Entertainment / Music Ella Yelich-O’Connor executes Pure Heroine with enough savoir faire that you eagerly anticipate her future. By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Tue Oct 01 2013 Only 16, New Zealander Ella Yelich-O’Connor offers one of the more auspicious debut albums of the year with Pure Heroine. Known as Lorde, Yelich-O’Connor’s pedigree is impressive for the maturity she projects both in vision and execution. She’s the daughter of…
Peter Gabriel, Elton John and Sting’s new CDs: review Sting and Elton at least strive to be relevant with The Last Ship and The Diving Board, which can’t be said for Gabriel’s And I’ll Scratch Yours Elton John The Diving Board is largely focused on his still strong voice and his piano, says reviewer Nick Krewen. By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Tue Sep 24 2013 There was…
Constant microscope of self-evaluation makes Drake’s latest a fascinating listen Nothing Was the Same is self-indulgent as they come but shows Drake is still at the top of the hip-hop heap, says reviewer Nick Krewen. By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Tue Sep 24 2013 It may be good to be king, but Drake’s crown has been tarnished by some hard-learned life lessons among the way. The fame,…
Story by Nick Krewen | September 13, 2013 For SOCAN Words and Music “Hey, Nashville! Break’s over!” Jason Blaine remembers the gentle joshing he received from fellow workers during the few years he toiled at a filing cabinet factory back in the ‘90s. As a then-aspiring country music singer and songwriter who dreamed of living in Music City, Tennessee, and making an impact on country music, Blaine was ribbed…
The popular U.K. indie foursome, who play Toronto’s Kool Haus Sunday, has notably altered their sound. By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Fri Sep 13 2013 It’s a new dawn for Sheffield’s Arctic Monkeys. A little more than 10 years in, the popular U.K. indie foursome has notably altered their sound on its new album, AM, some of which singer and guitarist Alex Turner, guitarist Jamie Cook, bass player Nick…
