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Canada, JUNO, Rock, Songwriter, The Tragically Hip December 5, 1997

Tragically Hip – In Violent Light

PUBLISHED IN THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR Thursday, December 5, 1997 NEED TO KNOW: THE TRAGICALLY HIP with Rheostatics, Copps Coliseum, Wednesday, December 11. Sold Out.   BY NICK KREWEN   Suppose you gave a performance and nobody came? According to Rob Baker, guitarist for Canadian rock icons The Tragically Hip, a Hamilton strip-and-rock club was the host for just such an astonishing occasion, much to the band’s chagrin. The era was…

Accordion, Arranger, Business, Canada, Celtic, Classical Crossover, Experimental, Folk, Grammy, Harp, Joni Mitchell, JUNO, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen, Manitoba, Producer, Record Labels, Songwriter, Stratford November 10, 1997

The Book Of Secrets Revealed

PUBLISHED IN CANADIAN MUSICIAN     Nick Krewen   When it comes to exploring her Celtic ancestry, Loreena McKennitt leaves no stone unturned. She’s trekked to the far corners of the Earth following her muse, this one-woman dynamo on a mission of cultural renaissance. Her travels have taken her to London, Ireland, Athens, Istanbul, Sicily and even a ride on the Trans-Siberian Railway to inspire her latest masterpiece, The Book…

Alt. Rock, Bob Dylan, Canada, Country, Emmylou Harris, Engineer, Experimental, Grammy, Guitar, Hamilton, JUNO, Neil Young, Producer, Québec, Robbie Robertson, Rock, Ron Sexsmith, Songwriter, Technology, Willie Nelson October 18, 1997

Daniel Lanois on recording

PUBLISHED IN CANADIAN MUSICIAN IN OCTOBER ’97 DANIEL LANOIS ON RECORDING Nick Krewen   Over the years, Daniel Lanois has chosen some pretty exotic locales to conduct his business: a New Orleans mansion, a Mexican cliff side dwelling, and a converted Californian porn theatre among them. The reason for his choices, however, isn’t as scientific as one might presume. “Hey, you’ve got to keep yourself amused,” chuckles Lanois, whose multifaceted…

Bruce Cockburn, Canada, Gordon Lightfoot, Guitar, Luthier, Music Industry (Trade), Toronto October 17, 1997

Linda Manzer

PUBLISHED IN THE TORONTO STAR Friday, October 17, 1997 Nick Krewen The Toronto Star Friday, October 17, 1997 When jazz guitarist Pat Metheny performs at Massey Hall November 18, Toronto’s Linda Manzer will be sharing the stage with him. You won’t see her as much as hear her: through the ringing tones of Metheny’s classical fretless guitar as he performs the title track of his self-described “Chinese opera fretless blues”…

Adult Contemporary, Alberta, British Columbia, Canada, CCMA, Country, Grammy, Joni Mitchell, JUNO, Kate Bush, Pop, Prince, Producer, Songwriter, Voice October 10, 1997

k.d. lang: Waiting to Exhale

PUBLISHED IN CANADIAN MUSICIAN IN OCTOBER ’97   k.d. lang: waiting to exhale     By Nick Krewen   On her latest album, k.d. lang is smoking. Literally. Drag, the eighth album to be exhaled from the talented larynx of the Ninth Wonder Of The World, is a collection of songs that share the common theme of smoking, a topic sure to raise the hackles of the politically virtuous and…