Author Archives: Scott James

Image: Capitol Records September 22 1969, The Band dropped their second album, also known as The Brown Album. Mostly recorded in the pool house at Sammy Davis Jr's house in the Hollywood Hills, it inc...

Image: Vevo This morning, The Tragically Hip's Paul Langlois had a wee note for us. "Today we released a surprise track from the archive. We recorded 'Wait So Long' during the original 'Up To Here' se...

Images: City Of Victoria/Municipality Of Saanich With discussions underway regarding a possible amalgamation of Victoria and Saanich, the Citizens' Assembly page is accepting public input. Submissions...

Image: Asylum Records Album number six from Eagles - The Long Run - dropped September 24 1979. It was the first one to feature bassman Timothy B. Schmit, who'd replaced Randy Meisner, and the final fu...

Image: Vevo Sting has dropped his first new music in three years or so. I Wrote Your Name (Upon My Heart) is a standalone single, and incorporates the rhythm to 1955's Bo Diddley Beat. Love, Dr. Scott...

Image: Epic Records Cheap Trick's Dream Police album - their most successful effort - will be 45 years old Saturday September 21, and it's our next Classic Album selection. I'll play all nine tracks o...

Image: Spectra Musique Montreal's The Damn Truth, who have toured with The Sheepdogs, Glorious Sons, Rival Sons, ZZ Top, among others, have a new album which was produced by Bob Rock of Metallica and ...

Image: Impressed Recordings After a fifteen year hiatus - which has included breaking up, getting back together, breaking up again, and then getting back together (I'm pretty sure they're still togeth...

Image: Universal Music Canada Single number four from Pearl Jam's Dark Matter album is Waiting For Stevie - and yes, it was inspired by Stevie Wonder. He was booked to play some harp on Eddie Vedder's...

Image: Geffen Records Aerosmith may be done with touring, but their music will most certainly live on. Their tenth album, the seven times platinum Pump, dropped September 12 1989, and it's our next cl...