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New Album from The Strawberry Alarm Clock
The Strawberry Alarm Clock has grown up, but that’s OK. We all have. Members of the band were in their teens and early twenties in 1967 when Incense and Peppermints hit #1 in both Canada and the US. With their latest release, they stay true to their roots, but also… Listen ⇢
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Shaping Sounds and Society with Robert Margouleff
Photo credit: Mark Sandstorm Technology drives the art of music. That’s a theme of Robert Margouleff’s new book, Shaping Sounds: Stevie Wonder, Devo, The Synth Revolution of My Life Behind the Music, published by Jawbone Press. It’s also available as an audio book from Pushkin. Margouleff, in partnership with fellow… Listen ⇢
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An Unlikely Sitdown with Simon Kendall of Doug and the Slugs
Simon Kendall, keyboard player for Vancouver’s Doug and the Slugs, joins me to discuss his new book, Re al Enough: The Unlikely Story of Doug and the Slugs. The book, published by Anvil Press and co-authored by Aaron Chapman, features never before published photos, posters, personal diaries, ticket stubs and… Listen ⇢
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Meet the 2026 Rock Hall Inductees
Congratulations to this year’s Class of 2026 for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. As it is every year, it’s an eclectic group that represents diverse musical styles and personalities: How does the Rock Hall consider an artist for induction? The criteria for induction is simple: an artist becomes… Listen ⇢
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Throwback Thursday – Onnie McIntrye of the Average White Band
The Average White Band played their last concert in December 2024, but their legacy lives on. The band broke through in 1975 with four hits, beginning with Pick Up the Pieces (#1 illboard, #4 Canada). They followed that with Cut the Cake, If I Ever Lose This Heaven, and (the… Listen ⇢
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Wayback Wednesday: Captain Canada Kelly Jay
Remembering the time Kelly Jay was a guest on Oldies Without Borders. He passed in 2019 at the age of 77. In his obit, Canadian music journalist Nicholas Jennings wrote this about Kelly Jay: “During the early 1970s, no musician wore his Canadian nationality more proudly on his sleeve than… Listen ⇢
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Celebrating 50 Years of Triumph with Gil Moore
Get ready to rock Canadian style as Triumph is getting ready for their 50th Anniversary tour with special guests April Wine. Back in high school, I was a fan of Triumph. To prove it, I have a couple of out of focus Instamatic pictures and my ticket stubs from Hamilton… Listen ⇢
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A Sitdown with April Wine’s Brian Greenway
After 57 years, April Wine are still rocking. As a Canadian teenager in the 1970’s, April Wine music is embedded in my memories of my high school and post-secondary days. The band was everywhere; on the radio, blaring out of car stereos, and in my own album collection. There have… Listen ⇢
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Gary Lewis Returns for a Second Sitdown
Pop Music Quiz Time! Who was Cashbox Magazine’s Male Vocalist of the Year in 1965: Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, or Gary Lewis? (Hint: It wasn’t The King or The Chairman of the Board) It was, in fact, Gary Lewis. 1965 was the breakthrough year for Gary Lewis and the Playboys.… Listen ⇢
About the “Vinyl Professor”
Peter Maurin is host of Oldies Without Borders on several online and community radio stations in Ontario.
