J. Geils Band | Original 1981 Freeze Frame Promo Posters
Freeze Frame is not my favourite J. Geils Band album. Not by a long shot.
That honour, without question, would go to Live Full House, their killer 1972 concert set...
The Kinks | Give the People What They Want Promo Poster
Here's how I know I’ve seen way too many concerts (or maybe it's just that I'm getting old): I cannot recall how many times I've seen The Kinks. 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...
KISS | Animalize Promo Poster
Comedy and tragedy can be two sides of the same coin. This post-apocalyptic promo poster for KISS’s 1984 album Animalize illustrates that quite succinctly, I would say. On the...
Indie Roundup | Ten Tremendous Tracks to Try Today
Dead Can Dance get mythical, Cellar Darling hold a wake, Accept take a break, Burning Witches cry, Opeth see ghosts, Fast Romantics head south and much more in today's...
David Bowie | Rare Changestwobowie Album Cover Poster
Some David Bowie albums are essential. This is not one of them. It's just a bunch of ’70s singles and album tracks like Aladdin Sane, Starman, 1984, DJ, Sound...
Dave Edmunds | Large D.E. 7th Promo Poster
For me, Dave Edmunds will always be one of the acts that got away. I never interviewed the Welsh singer-guitarist and former Rockpile member despite making a couple of...
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...
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...
The Pretenders | First Album Promo Poster
I haven't written many of these posts since the pandemic began, for a few reasons: 1) Showing off vintage live posters seemed weird at a time when there were...
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....
Pretenders | Ultra-Rare Cardboard Promo
Here's an interesting, one-of-a-kind item: A wing-shaped, die-cut promo poster for The Pretenders. It's dated 1981 and was created by their label Sire Records, so I presume it was...
Max Webster | Diamonds, Diamonds Album Cover Poster
I have already written plenty about my love for classic Can-rock eccentrics Max Webster, so I won't repeat myself. I'll just say that this vintage poster features the full-wrap...
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...
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...
