“I remember making my first recording, Universe, and getting a taste of what you can do in the studio. I got bitten by the bug and I knew I had to record again,” Sarah Slean smiles as she thinks of 1997. Today, the Toronto-based pianist is touring the nation in support of her sixth studio album […]
“This is bad-ass breaking wine glasses cabaret!” laughs Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls. Eleven years ago the pianist found an accomplice in drummer Brian Viglione, and the duo’s been rocking to a beat of their own ever since. “This isn’t a chick in a sequence dress, Cole Porter show tunes,” Amanda adds. It’s “Brechtian punk cabaret,” a tag coming […]
Angela Galuppo has a flourishing television career. Just this year she’s landed roles in the Syfy acclaimed series Being Human and in the latest police drama Against the Wall. Angela’s also lent her voice to the popular Assassin’s Creed video games and several animated children programs. Now the Montrealer is stepping up her game and fronting the jazz/pop fusion […]
Jeremy Fisher cleaned house at the 8th Annual Hamilton Music Awards last night. The singer snagged Album of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and Best Video. And it’s all thanks to his praised third album, Flood. Accepting his awards, Jeremy acknowledged his roots and mentioned how thrilled he was to have returned home for […]
Talk about quitting while you’re ahead. With millions of albums sold, chart topping singles around the world and enough awards and nominations to fill a Universal Music warehouse, what better time to bow out? “It’s the first time in our career that we have this type of success,” says the Black Eyed Peas boss man, will.i.am. […]
International electronic dance heavyweights Dirty Vegas made a triumphant return with their third studio album Electric Love earlier this year. The Grammy Award-winning trio rose to fame with their 2002 self-titled debut. The album’s mammoth hit single “Days Go By,” made popular by the 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse television advertisement, launched Dirty Vegas’ career to new […]
Howie D of the Backstreet Boys is ready to stand on his own after becoming a pop icon, and selling over 100 million albums with the world renowned boy band. Howie’s solo debut, Back to Me, is available worldwide on November 15 and the singer chose to celebrate the release in Toronto, greeting fans at HMV. […]
“I love action movies!” Kellan Lutz says grinning like a five year old. The Twilight stud is in seventh heaven and so proud of scoring the role of Poseidon, Greek god of the sea, in director Tarsem Singh’s 3D motion picture Immortals. The epic adventure starring Henry Cavill, Stephen Dorff and Mickey Rourke hits theatres Friday, November 11. The action doesn’t […]
Happy anniversary Hawksley! Ten years ago the eccentric singer-songwriter released Almost a Full Moon, a collection of nontraditional and curious Christmas songs. “It was a record of wondering what the hell was going on in the world. I also wanted to make sure my grandmother knew how important she was to me,” Hawksley says. To […]
Amy Lee and the boys are back. Five years may have gone by since Evanescence’s last album The Open Door was released to the airwaves, but the band didn’t waste any time reclaiming their position at the top of the charts. The Grammy Award-winning band’s new self-titled album debuted at No.1 on the Billboard 200, making this effort their […]
Indie rock success story Death Cab For Cutie has announced the release of their new EP Keys and Codes, featuring 7 remixed tracks from their latest hit album Codes and Keys. The 2 Bears’ revisiting of “You Are A Tourist” and a remix of “Doors Unlocked and Open” by the Aussie electronic act and professed Death Cab fans Cut Copy are among […]
