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Bass, Beatles, Canada, Drums, Glam Rock, Guitar, JUNO, Pop, Rock, Songwriter, Toronto, Voice August 1, 2024

They — and their hair — were massive in the ‘80s. On a new tour opening for Billy Idol, can these Toronto rockers make a comeback?

Four decades after touring Canada with Billy Idol, Platinum Blonde will open for him at Scotiabank Arena on Aug. 9.By Nick Krewen Special to the Star You have your Halley’s Comet. You have your solar eclipses. But an even rarer phenomenon — a national tour pairing two rock acts who played together 40 years ago — will be visible in Toronto when Billy Idol and Platinum Blonde perform at Scotiabank Arena on…

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Beatles, Canada, David Bowie, Elton John, Glam Rock, JUNO, Rock, Rolling Stones, Songwriter, Toronto, Voice March 23, 2024

He wrote his viral hit song in 35 minutes. Now TALK will live a dream on the Juno Awards stage

he song Run Away to Mars changed Nicholas Durocher’s life. He will perform at the March 24 Juno Awards, where he’s nominated in five categories. By Nick Krewen Special to the Star With a worldwide viral hit in “Run Away to Mars,” a sold-out European tour and five Juno Award nods to his credit, TALK is walking the walk.It’s been about a decade since Stittsville, Ontario’s Nicholas Durocher, now 28, decided to go…

Bass, Business, Glam Rock, Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, KISS, Los Angeles, Novelty, Rock, United States November 15, 2017

What does $50,000 buy? The ultimate Gene Simmons fan experience

Or, if you don’t have that kind of cash, the KISS rocker will hand deliver his box set for just $2,000. Nick Krewen Music Thu., Sept. 21, 2017 Gene Simmons is at it again. The co-founder and bassist of legendary rock band KISS, who has gained almost equivalent public stature as an audacious and shrewd marketing tycoon, has set aside most of 2018 to deliver his latest project: The Vault…

Bass, Composer, Concert reviews, Drums, Glam Rock, Guitar, Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, KISS, New York, Rock, Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame, Songwriter, United Kingdom, United States, Voice August 13, 2014

KISS and Def Leppard a blazing double bill: review

Both bands repeatedly thrilled the sold-out Amphitheatre crowd of 16,000.  Nick Krewen Music, Published on Wed Aug 13 2014 KISS and Def Leppard 3.5 stars At the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Aug. 12. Does Gene Simmons’ fire-breathing swordplay, bloodied mouth shtick and ever-undulating serpentine tongue ever get old? Not if you’re a member of the KISS Army. The larger-than-life, cartoon-costumed, makeup-sporting hard rockers have entrenched the routines so heavily into their…

Alice Cooper, Bass, California, Concert reviews, Detroit, Drums, Glam Rock, Grammy, Guitar, Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, Pink Floyd, Rock, Songwriter, United States, Voice August 11, 2014

Mötley Crüe shout at the devil one last time

The band’s All Bad Things Must End tour gave Toronto fans quite the send-off last night. Opener Alice Cooper gave a masterful performance, too. Nick Krewen Music, Published on Mon Aug 11 2014 Mötley Crüe/Alice Cooper Molson Canadian Amphitheatre Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014 3 stars If the All Bad Things Must End tour is truly the final hurrah for Hollywood heavy-metal mavens Mötley Crüe, then that was quite the send-off…