Author Archives: Scott James

In The Q New Music Lab: Tragically Hip
Image: Universal Music Canada The Tragically Hip have dropped Get Back Again, which was recorded prior to the band signing their first major label deal with MCA (now Universal) in November of 1988, be...
Dr. Scott James Jun 20, 2024

In The Q New Music Lab: Coldplay
Image: Anna Lee/Warner Music Canada Coldplay's tenth album Moon Music will drop Friday October 04; the first single, feelslikeimfallinginlove, is out now. The band performed the tune for the first tim...
Dr. Scott James Jun 20, 2024

In The Q New Music Lab: Colin James
Image: Stony Plain Records Colin James' 21st studio album Chasing The Sun will drop Friday August 23 on Canada's iconic Stony Plain label, and on this one, Colin's collaborated with an impressive arra...
Dr. Scott James Jun 19, 2024

Here Comes A Steven Van Zandt Documentary
Image: YouTube Saturday June 22, HBO will premiere Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple. Fresh off its appearance at the Tribeca Film Festival, the film traces the multifacted career of Steven Van Zandt as a pr...
Dr. Scott James Jun 14, 2024

In The Q New Music Lab: Def Leppard
Image: Universal Music Canada The kids in Def Leppard - particularly Joe Elliott - have always been fans of 70s glam rock, and their latest single is a salute to that music - and the guest on it is To...
Dr. Scott James Jun 13, 2024

An Electric Aircraft First, Starring You
Image: Sealand Flight Campbell River's Sealand Flight has received Transport Canada approval to begin flight training in their new Pipistrel Velis Electro aircraft - and this Friday, you could be the ...
Dr. Scott James Jun 11, 2024

Plant And Krauss: When The Levee Breaks
Image: plantkrauss.com Back in 1929, Memphis Minnie - whose 127th birthday was a week ago - dropped When The Levee Breaks, together with Kansas Joe McCoy. 42 years later, Led Zeppelin reworked the tra...
Dr. Scott James Jun 10, 2024

The Q's Classic Album: Born In The U.S.A.
Image: Bru-nO/Pixabay The album which launched Bruce Springsteen into the stratosphere is forty years old; Born In The U.S.A., album number seven from Bruce, dropped June 04 1984, following two years ...
Dr. Scott James Jun 04, 2024

In The Q New Music Lab: Fabulous Thunderbirds
Image: Stony Plain Records Canada's iconic record label Stony Plain recently signed The Fabulous Thunderbirds, and to mark their 50th anniversary at the end of the month, they've recorded their first ...
Dr. Scott James Jun 03, 2024

Bowie's Lost Version Of The Who's I Can't Explain
Image: Parlophone Records The forthcoming box set, Rock 'N' Roll Star!, which covers David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust era, contains a version of The Who's I Can't Explain which was recorded about a year b...
Dr. Scott James Jun 03, 2024
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