Our friend Bob Mersereau authored a great book that was released last week by Goose Lane publishing. He polled over 600 music “experts” (including writers, artists, bloggers, etc.) to compile this really interesting list of the top 100 Canadian albums. It’s bound to create a whack of controversy – as much for what’s not on the list as for what is – but we’re happy to report that Joel shows up twice in the book: once at number 46 for Down At The Khyber and again at number 85 for Thrush Hermit’s awesome Clayton Park.
Congrats to Joel, The Emergency Band and Thrush Hermit, and congrats to Bob for a nice piece of work. Head down to your favourite book store to check it out – you might just find it’s the perfect Christmas present for that special muso dweeb on your list…
Oh, Joel’s Halifax Pop Explosion show at St. Matthew’s Church on Saturday night was a treat if you were lucky enough to get in. Joel will be flying to NYC tomorrow to rejoin the Emergency on the continuation of their American tour with the Tragically Hip. Head to the “shows” tab for more info on those dates as well as the Ontario dates to follow!