Concert review – Lady Gaga, Bell Centre, Montreal, February 11 2013
Last night, Lady Gaga brought her Born This Way Ball to Montreal, 2 years to the day after the release of the single. I saw her on the tail end…
Concert Review: The Trews – Le Belmont, Montreal, November 24 2012
I discovered The Trews in 2005 when they opened for Robert Plant on his Mighty Rearranger tour. I didn’t know them, and didn’t have the chance to check them out…
Concert Review: Rush at the Bell Centre, Montreal – October 19 2012
Canadian prog-rock icons Rush have gone back on the road to support their latest studio album, Clockwork Angels. After the success of last year’s Time Machine tour, based around the…
Concert review – Anthrax,Testament and Death Angel at the Metropolis, Montreal – October 2 2012
I’ve been listening to Anthrax since 1985 when I saw the video for “Madhouse” on MuchMusic ( the Canadian counterpart to MTV). Soon after, a friend at school made me…
Musical Pilgrimage (part 2)
As one of my first posts on this blog, I showed a picture of my pilgrimage to the famous Abbey Road crossing, where the Beatles shot their iconic cover. (See…
Concert Review – The Cult
Metropolis – Montreal – September 1st 2012 The Cult was a band that I must admit was only on the periphery of my radar in their heyday. Their switch to hard…
A musical pilgrimage
A few years ago, I had the opportunity to go to London for a conference I was presenting at, and was able to squeeze in some sightseeing. One of the…
Slash – Théatre Olympia, Montreal – July 27 2012
The man with the hat, Slash!