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One of Canada’s hottest new wave acts of the 80’s, guitarist/keyboardist Daryl Kromm and Drew Arnott, drummer and synthesizer wiz first began playing together in a band called Slan during the mid-70’s. After calling it quits in ’77, Kromm then moved on to the Bryan Adams‘ touring camp in ’79, where he first met bassit …
Kenny Shields memorial The roots of Streetheart include the members belonging to just about every group the prairies had to offer during the ’70s, often with one another. Keyboardist Daryl Gutheil was in Wascana in ’74 when Regina’s Spider Sinnaeve joined on bass, replacing Gutheil’s brother Don. Along with future Crowcuss guitarist Bob Deutscher they …
One of the leading groups in Winnipeg’s punk movement in the early 1980s was Stretch Marks, formed by highschool friends vocalist Dik Savage (real name Dave McComb) with the Jackson brothers – Bill on guitars and Kelly on drums, and bassist Sikbee (real name Mark Langtry). They played anywhere and everywhere they could throughout central …
The roots of Studebaker Hawk stem back to 1970 when frontman Beau David (real name William Small), bassist Breen LeBoeuf (ex of Chimo, Motherlode), guitarist Charlie White, Joe Ress on keyboards, and drummer Lance Wright formed Southcote. After signing with Smile Records in ’73, they released “She,” which climbed to the top 30 that spring. …
Formed in Edmonton in 1983, Subtle Hints was the remnants of several other promising groups on the scene. After Slash & The Bleeding Hearts had run its course, frontman Barry Sainchuk (also ex of Dirty Pictures) and keyboardist RJ Smart hooked up with drummer Michael Sniatenchuk. The lineup was rounded out with guitarist Gord McCrostie, …
Winnipeg’s The Griffins started in 1965 when St Paul’s High School friends Phil O’Connell and Ron Harder on guitars, Don Carrier on vocals, drummer Kenn Richard, and Larry Mahler on bass. O’Connell’s friend Michael Gillespie started helping out with booking and management duties, and the band was soon playing a couple shows each weekend, covering …
Originally from Brighton, England, Bob Buckley moved to Vancouver as a teen, already well adept at piano and several different horns. After studying at the University of Washington and UBC, he landed a regular gig in the mid ’60s as a studio musician on the Vancouver edition of the TV series “Let’s Go.” When that …
New York native Peter Mann worked odd production and arrangement jobs in his home state before moving to Toronto in 1965, where he first worked as a writer for the CBC, as well as a vocal coach and session player. He met producer and Yorkville Records president Al de Lory, and together they started planning …
Nicely situated outside Montreal, The Dowries became one of Saint Hyacinthe’s most popular instrumental garage bands in 1962. They soon changed their name to The Dots, performing on again off again wherever they could get a gig. As the band evolved, the only remaining original member was Claude Reid, and along with fellow guitarist Denis …
The pride of Ajax, Ontario, Sum 41 was formed in 1996 by frontman and guitarist Deryck Whibley and friend and drummer Steve Jocz. They tossed around some musical ideas and played with others for about a year. But unhappy with the sound, they scrapped everything and eventually rounded out the lineup with guitarist Dave Baksh …