Plagued with sound problems, Jon Bon Jovi brings out the showman but also shows moments of great musical restraint. Even without pyrotechnics, Jon Bon Jovi and his five-piece band kept the audience happy in the first of two shows at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Mon Feb 18 2013 For the first of two shows at the Air…
From England and Australia to Canada and Paris, current nominees Ed Sheeran, Gotye, Carly Rae Jepsen, and M83 have found that the world is listening NICK KREWEN GRAMMYS MAY 15, 2017 – 2:36 AM GRAMMY.com Whether you’re on the West Coast, East Coast, somewhere in the middle, or somewhere far beyond U.S. borders, the GRAMMYs are listening. More than 80 nominees up for this year’s 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards…
Passenger returns to Toronto for Dec. 10 show at Phoenix. Singer-songwriter Mike Rosenberg, alias Passenger, returns to Toronto to play the Phoenix on Dec. 10. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Fri Dec 07 2012 Sometime last month, folk songwriter Mike Rosenberg, a.k.a. Passenger, almost ended up in a German jail. It seems a female admirer handed him a bullet in honour of his…
He’s better known as a collaborator with Feist, Drake, Peaches and Tiga, but Chilly Gonzales is an accomplished performer in his own right. Chilly Gonzales’s background is classical but he considers himself pop. “I want to be a man of my time,” he says. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Wed Nov 07 2012 Chilly Gonzales is so prolific, it’s a surprise he’s not more of a…
Aerosmith aims to turn back the clock with new album Steven Tyler and Joe Perry compare their new collection to ’70s classics like Toys in the Attic. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Sun Nov 04 2012 You know that adage “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger?” The maxim can be fully applied to Music From Another Dimension, Aerosmith’s first new studio album of original…
