Lost And Profound Keep It All In The Family

April 15, 2016April 15, 2016 Keith Sharp

By Keith Sharp When Lisa Boudreau and Terry Tompkins decided to reunite Lost And Profound after a recording gap of some 14 years, they didn’t have to look too far to find each other. The married couple had maintained a creative liaison even while pursuing outside musical interests, he as co-owner of Toronto based Eggplant Productions and she as an... Read More

MONSTER TRUCK REVS UP THEIR ENGINES FOR U.S. TREK AS TOUR BEGINS

April 14, 2016April 14, 2016 Music Express

HARD ROCKERS MONSTER TRUCK‘S FIRST SINGLE “DON’T TELL ME HOW TO LIVE” DRIVES UP ACTIVE ROCK CHART INTO TOP 30 BAND REVS UP THEIR ENGINES FOR UNITED STATES TREK AS TOUR BEGINS; UPCOMING APPEARANCE ON FOX SPORTS SCHEDULED; MUSIC FROM ALBUM “SITTIN’ HEAVY” FEATURED ON HBO AND CW TELEVISION NETWORKS (New York, NY) – “Don’t Tell... Read More

CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK ANNOUNCES THE 2016 INDIE AWARDS NOMINEES

April 14, 2016April 14, 2016 Music Express

MAY 4 GALA AT THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE WITH INDIE88 Canadian Music Week is proud to announce the nominees for the 2016 Indies – the16th Annual Independent Music Awards – presented with Indie88. Whitehorse, The Strumbellas, Carly Rae Jepsen, Grimes, Tobias Jesso Jr. are among the nominated artists being honoured across 14 categories on Wednesday May 4th at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in downtown Toronto. The... Read More

Bell Media Celebrates National Canadian Film Day with Patriotic Movie Programming, April 20

April 14, 2016April 14, 2016 Music Express

– Bell Media celebrates the best of Canadian talent with programming on Space, HBO Canada, and The Movie Network – TORONTO (April 13, 2016) – On Wednesday, April 20, Bell Media raises a glass to Canadian film, celebrating the third annual National Canadian Film Day with multi-platform airings of some of the country’s premium cinematic offerings. From Space and... Read More

ART BERGMANN ANNOUNCES ONTARIO DATES IN JUNE!

April 13, 2016April 13, 2016 Music Express

Toronto ON — Canadian music legend Art Bergmann will be returning to Ontario this June for shows in support of his highly-anticipated new album, The Apostate, released digitally on April 8 with the physical release set for May 13 through (weewerk) Recordings/Outside Music. The new dates are June 23 in Toronto , June 24 in London , June 25... Read More

New Faces – A Taste Of Honey

April 12, 2016April 20, 2016 Keith Sharp

So what do Dan Volj and Francois Bruneau do in their spare time when not performing with Montreal’s The Box? Start their own band of course! Volj, who plays bass for The Box and Bruneau, who plays guitar, switch instruments for their side project called Atoh with Volj also handling lead vocals. Before you ask, this odd moniker is short... Read More

NOTHING “RECKLESS” ABOUT THIS DECISION”

April 12, 2016April 12, 2016 Keith Sharp

By Keith Sharp Canadian recording superstar, Bryan Adams, has joined forces with Bruce Springsteen in cancelling scheduled concerts in protest against anti-Gay legislation introduced by the states of North Carolina and Mississippi. Adams has pulled the plug on his planned April 14th concert in Biloxi, Miss. in protest against legislation signed by Republican governor Phil Bryant which allows officials and businesses... Read More

Alessia Cara, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and Nick Jonas Announced as First Performers as THE MMVAs Becomes THE IHEARTRADIO CANADA MUCH MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS

April 11, 2016April 11, 2016 Music Express

– THE 2016 IHEARTRADIO MMVAs simulcasts on Much, CTV, and for the first timeever on VRAK, Sunday, June 19 – – THE IHEARTRADIO MUSIC AWARDS airs this Saturday, April 9 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CTV, CTV.ca, and CTV GO TORONTO (April 8, 2016) – Much announced today the evolution of Canada’s most iconic street level... Read More

BARENAKED LADIES ANNOUNCE BNL ROCKS RED ROCKS

April 8, 2016April 8, 2016 Music Express

NEW LIVE RECORDING OUT MAY 20 AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER TODAY HERE (April 8, 2016 – Toronto, ON) Barenaked Ladies have announced they will be releasing their upcoming live album BNL Rocks Red Rocks on May 20. Recorded at the fabled Morrison, CO... Read More

LIGHTS Midnight Machines

April 7, 2016April 7, 2016 Keith Sharp

(Universal) By Keith Sharp It’s a tribute to Lights’ considerable song writing talents that her songs can be re-interpreted acoustically. Following a trend this Timmins’ native initially established with her debut “Listening” album and followed by her sophomore release “Siberia”, Lights has re-released acoustic versions of both records. Now in the light of her third studio release, “Little Machines”, the... Read More

Iron Maiden’s Global Adventures still include Toronto

April 7, 2016April 8, 2016 Keith Sharp

By Keith Sharp “It wasn’t like this in Brazil,” sniffs Iron Maiden manager Rod Smallwood as he shudders against the driving snow that greets him when he steps outside on to Toronto’s John Street to smoke his first cigarette in two days. It’s Saturday April 2nd and Smallwood is meeting up with some of his support crew at the downtown... Read More

Space Station 5 – Celebrity Playlist: NICK GILDER

April 6, 2016April 7, 2016 Music Express

"SO MANY RECORDS!" - Trying to narrow down a lifetime of music to 5 records for this space flight seems impossible with so many greats, some still with us some sadly departed, so I am going to take some of the records that have inspired me in my career, this is my musical heritage. Read More

So Far, So Good, So Platinum

April 6, 2016April 6, 2016 Music Express

Bryan Adams presented with Diamond Award for his studio album, So Far So Good, with more than 11x platinum in Australia making it one of the top-selling albums in Australian music history. Adams is the 3rd artist to reach such an achievement (Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran are the only either recipients). Adams is with Universal Music Australia team Left to Right –... Read More

FEDERGREEN’S MIDAS TOUCH POWERS NEW RECORD LABEL

April 6, 2016April 6, 2016 Keith Sharp

By Keith Sharp Unveiling its 2016 Canadian Music Week showcase event at Toronto’s Cherry Colas venue on Thursday May 5th 2016, Music Express magazine has selected Indie Can Records to utilize this evening to promote its roster of domestic talent. Launched in 2015, Indie Can Records as a boutique label operated by Avi Federgreen who has earned a reputation as... Read More

JUNOs 2016 – AWARDS A BUZZ

April 5, 2016April 5, 2016 Music Express

The Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, AB | April 3, 2016 The show opened, pre-broadcast, with a barrage of lights and spotlights and a voice pushing the near capacity crowd to cheer, clap, yell, scream, and do whatever was necessary to make noise so the transition to near-live television would be a thrill for those on the other side of their LED... Read More

What A Weekend For Weeknd

April 4, 2016April 4, 2016 Music Express

CALGARY (April 3, 2016) – It was a victorious weekend for The Weeknd, who earned an outstanding total of five JUNO Awards during Canada’s 45th annual music awards in Calgary. The alternative R&B sensation scooped up two statuettes for Single of the Year and Album of the Year* during CTV’s live broadcast of THE 2016 JUNO AWARDS, Sunday, April 3... Read More

THE MORNING AFTER THE NIGHT BEFORE

April 3, 2016April 4, 2016 Music Express

If the JUNO broadcast on Sunday is for the fans, as the media kits state, then the JUNO Awards Galas is for the musicians and the music business personnel to enjoy. People are seated at round banquet tables and the conversations are lively and informal, though I imagine many discussions that begin tonight end in deals of one type or... Read More

MUSICOUNTS ANNOUNCES $675,000 VIA BAND AID PROGRAM

April 1, 2016April 1, 2016 Music Express

MULTI-JUNO NOMINEE ALESSIA CARA CELEBRATES WITH STUDENTS, PERFORMING AT CALGARY’S LORD BEAVERBROOK HIGH SCHOOL SIRIUSXM CANADA ANNOUNCES ANOTHER $100,000 CONTRIBUTION TO BAND AID PROGRAM Left to Right: Alessia Cara, Naheed Nenshi and Allan Reid CALGARY, AB – Music education charity MusiCounts kicked off JUNO Week on Thursday by announcing the 2015-2016 beneficiaries of the Band Aid Program via a... Read More

Universal Music Canada donates the archives of EMI Music Canada

April 1, 2016April 1, 2016 Keith Sharp

The National Music City complex, slated to open its doors later this summer at Studio Bell in Calgary, received a major boost Wednesday with the announcement that Universal Music Canada has donated the archives of EMI Music Canada. At a press conference staged yesterday, during Junofest activities, at the University of Calgary, UMC president Jeffrey Remedios confirmed the donation to the University of... Read More

Month: April 2016