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...
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...
Kiss | Rare Destroyer Foil Poster
Way back in the 1970s, I was your basic longhaired, teenage rock ’n’ roll dumbass. And KISS were, as they used to say, the hottest band in the land....
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...
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...
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...
Late-Night TV Music (Diversity Edition) | Nov. 13, 2018
Diversity is always a good thing. And diversity is exactly what you got from Tuesday's late-night TV music lineup, which veered wildly from proggy art-rock to down-home country and...
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....
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...
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,...
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 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...
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...
Plasmatics | NSFW Wendy O. Williams Chainsaw Poster
How many people remember Wendy O. Williams and The Plasmatics these days? Whatever that number is, it's not enough. Love them or loathe them, The Plasmatics were definitely one...
Randy Newman | Rare 1980s Concert Poster
You can't win them all. Here's one that I lost out on: I had front-row tickets to these solo shows by Randy Newman in Edmonton in the early 1980s....
