102.1 the Edge

At one time, acquiring music was expensive. Today, it’s never been cheaper.

The death of Bobby Fuller was never properly investigated. Decades later, there are still many, many questions.

“Mr. Brightside” was the first single from The Killers. It was really the only song they ever needed to record.

Some albums have the luck of becoming massive hits. Millions of copies sold or streamed, handfuls of awards, charts topped everywhere. Other albums have a unique sort of luck of becoming mythical. They develop an ineffable air of coolness and raw authenticity. This is the case with Weezer’s 1996 album Pinkerton, celebrating 30 years of…

David Marsden, the program director who made CFNY one of the most influential radio stations in the world back in the late 70s and early 80s, has passed away.

Earlier this year, I tried to be comprehensive with a multi-part series on alt-rock one-hit wonders. Turns out I wasn’t comprehensive enough.

This week’s Five Songs You Must Hear list once again leans heavily Canadian. There’s just so much good music coming out of this country rightnow.

The Beatles never clear any of their music as samples, So how did The Beastie Boys get FIVE of them?

It’s a light New Music Friday week, probably because everyone wanted to get out of U2’s way.

Being influential and sales sometimes are mutually exclusive things.