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Return of the Pretty Bad Boy

Keith Sharp
Return of the Pretty Bad Boy
It all started with Greg Godovitz’s Beatles’ collection. In a conversation with Dan Owen, owner of Calgary’s OCL studios, Greg Godovitz mentioned he had amassed a substantial collection of Beatles’ memorabilia. As a theme motif of Owen’s studio is the Beatles, he negotiated purchase of Godovitz’s collection – and at the same time offered the Goddo frontman a position as... Read More

Tom Cochrane to be honoured with the 2013 Allan Waters Humanitarian Award

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Tom Cochrane to be honoured with the 2013 Allan Waters Humanitarian Award
Toronto, ON (February 26, 2013) — The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) today announced Tom Cochrane as the recipient of the 2013 Allan Waters Humanitarian Award, sponsored by Bell Media.  Throughout his career, Cochrane has supported a wide variety of vital initiatives – from World Vision to Parkinson’s research. The Allan Waters Humanitarian Award recognizes outstanding Canadian artists... Read More

Selling Horseshoes – Neil Osborne in Conversation

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Selling Horseshoes – Neil Osborne in Conversation
Neil Osborne has witnessed many changes in the music landscape since the formation of 54-40. He has also seen many changes in himself over the years. In the beginning, Osborne was the angry young man on stage and record, railing against the machine and looking to change the world, but that stance has changed. “Well, I can only guess from... Read More

Hallelujah! k.d. lang to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame

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Hallelujah! k.d. lang to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame
Toronto, ON (February 12, 2013) – The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) is pleased to announce k.d. lang as the 2013 inductee into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame. In a career spanning over 25 years, the Edmonton native has re-written the rules of country and pop music, garnering eight JUNO Awards and four Grammy Awards in... Read More

Live Is Very Much Alive

Keith Sharp
Live Is Very Much Alive
Bruce Morrison vividly remembers the Eagles’ ticket fiasco. It was their comeback “Hell Freezes Over” 1995 tour and for their CNE date in Toronto, Concert Productions International announced that the band was asking a top ticket price of $100! All hell broke loose. The media jumped all over the band, screaming it was unethical to demand such a high price... Read More

Doc Goes For A Drive

Roman Mitz
Doc Goes For A Drive
Arguably Canada’s hottest two country groups, Emerson Drive and Doc Walker, are combining forces for the 2013 CMT Hitlist tour slated to go cross country this spring (Click here for the tour schedule). The bands are bound to take the stage together for at least one song, Let It Roll, their current joint release which sits high atop the country... Read More

Big Wreck Reassembled!

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Big Wreck Reassembled!
It’s coming up to a year since Ian Thornley released his first Big Wreck album since disbanding the rock band a decade ago after two critically acclaimed albums, 1997’s platinum-plus In Loving Memory Of… and 2001’s The Pleasure and the Greed. Next month, Albatross — which features only two of the four original Big Wreck members, Thornley and guitarist Brian... Read More

Sheepdogs ‘Dialed In’ to Success

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Sheepdogs ‘Dialed In’ to Success
Members of Canadian rock band The Sheepdogs are not content to rest on their laurels, forging ahead with vigour and passion as 2013 begins. But they certainly have every right to look back on the success of the past couple of years with pride. Already a beloved concert attraction on the so-called ‘indie circuit,’ The Sheepdogs were catapulted to continental... Read More

And Now For Something Completely Different – Not Really!

Keith Sharp
And Now For Something Completely Different – Not Really!
Rik Emmett doesn’t do things by half measures. The former Triumph guitarist utilized a series of local concerts which culminated with a performance December 15th at the intimate Hugh’s Room in Toronto to launch two new Cd releases. The first an acoustic selection of Triumph hits titled “Then Again…” and the second an ambitious concept piece titled “Marco’s Secret Songbook”... Read More

Metal Queen Comes of Age – Lee Aaron

Keith Sharp
Metal Queen Comes of Age – Lee Aaron
Lee Aaron downloads the Music Express E magazine and enters a time warp. Enclosed on the site are clips of Lee performing her signature` Metal Queen’ track at the 1984 Music Express Awards in Vancouver as well as her joining in a spirited finale of ‘Dance to the Music‘ with Bill Henderson, Shari Ulrich and Kathi McDonald. “Wow, big hair”... Read More

Only The Strong Survive – Michelle Wright

Roman Mitz
Only The Strong Survive – Michelle Wright
Michelle Wright is a survivor. Just look back 25 years or so to the time of her first album Do Right By Me, and count how many other Canadian country artists from that time are still delivering the goods. There really aren’t many who have held on for that long. “Held on is probably the right phrase because there have... Read More

Burton Cummings kicks off the Grey Cup

Keith Sharp
Burton Cummings kicks off the Grey Cup
On a day when the Toronto Argonauts emphatically won the 100th Grey Cup final by beating the Calgary Stampeders 35-22, Burton Cummings set the tone for the festivities with a dynamic pre-game concert that was stunning in its simplicity. Cummings may not be accustomed to delivering matinee performances but in reality he can do no wrong. Supported by his faithful... Read More

The Spoons – Nova Heart Transplant

Keith Sharp
The Spoons – Nova Heart Transplant
Moving into my new apartment on Asquith Road (just behind the Bay Centre at Yonge and Bloor) I noticed a major crack in the dining room wall. Not particularly of the Mike Holmes, Mr. Fixit  breed, I decided to cover this offending crack with a large poster – but it needed to be a big poster as it was a... Read More