Episodes

We dig into the details of when and where and when you can see the CFNY documentary on TVO , Ivar does 3 holiday radio shows on 21.12, a preview of the 2026 concert calendar, Bruce Springsteen's first Toronto show. Details on Punk Rock and Clash walking tours in the UK, a review of local and international music icons we lost in 2025. Our evaluation of WKRP, the impact of the first PUNK fanzine, Lemmy gone 10 years, Scot & Ivar's favourite Christmas movie pics, the story behind Fairytale of New Y...

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 Simenon of the Clash. Remembering Kirsty MacColl, the short lived lounge music revival, Parliament - Mothership Connection, The Stones - Gimme Shelter film, Steve Winwood, Fairview Electr...

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!

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. ...

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.

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...

MusicMilestonesYYZ is a weekly podcast hosted by former 102.1 CFNY-FM "Spirit of Radio" era DJ's, Scot Tuner and Ivar Hamilton. Join us as we go deep on “milestones” and anniversaries of music releases, Toronto and GTA area concert history and major music events. We’ll also touch on new releases , re-issues, gig recommendations and whatever else we or our special guests are excited about. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privac...