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American Idol, CMA, Concert reviews, Country, Events, Grammy, Nashville, P!nk, Rhianna, Taylor Swift, Television, United States, Voice November 3, 2010

Carrie Underwood at the ACC: She sings, she scores

Entertainment / Music Carrie Underwood didn’t need the fancy props she brought to her concert. This performer is magnificent.    Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Wed Nov 03 2010 Like her hockey-playing husband, Carrie Underwood knows a few things about scoring. Twenty-four hours after centre Mike Fisher spearheaded an Ottawa Senators victory in a squeaker over our beloved Toronto Maple Leafs, Mrs. Fisher, a.k.a Underwood, returned to the scene…

Television August 7, 2008

All You Need Is Love Rings True

All You Need Is Love Rings True August 7, 2008 Historical UK music documentary series receives long-awaited DVD release GRAMMY.com Nick Krewen Thirty-two years after its world broadcast debut, the highly acclaimed British music documentary TV series “All You Need Is Love” has finally arrived at retail on DVD. Directed by renowned 200 Motels filmmaker Tony Palmer, the ambitious 17-episode, five-disc set traces the history of popular music from its African…

Aerosmith, Alice Cooper, Arranger, Business, Comedy, Composer, Film Scores, KISS, Metallica, Music Industry (Trade), Novelty, Television, United States November 23, 1999

Rock ‘N Wrestling

A VERSION OF THIS APPEARED IN THE KW RECORD NOVEMBER 23, 1999     By Nick Krewen   Jim Johnston may not be a household name, but he’s ready to rumble. Last week, he bodyslammed Mariah Carey‘s Rainbow to the mat and placed Foo Fighters‘ There’s Nothing Left To Lose in a Tongan Death Grip. He drop-kicked Counting Crows‘ This Desert Life out of the ring and bulldogged Choclair‘s Ice Cold…

Avant-garde, Novelty, Television, United States January 23, 1998

Jim Rose: Circus of the Scars

Published in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record on January 23, 1998 By Nick Krewen     For nine years, Seattle’s Jim Rose has been touring his “Circus Of The Scars” around the world. Barnum and Bailey it’s not. The Jim Rose Circus doesn’t ride elephants or swing on trapezes, and if you’re looking for three rings you’ll more than likely find them attached to the sensitive portions of a troupe member’s anatomy….

Adult Contemporary, Jazz, Pop, R&B, Soul, Television, United States, Voice November 17, 1997

The Versatile Vanessa Williams

PUBLISHED IN THE TORONTO STAR MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1997 Beauty Queen recovers from Penthouse debacle to star on stage, screen Nick Krewen Today, some people might call her a multi-media performer, but the old-fashioned word entertainer fits Vanessa Williams just fine. Film? She held her own with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the action-packed thriller Eraser, received critical acclaim for her acting in Soul Food and just completed Shut Up And Dance, the…