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Angus Mackay, the co-founder of Ready Records (with Andy Crosbie) died this week. Angus had been battling unbeatable cancer since December.

Ready Records was formed in 1979 and Angus and Andy produced some of the earliest releases which included The Demics' "New York City" and Blue Peter's "Test Patterns For Living". Angus also produced and played guitar for Ready Records act Steve Blimkie and The Reason.

Angus’s family has organized a celebration/memorial for him on June 27th. The details are below.

BLUE PETER - YONGE & DUNDAS SQUARE (TIFF)
Although they emerged from the late 70’s, Blue Peter peaked at a time when New Wave reigned, justifying comparisons to groups that took-up MTV’s airtime. Almost 30 years on, their music still sounds contemporary, pop-stylings merged with electronic keyboards glossed-over with an edgy art-glam sheen. With Paul Humphrey’s dance moves and new-romantic vocals, “Don’t Walk On Past”, not surprisingly, evoked the biggest crowd reaction. A trip down Canadian music memory lane.

http://lonelyvagabond.com/wpmu/2009/09/12/blue-peter-yonge-dundas-square...

Blue Peter will be performing as part of "TIFF Live from Dundas Square" on Friday September 11 at 8:15.
This will be a showcase for the rock and roll vampire movie "Suck" which features Blue Peter's song "Same Old Place".
suckthemove.com
This show also features Tin Star Orphans and Burning, starting at 6:30.

Blue Peter's song "Same Old Place" will be featured in Rob Stefaniuk's R&R vampire movie "Suck".
www.imdb.com/title/tt1323605/
It stars Malcolm McDowell, Iggy Pop, Dave Foley, Alice Cooper, Moby, Carole Pope and Henry Rollins.
Test Patterns For Living EP

Art Bergmann and Tony Dekker from Great Lake Swimmers performing a cover of Sin City at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto on April 25, 2009.

http://alienatedinvancouver.blogspot.com/2009/04/art-bergmann-in-toronto...

MONDAY, APRIL 20, 2009

Art Bergmann in Toronto, country music in Vancouver
Damn, man, I wish I was in Toronto this weekend, to catch Art Bergmann opening for the Great Lake Swimmers on the 25th. (Read the Ray Fulber piece below, if you've missed it - it looks like it may in fact be a bit early to pronounce Art's guitar slinger days as bein' COMPLETELY finished, given that we assume he'll be accompanying himself for this show, albeit acoustically...).

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