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Skip Prokop: Lighthouse Loses Driving Force

Keith Sharp
Skip Prokop: Lighthouse Loses Driving Force
  By Keith Sharp Skip Prokop, drummer/vocalist with seminal rock/jazz ensemble Lighthouse, passed away Wednesday at the age of 73. Formerly with The Paupers, the Hamilton native , (born Ronald Harry Prokop) went on to be the band leader with Lighthouse in 1968 along with keyboardist Paul Hoffert and guitarist Ralph Cole. Known as Canada’s answer to Chicago, Lighthouse launched... Read More

Neil Young Digs Into Archives To Release “Hitchhiker”

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Neil Young Digs Into Archives To Release “Hitchhiker”
Neil Young will open his archive and release Hitchhiker, an unreleased new studio album. The release date is September 8, 2017 on Reprise Records – it will be available on vinyl, CD and digitally. The 10-track acoustic solo album was recorded in Malibu, CA at Indigo Studio in 1976. The original session was produced by Young’s long-time studio collaborator David Briggs. Pre-order for Hitchhiker begins... Read More

Country Star Tim Hicks Releases New Single “Forever Rebels”

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Country Star Tim Hicks Releases New Single “Forever Rebels”
Not only did multi-platinum award winning country star Tim Hicks ‘bring down the house’ with Dean Brody at Budweiser Stage in Toronto last Thursday night, he also announced the release of “Forever Rebels” – the fourth single from his top selling album “Shake These Walls” (Open Road Recordings/Universal Music Canada). “’Forever Rebels’ is an extremely personal song for me,” shares Hicks.  “It’s... Read More