After the tragic massacre at Columbine, the media for some reason immediately blamed Marilyn Manson and published unfounded stories on the news that the troubled attackers were driven to their acts of violence by his music. There is an obvious question that comes to mind – “can music actually be blamed for someone to going on a heartfelt killing rampage?” (the answer is no,...
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Scarlet Nova was a short lived side-project from early 2005. We played at the now long-gone Bourbon Street Music Hall in Ottawa for two or three shows. The group formed just for fun out a few basement jam sessions and was not intended to be a serious project. We played a few covers with a punk/metal twist and a couple of original songs. There are no recordings from these couple of shows and...
Read MoreFormed in late 2004, Blue Juice (there is some controversy on how this was to be spelled) was a short lived project. The lineup consisted of myself on lead electric guitar, Dave Daley on rhythm acoustic guitar and vocals and Kereen Wardle on bass guitar and backing vocals. The music for the songs was for the most part made of guitar and bass compositions I had been working on at the time but had...
Read MoreThis was an incredibly short lived project that never made it past two practice jam sessions before a disagreement between myself and the singer caused the band to dissolve. The remainder of the line-up re-formed as a short-lived Ottawa band named Trademark with a new lead guitarist. No recordings or media exist from these sessions.
Read MoreThis was a jam band that played weekly in my basement in the late ’90s. The line-up consisted of myself on guitar, Brock Manol on vocals and Jeff Plewes on drums. Occasionally Paul Reed would play bass with us. We played mostly original death metal songs and Misfits covers. There are a few surviving cassette tapes from these sessions, although most of the recordings have become hard to make...
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