392:
144:. A national "battle of the bands" competition, the series featured unsigned musical groups competing in a series of regional concerts held in various cities across Canada, with the winner of each episode advancing to another round of competition until the ultimate winner was named at a final concert staged in
223:, HB Concept and Peter Mann and the Lonely. Other competitors over the course of the series included Monuments Galore, The Instructions, The Rage, The Stilettos,
433:
482:
369:
487:
467:
457:
462:
452:
472:
477:
426:
192:
The winner of the competition was to receive a half-hour CBC Television special devoted to the band, as well as a cash prize of
419:
373:
335:
177:
167:
161:
8:
238:
Tchukon later went on to win Best Vocal Group in the 1986 edition of the
American series
159:, the program aired on Friday nights as a companion to the network's music video series
399:
273:
331:
407:
349:
208:
149:
87:
172:
391:
403:
228:
141:
102:
446:
327:
224:
186:
324:
Music
Express: The Rise, Fall & Resurrection of Canada's Music Magazine
288:
232:
39:
370:"From the CBC archives: Bands battle on CBC's Rock Wars in Winnipeg, 1985"
240:
156:
49:
204:
145:
83:
212:
17:
220:
200:
182:
140:
is a
Canadian television variety series, which aired in 1985 on
231:, Mad Shadows, Steps Around the House, Apple Viper, Zlatko and
216:
165:. Judges over the course of the series included Keith Sharp of
444:
427:
365:
363:
361:
359:
286:"CITY-TV rocks host revamps pop video show".
483:Canadian late-night television programming
434:
420:
356:
488:Canadian reality television series stubs
468:1980s Canadian reality television series
318:
458:1985 Canadian television series endings
316:
314:
312:
310:
308:
306:
304:
302:
300:
298:
267:
265:
263:
261:
259:
257:
463:1980s Canadian music television series
453:1985 Canadian television series debuts
445:
473:Television shows filmed in Vancouver
386:
295:
254:
478:CBC Television original programming
13:
23:1985 Canadian TV series or program
14:
499:
374:Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
271:"CBC opens fire with Rock Wars".
390:
347:"Polished Tchukon charms fans".
341:
280:
64:
1:
247:
406:. You can help Knowledge by
7:
10:
504:
385:
15:
398:This article relating to
108:
98:
93:
79:
74:
63:
55:
45:
35:
28:
16:Not to be confused with
199:The series was won by
233:The Micah Barnes Band
376:, February 20, 2015.
292:, February 18, 1988.
80:Production locations
277:, February 1, 1985.
162:Good Rockin' Tonite
400:reality television
274:The Globe and Mail
415:
414:
219:, over finalists
185:program director
133:
132:
56:Country of origin
495:
436:
429:
422:
394:
387:
377:
367:
354:
353:, June 17, 1985.
350:Montreal Gazette
345:
339:
320:
293:
284:
278:
269:
209:rhythm and blues
195:
150:British Columbia
129:
127:
119:
117:
112:February 1, 1985
94:Original release
88:British Columbia
66:
26:
25:
503:
502:
498:
497:
496:
494:
493:
492:
443:
442:
441:
440:
402:in Canada is a
383:
381:
380:
368:
357:
346:
342:
321:
296:
285:
281:
270:
255:
250:
227:, The Waiting,
193:
173:Samantha Taylor
125:
123:
121:
115:
113:
24:
21:
12:
11:
5:
501:
491:
490:
485:
480:
475:
470:
465:
460:
455:
439:
438:
431:
424:
416:
413:
412:
395:
379:
378:
355:
340:
294:
279:
252:
251:
249:
246:
142:CBC Television
131:
130:
110:
106:
105:
103:CBC Television
100:
96:
95:
91:
90:
81:
77:
76:
72:
71:
68:
61:
60:
57:
53:
52:
47:
43:
42:
37:
33:
32:
22:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
500:
489:
486:
484:
481:
479:
476:
474:
471:
469:
466:
464:
461:
459:
456:
454:
451:
450:
448:
437:
432:
430:
425:
423:
418:
417:
411:
409:
405:
401:
396:
393:
389:
388:
384:
375:
371:
366:
364:
362:
360:
352:
351:
344:
337:
336:9781459721951
333:
329:
328:Dundurn Press
325:
322:Keith Sharp,
319:
317:
315:
313:
311:
309:
307:
305:
303:
301:
299:
291:
290:
283:
276:
275:
268:
266:
264:
262:
260:
258:
253:
245:
243:
242:
236:
234:
230:
226:
225:Eight Seconds
222:
218:
214:
210:
206:
202:
197:
190:
188:
187:David Marsden
184:
180:
179:
174:
170:
169:
168:Music Express
164:
163:
158:
153:
151:
147:
143:
139:
138:
111:
107:
104:
101:
97:
92:
89:
85:
82:
78:
73:
69:
62:
58:
54:
51:
48:
44:
41:
38:
34:
31:
27:
19:
408:expanding it
397:
382:
348:
343:
323:
289:Toronto Star
287:
282:
272:
239:
237:
198:
191:
176:
166:
160:
154:
136:
135:
134:
29:
241:Star Search
194:CA$ 100,000
157:Brad Giffen
50:Brad Giffen
447:Categories
248:References
211:band from
178:Video Hits
155:Hosted by
116:1985-02-01
75:Production
67:of seasons
338:. p. 143.
175:of CBC's
146:Vancouver
137:Rock Wars
84:Vancouver
30:Rock Wars
330:, 2014.
213:Montreal
122:May 1985
46:Starring
18:Rock War
229:Haywire
221:Eye Eye
201:Tchukon
183:CFNY-FM
126:1985-05
124: (
120: –
114: (
109:Release
99:Network
40:variety
334:
217:Quebec
59:Canada
36:Genre
404:stub
332:ISBN
207:and
205:funk
203:, a
181:and
65:No.
449::
372:.
358:^
326:.
297:^
256:^
244:.
235:.
215:,
196:.
189:.
171:,
152:.
148:,
86:,
435:e
428:t
421:v
410:.
128:)
118:)
70:1
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.