Doug and the Slugs

Oh to be in Canada in the 80's!  Tarzan Dan on Much Music playing Doug and the Slugs.  They were Vancouver base with Doug Bennett in the lead.  R&B with some Zany and R rated videos.

Sadly Doug passed away in 2004

Sometimes, you learn something you should have known. Slade .vs. Quiet Riot .vs. Great Big Sea.

I have long lived under the assumption that Quiet Riot was responsible for Cum on feel the noize.




In the most oblique manner I could have imagined I discovered that Slade had the first hit version:


Google music had a discount on the next album purchased.  I used this to get Great Big Seas XX album.  It is a greatest hits 30 song album.  One of my favourite tunes is a Cover of Slade's Run Runaway.


My wife knew it was a Slade cover,  I did not.  That lead me to look up Slades discography and low and behold!


Great Big Sea turned Run runaway into a Newfoundland Celtic pub song:  Enjoy!!

Headly - Vancouver band you should know.

Video on Much Music

It's a strange thing in life
When you're chasing your dreams
And it's not what it seems
And your heart is on the line
And now we want to be the one fade in

Am I out of my mind?
Do I got it all wrong
Though I have what I want
But I try to make it right
I've never wanted to be the one waiting

Cause she said Jake you're a little bit stoned
When you gonna get grown
Would you just go home
I'm so not sure
Could you help yourself
I can't help you anymore
You're going faster than me

Too little too late
I don't think I'm gonna stay
I don't think you gonna change
I'm so not sure
Could you help yourself
I can't help you anymore
You're going faster than me

But I can't slow down now
The light just went down, down

There's a cost, there's a price
Yeah you're really feel the fall out
Ripping your heart out
Night after night
When all you ever wanted was some home time

I'm not thinking sober
I don't think it's over
I can't lie
But I can use a little bit of lone time

Cause she said Jake you're a little bit stoned
When you gonna get grown
Would you just go home
I'm so not sure
Could you help yourself

I can't help you anymore
You're going faster than me

Too little too late
I don't think I'm gonna stay
I don't think you gonna change
I'm so not sure
Could you help yourself
I can't help you anymore
You're going faster than me

But I can't slow down now
The light just went down, down
Baby hold on somehow
Cause I can't slow down now
No I can't slow down now

I'm not thinking sober
I don't think it's over
I can't lie
I could use a little bit of home time

Cause she said Jake you're a little bit stoned
When you gonna get grown
Would you just go home
I'm so not sure
Could you help yourself
I can't help you anymore
You're going faster than me

Too little too late
I don't think I'm gonna stay
I don't think you gonna change
I'm so not sure
Could you help yourself
I can't help you anymore
You're going faster than me

But I can't slow down now
The light just went down, down
Baby hold on somehow
Cause I can't slow down now
No I can't slow down now 

Note to Happy Cynic

Tough time deciding if you are sociopathic or narcissistic.  Not that it matters.

I see that you still comment, which I delete unread.  Not sure why you pretend to care about this mostly unviewed blog of mine.  The last communication we had (that I can recall) was my repeatedly asking\telling you to "Go Away".  That sentiment still echos true.

Which leads me to the above pondering.  I have no desire to communicate anything to you.  There is nothing but apathy left towards you.

Still, feel free to post comments.  My system will note and  I delete the comments unread.

A do wish you well and hope you have a long and enjoyable existence.

Lauren Mann

The Calgary native, who has recently put down roots in British Columbia’s Southern Gulf Islands, started touring full time in 2011 with her first album Stories From Home, a collection of self-produced home recordings.

She followed this with the 2012 release Over Land and Sea, produced by Aaron Marsh (Copeland, Person L) and called “a sonic tapestry saturated by sunlight,” by Exclaim Magazine. The diverse instrumentation and beautiful harmonies centered around Lauren’s gift of songwriting garnered the attention of listeners and critics alike, with the songs Weight of the World, Over Land and Sea, and I Lost Myself going into regular rotation on CBC Radio 2 nationwide. In 2014, Lauren and her band affectionately known as the Fairly Odd Folk, were the winners of the CBC Searchlight contest, rising to the top of over 4500 bands across Canada and named Canada’s best new emerging artist.

Serena Ryder

Serena Ryder is a Canadian musician. Born in Toronto, she grew up in Millbrook, Ontario.

Ryder first gained national recognition with her ballad "Weak in the Knees" in 2007. An accomplished songwriter and musician, she also possesses a three-octave vocal range and is considered a mezzo-soprano.

Alessia Cara - Wild Things

Find table spaces
Say your social graces
Bow your head, they're pious here
But you and I, we're pioneers
We make our own rules
Our own room, no bias here
Let 'em sell what they are sellin'
There are no buyers here
So gather all the rebels now
We'll rebel rouse and sing aloud
We don't care what they say no way, no way
And we will leave the empty chairs
To those who say we can't sit there
We're fine all by ourselves

[Pre-Chorus]
So aye, we brought our drum and this is how we dance
No mistakin', we make our breaks, if you don't like our 808s
Then leave us alone, cause we don't need your policies
We have no apologies for being...

[Chorus]
Find me where the wild things are
Oh my, we'll be alright
Don't mind us
Find me where the wild things are
Oh my, we'll be just fine
Don't mind us, yeah
Find me where the wild things are

[Verse 2]
I lose my balance on these eggshells
You tell me to tread, I'd rather be a wild one instead
Don't wanna hang around the in crowd
The cool kids aren't cool to me
They're not cooler than we are

[Pre-Chorus]
So aye, we brought our drum and this is how we dance
No mistakin', we make our breaks, if you don't like our 808s
Then leave us alone, cause we don't need your policies
We have no apologies for being...

[Chorus]
Find me where the wild things are
Oh my, we'll be alright
Don't mind us, yeah
Find me where the wild things are
Oh my, we'll be just fine
Aye-aye-aye don't mind us

[Bridge]
We will carve our place into time and space
We will find our way, or we'll make a way, say hey, hey, hey
Find you're great, don't you hide your face
And let it shine, shine, shine, shine

[Pre-Chorus]
So aye, we brought our drum and this is how we dance
No mistakin', we make our breaks, if you don't like our 808s
Then leave us alone, cause we don't need your policies
We have no apologies for being...

[Chorus]
Find me where the wild things are
Oh my, we'll be alright
Don't mind us, yeah
Find me where the wild things are
Oh my, we'll be just fine
Don't mind us, yeah
Find me where the wild things are

Pointed Sticks

Pointed Sticks are a Canadian punk rock / power pop band from Vancouver. Originally active from 1978 to 1981, then reuniting to perform in July 2006 through to November 2012.

After a three year hiatus, Pointed Sticks returned to the stage in June 2015 for shows on Vancouver island as well as the July 11th Khatsahlano street party in Vancouver (sporadic live appearances have continued into 2016).

The band is known for their fast melodic pop music and liberal use of harmony singing by all five members—also for unusual graphic images that acted as counterpoint to the music.

Congratulations to Vancouver's Desirée Dawson for winning the 2016 CBC Searchlight Competition!

Let your head hang low
Let your eyes fall heavy
you can jump, you wont fall
arms wide open, i'll be ready

Let your ego melt fast
Let your smile stay bright
You can hold my hand a tight knit grip throughout this night 

So let me be the roots, you need
Let me help you grow 
let me help you succeed
know that you are loved
not just by me 
see my heart open wide 
so why do you get scared 
and why do you hide

Let your doubts crash to pieces 
negativity needs releases 
but i know, i know, deep in you
you just wanna love, love what you do
but pressure hits you like a plank 
and ego wants to fill the bank 
but the bank in your heart will always be barren 
if you don't start the love
please start the caring 

So let me be the roots, you need
Let me help you grow 
let me help you succeed
know that you are loved
not just by me 
see my heart open wide 
so why do you get scared 
and why do you hide

why do you hide from love
oh why do you you hide 
oh why do you hide 
from love
why do you hide

About the name Eh440
When something vibrates 440 times per second it gives us the note "A". And because we're Canadian and Canadians say "eh?" a lot, we Canadianized it!

Lucius - Something About You

New album coming out soon.  Good Grief! 

Basia Bulat's new album "Good Advice" is going on sale soon.  If the single is any indication we have some great listening ahead of us.  Bulat grew up in Etobicoke, Ontario where her mother was a music teacher who taught piano and guitar. 

Canadian Music from the 90's

Rheostatics




Ashley MacIssac




Shadowy Men




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Mummers dance

"Mummering" is a Newfoundland custom that dates back to the time of the earliest settlers who came from England and Ireland.   You dress up and go to someones house and see if they know who you are.



Loreena McKennitt came up with the Mummers dance in the 1990's and it has woven its way through Canada.

When in the springtime of the year
When the trees are crowned with leaves
When the ash and oak, and the birch and yew
Are dressed in ribbons fair

When owls call the breathless moon
In the blue veil of the night
The shadows of the trees appear
Amidst the lantern light

We've been rambling all the night
And some time of this day
Now returning back again
We bring a garland gay

Who will go down to those shady groves
And summon the shadows there
And tie a ribbon on those sheltering arms
In the springtime of the year

The songs of birds seem to fill the wood
That when the fiddler plays
All their voices can be heard
Long past their woodland days

And so they linked their hands and danced
Round in circles and in rows
And so the journey of the night descends
When all the shades are gone

"A garland gay we bring you here
And at your door we stand
It is a sprout well budded out
The work of Our Lord's hand"

Best of Toronto music 2015.

Canada is on a musical upslide with some of the most creative artists.

Briia - Making it?

After being featured in the “RockThe Sweater" sports-anthem by 'Annakin Slayd' and performing at the Bell Centre in Montreal during the 2014 NHL Playoffs; B R II A became a signed artist of FiveOnFour, a Montreal based record label. She is currently recording her debut E.P.

'B R II A' has had the opportunity to perform showcases in both Canada (Montreal, Toronto & Vancouver) as well as the United States (New York, Los Angeles). Most recently, she sang the National Anthems for the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Center.



BRIIA - Fake It Till You Make It [Lyric Video] from 5ON4 Records Inc. on Vimeo.

Hey Rosetta!

Hey Rosetta!

Canadian seven-piece indie rock band from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador and led by singer/songwriter Tim Baker. Known for its energized live shows, the band creates a large, layered sound by incorporating piano, violin, cello, and brass into the traditional four-piece rock setup.

Studio albums
2006: Plan Your Escape
2008: Into Your Lungs (and around in your heart and on through your blood)
2011: Seeds
2014: Second Sight

EPs
2005: Hey Rosetta! EP
2007: Plan Your Escape EP (Sonic Records)
2010: Red Songs EP
2012: Sing Sing Sessions EP No. 74 CAN
2012: A Cup of Kindness Yet EP (Christmas Album)

Yukon Blonde! 80's band in the 2015's.

Yukon Blonde is a Canadian indie rock band originally from Kelowna, British Columbia. Formed in 2005 as a quintet called Alphababy, the band members changed the name in late 2008 at the suggestion of Jon-Rae Fletcher, with whom the band was touring.

The band has been based in Vancouver since 2009. They are now a trio with some guest touring members.

As Alphababy, the group released two EPs that received favourable critical reviews. Yukon Blonde's debut EP was Everything in Everyway. Their debut self-titled album, which was recorded live-to-tape, came out in 2010. For both, they worked with record producer Shawn Cole, who has previously worked with such bands as Bend Sinister and You Say Party! We Say Die!

The band has toured the US and Canada, and played at such festivals as South by Southwest. The band was named one of the "10 Canadian bands destined to break in 2010" by the CBC, and Chart called the band the best of the 2010 Canadian Music Week festival.

Moist - Best of Canadian Rock

Moist is a Canadian alternative rock band that originally formed in 1992. It consists of David Usher as lead vocalist, Mark Makoway on lead guitars, Jonathan Gallivan on guitars, Kevin Young on keyboards, Francis Fillion on drums and Louis Lalancette on bass.

The band's original drummer Paul Wilcox left the band just before its hiatus in 2000, and original bassist Jeff Pearce departed shortly after its reestablishment in early 2014.

After releasing an independent demo cassette in 1993, Moist was signed by EMI Music and released three official studio albums throughout the 1990s, becoming a staple of Canadian music culture. Shortly after releasing a compilation album in 2001, the band underwent an unplanned hiatus for over a decade, and then became officially reestablished in June 2013.

 Shortly after reuniting, the band began work on their fourth studio album, entitled Glory Under Dangerous Skies, which was released on October 7, 2014.

On May 15, 2014, the band announced that they had signed a new deal with Universal Music Canada. The band also announced the title of their new single, "Mechanical", which was released to radio on May 23 and to ITunes on May 27.

Dear Rouge

Dear Rouge

Drew and Danielle McTaggart were both touring musicians under separate projects. They met while in their early touring days, and began dating, before getting married and starting Dear Rouge. The name of the duo is derived from the name of Danielle's home town, Red Deer, Alberta.

In April 2012, Dear Rouge independently released their debut EP Heads Up! Watch Out!, a four-song EP on their Bandcamp page, and followed up six months later with their second EP Kids Wanna Know.

In November 2012, Dear Rouge won $102,700 as the grand prize winners of the Peak Performance Project put on by the Music BC Industry Organization and CKPK-FM radio station in Vancouver.

In June 2013, Exposure Contest and Dear Rouge partnered up to present a video editing contest in support of their single, "Thinking About You", from their Kids Wanna Know EP The contest drew a wide social media spread, accumulating hundreds of entrants from around the world.


In March 2014, the band's second single "I Heard I Had" charted at #3 in Alternative Rock (Mediabase). #3 in Modern Rock (Mediabase), and at #13 in Canadian Rock (BDS radio).

The band released their third single "Best Look Lately" on April 22nd, 2014. As of September 2014, it has also cracked the Top 20 of the Canadian Alternative Rock and Modern Rock charts.

The band signed to the Canadian branch of Universal Music Group in October 2014, and announced that their debut album Black To Gold will be released through them in early 2015.

The band's fourth single, title track "Black To Gold", was sent to radio on January 13th 2015. Black To Gold (Single) was made available digitally on February 10th along with a pre-order for the album.
On February 2nd the band announced March 30th as the release date for the album and a tour with Arkells. As of May 2015, "Black To Gold" had hit #2 on the Canadian Alt-Rock charts