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Rihanna at the ACC: Barbadian pop queen capable of so much more

I Entertainment / Music Rihanna at the ACC: Barbadian pop queen capable of so much more Her performance during the first of two nights at The Air Canada Centre was anything but a gem. Rihanna lacked intensity and emotion during the first of her two shows at the ACC, says reviewer Nick Krewen. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Tue Mar 19 2013     Rihanna’s latest…


Justin Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience bloated and dull: Review

Suit and Tie singer’s new album really could have used the hindsight of an editor. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Tue Mar 19 2013 Justin Timberlake The 20/20 Experience (RCA) 2 stars Second only in studio secrecy to the recent re-emergence of David Bowie, Justin Timberlake ends a six-year music hiatus with The 20/20 Experience, only his third solo album since he managed to buck the trend…


Pink flies high at the ACC: Review

Pink rocked the Air Canada Centre Monday night with such mind-boggling stamina that it made you wonder at times whether she was superhuman. The Phillie-born Pink was back in the air at the ACC Monday night. She sang “Raise Your Glass” — portions of it upside down — as a trio of beefcakes held her and her bungee cord aloft. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Mon…


Maroon 5 thrills the ACC: concert review

Adam Levine and Maroon 5 thrilled the ACC Tuesday night with a show that had 18,000 fans singing and dancing along with their infectious hits. By: Nick Krewen Special to The Star Published on Tue Feb 19 2013   If your name is Adam Levine, you’re living a rather charmed life these days. You’re a month shy of your 34th birthday, your current girlfriend is a Victoria’s Secret model (as…


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…