Entertainment / Music Burlington band has to please itself, first, with Life Becomes Electric. From left: Finger Eleven, the pride of Burlington, are Scott Anderson, James Black, Rich Beddoe, Rick Jackett and Sean Anderson. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Mon Oct 04 2010 It’s all about the calibre. As Finger Eleven unleashes a new album to the lucrative North American market this Tuesday, all eyes are…
Entertainment / Music Cee-Lo Green didn’t expect his cursed good fortune | Toronto Star Nearly five million views for his Motown-flavoured kiss off and Gnarls Barkley singer Cee-Lo Green has a hit, even if radio can’t touch it. Cee-Lo Green’s new single tore up the Internet with nearly five million views, but it’s not getting on the radio without rather severe editing. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Mon…
Arcade Fire ignites Toronto’s Olympic island | Toronto Star Montreal alternative music darlings play Toronto’s Olympic Island. Win Butler leads the Arcade Fire into an examination of his childhood. Nick Krewen Special To The Star, Published on Sun Aug 15 2010 Full throttle or second gear? On Saturday night at Olympic Island, it seemed to be one or the other for Arcade Fire, the Montreal alternative music darlings…
Entertainment / Music He may have recently turned 68, but Paul McCartney performed like a man one-quarter of his age before an adoring Toronto crowd. Paul McCartney performs during the first of two nights in Toronto at the Air Canada Centre on Aug. 8, 2010. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Mon Aug 09 2010 Baby, we’re amazed! He may have recently turned 68, but Paul McCartney performed…
Entertainment / Music In rock bars on Toronto’s fringes, patrons live a dream in which an era of rock never lost its cachet. John Corabi ,formerley from Motley Crue plays at The Rockpile, a bar at Toronto’s west end dedicated to celebrating the rock of yesterday. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Sun Aug 08 2010 Their hair may be greying with time, their stomachs may be a little paunchier…
