The Rolling Stones‘ mobile recording studio, an iconic piece of rock and roll history, is being dusted off, revamped and restored for a future music venue in Calgary. According to the Calgary Sun, the restoration project will see the mobile studio — which dates back to 1968 — brought back to working order. The studio was purchased by the National Music Centre in 2000 but … Continue reading A Piece of History Saved! Again …!
Grace Potter visited Daryl Hall‘s place and was very nocturnal about it … You see – Mr. Hall, of Hall and Oates fame, conducts an on-line broadcast from his home. Potter, joining the likes of other guests from previous episodes such as Joe Walsh (Life’s Been Good) and Cee -Lo Green ( F*ck You) to sing along with Hall and his band-mates. It is easy … Continue reading Grace Potter and The Nocturnals; Stay Awake for This Show!
Music is what makes movies. Some would argue it is the other way around. Without words and actors to act out the words, there would be no place to inject the sounds of musical artists and their compositions. A painting requires a canvas. Film and music have a long relationship. The most memorable images embedded on film have been equally matched by unforgettable soundtracks. Alfred … Continue reading The Greatest Soundtrack Ever ?
A funny thing happened on the way to success for Montreal born Dwane Rechil. He hit the blues … again! “It’s funny …” Says the forty – seven-year old singer, songwriter and guitar master. ” For years playing in my heavy rock band Top Johnny, I was always waiting for success to come. I was always on edge, never quite content with what I was … Continue reading Texarillo; The Blues Come Full Circle
Ontario – born singer, song-writer and poet Chloe Charles is related to Julian Lennon. Her Father, John Charles, married Cynthia Lennon ( Julian’s Mom) when Chloe was fifteen years of age. Julian – who was good friends with Chloe’s Dad, introduced his Mom to the elder Charles. Chloe was pleasantly surprised when the couple announced their marriage plans. A ceremony which took place in Toronto. … Continue reading A Conversation with Chloe Charles …
GraysOnline, Australia‘s largest online auction business, is selling memorabilia from Led Zeppelin, Daddy Cool, The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Metallica and Rod Stewart. A collector is selling eight irreplaceable signed guitars by auction. These musical instruments would be ideal for use in a band, for rock themed restaurants, for museums, for collectors or fans of The Rolling Stones or Rod Stewart. Every one of the … Continue reading Wanna Buy Pink Floyd’s Guitar?
The decade of non-decadence. The ten year span which melted all genres of music into one simple genre, Seemingly. An era which crafted one hit wonders by the dozen. People singing soft, people dancing and people carrying about to the much maligned sound of the synthesizer. The attempted killer of the guitar … for the most part! The Pychedelic Furs – Pretty in Pink 1983 … Continue reading The 80’s – WTF? Part Two
As we stride through the recesses of our music memory banks, it is relatively easy to place songs and artists into distinctive categories. The 1950’s – a decade ushered in with Jazz, Big Bands and the birth of Rock n Roll. The 60’s? A spawning pool for the Brits to grab American Blues and introduce it back to the Americans. A movement which invented modern-day … Continue reading The 80’s … WTF?
The adopted Montrealer follows in the footsteps of Ariane Moffatt and Pascale Picard in the creation of the soundtrack for this popular TV series created by Fabienne Larouche and broadcast on Radio-Canada. As of Wednesday, January 23, 2013, you’ll be able to immerse yourself in the universe of TRAUMA with music by Martha Wainwright by watching the first episode of the fourth season. Her interpretation … Continue reading Martha Wainright Sings Offenbach
Andrea England has just released her second album. Seven years after her first and fourteen years following a car accident which almost killed her … The story is a Hollywood one. England was delivering her first ep to a record store in Ottawa. The accident brought her career to a full stop and she carried on with a fresh outlook. Andrea determined to turn her … Continue reading Andrea England; Hope and Other Sins – Album Review
In April of 1962, 18-year-old Keith Richards wrote the following enthusiastic letter to his aunt, “Patty,” and described, amongst other things, an encounter some months previous that would ultimately change his life — the moment he met Mick Jagger for the first time since being childhood friends. Three months after the letter was written, “The Rollin’ Stones” played their first gig at the Marquee Club … Continue reading Eighteen Year Old Keith Richards’ Letter to his Aunt
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