The Lee Aaron Band – Metal Queen
The Lee Aaron Band performing “Metal Queen” at the Music Express “Rock Express 84 Awards”
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Tag: Music History
Klaatu – Calling Occupants!
As the first issue of Alberta Music Express was about to roll off the presses in October 1976, an album arrived on my desk, displaying a garish Sun face. The album entitled “3:47 E.S.T” was released by a band called Klaatu. A furtive search of the album cover and LP credits revealed nothing about the band. No group photo, no...
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Ankle deep in cow manure!
Truth is the launch of Alberta Music Express (as it was originally titled) was purely an act of revenge against my then employers, The Calgary Herald. Rolling into the summer of 1976, starting a music magazine was the last thought on my mind. Having joined the Herald’s sports department in March 1972, straight from Cambrian College, North Bay (now called...
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Retro Edition
About two years ago, I was cajoled by a number of people to start penning a book about my experiences publishing a music magazine called Music Express. I suspect that many of you people may not be familiar with this publication, yet from my communications via the ‘miracle’ of social media it is apparent that a lot of you do...
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Honeymoon Suite, Rock Express 84 Awards
Winners of the ‘National Homegrown’ contest, Honeymoon Suite perform at Music Express’ Rock Express 84 Awards.
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Platinum Blonde, Rock Express 84 Awards
Watch Platinum Blonde’s live performance of “Standing in the Dark” from the Rock Express 84 Awards.
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Steve DeMarchi and Freddy Curci
Steve DeMarchi was at home one day recently when he received a phone call from an Indonesian radio station. A deejay there informed him a track, `More Than Words Can Say” by his former band, Alias was top of the Indonesian charts and could he comment on the song’s success. “I had to tell him that song was originally recorded...
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The Who in Edmonton 1976
Photography by: Ian Mark of 70srockphotos.com
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Why Bryan Adams is really British!
Bryan Adams maybe the poster boy for Canadian music. Yes, he’s been featured on a Canadian postage stamp. Yes he has received an Order Of Canada and been accepted into the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame – but the reality is that Bryan Adams is really British! True he was born November 5th 1959 in Kingston, Ontario to a British...
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