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Heading for the T.Dot – Part Two

Keith Sharp
Heading for the T.Dot – Part Two
My first interview with Red Rider’s lead vocalist Tom Cochrane provided a source of confrontation. Red Rider; comprising of Cochrane (guitarist/lead vocalist) Jeff Jones (bass), Ken Greer (guitar) Peter Boynton (keyboards) and Rob Baker( drums) were a hotly sought after Toronto band in 1979. Both Capitol’s Deane Cameron and Anthem’s Ray Danniels were vying for them but Cameron was concerned... Read More

Weekend Warriors Rev For Global Comeback – Coney Hatch

Keith Sharp
Weekend Warriors Rev For Global Comeback – Coney Hatch
Andy Curran is stuck between a rock and a hard place – literally! By day Curran toils in the A&R department at Toronto’s SRO/Anthem Records – home to Rush, Big Wreck, Tea Party and new boys The Reason – planning tours, organizing recording sessions and developing new talent for the label. But in his off time, bassist/vocalist/producer Curran now finds... Read More

Kenny Shields – Letting Go

Keith Sharp
Kenny Shields – Letting Go
(Indigo Incorporated) For a band that totally revamped classic hits like The Small Faces’ `Tin Soldier’, Them’s `Here Comes The Night’ and The Rolling Stones’ `Under My Thumb,’ refashioning them as hit songs in their own right, it isn’t a stretch to envision lead vocalist Kenny Shields releasing an entire record of classic covers. “Letting Go” is just such a... Read More

Coming Around Again! – Honeymoon Suite

Keith Sharp
Coming Around Again! – Honeymoon Suite
Derry Grehan isn’t one to live in the past. Yes his band, Honeymoon Suite enjoyed a spectacular run of success in the mid 1980’s chalking up platinum sales of their Tom Treumuth produced self-titled first album and follow-up “The Big Prize” (produced by Bruce Fairbairn and Bob Rock). Yes they dominated the airwaves with a string of hit singles including... Read More

I Communicator – Alan Frew

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I Communicator – Alan Frew
“I am a communicator,” declares Alan Frew, singer and front man for the band Glass Tiger. The response was elicited by the question as to whether he is a singer or a motivational speaker. During GT’s hiatus during the 90s, Frew transformed himself from singer into speaker, focusing on the world of self-help. Being a self-confessed self-help junkie since his... Read More

It’s All Good – Canada’s First Family Of Country Music

Roman Mitz
It’s All Good – Canada’s First Family Of Country Music
Talk about good musical genes. First you have Canada’s legendary Good Brothers, twins Brian and Bruce, and brother Larry, who have been cranking out fine country and bluegrass for over 40 years. The next generation of Goods, Bruce’s sons Dallas and Travis, have found great success fronting much lauded roots rockers, The Sadies. If you thought that’s where the Good... Read More

Martha Johnson’s Courageous Battle

Keith Sharp
Martha Johnson’s Courageous Battle
Tuesday June 25th 2013 at Toronto’s Rivoli nightclub, Martha and the Muffins lead vocalist Martha Johnson is on stage with another Muffin, hubby Mark Gane plus a select group of musicians who are debuting her first solo record Solo One at this old fashioned CD release party. Gane glances over to his spouse to see if she’s holding up but... Read More

A Career With Many Toppings! – Alfie Zappacosta

Keith Sharp
A Career With Many Toppings! – Alfie Zappacosta
To the populace of the Greater Toronto Area, Alfie Zappacosta will always be known as that guy who sang the Pizza Nova commercial. Yes he has enjoyed great success, recording first with his debut band Surrender, then as a successful solo artist, winning Most Promising Male Vocalist and Best Album Juno Awards in 1988 before advancing to establish a viable... Read More

Festival d’ete de Quebec 2013

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Festival d’ete de Quebec 2013
We know Reading, Leeds, Glastonbury, Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Warped, the most talked about live music festivals around the world. There’s also Roskilde, Splendour in the Grass, Bumbershoot, Fuji Rock, Rock am Ring, Download, and in Canada, Edgefest and Osheaga, all highly regarded outdoor fun, but lesser known to the less music indulgent. Still even less known is Festival d’été de... Read More

Gamble In Vegas Pays Dividends for Todd Kerns

Keith Sharp
Gamble In Vegas Pays Dividends for Todd Kerns
If at first you don’t succeed – join a supergroup! This mandate certainly worked for lead vocalist Larry Gowan with Styx and with ex Sherrif/Alias guitarist Steve DeMarchi with The Cranberries – and the latest Canadian to luck into a high profile spotlight position is former Age Of Electric lead vocalist/guitarist Todd Kerns who now toils as vocalist/bassist for ex... Read More

Courage My Love Make Viral Connection

Keith Sharp
Courage My Love Make Viral Connection
Courage My Love has this internet/social media medium down pat. Nineteen year old twins Mercedes (lead guitar/vocals) and Phoenix Arn-Horn (drummer) along with new bassist Brandon Lockwood have already chalked up more than 3.5 million hits on their YouTube channel. To celebrate the release of their second EP, “Becoming”, the Kitchener, Ontario trio have released an online episodic video series,... Read More

The Spoons – Stick Figure Neighborhood

Keith Sharp
The Spoons – Stick Figure Neighborhood
As lead singer/chief songwriter of The Spoons, Gord Deppe is also the band’s self- appointed historian. Understanding that none of his band’s original four recordings were ever released on compact disc, Deppe has set about correcting this oversight by using anniversary dates to re-release those early records on CD in conjunction with Sparks Entertainment and Universal Music Canada. Late last... Read More

Documentary Caps Frantic Year For The Sheepdogs

Keith Sharp
Documentary Caps Frantic Year For The Sheepdogs
The Sheepdogs earned a standing ovation Friday night in Toronto, but not for any concert or club gig appearance (although that was them performing acoustically on the cinema’s rooftop). What had the fans out of their seats was their response to the Saskatoon band’s performance in John Barnard’s The Sheepdogs Have At It documentary movie which premiered at Toronto’s Cineplex... Read More

Sing me the Songs (Celebrating The Works Of Kate McGarrigle) – All Star Ensemble

Keith Sharp
Sing me the Songs (Celebrating The Works Of Kate McGarrigle) – All Star Ensemble
(Warner Music Canada/Nonesuch Records) This two-cd live set culled from concerts in London, Toronto and New York has been recorded in memory of Kate McGarrigle who succumbed to cancer in 2010. Organized and performed by surviving sister Anna McGarrigle and offspring Rufus and Martha Wainwright, this 38-song set also features an all-star cast that includes Norah Jones, Emmy-Lou Harris, Linda... Read More