Avril Lavigne to Release First Ever Greatest Hits Album
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Jim Cuddy Announces New Solo Album and Coast to Coast Canadian Tour
Shawn Desman Announces Headlining Show at Toronto’s HISTORY

THE SHEEPDOGS

Keith Sharp
THE SHEEPDOGS
  (Dine Alone Records) The Sheepdogs’ Southern-Fried Rock styling may be a throw-back to the vintage sounds of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet and the Allman Brothers yet there is no doubt that their previous two records have sparked a new live-rock renaissance that has also been picked up by the likes of Hamilton’s Monster Truck, Kelowna’s Wild!, or even fledgling... Read More

The Diodes: Crash N Burn Revisted

Keith Sharp
The Diodes: Crash N Burn Revisted
John Catto has taken a brief time out to from a scrambled Diodes rehearsal to spill the dirt on the band’s latest reunion tour which launches Friday at the Phoenix Concert Theatre. Having just flown in from England with band lead vocalist Paul Robinson to join up with original bassist Ian McKay, and drummer John Hamilton who is now playing... Read More

Matthew Good: `Classic symptoms of a `Chaotic Neutral’

Keith Sharp
Matthew Good: `Classic symptoms of a `Chaotic Neutral’
Devoted fans of the game Dungeons & Dragons will no doubt recognized the title of Matthew Good’s latest recording, `Chaotic Neutral’ as being one of the game’s nine alignments which describe an individual as one who follows his or her heart and generally shirks rules and traditions. An apt description of this Vancouver artist who has constantly courted controversy during... Read More

Gordon Deppe’s Therapeutic Exercise

Keith Sharp
Gordon Deppe’s Therapeutic Exercise
Chris McNeill, Gordon Deppe, Sandy Horne and Casey MQ When Spoons lead vocalist/guitarist Gordon Deppe was asked to write the liner notes for his band’s Collectable Spoons, best of CD in 2005, he was faced with filling a five-page fold-out with historical notes and anecdotes about  his band’s remarkable career. Such was the feedback from Spoons fans about his observations... Read More

Doc Film Shines The Light on Healey’s Hideaway

Music Express
Doc Film Shines The Light on Healey’s Hideaway
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

Jeffrey Remedios Named President & CEO, Universal Music Canada, Randy Lennox Departs for Bell Media

Keith Sharp
Jeffrey Remedios Named President & CEO, Universal Music Canada, Randy Lennox Departs for Bell Media
Randy Lennox – Departs to head up Bell Media TORONTO, 25 AUGUST 2015 – Universal Music Group (UMG), the world’s leading music company, announced today that Jeffrey Remedios has been named President and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Music Canada, effective September 21. Remedios, co-founder of Arts & Crafts, Canada’s premiere independent music company, will succeed Randy Lennox, who has... Read More

Age Of Electric – Back From A Really, Really Long Hiatus

Keith Sharp
Age Of Electric – Back From A Really, Really Long Hiatus
As Todd Kerns circumnavigates the globe playing bass for the Slash/Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators Band, the Estevan, Saskatchewan native is occasionally asked if there is any chance of a reunion with brother John Kerns and the two Dahle brothers; Ryan and Kurt who collectively formed Age of Electric in 1989. Well after a 17-year absence, those four members of... Read More

JAGGED LITTLE PILL TURNS 20

Keith Sharp
JAGGED LITTLE PILL TURNS 20
Four-Disc Collector’s Edition Of Alanis Morissette’s Groundbreaking Album Includes Remastered Audio, An Entire Disc Of Unreleased Demos, And A Full Live Concert From 1995   Two-Disc Deluxe Version Also Available, Both Set For Release On October 30th LOS ANGELES – Alanis Morissette was just a few months shy of her 20th birthday when she started recording Jagged Little Pill. This... Read More

DALLAS SMITH INKS NEW U.S. RECORD DEAL

Music Express
DALLAS SMITH INKS NEW U.S. RECORD DEAL
Blockbuster Vocalist Gears Up For Release Of Single “Kids With Cars”   Already Amassing International Appeal & Opening Slots On Major Tours Toronto, ON (August 18, 2015) – Earlier today, Dallas Smith inked a new U.S. record deal with Blaster Records through the label’s recent partnership with Big Loud Mountain. In celebration of the signing, the record-breaking Canadian country artist... Read More

CARLY RAE JEPSON E.MO.TION

Keith Sharp
CARLY RAE JEPSON E.MO.TION
  (Universal) When your first ever single (“Call Me Maybe”) turns into the biggest selling song on the planet (Over 17 million single sales globally), what do you do for an encore? That is the challenge facing Carly Rae Jepson as she releases her second studio recording, E.MO.TION. Certainly no stone has been left unturned in the marketing of her... Read More

Nickelback Cancel All Remaining 2015 Dates For The No Fixed Address World Tour Due To Extended Vocal Rest For Chad Kroeger

Keith Sharp
Nickelback Cancel All Remaining 2015 Dates For The No Fixed Address World Tour Due To Extended Vocal Rest For Chad Kroeger
Refunds Available to Ticketholders at Point of Purchase   Toronto, ON (August 14, 2015) – Multi-platinum selling rock band NICKELBACK is forced to cancel all remaining dates for the 2015 No Fixed Address Tour due to an extended period of vocal rest ordered for lead singer Chad Kroeger. Kroeger, who was diagnosed with an intracordal cyst on his voice box... Read More

The Obakki Foundation And Nickelback Guitarist Ryan Peake Launch South Sudan Basic Needs Challenge

Keith Sharp
The Obakki Foundation And Nickelback Guitarist Ryan Peake Launch South Sudan Basic Needs Challenge
Toronto, ON (August 12, 2015) – Obakki Foundation founder, Treana Peake, and her husband, Nickelback guitarist Ryan Peake, are hoping to raise awareness of the challenging living conditions in South Sudan, Africa. The Obakki Foundation is active in South Sudan and, to date has built and/or rehabilitated 703 water wells in the country. Treana and Ryan will lead the foundation’s... Read More

Red-Hot Country

Roman Mitz
Red-Hot Country
There are a lot of great tunes heating up the country charts but there’s none hotter than ‘Our Town’, the first single from Cold Creek County. The song hooks you immediately with a memorable acoustic guitar lick and then turns into a party anthem that praises the virtues of Friday nights and cold beer, name checking Lynyrd Skynyrd in the... Read More

Finger Eleven: Back To The Future

Keith Sharp
Finger Eleven: Back To The Future
Following the lukewarm critical reaction to their 2010 release, `Life Turns Electric’, Burlington Ontario’s Finger Eleven felt they needed to re-evaluate their musical direction. It took the band five years and at least one major false start before they realized the element that was missing from their sessions was the same energy and rawness which had sparked the band’s initial... Read More