“The fans fed off the stars and the illusions they peddled, unable to comprehend that people whose private lives are sad, neurotic, arid holes often create the most beautiful music. The stars fed off the record companies and managers, the agents and promoters, even the PRs like me, who only existed if the stars were […]
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Metal on Ice: Tales from Canada’s Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Heroes (Dundurn, $19.99)
by Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! I’ll never forget the day: September 6th, 1983. My first rock concert. For an anxious fan barely into his teens it was a huge thrill; a monumental, influential event in a young life. That night I began down a path that encompassed my high school years and […]
