Rock Giants Theory Of A Deadman Announce “Unplugged 15” Canadian Tour In Celebration Of Fifteen Years Together As A Band

October 6, 2015October 6, 2015 Keith Sharp

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Rock Giants Theory Of A Deadman Announce “Unplugged 15” Canadian Tour In Celebration Of Fifteen Years Together As A Band ROCK GIANTS THEORY OF A DEADMAN ANNOUNCE UNPLUGGED 15 CANADIAN TOUR IN CELEBRATION OF FIFTEEN YEARS TOGETHER AS A BAND Toronto, ON (October 6, 2015) – Canadian multi-platinum selling rock band Theory of a... Read More

A tribute to the music of Martha and the Muffins in support of Parkinson’s Disease research

October 5, 2015October 6, 2015 Keith Sharp

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: On October 8th at The Rivoli in Toronto there will be A Tribute To The Music Of Martha And The Muffins with proceeds going to the Toronto Western Hospital Foundation in aid of Parkinson’s Disease research. The evening will feature MatM songs performed by members of The Wilderness of Manitoba, Grand Analog, Damhnait Doyle, Hill and the Sky... Read More

Chris Hadfield Space Sessions: Songs from a Tin Can

October 3, 2015October 6, 2015 Keith Sharp

COLONEL CHRIS HADFIELD Space Sessions: Songs from a Tin Can (Warner Music Canada) By Keith Sharp I am sure everyone is aware of the exploits of astronaut Chris Hadfield who, during his five months stint on the International Space Station, shot thousands of amazingly detailed photographs of the planet Earth, and during his spare time (which he had lots!) became... Read More

CD Review: CITY AND COLOUR: If I Should Go Before You

October 2, 2015October 2, 2015 Keith Sharp

CITY AND COLOUR If I Should Go Before You (Dine Alone Records) When Dallas Green accepted his SOCAN award this May at Toronto’s Harbour Castle Convention Centre, he thanked everyone who had supported him and then he thanked everyone who didn’t support him, admitting that his music is “an acquired taste” Maybe so, but enough people have acquired that taste... Read More

Poor Young Things: New Kids On The Block

October 1, 2015October 5, 2015 Keith Sharp

By Keith Sharp When Thunder Bay’s Poor Young Things head out on a national club tour October 14th in partnership with Glorious Sons and Northcote, they’ll be taking an important step towards establishing themselves as a prime contender in the current new wave of Canadian rock that is now sweeping the country. Buoyed by the release of a new six-track... Read More

Men Without Hats: Strike Off The Bucket List

October 1, 2015October 1, 2015 Keith Sharp

By Keith Sharp All Ivan Doroschuk had to do was gaze out at the 16,000 fans assembled in an Ancaster, Ontario field in late August for the Festival of Friends event to justify the comeback of his Men without Hats group. Joining forces with English prog rockers, Psychedelic Furs and fellow Montrealers, The Box, Doroschuk and fellow band members Lou... Read More

Live Blu-Ray DVD sparks Vannelli Rebirth

October 1, 2015October 1, 2015 Keith Sharp

Live Blu-Ray DVD sparks Vannelli Rebirth By Keith Sharp Generally, it didn’t pay to mess with Clive Davis. Following a successful six-album stint with Herb Alpert’s A&M Records, Montreal’s Gino Vannelli appeared to be on the verge of super stardom when he signed for Davis’s fledgling Arista Records in 1980. During his tenure as head of Columbia Records, Davis was... Read More

Month: October 2015