Frew Salutes The Eighties With Rewind Opera House Concert

January 21, 2024January 25, 2024 Keith Sharp

When Glass Tiger’s Alan Frew released his ‘Rewind’ album in November 2015, it served as his salute to the 80’s and 90’s bands that he shared stages and the charts with. The 12 tracks on that release covered classics by the likes of Tears For Fears, Human League, Paul Young, Peter Gabriel, and even some eclectic covers by Sinead O’Connor... Read More

CANADA’S ROCK OF FAME – The Largest-Ever ‘Mega’ Induction of Canadian Music Icons

August 2, 2023 Music Express

L-R from the top row: April Wine, Chilliwack, Glass Tiger, Lee Aaron, Lighthouse, Loverboy, Max Webster, Michel Pagliaro, Platinum Blonde, PRISM, Rough Trade, The Parachute Club, Trooper A Once-In-A-Lifetime Celebration where 13 of the Most Influential Rock Legends from the ‘70s and ‘80s will be in attendance for their induction into Canada’s Walk of Fame When it comes to music,... Read More

MUSIC EXPRESS BOOK REVISITS A GOLDEN ERA

April 23, 2014April 24, 2014 Keith Sharp

The book we’ve been talking about in this online magazine for the past 18 months, will debut on Amazon and in your favorite book store in May when “Music Express – The Rise, Fall and Resurrection Of Canada’s Music Magazine” (Dundurn Press) finally rolls into retail. Those of you who were involved or aware of the Canadian music industry in... Read More

I Communicator – Alan Frew

August 28, 2013August 28, 2013 Music Express

“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

Love Pop Love – Glass Tiger

July 17, 2013July 17, 2013 Music Express

Glass Tiger is a pop band in the purest sense of the term. Their songs are short, concise stories of love, lost and regained. Their mission is not to yell in anger, but sing in love, with all the associated metaphors that that can bring to a night of shared spiritual space. Opening the evening with a smooth “I’m Still... Read More

Glass Tiger – Then, Now, Next

October 9, 2012October 12, 2012 Keith Sharp

(EMI) Another Canuck institution who’s celebrated a return to the stage (opening for Roxette) by releasing a best of which also features three bonus tracks; “Stand Up (Give Yourself A Hand), “So Blind” and a cover of the Beatles’ “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away”. All the hit singles are here along with a few more obscure tracks; “I... Read More

Glass Tiger Tour Diary

September 27, 2012October 14, 2012 Music Express

Let’s cut to the chase; Glass Tiger never officially broke up; Glass Tiger has been very much alive and well these past 25 years or so; Glass Tiger has been gigging a fair old bit. It’s just that, well, quite frankly, YOU didn’t know it, correct? But I have to admit that we haven’t done one on this level for... Read More

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