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…
PUBLISHED IN THE KITCHENER-WATERLOO RECORD Saturday, March 09, 1997 Nick Krewen Kitchener-Waterloo Record Saturday, March 09, 1997 Matchbox 20 rhythm guitarist Adam Gaynor promises a really big shoe when his band performs at The Lyric this week. He wears a size 13. The rest of the band — singer and songwriter Rob Thomas, lead guitarist Kyle Cook, bassist Brian Yale and drummer Paul Doucette — wear, in no…
Nick Krewen The Hamilton Spectator February 29, 1997 In the fascinating video for her tune “Trigger Happy Jack”, gifted Hollywood-based singer and songwriter Poe repeatedly taunts a man she holds captive in a Mason Jar with the unforgettable refrain, “You can’t talk to a psycho like a normal human being.” The picture becomes much clearer when the 26-year-old explains the song, available on her eclectic rock and hip-hop…
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…
PUBLISHED IN THE KITCHENER-WATERLOO RECORD ( AND THE HAMILTON SPECTATOR) on January 25, 1997 By Nick Krewen Nash The Slash is the ultimate Canadian cover artist. Whenever he’s performed in public, the Toronto-based electronic musician has been an intriguing sight, dressed in a top hat, sunglasses and swathed head to toe in bandages. Now celebrating his 20th year in the public eye, this chic version of The Invisible Singing…
