Lee Aaron

What do Shania Twain, Alanis Morissette, and Avril Lavigne all have in common? According to Canada’s Chart Magazine, they are all "under the influence" of Lee Aaron. In 2005 Much More Music named Aaron one of the 20 Best Rocker Chicks of all time, alongside such luminaries as Janis Joplin and Patti Smith.

Lee Aaron is indeed a Canadian treasure. A formidable and versatile artist with eleven albums to her credit, over the course of her career she's been nominated for eight Juno Awards, won the CMPA Songwriters Award, a Much Music Video Award, three Toronto Music Awards, and an Ampex Golden Reel Award. Innovative and adventurous, she is the queen of reinvention, exploring everything from rock to jazz to opera.

From modest beginnings singing jazz and Broadway standards in local choir and community theatre, Lee Aaron - the shy girl who hung around in the music room after school to study and practice - went on to tour the world many times over and become one of the most admired female rock stars of the eighties and nineties.

 

HeadPins

Originally formed by Brian MacLeod and Ab Bryant as a sort of 'side project' from Chilliwack, Headpins’ impact was immediate even before they'd landed a record deal. The band's live magnetism was rivalled by few and they soon became one of the hottest commodities in Canadian rock. The group released TURN IT LOUD on the independent Solid Gold Records in 1982; the lead-off title-track would soon find its place in rock history as one of rock's greatest anthems of all time.

The debut would go on to sell over a quarter-million copies in Canada alone and be certified double platinum, making it one of the most successful debut albums by a Canadian group ever.

A greatest hits package was finally released to the delight of classic rock fans in 2002. THE COMPLETE GREATEST HITS is a multi-media event - 14 killer tracks that helped shape Canadian rock, as well as the videos for "Just One More Time" and "Don't It Make Ya Feel". The Headpins are the head instructors in Kick Ass Rock 101 - and school is in session. Make sure you catch them when they turn it loud!