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The Legend of Vancouver’s Little Mountain Sound

by Huffington Post Columnist, Mike Klassen "I think it is a larger subject, in that we have failed to recognize the profound affect Vancouver has...

Angelina Wrona – Canada’s Pop – Surrealist Superstar

Canadian painter, Angelina Wrona, is  synonymous with the mainstream emergence of pop-surrealism in Canada... Since breaking onto the scene in 2006, her paintings have poured...
Music Reviews By The Rock Doctor - 2018

Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – May 13th, 2019

DREAMING TIME AGAIN Corey Hart (Warner Music Canada) *** A voice from the past, Corey Hart, has just released his first new music in over...
Music Reviews By The Rock Doctor - 2018

Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – June 8th, 2019

COUNTRYWIDE SOUL Jim Cuddy (Warner Music Canada) ***  A new solo album here from the voice of Blue Rodeo, ‘re-imagining’ solo material and...
The Soul of Music by Dean Unger

Lloyd Loar – Inventor of the Modern Electric Guitar

Famous for the design and creation of the Gibson L50 , Lloyd Loar's designs were known for precise tone, exquisite  resonance, smooth aesthetics - all are the luthiers’  manna. The art and...
Music Reviews By The Rock Doctor - 2018

Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor: WESTERN STARS Bruce Springsteen

WESTERN STARS Bruce Springsteen (Columbia) ***** When I saw Springsteen On Broadway on Netflix in December then bought the soundtrack (my #1 pick for 2018),...
Music Reviews By The Rock Doctor - 2018

Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – May 26, 2019

SPACE BETWEEN Sammy Hagar & The Circle (BMG) **** It’s the first studio album for Sammy and The Circle, formed in 2014.  Chickenfoot looked better...
Music Reviews By The Rock Doctor - 2018

Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – May 6th, 2019

FLESH & BLOOD Whitesnake (Frontiers) *** ¾   ‘Cock rock’- remember that from the 80’s?  Well it’s alive & well thanks to Whitesnake.  Flesh...
Music Reviews By The Rock Doctor - 2018

Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – April 14th, 2019

TELE MASTERS Arlen Roth (Aquinnah Records) ****** If you love great guitar playing with some twang, this will be the best purchase you ever...
Music Reviews By The Rock Doctor - 2018

Music Reviews by the Rock Doctor – April 22nd, 2019

HERE AND NOW Ellis Mano Band (independent) **** Los Angeles has the Wrecking Crew and The Funk Brothers, Switzerland has these guys; top flight studio...