

Today is National Album Day in the UK. The ask is that you listen to at least one album from

At exactly 12 noon on October 3, 1986, I climbed the stairs at the strip mall at 83 Kennedy road

You may have seen this story at Global News earlier this week. Toronto’s beloved radio station, Q107, is returning to rock

It was a rough, scary time for the staff and fans of CFNY-FM (now 102.1 the Edge). In 1988, the station,

A rock’n’roll tour of London! Who’s with me? It’s the perfect thing for anyone who wants to combine a love

DJ Human Kebab, one half of USS, is going to start a new Saturday night radio show on 102.1 the

Carly Meyers, who works with me at 102.1 the Edge/Toronto, put together this mix drawn from theoretical interpretations by alt-rock

NOTE: Make sure you read both the comments and my replies to them. We’ve got a healthy discussion going here.

[Note: The original title of this story was “Singer Scott Weiland Dead of an Overdose?,” which was based on some

The CASBY Music Awards–the long-running (since 1981, actually) were held at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto last tonight. Here

Dave Krikst in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 002 July 29, 2020
Dave Krikst (aka My Man D) is the creative mind behind many of the most memorable shareable off the court or ice moments in Canadian sports over the last 20 years. Throughout his career, starting early on with theScore television network and Rogers Media’s’ FAN 590, and then with Bell Media’s TSN, Dave has established […]
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Launch Day – The Backstage Project Podcast July 23, 2020
Welcome to the launch of The Backstage Project Podcast! I’m Mark Silver, and I’ll be your guide as we weave our way through the history, here and now, and future of the Canadian sports and entertainment landscape. The Backstage Project Podcast takes you on a journey into the sports and entertainment world. We focus on […]
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Rick Chisholm in Conversation with TBP Podcast Ep 001 July 11, 2020
In our premiere episode we are blessed to sit down with former Vice President of Programming and Production at TSN and Executive VP Broadcasting for Canada’s Olympic Broadcast Media Consortium, Rick Chisholm. We chat with Rick about the formation of TSN, the Vancouver and London Olympics and much much more. Have a listen. The post Rick […]
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