There is a lot going on right now and I really can’t wrap my mind around columns about X, Y and Z. These are some tough letters to cover and I have already been over them a couple of times in the past therefore they are about to be passed over. No offence.
Red is a very rock’n’roll colour. Red was part of the official uniform of Loverboy. Sammy Hagar is the red rocker. Elvis Costello knows the Angels wanna wear my red shoes, while the other Elvis was more concerned about his blue kicks, and Andrew Matheson has a thing for red shoes from Italy. Let’s colour this week’s column red.
Always one of the toughest letters in the ABC’s of rock’n’roll especially when the columns start racking up. How many times can I talk about Quality Records, The Runaways “Queens Of Nosie”, or, Queen? To fill some space I can mention some very Quality new releases which are coming your way soon. First and foremost I would head over to iTunes before next Monday and grab the free “Single of the Week” the title track to the latest New Pornographers “Brill Bruisers”. Much like 54-40 the west coast band keeps releasing solid albums with little fanfare and, outside of campus, satellite and the CBC, sparse airplay.
When I got to thinking about people being the word of the week a lot of songs instantly came to mind, the first two being “People Are People” and “People Are Strange”. The reason they instantly popped into my head is probably due to the fact that I can’t stand either song and could happily get through the rest of my life without ever hearing them again.
When it comes to reading most of my books deal with music. I will read almost any music biography. Regular readers will know that “Diary Of A Rock’n’Roll Star” by Ian Hunter and Bob Greene’s great book about touring with Alice Cooper, “Billion Dollar Baby”, are both at the top of my list. Here are ten, mostly recent, rock’n’roll books that I have read this year.
Bullseye Records of Canada
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 