Grammy Bid Defies Years Of Obscurity Nick Krewen Toronto Star Monday, February 24, 1997 He’s played in volcanic caves on The Canary Islands and recorded one of his four solo albums during a press conference at The London Zoo’s Aquarium, but Michael Brook says a gig he performed in the late ’80s with visionary keyboardist Brian Eno topped them all. “We performed at the opening of a Shinto temple…
NICK KREWEN Mike Oldfield, the British composer of Tubular Bells, the chart-topping 1973 instrumental album that revolutionized rock music and represented progressive rock at its most indulgent, sees future music entertainment as “a Salvadore Dali painting you can walk into.” Limited copies of his new album, Songs Of Distant Earth, contain a multi-media CD-ROM that he assembled midway through recording sessions, and Oldfield says he’s excited by new computer technology. “I…
PUBLISHED IN COUNTRY WEEKLY, FEBRUARY 1997 By Nick Krewen Like the song on his multi-platinum album Everywhere, Tim McGraw knows “Where The Green Grass Grows.” “Yeah — as soon as we build our house,” jokes Tim, who is nominated with his wife Faith Hill for Best Country Collaboration With Vocals at this year’s Grammies. “As far as my family life goes, I’ve got it made. I’m the luckiest guy…
Published in the edition of Canadian Musician TERRI CLARK By Nick Krewen Sometimes talent is only one aspect of the equation. There’s no question that Terri Clark is a gifted country singer and songwriter: one who made enormous impact in Nashville with her self-titled debut album and a hatful of hits that began with the sassy, assertive post-break-up anthem of independence, “Better Things To Do;” and continued the…
PUBLISHED IN THE TORONTO STAR ON JANUARY 30, 1997 Nerf Herder Makes A Career Of Taunting Van Halen’s Ex-Singer By Nick Krewen Toronto Star January 30, 1997 “Is this what you wanted, Sammy Hagar? Sammy Hagar, is this what you wanted? Dave lost his hairline, but you lost your cool, buddy. Can’t Drive 55, I’ll never buy your lousy records again. Never again.” –from “Van Halen,”…
