Author Archives: Scott James

The Q's Classic Album For Wednesday April 02 2025
Image: Sony Tuesday April 1st marked 45 years since Brian Johnson officially became AC/DC's third lead singer; the first album on which he appeared was Back In Black, and that one's our latest Classic...
Dr. Scott James Apr 02, 2025

Yes' 1969 Take On The Beatles' Eleanor Rigby
Image: Warner Bros. Recently, a rare studio recording of Yes covering The Beatles' Eleanor Rigby appeared online. It's said to have been recorded by producer John Anthony at Polydor Studios in London ...
Dr. Scott James Mar 31, 2025

The Q's Classic Album - Tuesday April 01 2025
Image: Apple Records Our next Classic Album selection is the only one credited to the husband-wife duo of Paul and Linda McCartney: Ram, which dropped in May of 1971, and gave Paul his first North Ame...
Dr. Scott James Mar 31, 2025

In The Q New Music Lab: Glass Tiger
Image: YouTube On their This Island Earth Tour recently, Glass Tiger debuted a new tune titled Canada's Song - and as one might expect given that title, it's nothing if not filled with national pride....
Dr. Scott James Mar 28, 2025

In The Q New Music Lab: Foreigner
Image: ID 215566464 Mirjana Simeunovich | Dreamstime.com Late last year, Foreigner dropped the first new song with Lou Gramm in about three decades. Turning Back The Time was part of the demos done wi...
Dr. Scott James Mar 27, 2025

Rush's Massive Rush 50 Collection
Image: Anthem Entertainment To mark their 50th anniversary (well, a bit late, but hey), Rush recently unveiled the Rush 50 collection, their first ever career-spanning anthology which contains at leas...
Dr. Scott James Mar 27, 2025

A Beatles Decca Records Audition Tape Surfaces In Vancouver
Image: ID 44713976 Viktorus | Dreamstime.com For quite a while, Rob Frith, the owner of Neptoon Records in Vancouver, has had an old tape sitting around in his store; the label reads Beatles 60s Demos...
Scott James Mar 26, 2025

The Q's Classic Album For Wednesday March 26 2025
Image: Warner Bros. Van Halen's Women And Children First album was their first to contain all original songs and no covers - and it also contained the only song in the entire Van Halen catalog with ba...
Dr. Scott James Mar 26, 2025

In The Q New Music Lab: Eddie Vedder
Image: YouTube Eddie Vedder - a big Neil Young fan? Yep. Pearl Jam and Neil did an entire album together, and one of the covers you'll hear them doing from time to time is Rockin' In The Free World. E...
Dr. Scott James Mar 21, 2025

In The Q New Music Lab: John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band
Image: Moonstone Music New England's John Cafferty and The Beaver Brown Band arrived on the scene in 1972, but their big break didn't come until eleven years later, when they were hired to provide the...
Dr. Scott James Mar 19, 2025
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