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Haverock Fulfills A Legacy

Haverock Fulfills A Legacy
Performing on the festivals twin stages, a who's who of Canadian and U.S classic rock acts covering the past four decades will assemble this weekend. Featured acts include George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels and Canned Heat from the States plus mega Canadian icons such as Loverboy, Trooper, Chilliwack and Kim Mitchell. Read More

Canada’s music community rallies to support Unison initiative

Canada’s music community rallies to support Unison initiative
Canada’s music community rallied to show they do support each other by staging a charity concert Wednesday May 6th at Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre which helped reach the charity’s target goal of over 1 million dollars for the Unison Benevolent Fund – a charity launched in 2011 to provide emergency funds for musicians in need. An impressive lineup of star... Read More

THE BEST OF THE BEST (Singles) – Part One

THE BEST OF THE BEST (Singles) – Part One
As the manuscript for my Music Express book is undergoing it’s final editing process in preparation for its April 2014 publishing date, I would like to spotlight a few chapters that were omitted from the final publication. One of these chapters was a series of `Best Of’s’ from the time frame that encompassed Music Express (being 1976-1992). This first ‘Best... Read More

Mr. Customer Service – Kim Mitchell

Mr. Customer Service – Kim Mitchell
“I’m a customer service performer,” declares Kim Mitchell, the master of the electric guitar who has tantalized concert audiences since the mid-70s initially with Max Webster and then as a solo artist. Though many people didn’t understand Max, the few that did always got what they asked for: complex music with curiously surreal lyrics and a stage performance that balanced... Read More

The Professor Is In – Kim Mitchell

The Professor Is In – Kim Mitchell
Clad in a long-sleeved blue paisley shirt and wearing variable tint glasses with severe black frames, Kim Mitchell, the professor, strode on stage and proceeded to give a master class in the art of the rock guitar. Without fanfare he and his band mates launched into lesson one: “Roll n Roll Duty.” Accentuating the finer parts of the song with... Read More