Thin Red Line – 40th Anniversary

Manhattan Records released Glass Tiger‘s debut album 40 years ago today, which went four times Platinum in Canada in 1987 after 37 weeks in the charts, peaking at the 4th position in May 1986.

Known primarily for it’s Platinum Certified single “Don’t Forget Me (when it’s gone)”, which topped the charts for two weeks in May 2026, and the Gold Certified Top 12 hit “Someday”, the album won Album of the Year at the Juno Awards for 1986.

The band also won a Juno Award for Most Promising Band of the Year and Single of the Year for “Don’t Forget Me (When You’re Gone)” in 1986. And another Single of the Year the following Juno Awards in 1987, for “Someday”.

This was one of the first albums I purchased, which I enjoyed from by teens and on. And you can buy a remastered, tiger striped, 180 gram version on vinyl directly from the band’s official site or on eBay.

Enjoy!

February 17th, 2026 Comments Off on Thin Red Line – 40th Anniversary Canadian, Consumer Information, Events, Random Bump Rob McIntyre

Dreamboat Annie – 50 Years

Not only is Heart celebrating the 50th anniversary of Dreamboat Annie this year but the album is being inducted in the Grammy Hall of Fame this year as well.

I highly recommend you add this classic recording to your vinyl collection.

February 14th, 2026 Comments Off on Dreamboat Annie – 50 Years Events, Music Industry, Random Bump Rob McIntyre

Steves Music Store Restructuring


Steve’s Music Store just recently celebrated their 60th anniversary and moved their Ottawa store from their downtown location to Catherine street. And unfortunately it appears that all but their Montreal store and online operations will be continuing because of the retail slump caused by the pandemic and trade issues with the states.

Liquidation sales have begun at in store. Click here for details.

February 13th, 2026 Comments Off on Steves Music Store Restructuring Consumer Information, Events, Music Industry, Music Technology, Random Bump Rob McIntyre

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair

Although i’m not a big fan of Quentin Tarantino’s films, I think the Kill Bill films, Pulp Fiction and Inglorious Bastards are classics. And out of these three films my favourite is Kill Bill but unfortunately there is some debate online on whether the new edit will be released on one 4k disc.

The two films with extra anime sequences will be released as one continuous 275 minute film on February 17th, 2026 on Apple TV. But a 4k disc can hold four hours of content. And although compression can add a few minutes to this content, it would result in lower picture quality.

It may be worth your while to just pre-purchase the online release for $19.99 if you have high speed internet and room on a hard drive for backup to play it locally. And the 4k discs for the first and second instalment of Kill Bill are also currently 20% off at Amazon Canada, which may be more to your liking. But personally I’m curious to see what Liongate does with the new cut.

Will they have some a better compression scheme? Or will they release a special boxed set with two discs, with the extras?

I’m a fan of physical formats and have learned from my small vinyl collection to not sell when upgrading, so I have most of the compact discs and DVDs I’ve purchased in storage.

I still listen to my mp3 player and recordings I’ve ripped in high quality decades back, only streaming to hear new recordings (which I usually purchase and download).

Yeah, this post isn’t technically about music, although I do like their soundtracks. But I also think people should hold on to their hard copies, whether it’s music, film or television.

February 11th, 2026 Comments Off on Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair Consumer Information, Random Bump Rob McIntyre

Major Events This Weekend

There are two major events this weekend, including a record convention on Sunday in Burlington, Ontario and a weekend long fan expo in Vancouver, British Columbia featuring appearances by the stars of the Lord of the Rings and Twilight films.

The Burlington Pop-Up Record Show will be held at the Halton Naval Veterans Association on Sunday, the 15th of February from 10 am to 4pm and admission will be a donation to the association.

The nearest bus stops to the venue, stop numbers 204 and 207, are a six minute walk away and are serviced by Route 3 and 6 on Burlington Transit.

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Fan Expo Vancouver will be hosted by the Vancouver Convention Center from Friday, February 14th to Monday, the 16th, 2026. And admission prices differ (click here for more information).

The venue is a ten minute walk from the Waterfront Transit Station and Seabus Terminal. It is also next to the Vancouver Ferry Terminal and Vancouver Harbour Flight Centre. And note that it is the 25th Anniversary of the Lord Of The Rings Trilogy so exclusive merchandise will be made available at this convention.

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Please note that cash may be preferred at these events. Enjoy!

Click here to search for Lord of the Rings merchandise on Ebay Canada

February 10th, 2026 Comments Off on Major Events This Weekend Consumer Information, Events Rob McIntyre

One Record Convention & Two Comicons

There will be a record convention in Fort Erie and comicon in Cobourg next Saturday and another comicon on Sunday in Whitby:

The February 7th, 2026 Fort Erie Record Show will be held from 10am to 3pm at Sessions on the River and admission will be a $3 donation to COPE with kids getting in for free.

This town is serviced by micro transit at Niagara Transit, likely from the Fort Erie Leisureplex transit hub, which is bus stop number 3888, which is serviced by Route 22. You can contact Niagara Transit for details.

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The Cobourg Comicon will also occur on Saturday, the 7th of February, 2026 from 10am to 3pm, but at the Cobourg Community Centre and admission is $10 at the door and free for kids 12 and under (click here for online admission purchases)

Although this community is not serviced by public transit, the venue is only a 4 minute taxi ride or 25 minute walk from the Via Rail station or nine minute taxi ride from the Flixbus and Maplebus bus stops at the Petro Canada on White street.

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The Whitby Comicon will be hosted by the Haydenshore Pavilion on Sunday, February 8th, 2026 from 10am to 3pm and admission is $10 at the door and free for kids 12 and under.

The nearest bus stop to the venue is unfortunately not serviced on Sunday but the venue is a six minute taxi ride from the Whitby Go Transit station, which is also serviced by GO buses, Megabus and possibly On Demand Services from Durham Region Transit. You might want to contact the latter for information on what services are provided on Sundays.

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Please note that cash may be preferred at these events. Enjoy.

February 4th, 2026 Comments Off on One Record Convention & Two Comicons Consumer Information, Events Rob McIntyre