Cameron Carpenter: Rock’n’Roll Rewind – Pope On A Rope and NXNE 2015

If this seems a little bit dated it is because it went missing in cyberspace last week sometime on Tuesday.

I can tell you now that Cobra Ramone rocked, Bellwoods played a great show at The Rivoli and 54.40 did a fine job in The Beach last Saturday night.

(Editor’s Note – This column was originally meant to run last week. It somehow ended up in my SPAM folder and was hidden from sight until Cam sent it to me again with the update above. Here’s the column that was originally slated to be published a week ago today.)

Cameron Carpenter: Rock’n’Roll Rewind – Conventional Beliefs (Part 2)

We left you last week at the lobby bar of the Sheraton with Bobby Curtola, Jay Sparrow and Greg Godovitz. As with most conventions the premium site for socializing is the lobby bar (and, in more recent years, the outdoor smoking area).

Cameron Carpenter: Rock’n’Roll Rewind – The Thin White Duke Looks Sharp!

Before we rewind to a couple of record reviews in the New Music Magazine circa 1978/9, something a little more modern. By this time next week many of us will be knee-deep in the 33^rd annual Canadian Music Week. From its start as the David Farrell run “Record Conference” the Neill Dixon show is a massive multi-format event which touches all aspects of the industry, but, more importantly, is a huge social gathering of old friends from around the world.

Cameron Carpenter: Rock’n’Roll By The Numbers – 8 Good Reasons

 

Well it’s the last column of the year and we have eight things to go over as we transition from the ABC’s of Rock’n’Roll to Rock’n’Roll By The Numbers. Who knows what 2015 will offer as a theme.

Cameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock’n’Roll – C Stands for C and Be Seen

It has been quite a rock’n’roll week.  With TIFF taking over the city (and bars on extended 4 AM hours) there are far too many events to attend. Last Wednesday night I attended the sonaBLAST! Records Canada (http://www.sonablast.ca/) annual TIFF kick-off party at The Brant House.

Cameron Carpenter: The ABCs of Rock ‘n’ Roll – B Stands for B-Sides The Point

 

Couple of quick updates from last week. Dave “Bookie” Bookman has indeed landed at Indie 88.1 and will debut his Sunday night show on September 15^th at 6:00 PM. Nice to have him back on the local airwaves. Former Q-107 evening jock Dominik Diamond has taken over the morning show at the newly branded Radio 965 in Halifax.