The Blair boys basketball team tied its Tuesday night home game with Class B No. 3 Elkhorn twice during the third period. The Antlers (14-2 overall) eventually went into the final quarter ahead, …
With Canadian band Coney Hatch naming themselves after a Victorian asylum in north London (Colney Hatch) you know you’re probably onto a good thing. When you learn that singer-bassist Andy Curran (now a member of Alex Lifeson's new project, Envy Of None) decided to drop the ‘l’ from the name, because “it would confuse the average American”, it's only natural to think you're dealing with professionals.This Toronto band’s 1982 debut sounded electrifying when it was first came out; remastered and re-released by the specialist Rock Candy label in 2006, it still possesses enough volts to jolt. Produced by Kim Mitchell (of quirky fellow Canadians Max Webster) there’s an underlying eccentricity that sets it apart from the early 80s hair metal pack, especially on the jarring and stuttering Stand Up. But Coney Hatch’s unashamed party rock inclinations always shine through, notably on Devil’s Deck (a favourite of Iron Maiden’s Steve Harris), Victim Of Rock and Hey Operator, later covered by fellow Canuck Aldo Nova.