Bob Seger | Vintage Nine Tonight Promo Poster
Now that Bob Seger is on his farewell tour, it seems like a good time to spotlight this vintage promo poster from his 1981 live album Nine Tonight. I...
U2 | Rare October Promo Poster
I am so old that I remember hearing U2’s I Will Follow on the radio for the first time. So old that I remember buying their first album Boy...
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,...
Ian Hunter | Short Back N’ Sides Promo Poster
I couldn't tell you exactly when I became an Ian Hunter fan, but I suspect it was the first time I heard Mott The Hoople’s All The Young Dudes...
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....
Vintage Gear | Yamaha MT1X, Roland DR-550, Big Muff Pedal
Here's something a little different from my endless supply of music posters: A few items from the mountain of vintage gear I've had sitting around my house since the...
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...
The Tubes | Rare 1981 Completion Backward Western Canada Tour Poster
I do not remember where or when I first came across The Tubes — I suspect I saw their picture in Circus, Creem, Hit Parader or one of the...
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....
The Rolling Stones | Steel Wheels Poster Collection
I have a fair number of Rolling Stones posters. But for some reason, I have more stuff from 1989’s Steel Wheels than anything else. No idea why. It is...
Anthrax | I’m the Man Promo Poster
Sure, they're one of thrash's Big Four founding fathers. But for a minute there in the late 1980s, Anthrax went rap-metal with the EP I'm the Man, featuring the...
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...
The Who | Hooligans Promo Poster
The main thing I remember about The Who’s Hooligans anthology is that I barely remember it at all. I had to look it up online to find out that...
Leon Redbone | 1980s Western Canadian Tour Poster
I was sad to read that Leon Redbone passed away last week at age 69. It wasn't a total shock; he had retired from performing a few years back,...
The Bopcats | Rare Debut Album Promo Poster
If you remember The Bopcats, congratulations! You're old like me. If you don't, here's the skinny: These Torontonians were Canada's chief contribution to the early ’80s rockabilly resurgence spearheaded...
