Author Archives: Scott James

St. Vincent de Paul Cram The Van
Image: St. Vincent de Paul As food insecurity continues to be a growing problem in Canada, for many families, the people at St. Vincent de Paul Vancouver Island and Maximum Express are stepping up wit...
Dr. Scott James May 28, 2026

Playing For Change - The Weight
Image: YouTube Playing For Change is a global initiative which brings together musicians from every corner of Planet Earth - playing usually outdoors in their native countries - on cover versions of w...
Dr. Scott James May 18, 2026

In The Q New Music Lab: Tragically Hip
Image: Universal Music Canada To mark the ten (!) year anniversary of their final tour, The Tragically Hip will drop Live July 22 - August 20, 2016 Friday August 21, and to coincide with that, at 7pm ...
Scott James May 18, 2026

In The Q New Music Lab: Avril Lavigne
Image: Sumerian Records Alanis Morissette's fellow Canuck Avril Lavigne dropped a cover of Alanis' Ironic last month, part of the soundtrack for the Canadian romcom Mile End Kicks - and she stayed pre...
Dr. Scott James May 17, 2026

In The Q New Music Lab: Deep Purple
Image: YouTube Deep Purple are ready to drop their 24th album Splat!. The first single is Arrogant Boy, which takes us back to their early years. Says Ian Gillan: "This is the story of Billy who could...
Dr. Scott James May 14, 2026

In The Q New Music Lab: Kurt Deimer and Geoff Tate
Image: Youtube Kurt Deimer and Geoff Tate have reimagined Queensryche's classic Silent Lucidty from 1991 - on which Geoff did the vocals and keyboards originally - and although the tune is about a dre...
Dr. Scott James May 13, 2026

In The Q New Music Lab: Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr
Image: PaulMcCartney.com Paul McCartney's latest album The Boys Of Dungeon Lane will drop Friday May 29; the first single, Things We Left Behind, appeared recently, and now we have another one. Home T...
Dr. Scott James May 09, 2026

QuickPoll™: Van Halen Vs. Van Hagar
Image: Craig ONeal, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons Van Halen cofounder and drummer Alex Van Halen is 76 today. Do you fancy version 1 or version 2...
Scott James May 08, 2026

In The Q New Music Lab: Paul McCartney
Image: Sonny McCartney/MPL Communications Paul McCartney is back with his first new solo album in more than five years. The Boys Of Dungeon Lane - recorded with assistance from Rolling Stones and Elto...
Dr. Scott James May 06, 2026

In The Q New Music Lab: The Black Keys
Image: Romeo Okwara The Black Keys' fourteenth album, Peaches!, dropped this past Friday; like 2021's Delta Kream, it's another cover album. You've been hearing the first single You Got To Lose - a co...
Dr. Scott James May 05, 2026
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