Another Iceage from my time at SIRIUS Sat/Rad Radio. Iceberg 95 played 100% Canadian Music, but when it came to the classic stuff, we got stuck with the usual Burton, Randy, Bryan, and Hip, so I started a weekly one hour specialty show to feature more than just the usual suspects. It also allowed me to play new artists we started to overlook after the incredible Liz Janik was replaced as Our Leader by a corporate FM guy.
Cam Carpenter’s recent DBAWIS column on Toronto venues reminded me of how impressive the city’s music scene was back in the day. In the late 1970’s and early ‘80’s, the city was awash not only in great clubs, but in terrific musicians working six or even seven days a week, entertaining delighted, enthusiastic crowds.
You couldn’t toss a rock without hitting a working musician back then. We were everywhere, making a decent living, doing what we loved to do. Demand for live music was high, and most of us tried our damndest to rise to the listener’s expectations.
Bullseye Records of Canada
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