Miley Cyrus’s ‘Wrecking Ball’ a career builder for Toronto’s Stephan Moccio

The songwriter had just relocated his family to Los Angeles when the chart-topping hit changed his life.   Nick Krewen Music Published on Tue Oct 08 2013   He couldn’t have asked for a better calling card. Six days after songwriter and composer Stephan Moccio relocated his family from Toronto to Los Angeles, he was enjoying a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100: “Wrecking Ball,” recorded by the…


Lorde proves royal in her Canadian debut at Danforth Music Hall

For a woman whose single “Royals” is the most popular song in North America, 16-year-old Ella Yelich-O’Connor didn’t act like the centre of attention. Lorde’s first single “Royals” is currently the most popular song in North America Nick Krewen Music Published on Mon Oct 07 2013 Making her Canadian debut at the Danforth Music Hall Sunday night, New Zealand teenage sensation Lorde revealed how she is shepherding her way to…


The Toronto hitmaker behind European pop sensation Caro Emerald

Vince Degiorgio, whose songs have sold 30 million records, also introduced N Sync and Justin Timberlake to the world. Nick Krewen Music Published on Wed Oct 02 2013 One of the more surprising recent European music success stories has a local twist. A Dutch singer whose jazzy sound contains a sprinkle of hip-hop undertones, Caro Emerald exploded out of nowhere in 2009 to score two chart-topping hits in her native…


Justin Timberlake’s The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2: review

2 of 2 provides slightly more nutrition than Timberlake’s first 20/20 Experience By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Tue Oct 01 2013 Turns out that hindsight is 40/40. After musically resurfacing back in the spring with the tepid first volume of The 20/20 Experience, a faux soul album laden with much more fat than meat in its mediocre 90 minutes, the tandem of golden voice Justin Timberlake and producer Tim…


Lorde’s Pure Heroine is auspicious debut: review

Entertainment / Music Ella Yelich-O’Connor executes Pure Heroine with enough savoir faire that you eagerly anticipate her future. By: Nick Krewen Music, Published on Tue Oct 01 2013 Only 16, New Zealander Ella Yelich-O’Connor offers one of the more auspicious debut albums of the year with Pure Heroine.   Known as Lorde, Yelich-O’Connor’s pedigree is impressive for the maturity she projects both in vision and execution. She’s the daughter of…