Life's A Canadian Rock - Happy Canada Day!

GOTYE parody "Star Wars That I Used To Know"

Molson beer bottle "O Canada"

BAY CITY ROLLERS to receive lost royalties

In 2007 the collective representatives for members of 1970s Scottish teen pop band The Bay City Rollers filed suit against their former label, Arista, for 30 years of unpaid back royalties on sales in the millions of units. No one knows for sure the exact amount as Arista never issued one royalty statement during that period. Arista attempted to block the class action suit by claiming the band was barred from receiving royalties at all. The court has recently ruled in favour of the band and a forensic accounting will soon begin to determine the extent of lost revenue. The legal team responsible for filing the motion has issued a press statement with more details here.

MIKE MASSE - Acoustic cover tune King

You've heard them in every bar every day of the week for decades - cover tune crooners. But Mike Masse takes it to another level. Not only does he have an incredible voice - but sings everything SITTING DOWN! Here's "Long Time" by Boston. Also check out the jaw dropping version of Toto's "Africa".

3 1/2 Year Old drums for Spirit of the West

Marshall Mech - son of Amy Mech (Bob Segarini's daughter) and Elvis Costello guitar tech Tim Mech - joins Spirit Of The West on drums for their encore at the Dragon Boat Festival in Ottawa, Ontario June 22nd, 2012. Marshall has a big future in music...he's only three and a half years old!

New Music Monday: Dana Countryman / Focal Points

I've been getting lots of new 'singles' in my mailbox recently. Here's two that caught my attention that might be of interest to power pop fans. These are both American artists who should be on your radar:

DANA COUNTRYMAN - Here's the lead-off track from his upcoming album 'The Fantastic, Incredible, Retro Pop Music World of Dana Countryman' entitled "Here Comes Those Butterflies Again." Listen here.

FOCAL POINTS - Jeff and Don Orr have released their first single to iTunes called "Broken Hearts and Dreams" and it features additional instrumentation and mixing by Dee Long (Klaatu). The song has a "#9 Dream" Lennon vibe. Get it here