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I found this interesting video on youtube. It is live footage of The Action from Ottawa performing with The Stranglers in 1977. The soundtrack has been added afterwards and is taken from The Action's single "TV's on the Blink" b-side was a cover of Lou Reed "Waiting for the Man".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLeh2VkXAY8
June 13, 2008
I have known band members Reg Allen and Gilles Mantha since the early 80s. They have been busy recently. Good2Go has three CDs out now.
I liked what I heard so I made the trip to the O'town to see Good2Go live, in the flesh as it were. Okay it was a small dark club and there were a couple of pillars in front of the stage. I was able to video one song titled O Train about longing for a subway system.
This is the link to the video on facebook. If the band uploads video to...
A few months ago an old friend invited me to meet up at The Horseshoe for Ron Hawkins Chemical Sounds CD release. Ron Hawkins had been in a successful and somewhat ironically named band called The Lowest of the Low from Toronto. I should confess that I had never before seen Ron Hawkins or his band The Lowest of the Low when they were together. My excuse is that I was living in other cities and countries and stuff. My old friend was ill so he stood me up on the night. Unexpectedly on my own I...
I arrived a bit late so I missed the Class Assassins. I got there just as The 3tards were setting up. They played a fast and suitably furious set. I didn't know their songs but I liked their energy. The crowd was enthusiastic.
D.O.A. played a tight and well mixed-up set including classics like Disco Sucks, The Enemy, Marijuana Motherfucker. I am sure they broke into Ace of Spades toward the end. I was impressed that D.O.A. still seem to be having a lot of fun and it shows.
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