Music Milestones YYZ

The CFNY: Spirit of Radio Documentary Experience #1. Roger “Roadshow” Powell is our guest and shares CFNY Video Roadshow, Martin Streek & Chris Sheppard stories. We revisit the infamous Ivar Hamilton – John Lydon PIL interview plus music milestones from the week of January 26-31  

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The CFNY: Spirit of Radio Documentary Experience #1. Roger “Roadshow” Powell is our guest and shares CFNY Video Roadshow, Martin Streek & Chris Sheppard stories. We revisit the infamous Ivar Hamilton – John Lydon PIL interview plus music milestones from the week of January 26-31  

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Live Earl Jive on bringing Chris Sheppard aboard. Listener comments on the CFNY doc. Frank Zappa visits the Little Yellow House. Paul Young and Tom Bailey turn 70! MC's Scot and Ivar. Visit the 'Dublin Castle' Madness pub in Camden/London. Stealing milk crates in 1986. Ivar meets Yellowman. The Spirit of Radio 1500 + song playlist. CFNY at low power in Brampton '76. Listener phone calls during the mistake of 88. Martin Str...

Scot and Ivar are joined this week by Alan Cross and the two other executive producers of CFNY-FM; The Spirit of Radio doc, Chantal Jackson and Barbara Hall. We discuss the 'exploding chicken' logo, a future longer version of the film, a puppet show bio pic, who was missing from the doc, David Marsden, what were the Spirit of Radio years and why, a future book, comparable films, our differences of opinions, the listeners, ...

Happy New Years YYZer's! Ep 8, Elvis Presley records Heartbreak Hotel 70 yrs ago this week. David Bowie gone 10 years. Janis Joplin's Pearl album, Frampton Comes Alive 50 year anniversary, 70's Live albums, Phil Collins visits in 1978. Lloyd Cole, Midge Ure. David Marsden's last Saturday Night on CFNY! Shout out to Scott Maclean, The KLF, Remembering Howie Klein, Perry Bamonte of the Cure and Jack Pedler of Teenage Head....

Farewell to 2025 welcome 2026! CFNY best & worst of 1985 with James Scott. We answer your questions and make clarifications on the forthcoming CFNY Spirit of Radio doc. Happy Birthday to John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin and Bernard Sumner of New Order. The Great British Music Festival 1975-76, farewell to Chris Rea and Mick Abrahams of Jethro Tull & Bloodwyn Pig. AC DC play to 20 people in a British Pub. Mandatory s...

We dig into the details of when and where 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...

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 C...

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!

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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 Da...

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 Col...

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...

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.

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