Holden Nowell, Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” video dream guy, might be one of People Magazine’s sexiest men alive, but he 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.” […]
Kevin Barnes and his collective, of Montreal, are not actually of Montreal. That’s not breaking news, but the truth is hot and fresh. With the umpteen theories floating around about the Georgian band’s name, I pinned down the group to get the facts as they announced the release of their upcoming album lousy with sylvianbriar. “We […]
Montreal’s celebrated songstress, Florence K, is running for office. “Vote K!” she laughs. If only Florence was serious. Topics like language and culture wouldn’t be such a heated, overblown debate. “I wish politicians would stop seeing language as a problem,” Florence says. “It shouldn’t be about one or the other. There’s a richness and a […]
The iHeart Radio MuchMusic Video Awards (MMVAs), formerly the MuchMusic Video Awards, is Canada’s hottest music award show and one of the biggest street-level block party events in the world. The MMVAs have been honoring the year’s top music videos since 1990 and have welcomed music’s biggest stars including The Black Eyed Peas, Britney Spears, […]
Walk off the Earth playing marcandrew.ca launch party. Sarah Blackwood is photographed by Chris Falvo for marcandrew.ca ©marcandrew.ca
Cancer, a plane crash and a drug bust are some of the challenges the Barenaked Ladies had to face over their lengthy music career. “It has been interesting,” drummer Tyler Stewart laughs into the phone. To celebrate those 25 “interesting” years in the biz, these Canadian favorites released Winning Streak, the followup to 2009’s All […]
Idle hands are the devil’s playground, but Pete Yorn doesn’t know anything about that. “I never just sit around doing nothing. I’d freak out. I need to find creative things to do all the time,” the singer-songwriter says two minutes into our chat. Pete has been slammed and on the go since he released his […]
“I’m a nice guy,” swears Montreal-born actor Elias Toufexis. That’s hard to chew when the colossal TV series Smallville re-cast this so-called nice guy in not just one, but three different villain roles. “I don’t have any explanation for my appearances other than they asked me back,” Elias insists. “The Smallville people and I always had […]
Raine Maida has become an icon fronting internationally acclaimed rock band Our Lady Peace. After leading the collective for a decade and selling millions of albums worldwide, Raine momentarily stepped down to focus on a solo career. A total departure from Our Lady Peace’s massive arena rock sound, Raine’s solo work is dark, intimate and built […]
Let’s hope that Canadian sweethearts like Ellen Page and Sarah Polley enjoy sharing that title because actress Sarah Booth is up-and-coming and rising fast. The Ormstown native has the looks, the charm, the know-how and innate talent to keep her in the big race. And then there’s her modesty, more refreshing than a Perrier water […]
Lily Frost, famous for lending her whimsical tunes to hit shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Charmed and Being Erica, can now add ABC’s hit drama Mistresses to the list. Lily’s track, “Background Radio,” will appear in episode 8, “Ultimatum,” airing on Monday, July 22. The single comes from the Canadian’s latest album, Do What You Love, and […]
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 […]
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 […]
