Rock

Glam Rock, Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, KISS, New York, Rock 'N Roll, Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame, Songwriter, United States March 26, 1997

KISS Reunion of All Original Members Still Strong Two Years Later

PUBLISHED IN THE KITCHENER WATERLOO RECORD Wednesday, March 26, 1997 NICK KREWEN The Kitchener-Waterloo Record March 26, 1997   Not only are Paul Stanley, Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, KISS in make-up, but they’ve kissed and made up. A reunion during a taping of MTV Unplugged in August 1995 following the band’s groundbreaking convention swing sparked forgiveness between the seminal New York glam rock band’s founders — Stanley…

Beach Boys, Pearl Jam, Rock, Rock 'N Roll, Songwriter, Status Quo, United Kingdom March 20, 1997

Three Decades of Preserving the Status Quo

  Britrock Veterans Keep On Keepin’ On Despite Relegation To The Nostalgia Zone      Nick Krewen The Toronto Star March 20, 1997   Francis Rossi loves to ramble. The first half-hour of a 60-minute conversation with Status Quo‘s co-founding guitarist produces a barrage of opinions on everything from The Royal Family to squiring eight children: all before a reporter has an opportunity to pose a single question. “Ah, you’ve…

Alt. Rock, Grammy, Pop, Rock, United States March 9, 1997

Shoebox 20?

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…

Alt. Rock, Los Angeles, New York, Songwriter, United States February 28, 1997

Poe jokes that her new video is a “sick, infantile fantasy”

  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…

Alt. Rock, Arranger, Canada, Cinema, Composer, Engineer, Film Scores, Mixer, Producer, Qawwali, Rock, Songwriter, Toronto February 24, 1997

Michael Brook: Toronto Native a Player on World Music Stage

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…