Scorpions | Blackout Promo Poster
Hallo everybodee!! We are Scorpions band!! Yes!! Thank you!! And today is guitarist Rudolf Schenker’s 72nd birthday!! It's true!! He is very much old!! Thank you!! We would have...
Neil Young | Giant Re•ac•tor Promo Poster
I saw Neil Young was shooting his mouth off in the media again today. Figured that was as good an excuse as any to show off this large Re•ac•tor...
The Go-Go’s | Rare 1982 Western Canada Tour Poster
For my money, The Go-Go's didn't get the respect they deserved. At least, not back in the day. When the all-female L.A. quintet first appeared in the early ’80s,...
Max Webster | 1980 Universal Juveniles Promo Poster
Max Webster were one of my favourite bands back in the day. The first time I saw them, they opened up for Rush at Winnipeg's Playhouse Theatre in 1976....
Indie Roundup (TGIF Edition) | Seven Songs to Jump-Start Your Weekend
Mitski comes clean, Black Needle Noise get social, John Muirhead sleeps it off, Gotthard go soft, Nailed to Obscurity paint it black and more in today's Roundup. Come on,...
The Clash | London Calling Promo Poster
With the 40th anniversary of London Calling on the horizon — The Clash’s landmark, career-making double album came out Dec. 14, 1979 in the U.K., though it didn't arrive...
Pete Townshend | All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes Rare Promo Posters
Pete Townshend once quipped that he should have won a "Stupid Title of the Year" award for the name of this 1982 solo album All the Best Cowboys Have...
Jim Carroll Band | Catholic Boy 1980 Promo Poster
Sure, he was a one-hit wonder. But you have to admit it was a pretty solid hit. Four decades after its release, People Who Died is still a great...
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...
Indie Roundup | Five New Numbers To Make Monday More Manageable
Balthazar entertain you, Grand Analog take flight, Mk.gee rings in the new year and Jane's Party double up on today's Roundup. Jane, stop this crazy thing!
1 | We could...
Eric Clapton | Timepieces Promo Poster
It took me a few minutes to come up with something to write about this Eric Clapton poster. Then I remembered: I actually met him! The year was 1999....
Aerosmith | Vintage Midnight Special Poster
I am old enough to remember when Aerosmith were America's greatest rock ’n’ roll band. And to remember watching them playing Dream On during The Midnight Special late on...
Talking Heads | The Name Of This Band Is Talking Heads 1982 Promo Poster
This week, Talking Heads — or at least someone claiming to be Talking Heads — started an Instagram account. So naturally, people immediately started nattering about a reunion tour. I'll...
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...
John Cougar | American Fool Promo Poster
Now, of course, he's John Mellencamp. But back in 1982 he was still John Cougar. And his fifth album American Fool was his commercial breakthrough, thanks to hits like...
