This was a celebration of Art/Progressive music scene in Toronto. In it’s 3rd year, I find it was more then what was advertised in the Toronto media. I once again proudly proclaim that this years 2008 Nuance Art Rock Festival was a massive success! I just can’t say enough great praise for this event. If you [...]

Rick Wakeman shows off his church pipe organ skills at Lincoln Cathedral. Ever since I was a young boy and went to St. Basil’s church to attend mass there, I loved hearing the pipe organ that they had. The longest pipe is over 70 feet long and when you stood beside it and the organist pulled [...]

Don Kirshners’ Rock concert brought us the best that Rock & Roll had to offer. It was the best and most viewed music show on television during my youth … and we thank you for it Don, wherever you are these days. This music variety show premiered on September 29, 1973 and sadly ended on [...]

I came across the tragic tale of the late great Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown today and just had to share it with you all. a musician’s musician who blended genres into what he called “American music, Texas style.” It starts out with the great blues man and his life and times. Frank Zappa was influenced heavily by [...]

I never knew this, but the band Streetheart was Canadian band! Hum, something else for us to be proud of! These guys were the first big rock concert that I saw at Ivor Wynne Stadium (originally Civic Stadium) in Hamilton! This was when Under my thumb was huge back when I was younger! The band had so [...]

If you look at the picking fingers of a guitar player, don’t be surprised if you see long finer nails. So the next time you see a guy with long finger nails on one hand only, ask him if he’s a guitar player before jumping to any conclusions, ok? I am a guitar player who plays [...]

Is the guitar solo really dead? Good question. Once a intricate portion of any rock song, it seems to have skipped a musical generation of today’s Top 40 scene. To some listeners, if you play one you are dating yourself. The bands today, if you can call some of them that, seem to think that they [...]

The super group YES, had to cancel their latest tour, due to asthma attacks that will sideline the bands lead vocalist Ian Anderson. His physician told him that he just has to rest for six months after suffering an asthma attack. Respiratory problems are nothing to take lightly! I’ve seen what toll it can take [...]

A founding member of Pink Floyd has lost his battle with cancer. We have just lost more then a fabulous musician, but the idea of a way of thinking how we listen to music! The man was the keyboardist of Pink Floyd, imagine their music without keyboards. Let’s pray that he does go to the great [...]

This was, in my mind, Canada’s greatest Rock and Roll band of all time! I think they had more in the tank then they let on. This is a really weird video from a show called UK Gold. This was when the band was touring support of the Million Vacations album. So, for all you Max [...]