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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...

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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.

We've chatted with oodles of talented musicians, including GRAMMY winner William Wittman, GRAMMY nominated Eric Bazilian & Rob Hyman (The Hooters), Men Without Hats, and Steve Gaboury, plus Juno nominees Spoons, and Honeymoon Suite.

We've gotten rare insights from Matt Katz-Bohen, Jan Pulsford, Sue Hadjopolous, Sandy Gennaro, and George Fox. AND, we give away a lot of awesome merch from the coolest musicians.

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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...

November
Winners!

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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)

PLUS!​

Jeff G. of Lethbridge, Alberta

Spoons Signed Album

Mary H. of Barrie, Ontario

Men Without Hats Signed Live Album

Steve M. of Saint John, New Brunswick

Honeymoon Suite Signed 80s Club T-shirt

Dave M. of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

A Flock Of Seagulls Signed T-shirt

​Terena P. of Regina, Saskatchewan
Men Without Hats T-shirt

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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...

October
Winners!

​​Gina D. of Camrose, Alberta

George Fox Signed Book

Melanie U. of Blacksville, New Brunswick

Shenandoah Signed T-shirt

​Scott H. of Windsor, Ontario

Sawyer Brown T-shirt

JANUARY 2025

Stay tuned!

Back Issues

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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." Read more...

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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)”. Read more...

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Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees Men Without Hats are known for their hit songs "Safety Dance", and "Pop Goes the World". Read more...

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​New wave band Spoons are known for their hits "Nova Heart”, “Tell No Lies”, “Old Emotions”, and “Romantic Traffic”. Read more...

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". Read more...

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. Read more...

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. Read more...

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. Read more...

​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.” Read more...

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. Read more...

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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. Read more...

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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. Read more...

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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”. Read more...

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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. Read more...

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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 MartinLeAnn Rimes, and Bon Jovi. Read more...

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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. Read more...

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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. Read more...

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William Wittman is a Grammy Award-winning musician, producer and engineer, known for his work with Joan Osborne, The Hooters, and The Outfield. Read more...

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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. Read more...

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Sue Hadjopoulos is a world-renowned percussionist, known for her work with Joe Jackson, Simple Minds, Enrique Iglesias, and Ricky Martin. Read more...

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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 MonkeesBo Diddley, Michael Bolton, Joan Jett, The Mamas and The Papas, and Robin Gibb. Read more...

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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. Read more...

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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. Read more...

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