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…
Passenger returns to Toronto for Dec. 10 show at Phoenix. Singer-songwriter Mike Rosenberg, alias Passenger, returns to Toronto to play the Phoenix on Dec. 10. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Fri Dec 07 2012 Sometime last month, folk songwriter Mike Rosenberg, a.k.a. Passenger, almost ended up in a German jail. It seems a female admirer handed him a bullet in honour of his…
At 73, Ian Hunter is no longer a young dude. But that doesn’t mean there are times when he doesn’t feel like one. Rocker Ian Hunter plays Lee’s Palace Dec. 7 with his band Rant. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Wed Dec 05 2012 At 73, Ian Hunter is no longer a young dude. But that doesn’t mean there are times when he doesn’t feel like…
New hit album for star playing Sound Academy is just a diversion, she says, from dance music. Ellie Goulding plays Sound Academy on Sunday, Oct. 14. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Thu Oct 11 2012 You can take the girl out of EDM, but you can’t take EDM out of the girl — at least if Ellie Goulding has her way. The 25-year-old British singer…
Grammy-winning artist follows her instincts, whips up another covers album and roams into Toronto. British soul singer and free spirit Joss Stone will perform at Sound Academy. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Fri Oct 05 2012 If Grammy-winning British soul belter Joss Stone had a nickname, it would be “Miss Spontaneity.” “Either that, or ‘Impatience’ — one of the two,” Stone says, laughing heartily,…
