Song title in the real world: Rush’s YYZ
YYZ is the airport code for Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. Rush‘s affinity for these call letters came from the fact that seeing these tags on their luggage meant that…
Concert Review: The Eagles – Montreal, November 4th 2013
There are many reasons to dislike The Eagles. Their biggest hits have been overplayed over the years. Don Henley and Glenn Frey are conceited. They were the first act to…
Concert Review: Goblin – Le National, Montreal October 10 2013
I’ve been going to concerts for close to 30 years, and I’ve seen a lot of shows in that span of time. I’ll admit to often being a little blasé…
Concert review: Saxon (with Fozzy and Halcyon Way) – Theatre Corona, Montreal September 14 2013
The Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre hosted rare visitors yesterday: New Wave of British Heavy Metal legends Saxon were in town, supported by Fozzy (on their first visit since 2005), with…
One more musical landmark from Vancouver
After I wrote my last post, I went for a walk in a different part of downtown Vancouver and found another musical “landmark”. As history goes (which these days means…
The music tourist in Vancouver, BC, Canada
I’m currently in Vancouver for a work related conference, and as I like to do, I tried to find landmarks of importance for the music world. Vancouver has a strong…
Concert Review: KISS – Bell Centre, Montreal, July 29 2013
I must start this review by saying that my love of KISS defies all logic. I hate clowns, hate dressing up and love complicated music. But as I detailed in…
Song lyrics in the real world: Ace of Spades (Motörhead)
Pushing up the ante, I know you’ve got to see me, Read ’em and weep, the dead man’s hand again, I see it in your eyes, take one look and…
Song lyrics in the real world: Sheryl Crow’s All I Wanna Do
I’m in Los Angeles for the E3 conference and I suddenly thought about Sheryl Crow’s breakout hit “All I wanna do”. Great song from a great debut album. “All I…
Concert Review – Muse at the Bell Centre, Montreal, April 24 2013
Muse took the stage at the Bell Centre for the last show of its two night stand in Montreal last night. When tickets went on sale last fall, a computer…