In the spring of 1973, the surreal collided head-on with the theatrical when Salvador Dalรญ and Alice Cooper met at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City. It was the kind of encounter that seems almost too absurd to be true, but somehow, when you put Dalรญ and Cooper in the same room, it…
It was a cold January night in 1978 when the Sex Pistols walked onto the stage at San Franciscoโs Winterland Ballroom, readyโor perhaps unwillingโto make history. This wasnโt just a concert; it was the swan song of punkโs most volatile band. The Pistolsโ American tour had been a disaster wrapped in chaos: canceled shows, infighting,…
Claude Lemaire thinks Led Zeppelin is so seminal to hard rock, he chooses them twice for Episode 3. King Crimson also makes the cut.
On December 31, 1970, as a damp London chill settled over the city, Paul McCartney made his way into the High Court of Justice. The man who once penned โYesterdayโ was now stepping into tomorrow with a heavy heart. In his hands, he carried a lawsuit that would dissolve The Beatles, a band that had…
More tips, stories, and wisdom from veteran musician Frank Doris based on his decades playing in bands. This time, it’s all about what to do if you’re stuck on a small stage.
Montrรฉal, le 18 novembre 2024 โ LโEnsemble Caprice poursuit sa tradition annuelle des fรชtes en prรฉsentant Le Messie de Haendel, une ลuvre intemporelle qui fait vibrer les cลurs ร travers le monde depuis prรจs de trois siรจcles. Ce concert, devenu un rendez-vous incontournable de la saison, aura lieu le dimanche 22 dรฉcembre ร la Maison…
In this episode, writer and self-taught musicologist Claude Lemaire chooses Iron Butterfly, Jeff Beck, and even the Beatles as pioneering heavy rock influencers.
In the late 1930s, when Hollywood was still refining synchronized sound, Walt Disney had an audacious idea. He wanted to create an animated film that not only brought classical music to the masses but did so in a way that allowed audiences to feel like they were immersed in the music itself. Enter Fantasiaโa revolutionary…