the good, the bad, and the banjo

by | May 18, 2020

After a glitch of some kind, the EP arrived in the mail and I finally got to hear The Good the Bad and the Banjo’s official EP. We’ll say the two month delay was because of the tumult at the post office created by covid- 19 and let that be the excuse....

chilliwack and led zeppelin

by | May 2, 2020

As I listened to all my Vancouver rock albums up until CDs took over, it was inevitable that I heard all of of the Chilliwak albums up to Look In Look Out and the three Collectors albums before it. A live CD of a reconstituted Chilliwack came much later. I...

zombie roof

by | Mar 26, 2020

I’ve always liked Zombie Roof, but I’m always surprised that, after 30 years, to learn the Squamish-based trio still exists. Until Somewhere in America, I had no contact with the band for about 20 years. As the liner note inside Somewhere In America makes...

The Authentics

by | Feb 6, 2020

THE AUTHENTICS The Authentics EP is and isn’t what you might expect. You might be expecting a bunch of veterans of 70s hit bands from Vancouver – such as Sweeney Todd – which is how they were presented. They were there, had a few years of fame and...

12 Step Program Book

by | Jan 2, 2020

At last, some recognition for Bob Jansen. Too bad he’s dead. Never heard of Bob Jansen? He wrote 12 Step Program; that you must have heard. Every band of the 60s used to do it. That and Louie Louie and Gloria. Every band. It didn’t matter if the band was playing a...