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BLUE RODEO – In Our Nature

Keith Sharp
BLUE RODEO – In Our Nature
(Warner Music Canada) It worked once so why not try it again. In an attempt to recreate the magic that was sparked by Blue Rodeo’s previous sojourn to vocalist/songwriter Greg Keelor’s Muskoka farm in 1996 which resulted in the highly successful “Five Days In July” album, the band decided to mark their 25th anniversary by revisiting that same location in the... Read More

30 Years Later: Corey Hart Interpolates Corey Hart

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30 Years Later: Corey Hart Interpolates Corey Hart
30 years after the release of “Sunglasses At Night,” Corey Hart interpolates Corey Hart “Night Visions (Sunglasses)” by Papercha$er featuring Corey Hart to be the singer’s first release in the U.S. since 1994. 30 years after launching the extraordinary career of Corey Hart, his monumental debut single, “Sunglasses At Night”, is reborn in an exciting new incarnation as “Night Visions... Read More

ARCADE FIRE – Reflektor

Keith Sharp
ARCADE FIRE – Reflektor
(Universal)  There is a common thought process that the average music consumer does not have the patience to listen to a complete recording anymore. It’s like if Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon was released tomorrow, punters would be downloading Track 6, then Track 2 without fully experiencing the record’s full sonic concept. Well Montreal indie-rockers Arcade Fire are... Read More

DOWNCHILD – Can You Hear The Music

Keith Sharp
DOWNCHILD – Can You Hear The Music
(Linus) The facsimile of the famous Sam The Record Man, fluorescent Yonge Street sign on the cover of Downchild’s latest record, “Can You Hear The Music” proudly states “Live Blues Since 1969” And just like that fabled Energizer Bunny, Downchild’s Donnie Walsh just keeps rolling along with his prodigious outlay of material, this marking his 32ndh recording. With Chuck Jackson... Read More

The Story Of Anvil – Crazy Enough To Be A Movie!

Keith Sharp
The Story Of Anvil – Crazy Enough To Be A Movie!
Heavy metal rock band Anvil are on an all-time high as they assaulted Toronto’s Rockpile East nightclub on Saturday October 19th in preparation for further European touring activities in early 2014.With a brand new record, “Hope In Hell” produced by Bob Marlette to hawk, and fresh off a gig opening for Metallica in Singapore, lead vocalist/guitarist Steve (Lips) Kudlow agrees... Read More

The Douce Is Still Loose

Keith Sharp
The Douce Is Still Loose
It’s inevitable. Turn on your local classic rock radio and within a short period of time you are going to hear it, that unmistakable guitar riff into to Jerry Doucette’s `Mama Let Him Play’. Even though it was recorded in 1977, the song still rates as a bona fide Canadian classic rock track. Yet until very recently, that song `Mama... Read More

Mushroom Records Vaults Reveal Missing Treasures

Keith Sharp
Mushroom Records Vaults Reveal Missing Treasures
With the release of three titles from the vaults of Mushroom Records, Vancouver’s Bill Henderson finally has most of his band Chilliwack’s key releases out on compact disc. His 1977 record “Dreams Dreams Dreams (containing such killer tracks as `Fly At Night’, `California Girl’ and Rain-O’), the 1978 release “Lights From The Valley” (featuring `Arms Of Mary’) and the until... Read More

REEL Indie Film Fest bringing film and music together for IndieWeek

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REEL Indie Film Fest bringing film and music together for IndieWeek
The Reel Indie Film Festival (RiFF) launched this week with it’s lineup of six features, six shorts and six music videos, for the inaugural music-themed film festival. RiFF is an extension of the international music festival Indie Week  and seeks to cover the gamut of musical inspiration, from the teenage dream of following in the footsteps of the Rolling Stones, to using music... Read More

Matt Minglewood – Knowing How To Play The Game

Keith Sharp
Matt Minglewood – Knowing How To Play The Game
So far, 2013 has been a very eventful year for Glace Bay, Nova Scotia’s Matt Minglewood. Honoured by the Toronto Blues Society in January, he has kept busy performing with a heavy schedule of band dates, solo performance dates, primarily in the Maritimes, with a slew a festival dates tossed in. The tragedy of mourning three departed Maritime recording artists;... Read More

Days Of Future Past – Burton Cummings Continues To Shine

Keith Sharp
Days Of Future Past – Burton Cummings Continues To Shine
Burton Cummings is asked why he’s always being questioned about his past, the Deverons, The Guess Who, his past solo hits. No one it seems cares too much what he’s doing at present. “It’s people like you who keep asking those questions so I feel obliged to answer them,” he laughs chatting on the phone from his Los Angeles home.”... Read More

A Rock Music Epiphany Comes To Life – The First Anniversary of Music Express Digital Magazine

Keith Sharp
A Rock Music Epiphany Comes To Life – The First Anniversary of Music Express Digital Magazine
Call it an epiphany if you will, a moment when that imaginary light bulb flashes above your head. That moment of inspiration came to me late August 2012 while working as a security officer for G4S, one of the world’s biggest security companies. It was that single moment of clarity which lead to the re-birth of Music Express as a... Read More

Killer Dwarfs Officially Open Rockpile East

Keith Sharp
Killer Dwarfs Officially Open Rockpile East
It’s always a good sign when the club runs out of beer! Bar staff were at panic stations Friday October 4th as the newly recreated Rockpile East (formerly the infamous Knob Hill Tavern) opened its doors with a headline concert by the newly revived Killer Dwarfs – and a dwindling stockpile of suds! Led by Russ Graham (who had been... Read More

Goddo at Rockpile East

Keith Sharp
Goddo at Rockpile East
The Pretty Bad Boys are back in the house, reliving past glories formerly generated at their Scarborough home base of The Knob Hill Tavern. Now reconstructed as Rockpile East and reopened the previous evening with The Killer Dwarfs doing the honours Friday October 4th, lead vocalist/bassist Greg Godovitz, guitarist Gino Scarpelli and drummer Doug Inglis made a poignant return to... Read More

Fantasy To Reality – Sean Kelly’s Metal On Ice Book

Keith Sharp
Fantasy To Reality – Sean Kelly’s Metal On Ice Book
Growing up in North Bay Ontario, Sean Kelly fantasized about being a rock star. He dreamed about escaping to Los Angeles, cracking the lineup of an aspiring rock band playing on Sunset Strip and getting scooped up by the A&R guy of a major record label. Then young Sean attended a rock concert in his home town featuring two Canadian... Read More