The Blues … the Blues .. the Blues … The foundation, along with Jazz, of music as we know it today. Popular music that is. There are many who carry the Blues tradition throughout North America and the world. Elmore James , Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters would be proud of the following artists on this list. Here are ten great Blues … Continue reading Ten Great Blues Artists – 2012
There are a lot of great Christmas songs. Whatever floats your boat … Here are mine! Merry Christmas ! Father Christmas The Kinks Run Rudolph Run Chuck Berry Merry Xmas Baby Bruce Springsteen Rockin Around the Christmas Tree Brenda Lee Happy Christmas (War is Over) John Lennon The Christmas Blues Bob Dylan Merry Christmas ( I Don’t Want to Fight Tonight) The … Continue reading Top Ten Christmas Songs
Top Ten interviews of 2012 … 10. Lee Mellor 9.Jason Rockman 8. Susie Arioli 7. Cecile Doo Kingue 6. Roger Walls 5. Randy Bowen 4. Sass Jordan 3 .Frank Marino The last two are from the same group – at different times … 2. Jerry Mercer Although Jerry’s interview(the main one) was not carried out in 2012, it was the beginning of the popularity to … Continue reading Top Ten Interviews of 2012
Happy Birthday to the human riff … Keith Richards Related articles Happy Birthday Keith Richards (maryannesjukebox.wordpress.com) Keith Richard’s Voice (aldanaart.com) Hunter S. Thompson Interviews Keith Richards, and Very Little Makes Sense (openculture.com) Johnny Depp Recruits Keith Richards And Tom Waits For Pirate Album (noise11.com) How To Dress Like Keith Richards For Halloween (wncx.cbslocal.com) Keith Richards to star in Pirates 5 (contactmusic.com) Top Ten Things Keith … Continue reading Happy Birthday Keith Richards!
Next up on my list – two people who helped enormously in putting Canada on the map musically … 4. Sass Jordan I spoke with Sass, not once – twice for a couple of hours each time. She is warm, sweet, funny and tough. A trooper who helped pave the wave for Canadian rockers in the States … https://keenemusic.wordpress.com/2012/10/15/sass-jordan-transplanted-montreal-girl-does-good-part-one/ https://keenemusic.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/sass-jordan-transplanted-montreal-girl-does-good-part-two/ https://keenemusic.wordpress.com/2012/10/31/sass-jordan-transplanted-montreal-girl-does-good-part-three/ 3. Frank Marino Frank … Continue reading Top Ten Interviews of 2012
The human riff. Keef. The original bad boy and guitarist who defined the behavior for five decades of rock n roll offspring … He is a man’s man. He stays the course, remains true to his beliefs no matter the consequences. For this reason, here now are the Top Ten things Keith Richards will probably never say … 10. ‘Hey Mick! I love that matching … Continue reading Top Ten Things Keith Richards Will Probably Never Say
I am continuing the top ten interviews I conducted in 2012 … So far … 10. Lee Mellor 9.Jason Rockman 8. Susie Arioli 7. Cecile Doo Kingue 6. Roger Walls Roger Walls is a walking Jazz encyclopedia. Is it any wonder …? Walls has been around playing his horns for thirty plus years. If he has not played alongside the likes of Tony Bennett, then … Continue reading Top Ten Interviews of 2012
Following the success of the inaugural edition in 2012, Dungeon Works Productions and Evenko are proud to present En Route to Heavy MTL 2013 and the selected twenty bands that will be battling it out over the next five months to win one of two opening slots at this year’s 2013 HVY MTL. With hundreds of applications this year from across the province of Quebec, … Continue reading En Route To HVY MTL Announce BOTB 2013 Line Up Presented by Dungeonworks and Evenko
Some people are born to bake cakes. For others – mechanics may be their thing. Steve Hill of Trois Rivieres, is meant to play guitar … At Club Soda on Saturday night, in a concert dubbed ‘A Return to Montreal‘ – Hill proved once more why he is considered to be one of the best blues guitarists in North America. How about one of the … Continue reading Steve Hill; King of the Mountain
Starting yesterday – I began to count off my top ten interviews in the past year. I continue with the next two … So far … 10. Lee Mellor 9. Jason Rockman 8. Susie Arioli I spoke to Susie over the phone the night before her performance at Place des Arts. Having never spoken to her or listened to her music regularly – I had … Continue reading Top Ten Interviews of 2012
Starting today – leading up to the New Year, I will be listing the best in various categories of Rick Keene‘s Music Scene. What I believe were the top ten interviews I conducted, the top Cd’s I reviewed and the top ten concerts I attended and why … Hope you enjoy my look back into 2012. This will also give an opportunity to the many … Continue reading Top Ten Interviews of 2012
Outside on Saturday night in downtown Montreal it was cold. Inside at Club Soda on blvd. St.Laurent – it was hot! Don’t blame it on Rio – blame it on the band who were playing high energy rock n roll …It was a homecoming for the Montreal-based band after a successful tour in Europe. Lead singer Jonas was pumped from the beginning as he and … Continue reading Jonas and the MASSIVE ATTRACTION – BACK in the HOUSE!
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