Trans X

I had no idea this was a Canadian artist. I remember this song from high school dances. I can't believe this song came out in 1981. Trans-X was started by Canadian musician Pascal Languirand, previously famous for his albums in the Ambient, Cosmic and Space music genres. He later recruited Montreal native Laurie Ann Gill as the second half of the Trans-X duo. Laurie can be seen in the early videos where she performed backing vocals for Synthpop group Nudimension. When their first song "Living on Video" was released it was an instant hit not only in Canada but also worldwide. The single sold 2 million copies and reached British and European Top ten charts.

William Shatner

Yes, he's an actor. Born in Montreal in 1931. Yep, he's Captain Kirk, TJ Hooker, and numerous other characters. My favourite is the terrified passenger from The Twilight Zone episode, "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet". Yes, these clips are weird, and makes you say, "WTF?" But, I thought I would post them here. Here are the "musical stylings" of Bill Shatner. Have a laugh and enjoy!!

Pukka Orchestra

A Canadian New Wave band formed in Toronto in 1979. They became fixtures in Toronto's Queen St. West music scene and their debut came out in 1984. They had chart hits with "Cherry Beach Express", which is the maybe fictional account of a codename the Metro Toronto Police used of where they used to take their detainees to a deserted waterfront site in Toronto. And allegedly beat them up. They also had hits with "Might as Well be on Mars" and "Listen to the Radio". The core of the band consisted of vocalist Graeme Williamson and guitarists Neil Chapman and Tony Duggan-Smith, although the band made frequent use of guest musicians. Following the album, Williamson developed kidney problems and moved to Scotland. The band recorded a four-song EP in 1987. However, in the midst of recording their second full-length album in 1988, the band broke up. In 1992, Pukka Orchestra released their final album Dear Harry, consisting of three tracks from the 1987 EP, and several other tracks from the abortive 1988 sessions. The first Pukka Orchestra album was reissued in CD format in 2000.

Domenic Troiano

Five years ago today we lost a great Canadian guitarist and musician Domenic Troiano. He was a member of the James Gang, the Guess Who and had his own solo career. His biggest hit was "We All Need Love".
From the 1980's on, he mainly concentrated on helping others with their music, as a musician and a producer, instead of his own career.

Leonard Cohen

Singer, songwriter, poet, novelist and musician. A wonderful storyteller and a very cool person. I wish I knew more about his work. Something to explore I guess. Enjoy the video.

Great Team-Ups Part 2... Jeff Healey and Colin James

Another fantastic performance from 2 of Canada's best guitarists

Great Team-Ups Part 1...Bruce Cockburn and Rik Emmett

Two fantastic Canadian Musicians, Rik Emmett from Triumph and Bruce Cockburn(pronounced CO-BURN)