Metric was so concerned with the business of execution that for a while they ignored one of the key aspects of showmanship: acknowledging the crowd. By: Nick Krewen Special To The Star, Published on Sun Nov 25 2012 Metric forgot hometown factor — briefly — while playing ACC There is little doubt that Emily Haines is a star. All she had to do, within moments of taking the Air…
Folkie J Tillman is having a lot more fun onstage these days with his new musical alter ego. J. Tillman, alias Father John Misty, has momentum in his relentless touring, including a new stop in Toronto at Lee’s Palace on Oct. 27. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Sat Oct 27 2012 If formerly lugubrious folk singer and ex-Fleet Foxes drummer J Tillman’s recent transformation into…
How do you write songs that have political overtones without being perceived as political? . Veteran Toronto rock musician and Broken Social Scene member Jason Collett. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Fri Sep 28 2012 How do you write songs that have political overtones without being perceived as political? It’s a dilemma local hometown songwriter Jason Collett finds himself in with Reckon, his fifth and latest…
Perhaps there’s hope in the pop world after all. By: Special to The Star Nick Krewen Published on Mon Sep 17 2012 Perhaps there’s hope in the pop world after all. Inundated as we are by hormonal determination of the female tween populace regarding such lightweight romantics as the Justin Biebers, One Directions and numerous copycats whose musical, puppy-eyed declarations of love carry the emotional resonance of a Twix candy…
Adam Young, playing Toronto on Sept. 15, built his career, and his new hit with Carly Rae Jepsen, online. Adam Young of Owl City says his collaboration “Good Time” with Carly Rae Jepsen was done without them meeting. By: Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Fri Sep 14 2012 Remember MySpace? It was only a few years ago that the Beverly Hills-based social media site was the…
