Announcement: Brett Kissell Pick Me Up Video To Premier on Thursday

November 10, 2015November 10, 2015 Music Express

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Shania Twain Duets with Corey Hart in Quebec City

November 2, 2015November 3, 2015 Keith Sharp

Shania Twain pulled a `Taylor Swift’ and surprised her Quebec City audience with a guest duet with Corey Hart on “You’re Still The One”. https://instagram.com/p/84WMIHSFJN/ Read More

JONATHAN ROY RELEASES OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR DANIELLA DENMARK

October 30, 2015November 1, 2015 Music Express

Corey Hart penned track building airplay right across Canada Jonathan Roy is the newest signing to Corey Hart’s Siena Records and their relationship is seeing dividends right out of the gate. Jonathan has scored a hit with the song “Daniella Denmark” which Hart wrote after receiving an emotional note from Roy. On the night of his 26th birthday in 2015 –... Read More

Doc Film Shines The Light on Healey’s Hideaway

August 31, 2015 Music Express

Canadian Blues legend Jeff Healey was a remarkable talent best known for his phenomenal abilities on the guitar. Despite being blind, Healey never let physical challenges stand in his way. As a teenager, he began performing with his high school band in Etobicoke, Ontario, before playing around the city at any Blues club that would let him play. Before long,... Read More

Music Doc is Crowdfunding Some Hometown Pride

April 4, 2015 Music Express

Arkells Live at the Red Dog Peterborough-based Photographer & Director Michael Hurcomb was on a trip to Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee, near Nashville a few years ago when he was asked by a travel buddy from Toronto, “So who has come from Peterborough that I would have heard of?” “I began naming musicians, actors, writers, athletes that had... Read More

From Deadly Snakes to The Husband

March 11, 2014April 10, 2014 Music Express

MAXWELL MCCABE-LOKOS USED TO RAGE ON STAGE WITH BLUES PUNKS THE DEADLY SNAKES. NOW HE EXPLORES MALE RAGE IN BRUCE MCDONALD’S NEW FILM THE HUSBAND. Maxwell McCabe-Lokos is willing to play the game. Finally. Speaking the day before his 36th birthday in the lounge of A71 Entertainment, the Toronto distribution company behind his new film The Husband, the former member... Read More

FROM STAGE TO SCREENS

March 11, 2014March 13, 2014 Music Express

Lots of musicians have dabbled in acting (think Beyoncé, Prince or David Bowie), but only a few have gone from rocking out to acting out full-time. MARK WAHLBERG Mark Wahlberg gave us good vibrations as frontman for early ‘90s rap-soul outfit Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. Their debut album Music for the People (1991) included the American number one... Read More

Shari Ulrich: Always Up For A Challenge!

March 7, 2014March 13, 2014 Keith Sharp

When your child asks you for help on his/her homework assignment, it usually involves solving a math problem or dealing with some English grammatical puzzle. Yet in the case of Shari Ulrich’s daughter, Julia Graff the assignment in question was a little trickier. As a project for her Masters in Music in Sound Recording in 2013 at Montreal’s McGill University,... Read More

KILLER DWARFS: Nothing Changes But The Haircuts

January 30, 2014January 30, 2014 Keith Sharp

In a few weeks’ time, Oshawa’s Killer Dwarfs will be packing their collective bags and pointing their vehicle southwards, final destination, Miami, Florida where they will board the MSC Divina cruise ship to participate in what is now an annual event called The Monsters Of Rock Cruise. Between March 29th and April 2nd, a ship full of well-heeled passengers will... Read More

NEIL YOUNG – ACFN LIVE : “MOTHER EARTH”

January 30, 2014January 30, 2014 Music Express

Recently Neil Young completed a brief tour of his native Canada consisting of four benefit concerts under the banner of “Honor The Treaties.” (we covered this last week here – Ed.) The nature of these shows were assembled to raise money and awareness for the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation (ACFN) Legal Defense Fund. The ACFN refer to themselves as K’ai... Read More

THE BEST OF THE BEST (Singles) – Part Two

January 27, 2014January 29, 2014 Keith Sharp

As the manuscript for my Music Express book is undergoing it’s final editing process in preparation for its April 2014 publishing date, I would like to spotlight a few chapters that were omitted from the final publication. One of these chapters was a series of `Best Of’s’ from the time frame that encompassed Music Express (being 1976-1992). This first ‘Best... Read More

THE BEST OF THE BEST (Singles) – Part One

January 9, 2014January 29, 2014 Keith Sharp

Carly Rae Jepsen to debut on Broadway

January 6, 2014January 6, 2014 Music Express

If the glass slipper fits. Carly Rae Jepsen’s overnight success was 2012’s Cinderella story, so it’s fitting the “Call Me Maybe” singer would find herself in a similar role on Broadway. The pop princess begins her 12-week run, February 4th, playing the title role in Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, a re-telling of the classic fairy tale with original songs from... Read More

Monster Truck: Raising the Banner for Honest Rock

November 11, 2013November 11, 2013 Keith Sharp

You could feel the buzz ripple through the Regina Brandt Centre when Hamilton’s Monster Truck were announced as the 2013 Breakthrough Group Juno Award winners. It was like en masse the audience were gasping “Who the hell are these guys?” Well those guys; lead vocalist/bassist Jon Harvey, lead guitarist Jeremy Widerman, keyboardist Brandon Bliss and drummer Steve Kiely are about... Read More

Blue Rodeo – Video PREMIERE

October 28, 2013October 28, 2013 Music Express

When award winning director Chris Mills was asked to film a video for the first single from Blue Rodeo’s new album, In Our Nature, he was given the task to come up with something unique that incorporated two of the albums songs, “New Morning Sun” and “Mattawa.” Instead, what he delivered was an extraordinary film that incorporated most of the... Read More

Days Of Future Past – Burton Cummings Continues To Shine

October 13, 2013October 13, 2013 Keith Sharp

Burton Cummings is asked why he’s always being questioned about his past, the Deverons, The Guess Who, his past solo hits. No one it seems cares too much what he’s doing at present. “It’s people like you who keep asking those questions so I feel obliged to answer them,” he laughs chatting on the phone from his Los Angeles home.”... Read More

Fantasy To Reality – Sean Kelly’s Metal On Ice Book

October 3, 2013October 5, 2013 Keith Sharp

Growing up in North Bay Ontario, Sean Kelly fantasized about being a rock star. He dreamed about escaping to Los Angeles, cracking the lineup of an aspiring rock band playing on Sunset Strip and getting scooped up by the A&R guy of a major record label. Then young Sean attended a rock concert in his home town featuring two Canadian... Read More

Keeping The Faith – Power Executes Goddo Rejuvenation

October 1, 2013October 4, 2013 Keith Sharp

John Power is determined to set the record straight. Thirty Four years ago he was recruited to be the tour manager of Goddo, hired by the band’s management to help execute two major national tours in support of their “Act Of Goddo” (1990) record release “Goddo was at the peak of their popularity at that time,” noted Power, head of... Read More

Renaissance What Renaissance? – Helix

September 27, 2013October 4, 2013 Keith Sharp

Brian Vollmer doesn’t quite buy the observation that there’s a retro rock ‘n roll renaissance currently taking place in Canada. Yes there’s lots of classic 70’s and 80’s rock bands currently back on the circuit but as lead vocalist and sole surviving original member of hard rock band, Helix, Vollmer notes that it’s still a struggle keeping his band operational.... Read More

Susan Jacks – Against All Odds

September 23, 2013May 5, 2022 Keith Sharp

Ever tune in to one of those classic pop stations that play golden oldies when they start playing a song from Vancouver’s Poppy Family, either `Which Way You Going Billy’ or `Where Evil Grows’ and you think to yourself, “I wonder whatever happened to Susan Jacks?” Well, Susan Jacks is alive and well… barely, and appreciates your concern. To say... Read More

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