Max Webster drinks Blue River Liquor Shine
In the same way that Pink Floyd was not a man, but a band - such was Max Webster.
Max was one of Canada's most eclectic bands of the 70s that managed to somehow creep on the top 40 charts once or twice every album.
The song Blue River Liquor Shine is from their last studio album: Universal Juveniles. Nowhere near the most popular song of their career, I happen to love it. Shame that the video clip above is only the radio edit and not the full album version.
If you can find the full version, please check it out!
David Wilcox - Do The Bearcat
Canadians will know this blues rocker from the 70s and 80s. I will tell you, from much experience, that David Wilcox is wicked beer and party music. If you can find his "60 Minutes With" collection, you'll be a happy listener. Infinitely catchy and memorable. This is NOT the American David Wilcox who plays folky/roots stuff.
I'll never forget walking over the pedestrian bridge from the old Ontario Place Forum back the CNE parking lot in Toronto singing "Riverboat Fantasy" and "Do The Bearcat" post show. If you like this song, there are plenty of others to check out on YouTube.
Record Body Count by Rheostatics
"Joey stepped up on a block of ice, tied a rope around his neck. He fell asleep before he died."
Sometimes you just gotta write Notes To Self
Some great hiphop from Toronto. Check it out.
A Haunting Video by Martin Tielli
Martin Tielli (formerly of the Rheostatics) is such a captivating performer onstage, and I think that sensibility comes across in this song. If there's one word beyond the traditional list like talented and amazing, I would use "genuine". I dare you to watch and listen without being pulled in.
A "What's Going on in the World" Song
"Feather Fur and Fin" by Danny Michel (this week's track on the www.dyscultured.com podcast). Great Canadian artist that I first saw with The Rhinos 16 years ago in Kitchener, Ontario.
A "Max Memory" Song
Pretty much one of the craziest rock songs ever out of the Great White North.Max Webster - Toronto Tontos
The DyscultureD Song of the Week - Hate Then Love
A great song by The Dears on Arts & Crafts from their Gang of Losers CD (2006).
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anthony marcoWhen culture gets overinflated, yet refuses to pop, I want to be there with the needle. Enlightened cynics of the world unite! Express your love or hatred of things from the sacred to the mundane.
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