Max Webster: Canada’s Quirky Rock Heroes Who Never Quite Conquered the World
I’ve talked about Max Webster in the past and perhaps it’s time to bring them up again. The story begins...
Year: 2026
Deep Purple Meets With Their Number 1 Japanese Superfan
With a headline like that, you might be expecting to learn that the classic rockers met with some poor unfortunatel...
Fresh Rollings Stones Rumors Include Possible Name For New Album
As I reported here last week, posters started suddenly popping up around London with puzzling posters for a band called...
The Tale Behind The Tune: “The Trees” by Rush
One of my favorite but somewhat lesser known songs by Rush is “The Trees” from the band’s 1978 album Hemispheres....
The Cockroaches Mystery: Rolling Stones Tease Possible London Return with Cryptic Posters
Weird things have been happening in London. Mysterious posters have begun appearing on walls and notice boards across the city,...
One Arm, Infinite Beat: Rick Allen’s Unstoppable Return to the Drums
On New Year's Eve 1984, Rick Allen seemed to have the world at his feet. At just 21 years old,...
Bad Company: Where Did They Get That Name?
When the classic rock supergroup Bad Company burst onto the scene in 1973, its name carried an air of rebellion...
The Tale Behind The Tune: Aerosmith’s “Walk This Way”
During the summer of 1975 Aerosmith unleashed a track that would redefine their sound and cement their place in rock...
The Beautiful Chaos: How Fleetwood Mac Turned Heartbreak into Rumours
In the early months of 1976, five musicians walked into the Record Plant in Sausalito, California, to record a follow-up...
Greta Van Fleet: Saviors of Rock or Corporate Creation?
What is the deal with Greta Van Fleet? There is no question that they are very much a classic rock...
The Tale Behind The Tune: “Take It to the Limit” by the Eagles
On this day in 1976 the number five song on the Billboard Hot 100 was by the Eagles. “Take It...
Getting Back To Kim Mitchell
It’s been a long while since I have talked about Kim Mitchell, but he’s still around and still playing music....
