There’s no disputing that Buddy Rich helped to put drums at the forefront of music. Along with contemporaries like Gene Krupa, he took drums from the back level of the orchestra and onto the front of the stage. He wowed audiences worldwide. However – was he the best? Some people would say so… but was […]
Monthly Archives: May 2021
Cease and Desist 25th Anniversary, January 19, 2014 – Mick, Marc, Ian and Brent (This story has many links embedded for additional reading) As many of you know, 2014 marks the 25th year that Cease and Desist has been together as a band. Even more remarkable is that there has been no member changes. Marc, […]
These series of pictures are from February 2nd, 2007. The Randy Bachman Band were asked to open ‘Winterlude’ in Ottawa. It was a perfect day to do something I had on my bucket list… skate The Rideau Canal. My niece Janine worked on Parliament Hill in Ottawa and met me at The Rideau Canal to […]
Video Here: Jazzthing Montreal Jazz Festival 2007 07.07.2007…. and apparently we actually started at 07:07 PM just to make it ‘magic’ (however, unless Randy’s watch is on a different time zone (as you can see in the video), that could be ‘folklore’) Montreal Jazz Festival. The sweet (and now late…) Roge Belanger on drums, the […]
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Bruce Greenwood and Don Felder – July 12, 2003 Cease & Desist got a call to back up Don Felder from The Eagles, as he was going to play onstage during the ‘Courtnall Celebrity Classic’ in Victoria. The event raises money for mental illness disorders and this was the first of what was to become […]
The story: Chris J. Trigg wrote this song very soon after his first date with Carola Trigg. It was a wonderful whirlwind romance and they were married on June 4th, 2017. It was a beautiful wedding! Chris found the love and peace that seemed to elude him most of his life. Carola was his angel. […]
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What’s in a Professional Name? I was born Michael Allan Dalla-Vicenza At Bawating (my high school in Sault Ste. Marie), the musicians I hung out with adopted the first names of their favourite rock guitarists. Glenn Barbisan became ‘Eric’ (for Eric Clapton), Michael Sicoly became ‘George’ (for George Harrison), Jeff Neill interestingly enough remained ‘Jeff’ […]
This reissue with the new Lennon remixes 2020 and a very poignant video took my breath away… History teaches us nothing they say…
Probably one of the more memorable times in my life thus far. We were to shoot a live DVD in the infamous Roseland Ballroom in NYC (since torn down sadly). I LOVE NYC – always have from my first time there in 2007. I had played there earlier with Randy Bachman’s Band in […]
Probably one of the more memorable times in my life thus far. We were to shoot a live DVD in the infamous Roseland Ballroom in NYC (since torn down sadly). I LOVE NYC – always have from my first time there in 2007. I had played there earlier with Randy Bachman’s Band in […]
Sammy Hagar with Me. Separated at birth perhaps? Sometimes there’s never a dull moment – brothers from a different mother… or at least the same follicle family. The picture above was taken at the Gibson showroom in Toronto. Sammy was in Toronto for Music Week. He had just recently sold off his interests to ‘Cabo […]