Skylar Grey reinvented on Don’t Look Down: Review By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Tue Jul 09 2013 POP 3.5 stars Skylar Grey, Don’t Look Down (KIDinaKORNER/Universal) Here’s another woman in search of a makeover, but in Skylar Grey’s case, it seems to be working. Formerly known professionally as Holly Brook, Grey is best known for co-writing the Grammy Award-nominated Eminem/Rihanna smash “Love The Way You Lie.”…
Grandfather of Canadian rap music recruits all-star lineup for first full album in 13 years Nick Krewen Music Published on Fri Jun 28 2013 For his big return, Maestro Fresh Wes has pulled out all the stops. To commemorate his 25th year as Canada’s breakthrough rap pioneer, Toronto’s Wesley Williams waded deep into Canadian and U.S. talent pools to help him record his brand new album Orchestrated Noise,…
From the very moment the curtain rose revealing the lean-and-leggy fedora-capped blond, Swift was a master of precision. Pennsylvania native, Taylor Swift, is no wilting lily when it comes to the art of performance. By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Sat Jun 15 2013 Taylor Swift is a woman who knows what she wants. If there was anything made abundantly clear during the 22-year-old country music crossover sensation’s hour-and-45-minute…
Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men and 98 Degrees deliver a satisfying night of pop at the Air Canada Centre on Friday, Nick Krewen writes. By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Sat Jun 08 2013 New Kids On The Block Air Canada Centre. June 7, 2013 Turns out that you can teach a New Kid some old tricks. The last time the former boy band from Beantown, — New…
Fall Out Boy put on a high-octane performance at the Sound Academy in the Chicago rockers’ first Toronto appearance in four years. By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Sat May 25 2013 Fall Out Boy 3.5 stars Sound Academy at May 24. Fall Out Boy dished some unexpected razzing at Mayor Rob Ford at the Sound Academy on Friday night. Six songs into their taut 90-minute set, the Chicago rockers’…
