NICK KREWEN Hamilton Spectator Tuesday, May 27, 1997 Maybe Tony Bennett should think twice the next time he cancels out on Hamilton Place. The popular Italian crooner, riding a wave of popularity that continues to crest since he received an Album Of The Year Grammy for 1994’s Tony Bennett – MTV Unplugged, staged a last-minute pull-out of his scheduled November 6 concert because newly re-elected U.S. president Bill Clinton…
Nick Krewen Hamilton Spectator May 1, 1997 You wouldn’t think that playing the cello for a living could be too dangerous. Then again, you haven’t opened for Marilyn Manson. Rasputina‘s Melora Creager has endured her share of war wounds. “I had a lump on my forehead from something that was thrown at the stage, and I got hit in the eye with a penny,” states the 30-year-old singer,…
This feature appeared in The Toronto Star on March 30, 1997 NICK KREWEN The Bird Of Paradise is back. TONY BIRD, the Malawi-born, Zimbabwe-raised singer and songwriter whose musical plumage offers feathers of blues, folk and country in his self-proclaimed “African folk rock,” returns to Toronto next week for two rare concert performances at The Rivoli on April 4 and The Water’s Edge Cafe on April 9….
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…
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…
