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A native of Vancouver, Tad Campbell’s unconventional road to stardom began in 1980. While working on a luxury liner that was cruising the Australian coast, he was killing time while on shore leave, noticed an advertisement looking for a guitarist, and was playing with the Daydream Islanders that same night at a local resort. Within …
One of Vancouver’s most prolific new wave groups, Images In Vogue was formed in the spring of 1981 by Don Gordon (guitar, synthesizers) and Gary Smith (bass, guitar, synthesizers). Feeling their present group Pin-ups had run its course after not getting any bites from some demos they’d shopped around, they decided to pursue a more …
courtesy of Nick Warburton Influence were one of the most fascinating bands to emerge from Canada during the ’60s. The group’s rich diversity of styles was a result of the group members’ wide range of musical backgrounds and geographical origins. The band’s driving force was lead guitarist Louis McKelvey (b. October 31, 1943, Killorglin, County …
The deepest roots of Honeymoon Suite took seed in 1981 when Johnny Dee (real name Jonathon Richard Degiuli) left Lennex and formed a new band, naming it in honour of his Niagara Falls home. Making Toronto their home, the band went through several early lineups, but began to solidify early the next year when he …
How’s it goin’ eh?! Liona Boyd … John Allan Cameron … The Irish Rovers … many great musical acts have come from Canada, but none was more respected than Bob and Doug McKenzie. The story of our unofficial ambassadors to the rest of the world is a twisted tale from day one. They’re actually the …
On the eve of entering the studios to record a third album in 1977, Toronto based Dillinger fell apart and regrouped shortly after – dubbed The Hunt by manager Cliff Hunt. Centred around vocalist/keyboardist Jacques Harrison and guitarists Brian Gagnon and Paul Cockburn, the band was rounded out by drummer Paul Kersey (ex of Max …
I Mother Earth was formed when brothers and Hamilton natives Andrew and Christian Koshowski hooked up with singer Edwin Ghazal while rehearsing in Toronto. With Andrew on guitars and Christian on drums, they recruited Franz Masini on bass, and continued rehearsals while working on some original material. Ghazal dropped his last name, and Andrew and …
The Infidels were centred around highschool friends singer Molly Johnson and guitarist/keyboardist Norman Orenstein. The band rose from the ashes of Alta Moda, a Toronto funk/pop group that recorded one album in 1987 on Sony that produced the moderate hit “Julian.” When the group ran its course, Johnson and Orenstein continued writing together, and hooked …
Taking their name from the traditional folk song of the same name, the roots of The Irish Rovers date back to 1963 in Toronto. George Millar (16 at the time) and Jim Ferguson (23), both immigrants from Northern Ireland, met at an Irish cultural party. They drank and sang ’til dawn, and the new found …
Following the disappointing lack of success of FREEWAYS and growing musical differences, Randy Bachman left Bachman Turner Overdrive in the spring of 1977. He retreated to his west coast home to ponder his future, and while serving as producer for other acts including Trooper, he began writing new material while searching out the supporting cast …