As my radio pal Nard put it, “Finally, a Rush concert I don’t have to fly to!” At last, the Canadian rock trio will be keying the Cleveland digits into their touring GPS as part of a newly announced extension of additional Time Machine tour dates for 2011 (which will include the band’s first ever […]
Tag: Canada Rocks
CD Review: Triumph, “Greatest Hits Remixed”
Back in the ’80s, I don’t think I could have given you the name of five songs by Triumph, and perhaps, not even one song by the Canadian rock trio that didn’t have the name “Rush” on their albums. In spite of my ignorance, Triumph apparently did just fine, and had themselves quite a career, […]
Good Listening: Barenaked Ladies in Toronto, April ’93
A kind soul on Dimeadozen who goes by the moniker of “fuzzpsych” presently is in the process of digitizing his massive cassette collection of live and rare recordings, recorded in the Toronto area during the 80’s and 90’s. It seems that his wife gave him a gentle nudge and suggested that the space currently being […]
Cleveland Bachelor’s Show of the Week: The Rural Alberta Advantage
Dear ATVians, What time is it? Well, in additional to being the appointed hour for getting ill (Beasties-style, not physician-wise), it is also time for the January Cleveland Bachelor Show of the Month! After last month’s Bears-headlined NEO showcase, we are back to featuring a promise national act cutting a swathe through the 216 to […]
Blue Rodeo – The Things We Left Behind
Today is the official Canadian release date for The Things We Left Behind, the brand new studio album from Blue Rodeo. Vinyl fans will appreciate that Blue Rodeo sequenced the new album with vinyl in mind – spreading two albums worth of carefully placed music across four sides of vinyl. The Things We Left Behind […]
The Monday Morning Mix – Scenes From A Flood – 10/5/09
Graphic by Rachael Novak Click here for details on how you can be a part of The Monday Morning Mix and win some cool stuff! We’ve got some great mixes in hand and on the way – where is yours? About Today’s Mix: I apologize for the lateness on today’s Monday Mix – those darn […]
It’s a Bleedin’ Board – The Tragically Hip in L.A.
Hello again music lovers and welcome to this edition of “It’s A Bleedin’ Board!” Please join me, the Stereo Dictator, as we unlock the vaults to find yet another pearl in music history deemed essential to a finely crafted rock and roll collection. In the words of my Deadhead buddy Barry, “It’s a Bleedin’ Board!” […]
The Monday Morning Mix – Don’t I Look Like The Kind Of Guy You Used To Hate – 7/6/09
Graphic by Rachael Novak Click here for details on how you can be a part of The Monday Morning Mix and win some cool stuff! About Today’s Mix: Today’s mix comes from me! (Matt) We’re now 10 mixes deep, and I thought I’d jump in with another one of my own mixes. At the time […]
A challenging interview with Billy Bob Thornton
If you haven’t seen it yet, I think you’ll enjoy CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi’s interview with actor/musician Billy Bob Thornton and his band The Boxmasters. The Boxmasters were in Toronto for a pair of shows opening for Willie Nelson at Massey Hall, and Thornton took issue with the mention of the “actor” side of […]
4 Days in California with Blue Rodeo
Yeah, you caught me…trying to put a clever twist on the Five Days in July album title from Canadian treasure Blue Rodeo. ATV reader “oldmanflint” was lucky enough to attend two out of the four recent California area dates from Blue Rodeo. The review of one of those shows was shared previously in the comments […]