Entertainment / Music Her old label decided she’s no Lady Gaga, as one listen to Ortega’s lonely, affecting tunes should have told them. Singer/songwriter Lindi Ortega Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Mon Nov 29 2010 When The Killers’ Brandon Flowers visits The Sound Academy Saturday to support his new album Flamingo, he’ll have a local hired hand singing backup that everyone should keep an eye on. Though raven-haired and…
Entertainment / Music Teen singing sensation entertains but doesn’t genuinely connect with fans. Nick Krewen Special to the Star, Published on Tue Nov 23 2010 He’s unstoppable! The teen pop phenom freight train known as Justin Bieber barrelled over a sold-out Air Canada Centre audience for the second time in three months Tuesday night, with a dazzling 90-minute tease-and-please spectacle designed to activate that dormant female gene that only comes alive…
Entertainment / Music Singer in town to play the Phoenix, with a new album that’s dancier and more electronic than before. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Mon Nov 22 2010 When you write a song as invigoratingly infectious as the 2006 strum-driven, romantic, self-empowerment anthem “Black Horse and the Cherry Tree,” the desire to try to creatively repeat that magic can be overwhelming. However, Scottish singer and…
Music hits the right note with the greeting card industry NICK KREWEN GRAMMYS MAY 15, 2017 GRAMMY.com When new age/pop artist Jim Brickman wrote his latest single “Thank You,” he didn’t think of either radio or an album as potential outlets, but rather something less obvious: a greeting card. “It was developed as a card way before I even knew what shape it was going to take on the album, or…
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…
