It's that time of year again. School's out for the summer, the birds are chirping, the snow has melted, and it's time to honor the best of the best that CJLO has to offer. That's right, it's Diego Award time!

The Diego Awards Ceremony is CJLO's annual best of, and demonstrates the amazing talent that we have here at the station. Nominations range from best in each genre category to broadcasting excellence. We also give nods to our amazing volunteers who work tirelessly to keep this place going!

One of my greatest concert regrets is that I've never seen Monster Magnet live.  Also, I'm sad that I didn't catch a tour that came close to me featuring Soilwork, Devildriver, Lamb of God, and a then-non-emo Killswitch Engage.  We all have live music dreams that are unfulfilled.  Without them, what would be the point of getting excited to see anything live?  Well, this past week, I was able to scratch one of my concert "To Do"s off my list. I finally got to see Protest the Hero.

There was a point years ago when it seemed as though the Wu-Tang legacy was dying out. Many of the artists had released more solo records, but nothing that had anyone talking. Then 8 Diagrams was released in 2007.

The album was not without its flaws. In fact, it had many. But with RZA’s genius on "The Heart Gently Weeps" and others, it was clear that the Clan still had something in the tank.