Rules of the Road: Breakdowns on the Musical Highway

Bys: McNally, Brendan and Donnelly, Stephen K.

"Captures the untamed spirit of the 1990s indie music scene better than anything I've ever read. I was instantly transported back to the sights, sounds and smells of a time I thought I'd forgotten: the endless parade of bands in vans and pubs and clubs-and all the offbeat personalities and insane situations that defined the heyday of alt-rock and made it so much fun, whether you were in a band or just a fan. Somebody needed to document this era, and Rules of the Road gets it just right." - Slo' Tom Stewart, Furnaceface

"A raw look at what it's like to be a rock and roll everyman. The ups, downs, and existential angst."
- Brent Donnelly, author of Alpha Trader and 50 Trades In 50 Weeks; brother

To say that the band Jimmy George were a hot ticket in Ottawa's emerging indie music scene of the 1990s wouldn't really do them justice.

Singer J would get things going every Sunday night by grabbing the microphone and saying, "We're Jimmy George " To which guitarist Spike would shout to the crowd, "And you suck "

Rules of the Road is the story of a musician and a band that's part of the Canadian musical legacy. Bands were linking local scenes into regional ones, before going on to form a national indie scene bopping around Canada in different little tour buses and vans, playing different video games along the way.

Rules of the Road is a raucous romp through one part of the 90s Canadian indie music scene, in a town some think of as a place that fun forgot. Here's the story of one of the players who played his part (and bass) while going on his very own musical ride, in a little green tour bus, along with the kings of the Duke, Jimmy George.
- From the Foreword by McNally

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 173906660X
• ISBN13: 9781739066604
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Stephen Donnelly
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"