I Love This Song
Music is the glue that holds us together, but like anywhere, tastes range from passable to outright horrid. The military takes that to the extreme. You put people…
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Music, bands, concerts, Canadian rock, old favourites, deep dives, and the soundtrack that followed me around.
Passing today 4-Oct-2026
Sass Jordan — RIP Rock Archive · RIP SassJordan 1989, Cheap Trick, a borrowed Airborne t-shirt and a two-hour ride home in February. The Retired Menace · October…
More Sandwiches: Six Hours of Sirens
Every now and then, you need a playlist that knows exactly what it is. This one does. More Sandwiches is six hours of women who can sing, snarl,…
Canadian Icons I want to See
Canadian Rock · Complete Timeline Tom Cochrane& Red Rider From the El Mocambo to the Highway of Life Formed: Toronto, Ontario, 1975 (as Red Rider) Tom joined: 1978…
Fingers and Toes 40 times at least I’ve Seen
Forty times at least, or it feels that way. I ran out of fingers and toes a while ago and stopped counting. Most of those were the bar…
I’ve Seen
Sass Jordan: Complete Timeline Canadian Rock · Complete Timeline SassJordan Birmingham-born, Montreal-raised — Canada’s rawest rock voice 4Juno Awards 10Studio Albums #5Billboard Blues Chart 6Seasons — Canadian Idol…
I’ve Seen
Trooper: Complete Timeline Canadian Rock · Complete Timeline Trooper Vancouver’s arena-to-roadhouse party band, 50 years and still raising a little hell 6× PlatHot Shots (CA) 1980Juno — Group…
Canada Turned It Up
Canada’s Answer to We Didn’t Start the Fire — Except We Made It a Thing Canadian rock has never received the respect it deserves. The big names get…
All Hail the Earworm
All Hail the Earworm — Opinion Opinion · Music All Hail theEarworm It never lands on your favourite song. It doesn’t even land on your tenth favourite. The…
Jeff Healey Band — 5 Times at Least I’ve Seen
Canada Day 1989, Lansdowne Park. Don asked why the guitar player was trying to do the Max Webster strut. We told him: ’cause he’s blind.