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Shawn Hook is coming out to play

Shawn Hook is taking his latest EP My Side of Your Story out for a spin. The popstar is set to kick off his Good Days Tour on October 16 in Montreal. Neon Dreams will join Shawn as a special guest on the nationwide trip. My Side of Your Story, released last summer, chases the […]

Travis Cormier’s playlist

Travis Cormier, a finalist of La Voix, the French Canadian version of the American hit singing competition The Voice, has been handpicked to open for Bon Jovi at Montreal’s Bell Centre. The show promoters held a contest to give local artists the chance to play the opening gig for the legendary rock band and the […]

X-Files star Mitch Pileggi to appear at Montreal Comiccon

Mitch Pileggi, famous for playing Assistant Director Walter Skinner on The X-Files, is the latest guest to be added to Montreal Comiccon’s celebrity lineup. The announcement comes on the heels of the cancellation of Gillian Anderson’s appearance due to a conflict in her filming schedule. “I know Gillian works her ass off, so that doesn’t […]

25 years later Ace of Base revisits the origin of their name

If you know your pop music history then you’re familiar with Ace of Base. The Swedish quartet was one of the biggest pop ensembles in the world and dominated radio airwaves after the release of their 1993 debut album The Sign. In North America, that breakthrough album and its No.1 hit singles “All That She […]

The second coming of Lorde: New world tour brings the star back to Canada

Right now Lorde is at the half-way point of her second international concert series, the Melodrama World Tour. The outing in support of Lorde’s second album Melodrama brings the superstar to Quebec City’s summer music festival le Festival d’été de Québec on July 18. The New Zealand singer’s arrival will put her atop the lineup […]

Gillian Anderson is guest of honor at Montreal Comiccon

Update: Gillian has since cancelled her appearance due to a filming schedule conflict. Gillian Anderson and her X-Files co-star David Duchovny are set to be guests of honor at Montreal Comiccon this summer. The 10th edition of the con marks Gillian’s return to Montreal (the superstar was among the celebrity guests in 2013), and says she […]

Ed Sheeran named the world’s best-selling artist

Ed Sheeran is like the Little Engine that Could. You know how the kiddies’ story goes, “I think I can, I think I can.” That tale of ambition, determination and self-confidence, and this British singer-songwriter’s rise to fame are one in the same. Armed only with his guitar and a loop pedal, the one-man show […]

Shenae Grimes-Beech stars in upcoming crime drama

Former 90210 star Shenae Grimes-Beech returns to prime time in CTV’s new police drama The Detail. After presenting at the 2017 iHeartRadio MMVAs last June, the actor made an appearance in the press room to talk about her new role. “The Detail centers around three different women in different stages of their lives who are […]

Once Upon a Time’s Dylan Schmid remembers debut as series comes to an end

Once Upon a Time is finally getting its happily ever after. When the current seventh season comes to an end, ABC will close the book on its fairy tale drama. Formerly hailed as the No.1 drama on TV, Once Upon a Time meant a lot to many people, 11.8 million to be exact, at least […]

The Cranberries’ playlist

I had the grand privilege of interviewing one of my musical heroes, the frontwoman of The Cranberries, Dolores O’Riordan. My time with Dolores was a dream come true. I feel honored to have had the opportunity and blessed to be holding on to a personal memory of this legendary artist who passed away too soon. […]

Watch for Glee’s Darren Criss in new killer role

Glee graduate Darren Criss and showrunner Ryan Murphy are accomplices once again. Darren was cast as serial killer Andrew Cunanan in the second installment of Ryan’s true crime anthology series American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace. The 10-episode order, which chases the success of the Emmy Award-winning first season, ACS: The People vs O.J. […]

A little chat with 13 Reasons Why star Brandon Flynn

The second season of Netflix’s controversial series 13 Reasons Why is coming. The teen drama, which centers around the suicide of high school student Hannah Baker and the classmates who receive recordings made by Hannah detailing the 13 reasons why she ended her life, will return in the new year with a 13-episode run. The […]

Lady Gaga’s Joanne World Tour is back on track

The North American leg of Lady Gaga’s Joanne World Tour is set to kick off again after coming to a halt due to the superstar’s health issues. The outing, which began on August 1 in Vancouver and paused in September, resumes starting with a rescheduled show date at Montreal’s Bell Centre on Friday, November 3. The […]

Felissa Rose’s playlist

Felissa Rose is celebrating the 35th year of her reign as Scream Queen of the B-movie scene. The horror icon has been starring in scary movies and has been tightly linked to the genre since she made her debut in the 1983 slasher Sleepaway Camp. Over three decades later, Sleepaway Camp, now a cult classic, […]

Sid Haig’s playlist

Sid Haig has been haunting the dreams of this generation since he painted his face to play Captain Spaulding, the psychotic clown in Rob Zombie’s 2003 nightmarish masterpiece House of 1000 Corpses and its sequel The Devil’s Rejects. “People who’ve seen the movies still come up to me and say, ‘You son of a bitch, I […]

Dee Wallace’s playlist

Dee Wallace, forever famous for starring in Steven Spielberg’s E.T: The Extraterrestrial, is now the star of Death House, the horror movie event of the decade. Written by the late Gunnar Hansen, remembered for his role as Leatherface in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and directed by Harrison Smith, Death House is the horror genre’s answer […]

Fergie’s road to success: Next stop, new album

It’s been over a decade since Fergie released an album, but the wait for her new record is over. The Black Eyed Peas leading lady is just about ready to release Double Dutchess, the followup to her solo debut, The Dutchess, and the bar is sky high. Released in 2006, The Dutchess produced a handful of […]

Roger Rabbit turns 30: Kathleen Turner talks voicing Jessica Rabbit

Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the iconic private-eye flick that smeared live action and animation, will soon celebrate its 30th anniversary. Hollywood film veteran Kathleen Turner voiced Jessica Rabbit back in 1988, and her cartoon counterpart still stands to be the most sexiest toon in history. Kathleen, who made her big screen debut in the 1981 […]

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