Frank Marino – Part Two
Continuing my conversation with one of the greatest guitar players ever – Frank Marino discusses Stevie Wonder, art and the malaise of the corporate world … Continue reading Frank Marino – Part Two
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Frank Marino; Frankly Speaking … Part One
Frank Marino – one of the last surviving ‘guitar Gods’ , speaks his mind on many things. Including an upcoming DVD, The Beatles, the Stones and Stevie Wonder … Frank Marino is refreshingly the same guy he once was. Too bad – the rest of the music business is not … Continue reading Frank Marino; Frankly Speaking … Part One
Gino Vannelli; All Those Nights in Montreal. Part Two
Gino Vannelli had a lot of ambition as a young man growing up in Montreal. According to him – you have to have that fire to succeed. “I was filled with fire as a kid. I moved to New York when I was young and signed a record deal by the time I was twenty-one, which was fairly young for even today’s standards. None of … Continue reading Gino Vannelli; All Those Nights in Montreal. Part Two
Concert Review; Pat Travers
Friday night at Cabaret Mille End – Pat Travers brought his high caliber guitar chops to Montreal. It was the first time in almost twenty years the songwriter of ‘Crash and Burn’ flicked his pick to a Montreal audience. One can only wonder why it took so long …? Travers – a transplanted Canadian. An Ottawa – raised son who has been living in Orlando, … Continue reading Concert Review; Pat Travers
Pat Travers – Boom Boom; On Come the Lights !
Toronto – born, Ottawa – raised Pat Travers – considers himself fortunate to grow up in an era which provided so many men for him to idolize. Clapton, Hendrix, Santana, Page – so many rock Gods. So much time to learn. “I was really lucky to get started at a time when guitars ruled the airwaves. They were all original sounding players and you could … Continue reading Pat Travers – Boom Boom; On Come the Lights !
Top Ten Interviews of 2012
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
Top Ten Interviews of 2012
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
Jonas and the MASSIVE ATTRACTION – BACK in the HOUSE!
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!
Frank Marino; Anti -Establishment 101
He was once and still is referred to as the white Jimi Hendrix. Something which Frank Marino disperses as something he never attempted to be … It is also something the Montreal – born drummer turned guitarist extraordinaire cannot figure out. Even after all these years … ” It all started with a journalist who wrote that I was visited by Hendrix’s spirit and he … Continue reading Frank Marino; Anti -Establishment 101
Rick Keene Music Scene 