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Rob Farina to Help Launch iHeartRadio in Canada

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Rob Farina to Help Launch iHeartRadio in Canada
TORONTO (March 29, 2016) – Bell Media today announced that experienced radio executive Rob Farina will join Bell Media as a senior advisor in support of the coming launch of iHeartRadio in Canada. Farina’s role will primarily involve the development, launch, and overall execution for this new and exciting Canadian brand extension. Farina will focus on iHeartRadio partnerships with the... Read More

Sam Cash & The Romantic Dogs : Pub Rock For Now People

Keith Sharp
Sam Cash & The Romantic Dogs : Pub Rock For Now People
It’s hardly surprising that Sam Cash would cite Elvis Costello as a prime musical influence. Gravitating towards his father’s record collection, Cash became an immediate fan of a British post-punk movement called `Pub Rock’ that not only featured Costello but also other British luminaries such as Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds (collectively known as Rockpile), Dr Feelgood and Graham Parker who... Read More

THE DEAD SOUTH

Keith Sharp
THE DEAD SOUTH
  Sometimes described as Mumford & Sons’ evil twins, the Regina quartet of Nate Hills (lead vocals, guitar, mandolin), Colton Crawford (banjo, kick drum), Scott Pringle (guitar, mandolin, vocals) and Doug Kenyon (cello, vocals), these self-professed `modern hillbillies’ have just re-mastered their debut full album recording, `Good Company’ (Curve Music/Entertainment One), originally release in 2014, with “Honey You” serving as the... Read More

JOHNNY REID, Hamilton Place, Thursday March 17th

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JOHNNY REID, Hamilton Place, Thursday March 17th
In the true tradition of classic British performers, Johnny Reid knows how to put on a concert. Reid’s Hamilton pit stop on his 47-date national sojourn in celebration  of his multi-platinum selling `What  Love Is All About’ release followed the same scenario that played out on the Western leg of his tour, packed crowds playing to venues that in most... Read More

Bell Media Brings IHEARTRADIO MUSIC AWARDS to Canada, April 9 on CTV

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Bell Media Brings IHEARTRADIO MUSIC AWARDS to Canada, April 9 on CTV
“The addition of THE IHEARTRADIO MUSIC AWARDS is an extension of our partnership with iHeartRadio, delivering some of the biggest artists in the world to Canadians,” said Randy Lennox, President, Entertainment Production and Broadcasting, Bell Media. “THE IHEARTRADIO MUSIC AWARDS is already a proven must-see showcase that fits perfectly with CTV’s extensive roster of the most-watched awards broadcast in Canada,”... Read More

Junotv.ca will live stream THE 2016 JUNO GALA DINNER & AWARDS

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Junotv.ca will live stream THE 2016 JUNO GALA DINNER & AWARDS
Young Empires (Above) will perform live April 2nd ~Press Release~ APRIL 2, SOCAN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ENTERTAINMENT ONE – The Juno Awards will feature 35 awards and special performances by 2016 JUNO Award nominees Fortunate Ones, SonReal, Young Empires and more! JUNO TV will also live stream backstage interviews with JUNO Award winners from the Saturday Gala on www.junotv.ca TORONTO, ON (March... Read More

CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK PRESENTS THE 2016 CANADIAN RADIO MUSIC AWARDS – MAY 6 AT THE SHERATON HOTEL

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CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK PRESENTS THE 2016 CANADIAN RADIO MUSIC AWARDS – MAY 6 AT THE SHERATON HOTEL
NOMINEES AND PERFORMERS ANNOUNCED FEATURING COLEMAN HELL, RIA MAE,THE STRUMBELLAS AND MORE Canadian Music Week (CMW) is pleased to present the 19th annual Canadian Radio Music Awards, Friday, May 6th at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. Coleman Hell, Alessia Cara,Whitehorse, and recent Oscar-nominee The Weeknd are among this year’s nominees. See below for the full list. Sponsored by Bell Media, the Canadian Radio... Read More

Selina Martin: Inside Caruso’s Brain

Keith Sharp
Selina Martin: Inside Caruso’s Brain
By Keith Sharp Selina Martin is fighting feelings of a post-partum like depression on completing her new recording by hitting the road to organize a brief Ontario/Quebec tour. Calling in from her sister’s farm in the Ottawa Valley prior launching tour dates that will see her play Ottawa’s Mercury Lounge March 17th, Montreal’s Bistro du Paris March 18th and concluding... Read More

Keith Emerson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer Keyboardist, Dead at 71

Keith Sharp
Keith Emerson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer Keyboardist, Dead at 71
When I attended North Bay Cambrian College (now renamed Canadore College) my roommate Serge Valliers tormented me by playing his collection of Led Zeppelin, Creedence Clearwater and Grand Funk Railroad records. I in turn, would duct tape him to a chair, stick a pair of headphones on him and crank up albums by Emerson Lake and Palmer. The experience may... Read More