On a
quick, 5-date tour across Canada, City and Colour’s Dallas Green needed
to flush out his sensitive side before embarking on a cross-North American tour
with his alter ego: hardcore punk band Alexisonfire.
She is a veteran in the rock music industry and has doubled as a radio
show co-host, released a spoken word album, appeared in cartoons, television
and film and also provided her voice for the snowboarding video game SSX.
Amidst all this, Bif Naked has released a new album, The Promise, which was one of the topics we chatted about along with comedy in her music, Madonna's influence, and the small numbers of female rockers in the industry.
The second annual One Night Live
concert benefitting the Women & Babies program at Sunnybrook Hospital was
definitely a night of celebration and hope. With performances by the
Canadian Tenors, Sheryl Crow, and Sting, interspersed with stories shared by
patients touched by the care at Sunnybrook’s Women and Babies program...
INTERVIEW: The Brandon Paris Band successfully combines elements of reggae, rock, pop and even ska into their music, and
it creates an unique sound for each track on their latest album, Pocket Full of
Holes.....
The myth of Sasquatch! gets bigger and
bigger every year. Not to be confused with the big furry animal living in the
Pacific Northwest, the indie, alternative, hip-hop musical mishmash has grown
from a one day outing to a three-day marathon of countless bands at the
stunning setting of the Gorge Amphitheatre near George, Washington.
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BOOKS: TOP 5 FICTION
Week of June 28th
1. KNOCKOUT,Catherine Coulter
2. THE BOURNE DECEPTION,Eric Van Lustbader
3. THE ANGEL’S GAME, Carlos Ruiz Zafón
4. RELENTLESS, by Dean Koontz
5. THE PHYSICK BOOK OF DELIVERANCE DANE, by Katherine Howe