Blondie | Best of Blondie Promo Poster
After nearly half a century of concerts, there are few bands I haven't seen at one time or another. Blondie are probably one of the most notable acts I've...
Iron Maiden | Number of The Beast Promo Poster & 2012 Concert Review
I honestly can't tell you how many times I've seen Iron Maiden in my life. I can tell you that the last time I saw them was on the...
Dead Kennedys | Fall of Canada Tour 1984 Poster
When Jello Biafra and the Dead Kennedys were in their ’80s prime, they were a magnificent sight to behold. And behold I did when the San Francisco punk troublemakers...
George Thorogood | Bad To The Bone 1982 Tour Poster
You have to give George Thorogood points for consistency. I've probably seen him half a dozen times over the years, and every time he's delivered the goods. Granted, he's...
Van Halen | Diver Down 1982 Promo Poster
For a band that hasn't released an album for seven years — and very likely never will again — Van Halen sure have been in the news a lot...
The Who | 1982 Tour Promo Poster
Insert your own 'Who Sell Out' joke here. I'm sure they've heard them all before. And deserved to, based on this hilariously tacky beer-sponsorship poster for their 1982 Tour....
RIP Doug Inglis of Goddo
I just read that Goddo drummer Doug Inglis apparently passed away the other day of unspecified causes. That's a shame. He was one of my favourite drummers back in...
Van Halen | RARE 1980 Western Canada Tour Poster
When I came across this ancient Van Halen tour poster recently, I was a little confused at first: I distinctly remember seeing them in Winnipeg around this time, but...
Rickie Lee Jones | Vintage Pirates Promo Poster
One thing I've learned from this site: You can never predict what's going to be popular. Like my recent review of Rickie Lee Jones’ eclectic covers album Kicks. I...
Bachman-Turner Overdrive | 1976 Tour Poster
I started going to concerts in the mid-’70s — and hometown heroes Bachman-Turner Overdrive were one of the first bands I went to see. Hey, I was 12! And...
Usher | All About U: Ultra-Rare Advance Promo Box
Over the decades, I've amassed an absurdly huge archive of physical music. I would conservatively estimate I've got somewhere between 40,000 and 50,000 pieces of CDs and vinyl. Naturally,...
Sensational Alex Harvey Band | 1977 German Tour Poster
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band remains one of the very, very few acts I never got the chance to see but sincerely wish I had. Pound for pound and...
Black Sabbath | Rare 1982 Western Canada Mob Rules Tour Poster
Like any metal fan — or really, almost any rock fan who came of age in the ’70s and ’80s — I've seen Black Sabbath a few times. And in...
Tom Waits | Mule Variations Double-Sided Promo Poster
Of the hundreds of music and film posters in my collection, this is one of my favourites. Partly because I'm a huge Tom Waits fan — who isn't? —...
The Clash | 1982 Tour Poster
Did you ever see that episode of the Bruce McCulloch sitcom Young Drunk Punk where the kid tries to score tickets to a Clash concert in Calgary? I'm pretty...
