Reviewing records

by | Dec 26, 2011

If, as predicted, the Compact Disc, dies soon, this essay might be rendered meaningless. Until then, though, here is a belated response to an article I read in the January/February 2011 edition of B.C. Musician. B.C. Musician is based in the Okanagan and has been...

Nickelback, the people’s band

by | Nov 28, 2011

Nickelback played at half time and the world stayed on its axis. What was supposed to happen, something as cataclysmic as the gulf oil spill? It was only rock and roll. Maybe not everybody’s idea of good rock and roll, but nothing damaging. I didn’t hear...

The Smile Sessions

by | Nov 1, 2011

At last, after 45 years, the listener can make up their own mind. Is Smile by the Beach Boys a work of genius or did it deserve to be buried? The Smile Sessions box is massive. Five CDs, a double vinyl album, two 7” singles, a poster replicating the Smile album cover,...

Reunion

by | Aug 29, 2011

A reunion was more a test than a triumph. Years after Bruno Gerussi’s Medallion changed its name to Little Games and  broke up a few fruitless years later, we’d get unexpected feedback. By”we” I mean Jimmy Walker and I. Jimmy was recognizable...

Just Folks

by | Jan 5, 2011

Prince William and his fiance, Kate, have announced that they won’t be hiring any servants after they’re married in April. No maids, no butler, no chauffeur. “That’s right,” says the Prince. “Just plain folks, that’s us....

The inevitable Justin Bieber Article

by | Dec 12, 2010

The world doesn’t need another Justin Bieber article. However, I hope to go down a different path and maybe a few of you will go down with me. My feelings about Justin Bieber are neutral. I don’t know much about his music, the videos, the tours or anything...