Canadian Music Week: Hard work paying off for Rah Rah Regina indie band pushing its third album The Poet’s Dead at CMW Thursday By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Wed Mar 20 2013 For its pair of Canadian Music Festival appearances at Lee’s Palace and the Church Of The Holy Trinity Thursday, Regina’s Rah Rah will be down a man. When contacted at SXSW last week,…
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…
Nelly Furtado is learning just how fickle fame can be. She’s as talented as ever but isn’t pulling in the mega-crowds of yesteryear. Canadian Grammy-winning singer Nelly Furtado performs at the Sony Centre for Perfoming Arts on Thursday. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Thu Jan 24 2013 Woe, Nelly. If anyone has been learning a bitter lesson about just how fickle a mistress…
Canadian folksinger raised $6,200 in the funny money toward production of new album. Paper Nickels, the new album from Corin Raymond, above, and The Sundowners, was paid for with 32,000 Canadian Tire bills weighing approximately 60 pounds (27 kilograms). By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Mon Jan 21 2013 At first glance, the dozens of bundles of banknotes covering folksinger Corin Raymond’s kitchen table might lead you…
Toronto composer takes no shortcuts when writing music for movies Canadian Mychael Danna is nominated for a Golden Globe for best original score for his work on Ang Lee film Life of Pi. “There’s something really wonderful about being the musical interpreter of a film,” he says. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Wed Jan 02 2013 When it comes to writing music for movies, Mychael…
