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Glam Rock, Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, KISS, New York, Rock 'N Roll, Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame, Songwriter, United States March 26, 1997

KISS Reunion of All Original Members Still Strong Two Years Later

PUBLISHED IN THE KITCHENER WATERLOO RECORD Wednesday, March 26, 1997 NICK KREWEN The Kitchener-Waterloo Record March 26, 1997   Not only are Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, KISS in make-up, but they’ve kissed and made up. A reunion during a taping of MTV Unplugged in August 1995 following the band’s groundbreaking convention swing sparked forgiveness between the seminal New York glam rock band’s founders — Stanley…

Beach Boys, Pearl Jam, Rock, Rock 'N Roll, Songwriter, Status Quo, United Kingdom March 20, 1997

Three Decades of Preserving the Status Quo

  Britrock Veterans Keep On Keepin’ On Despite Relegation To The Nostalgia Zone      Nick Krewen The Toronto Star March 20, 1997   Francis Rossi loves to ramble. The first half-hour of a 60-minute conversation with Status Quo‘s co-founding guitarist produces a barrage of opinions on everything from The Royal Family to squiring eight children: all before a reporter has an opportunity to pose a single question. “Ah, you’ve…

Bass, Cinema, Composer, Drums, Film Scores, Guitar, Mike Oldfield, Orchestra, Piano, Rock, Songwriter, Synthesizer, United Kingdom February 16, 1997

Mike Oldfield talks Songs of Distant Earth

NICK KREWEN Mike Oldfield, the British composer of Tubular Bells, the chart-topping 1973 instrumental album that revolutionized rock music and represented progressive rock at its most indulgent, sees future music entertainment as “a Salvadore Dali painting you can walk into.” Limited copies of his new album, Songs Of Distant Earth, contain a multi-media CD-ROM that he assembled midway through recording sessions, and Oldfield says he’s excited by new computer technology. “I…

CMA, Country, Country Rock, Grammy, Nashville, Songwriter, Tim McGraw, United States, Voice February 10, 1997

Tim McGraw is on the draw

PUBLISHED IN COUNTRY WEEKLY, FEBRUARY 1997   By Nick Krewen Like the song on his multi-platinum album Everywhere, Tim McGraw knows “Where The Green Grass Grows.” “Yeah — as soon as we build our house,” jokes Tim, who is nominated with his wife Faith Hill for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals at this year’s Grammies. “As far as my family life goes, I’ve got it made. I’m the luckiest guy…

Business, David Bowie, Floria Sigismondi, Music Industry (Trade), Rush, Video February 5, 1997

Floria Sigismondi – OCA Grad’s Shock Rock Videos the Surreal Thing

A version of this feature appeared in The Toronto Star on Wednesday, February 5, 1997     Nick Krewen Special to the Star Wednesday, February 5, 1997     The dark, surrealistic, fantastically costumed video visions Floria Sigismondi produces are not for everyone. But they have big-name rock stars like David Bowie and Marilyn Manson beating a trail to her studio, opening the door to precious international and MTV airtime….