Before YouTube, and, come to think of it, before the worldwide web as we know it, there was “Weird Al” Yankovic. The interesting thing about “Weird Al” is how much of a cockroach the guy is, and I mean that in the best way possible…

Catching up with the classy Clea Anaïs (vocals, cello, keyboards), one third of Calgary’s indie folk pop savants Raleigh, proves a full bloom delight for both interviewer Shane Scott-Travis and the Vivoscene audience.

George (No-Show) Jones, the hard-living, hard-drinking, drug-using, multi-divorced country singer died yesterday in a Nashville hospital at the age of 81, leaving a catalogue of marvellous songs that influenced decades of musicians.

The luscious rich and full tonality, phrasing, and unbridled passion that fans have come to expect from Robin Trower comes shining through on his recent Roots and Branches. A Must Have album, one that should be equally embraced by the blues world and the classic rock community.

Boz Scaggs’ new album, ‘Memphis’, is his most fully realized work, and it’s an album you should own. The verdict: if you buy only one album this year, make it ‘Memphis’.

Steve Lukather, founding member of TOTO, has just released ‘Transition’, his seventh solo recording; it’s an abounding mixture of satisfying melodic rock, pop, blues, and funk/jazz-tinged music.