The Vampire Diaries’ Nina Dobrev is showing the world that she has what it takes to play a villainous vixen, just as convincingly as a damsel in distress. For those who haven’t tuned in to the CW hit series, Nina stars as both Elena Gilbert, a worrisome girl next door, and Katherine Pierce, an egocentric, devious and cutthroat vampire. [...]
Congratulations are in order for Pink and company. The superstar’s video for her triple platinum single, “Try,” is nominated for International Video of the Year at the 2013 MuchMusic Video Awards. Justin Timberlake, Nicki Minaj and Rihanna are also in the running for the honor that has previously gone to the likes of Madonna, Beyonce and [...]
Queens of the Stone Age frontman and tough guy, Josh Homme, admits to having a secret crush. This is a confession that no one could have seen coming. “Christina Aguilera,” Josh says, with a dead serious look in his eyes. “She is a firecracker, a tough cookie. She is like chain metal underwear!” The band’s [...]
Holden Nowell, Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe,” dreamy video co-star, is more than just a pretty face and washboard abs. “I’d like to start being recognized for my music and not just as a model,” Holden says over his mobile. “Yeah man, I rap.” Looking to push his modeling career behind him and move in [...]
Kristen Hager’s long flowing golden locks reflect sunlight the same way the wavy surface of the St. Lawrence River does at high noon. Shades are required. From behind her aviators, Kristen smiles. What fuels her grin is uncertain at this point. The actress stayed behind at a press conference in the Old Port of Montreal [...]
The godfathers of boy bands are back with a new album and a North American tour. What looked like a midlife crisis when they initially returned in 2008 is looking more and more like a serious comeback. If seeing is believing, then the first sighting was at the 2008 MuchMusic Video Awards. It had been [...]
NBC’s Golden Globe and Emmy-nominated series, The Office, is coming to the end after a great run of 9 seasons. Rainn Wilson, who has starred as Dwight Schrute since the comedy debuted in 2005, shares the secret to success, fame and fortune. “I think anyone who’s shown their butt crack a good deal has a [...]
Canada’s Dragonette and Australia’s The Presets have joined forces for an electrifying coast-to-coast tour. Dragonette is parading their latest release, the Juno-nominated hit album, Bodyparts, and this is your chance to win an autographed copy! To enter, like marcandrew.ca on facebook and write “Dragonette” on the wall. Contest ends Thursday, May 16 at 5 p.m. EST. The [...]
Calling all Dirty Vegas fans! Steve Smith, singer-songwriter of the Grammy-winning trio, is independently releasing a new solo album via PledgeMusic, the fan-funded music platform. “In the digital age of music being little files, I wanted to make a whole album release completely independent. To have a chance to record the music, source the artwork, press [...]
Alanis Morissette shocked the world with her electrifying major label debut, Jagged Little Pill. In 1995, this level of female angst and razor sharp confessional songwriting was unheard of in mainstream music. Today, Jagged Little Pill still remains one of the most successful and influential albums of all time, selling 33 million copies worldwide. “When [...]
New York indie rockers The Virgins have the CW’s Gossip Girl to thank for accelerating their ride to fame. The teen drama featured not one, but five of the band’s tunes, including the hit “Rich Girls,” in a single episode. “I love watching how our music is used in a completely different context than we wrote [...]
The Black Eyed Peas have made interpolations an art form, a trademark really, but in turn, their secret recipe to the monstrous hit single has become transparent. The chart topping group takes no shame in “drawing inspiration” from those who came before them. Take the Peas’ 2005 money maker, “Don’t Phunk with My Heart,” from the [...]
Thirty years ago today, Valley Girl, the romantic comedy starring Deborah Foreman and Nicholas Cage, opened in theatres across North America. The 1983 blockbuster was Deborah’s first motion picture gig and it ultimately changed her life. Three decades later, Deborah is still remembered for her role as Julie Richman, and forever labeled an 80s sweetheart [...]
Carly Rae Jepsen can now shake any uncertainties she may have had about her place among Canadian music royalty. Canada officially crowned the pop princess as she won big at this year’s Juno Awards. The 27-year-old left the podium speechless with three of her 5 nominations, including Single of the Year for her monstrous hit [...]
Metric is international. They’re citizens of the world who know no borders. One minute the Canadian indie outfit is tearing up the stage at California’s world famous fest, Coachella, then landing in Saskatchewan for the nation’s biggest night in music, the 2013 Juno Awards, the next. Riding on the success of their chart topping, fifth studio [...]
The Great Lake Swimmers have a strange habit. The Canadian folk-rockers have made it a tradition to record their albums in nontraditional places. Nearly a decade ago, frontman, Tony Dekker, scouted out an abandoned grain silo to record the band’s haunting 2003 self-titled debut. Then it was on to a lakeside church in rural southern Ontario, [...]
Of the many actors and stuntmen who’ve worn the ghastly mask of fictional serial killer Michael Myers, Brad Loree is special to the Halloween franchise for two massive reasons. One, Brad is Canadian, and two, his version of the boogeyman is the one that finally caught up to Jamie Lee Curtis’ elusive heroine, Laurie Strode. [...]
Cody Simpson’s got news for you. First, the announcement of a headlining summer tour. The Aussie teen heartthrob will be turning the 36 North American cities on his Paradise Tour into heaven on earth for a good chunk of the young female population. “[It's] just a really fun, summer show,” Cody says. “I’m dancing a [...]
