Four days before the album was to be released worldwide in 1973, DJ David Marsden played it on his CHUM-FM show. By Nick Krewen Special to the Star Fifty years ago this week, Toronto radio listeners unwittingly enjoyed the world premiere of the classic Pink Floyd album Dark Side of the Moon. Call it a happy accident, because things weren’t supposed to quite work out that way, said Bob Roper,…
If this was Elton John’s Toronto swan song in terms of concert appearances — he plans to retire from touring live next year — then it was a doozy. By Nick Krewen Special to the Star If this was Sir Elton John‘s Toronto swansong in terms of concert appearances, then it was a doozy. Performing in front of a crowd of 45,000 fans for the second night in a row…
Cleese appears at Roy Thomson Hall on April 26 for “An Evening of Exceptional Silliness: Unique Lives and Experience.” By Nick Krewen Special to the Star And now for something completely different: John Cleese, how silly is your upcoming An Evening of Exceptional Silliness Unique Lives and Experience appearance at Roy Thomson Hall going to be? Very, very silly or just semi-silly? “I think semi-silly, probably,” responds the legendary British comedian and…
Tears for Fears’ Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith talk about the three-day stint at Massey Hall in 1985 when they filmed the video for “Head Over Heels” at Emmanuel College Library. Nick Krewen Special to the Star February 11, 2022 Remember when Tears for Fears ruled the world? Band co-founders Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith, both 60, who have sold over 30 million albums around the world, recall the time…
By Nick Krewen Special to the Star For what was potentially its second last performance ever in Canada, Genesis turned it on again for the Toronto crowd for the first of two shows at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday night. It was a bittersweet event. On one hand, the core trio of singer and ex-drummer Phil Collins, bassist Mike Rutherford and keyboardist Tony Banks – in their first local appearance since…
