This story originally appeared in SPIN’s July 1985 issue. Some performers are great, have careers that last 10 or 15 years, and end up with digitally tuned recordings of their complete works sold in $500 sets. Other performers are good, last a couple of years, and may discover in middle age that they can finance […]
Shama – (still known as ‘Barney’) January 2nd, 1976 Whenever I’m in Grand Prairie, my mind floats back to me at 18 years old, on the road with Shama. Although I thought I was emotionally prepared and mature enough to handle being out on the road, I found out by the third month of traveling […]
According to a 19th century legend, the Truth and the Lie meet one day. The Lie says to the Truth: “It’s a marvellous day today”! The Truth looks up to the skies and sighs, for the day was really beautiful. They spend a lot of time together, ultimately arriving beside a well. The Lie tells […]
Note: This is from a few months back. I spared sharing it then… When Diana landed in New York for the first time, it is just not possible to convey how much she was already loved here. People lined up to see her wherever she went. She was a celebrity like no other and […]
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 […]
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’ […]