The 80's Club was a bit of an odd combination of bands, with rock headliner Honeymoon Suite joined by three synth-heavy new wave bands. I was happy, though, because I grew up listening to Spoons, Men Without Hats, and A Flock Of Seagulls, plus Honeymoon Suite was all over the airwaves in Canada in the eighties. Read more...
Curtis Newart of The Rock Times with Renzo Cattoni and Annelise Cattoni, winners of 4th row tickets to The 80's Club (Photo credit: Robert Newart)
November was a stellar month for contest prizes! Four huge bands contributed to the give-away, including Spoons, Men Without Hats, A Flock Of Seagulls, and Honeymoon Suite.
As any true headbanger can tell you, there are a myriad of sub-categories of rock - 300 perhaps? I've decided to focus on heavy metal and hard rock tours, keeping in mind that some have rock supporting acts.
I think the most obvious choice to lead the list is Metallica, who are extending their record-breaking M72 World Tour to include 21 North American dates in 2025. This will be the third year of the tour in support of their latest album, 72 Seasons. Read more...
JANUARY 2025 ISSUE
THE ROCK TIMES is a monthly online music magazine featuring concert previews and reviews, interviews, features and contests. We aspire to represent different genres of music, and we give away a lot of awesome merch from the coolest musicians.
Since starting The Rock Times, we've done features, interviews, previews, reviews, and/or contests with some outstanding musicians, including GRAMMY winner A Flock Of Seagulls, GRAMMY winners Shenandoah, GRAMMY nominee Men Without Hats, JUNO winner Honeymoon Suite, JUNO winner George Fox, JUNO nominee Spoons, and Princess Goes (composed of Golden Globe winner Michael C. Hall, Peter Yanowitz of The Wallflowers fame, and Matt Katz-Bohen of Blondie).
I am proud to have interviewed GRAMMY winner William Wittman, GRAMMY nominees Eric Bazilian & Rob Hyman (The Hooters), and GRAMMY nominee Steve Gaboury, plus Jan Pulsford (Thompson Twins), Sue Hadjopolous (Joe Jackson), Sandy Gennaro (The Monkees), and Caitlin Kalafus (Kicking Daisies).
The Music of the Spheres World Tour is the ongoing eighth concert tour undertaken by British rock band Coldplay. It is being staged to promote their ninth and tenth studio albums, Music of the Spheres (2021) and Moon Music (2024), respectively.
The tour began at Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica on 18 March 2022 and is scheduled to end at London's Wembley Stadium on September 2025. -WIKI
Coldplay
Coming January 1, 2025
The multiple Juno Award winning George Fox ran onstage at 7 PM to kick off a 3.5 hour country music concert to celebrate Sawyer Brown's 40th Anniversary. Shenandoah was on hand, performing some of their biggest hits. Read more...
Coldplay Moon Music (Notebook Edition) CD Contest
Fan Photo of the Month
Congrats Sawyer Brown Tour Contest Winners!
Gina D. of Camrose, AB
George Fox Signed Book
Melanie U. of Blacksville, NB
Shenandoah Signed T-shirt
Scott H. of Windsor, ON
Sawyer Brown T-shirt
Congrats 80's Club Contest Winners!
Jeff G. of Lethbridge, AB
Spoons Signed LP
Mary H. of Barrie, ON
Men Without Hats Signed Live LP
Steve M. of Saint John, NB
Honeymoon Suite Signed T-shirt
Dave M. of Yarmouth, NS
A Flock Of Seagulls Signed T-shirt
Terena P. of Regina, SK
Men Without Hats T-shirt
Metallica: 72 Seasons (Official Music Video)
Back Issues
Honeymoon Suite
Honeymoon Suite released their self-titled debut album in 1984, which produced the hit songs “New Girl Now,” “Burning In Love,” “Wave Babies” and "Stay In the Light." Click image to read more.
A Flock Of Seagulls
The GRAMMY award-winning synth-heavy band A Flock Of Seagulls' Top 40 hits include "I Ran (So Far Away)", "Space Age Love Song", and “Wishing (If I Had a Photograph of You)”. Click image to read more.
Men Without Hats
Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees Men Without Hats are known for their hit songs "Safety Dance", and "Pop Goes the World". Click image to read more.
Spoons
New wave band Spoons are known for their hits "Nova Heart”, “Tell No Lies”, “Old Emotions”, and “Romantic Traffic”. Click image to read more.
Sawyer Brown
Sawyer Brown has charted 51 singles on the Billboard Hot Country chart, with 19 top ten singles, and three number one songs, "Step That Step", "Some Girls Do", and "Thank God for You". Click image to read more.
Shenandoah
Shenandoah released a new version of their 1989 hit “Two Dozen Roses” featuring Combs in September, 2023, which soared to the top of the iTunes All Genre and Country charts, becoming the band's first chart topper in 30 years. Click image to read more.
George Fox
George Fox is a Canadian country western singer, songwriter, and guitarist born in Calgary, Alberta. He grew up 22 miles away on a ranch in Cochrane, raising cattle with his parents. Click image to read more.
Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul is a powerhouse. Over 100 million streams, 60 million records sold, five MTV Video Music Awards, two Grammys, three American Music Awards, two Emmy Awards, two People’s Choice Awards, and five JUNO Awards. Click image to read more.
Taylor Dayne
Taylor Dayne's debut single “Tell It To My Heart” made her an international star in 1987. She followed the smash hit with seventeen Top 20 singles, including number one hits “Prove Your Love”, “Love Will Lead You Back”, and “I’ll Always Love You.” Click image to read more.
Tiffany
Tiffany earned two U.S. #1 hit singles with “I Think We’re Alone Now” and “Could’ve Been,” and set a record as the youngest female artist to top the Billboard charts with her debut album. She has sold more than 15 million albums. Click image to read more.
Clint Black
Killin' Time 35th Anniversary World Tour is Clint Black's latest concert tour and his first time playing his triple-platinum debut album Killin' Time from start to finish. He was joined by Carolyn Dawn Johnson on the night I saw them perform. Click image to read more.
Madonna
The Celebration Tour is Madonna's 12th concert tour and her first greatest hits tour, promising her best songs from four decades. Scheduled to run from July 2023 to January 2024 with special guest Bob the Drag Queen, Madonna is booked for 80 performances in 12 countries. Click image to read more.
Lizzo
Lizzo is a three-time GRAMMY Award-winning singer/songwriter who has also won a Billboard Music Award, a BET Award, and two Soul Train Music Awards. The classically-trained flautist also shares a Guinness World Record for most weeks (7) at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for a rap single by a female artist for “Truth Hurts”. Click image to read more.
Princess Goes
Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum (now known as Princess Goes) is preparing to embark on a 12-city US tour. The band is composed of Golden Globe® Award-winner Michael C. Hall (TV's "Dexter") on vocals, Matt Katz-Bohen of Blondie on keys, and Peter Yanowitz of The Wallflowers on drums. Lorelei K opened. Click image to read more.
Eric Bazilian
Eric Bazilian is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer, best known as a founding member of The Hooters. He wrote "One of Us", made famous by Joan Osborne, and has written or co-written songs for Ricky Martin, LeAnn Rimes, and Bon Jovi. Click image to read more.
Rob Hyman
Rob Hyman is best known as a founding member of The Hooters, and for co-writing the Billboard #1 hit song "Time After Time. Hyman was nominated for a 2018 Tony Award for Best Original Score for his work on SpongeBob SquarePants, The Broadway Musical. Click image to read more.
Matt Katz-Bohen
Long-time Blondie keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen met Golden Globe® Award-winner Michael C. Hall (TV's "Dexter") and Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers) while working on the Broadway musical HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH. The trio formed Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum (now known as Princess Goes) while on the road with the production. Click image to read more.
William Wittman
William Wittman is a Grammy Award-winning musician, producer and engineer, known for his work with Joan Osborne, The Hooters, and The Outfield. Click image to read more.
Jan Pulsford
Jan Pulsford is an accomplished composer, songwriter, and producer, with a strong devotion to electronica and ambient music. The New York Film Festival award winner is also known for her work with Thompson Twins. Click image to read more.
Sue Hadjopoulos
Sue Hadjopoulos is a world-renowned percussionist, known for her work with Joe Jackson, Simple Minds, Enrique Iglesias, and Ricky Martin. Click image to read more.
Sandy Gennaro
Sandy Gennaro played drums for German hard rock band Craaft, while opening for Queen on their MAGIC TOUR throughout Europe. He's also known for his work with The Monkees, Bo Diddley, Michael Bolton, Joan Jett, The Mamas and The Papas, and Robin Gibb. Click image to read more.
Caitlin Kalafus
At age 14, Caitlyn Kalafus became the youngest-ever winner of the World’s Fastest Female Drummer contest. Her band, Kicking Daisies won Disney’s Next Big Thing contest in 2010. Click image to read more.
Steve Gaboury
GRAMMY Award-nominated Steve Gaboury is an American musician, composer, producer, arranger and musical director, known for his work with Patti Labelle, Ute Lemper, Suzanne Vega, Rufus Wainwright, Ben E. King, Rosanne Cash, Rickie Lee Jones, and Jane Siberry. Click image to read more.
