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GRAMMY Hall of Fame Inspirations: Darius Rucker

NEWS 56th GRAMMY winner reveals five GRAMMY Hall Of Fame recordings that are always on his mind NICK KREWEN GRAMMYS MAY 15, 2017 – 2:36 AM GRAMMY.com (To commemorate the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame’s 40th Anniversary in 2013, GRAMMY.com has launched GRAMMY Hall Of Fame Inspirations. The ongoing series will feature conversations with various individuals who will identify GRAMMY Hall Of Fame recordings that have influenced them and helped shape…


How The Beatles got their start in Canada

Paul White recalls that “Love Me Do” was a “love me not” when he released it on Feb. 18, 1963 By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Mon Feb 18 2013     Fifty years ago Monday, the song that launched The Beatles was released in Canada. Feb. 18, 1963, may have been the date that “Love Me Do,” the debut single from the most influential pop group…


Nickelback burns up ACC

  Nick Krewen Special To The Star, Published on Sun Apr 22 2012 Rock ‘n’ roll is supposed to be larger than life. Last night at the Air Canada Centre, Nickelback made it seem mammoth. Operating under the notion that bigger is better, the four deans of lustful, bone-crunching rock offered the estimated 14,000 in attendance (and pop star Avril Lavigne) everything that one would expect from a dazzling marvel:…


David Bromberg: Gifted guitarist keeps ’em guessing

Entertainment / Music Spontaneity and fun keep the road vital for axeman at Hugh’s Room Sunday.   Respected guitarist and songwriter David Bromberg plays Hugh’s Room on Sunday. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Fri Dec 16 2011 David Bromberg, the journeyman multi-instrumentalist string wizard who returns to Hugh’s Room on Sunday, is certainly one of a kind. At 66, he’s done it all: as a session and sideman, he’s…


Local talent adds to sharp day at Edgiest

Local talent adds to sharp day at Edgefest | Toronto Star Rise Against makes for aggressive, engaged headliner to cap Canuck-filled bill. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Sun Jul 10 2011 The sun wasn’t the only thing blazing at Downsview Park this past Saturday. The 17 acts that comprised Edgefest 2011 all packed their own heat, offering a solid 10-and-a-half hour marathon of sweltering rock ’n’ roll…