Local historian Glenn Parfitt was determined to create a website chronicling the early days of rock ’n’ roll in Victoria — despite the challenges involved in tracking down material.
Jerry Bryant celebration concert with the Island Big Band
I’ve always thought that someone should rhyme “Erik Estrada” with “vagina dentata” in a song, and it occurred to me, when I came late and awestruck to the solo output of songwriter and Nomeansno/Hanson Brothers guitarist Tom Holli...
1964: Beatles' TV appearance sparked cultural revolution
Royal City Music Project co-founder Glenn Parfitt wants valuable cultural material preserved
United Way fundraising at the Empress Hotel in 1978
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Retired music teacher played in 1970s rock band Troyka
Red and Madame Dishrags are bios of Vancouver’s Red Robinson, the most famous radio disc jockey in B.C. history, and the Dishrags, a key but little-known female punk group from Victoria.