Alt. Rock, Art Rock, Canada, Concert reviews, Events, Grammy, Indie pop, JUNO, Montréal, Québec, Songwriter, Toronto, United States August 15, 2010

Arcade Fire ignites Toronto’s Olympic Island

Arcade Fire ignites Toronto’s Olympic island | Toronto Star Montreal alternative music darlings play Toronto’s Olympic Island.      Win Butler leads the Arcade Fire into an examination of his childhood. Nick Krewen  Special To The Star,  Published on Sun Aug 15 2010 Full throttle or second gear? On Saturday night at Olympic Island, it seemed to be one or the other for Arcade Fire, the Montreal alternative music darlings…

Adult Contemporary, Bass, Beatles, Grammy, Guitar, Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, Indie pop, Piano, Pop, Producer, Rock, Rock 'N Roll Hall Of Fame, Songwriter, United Kingdom August 9, 2010

Ageless Paul McCartney charms crowd with inspirational performance

Entertainment / Music He may have recently turned 68, but Paul McCartney performed like a man one-quarter of his age before an adoring Toronto crowd. Paul McCartney performs during the first of two nights in Toronto at the Air Canada Centre on Aug. 8, 2010. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Mon Aug 09 2010     Baby, we’re amazed! He may have recently turned 68, but Paul McCartney performed…

Beatles, Business, California, Guns N' Roses, Hard Rock/Heavy Metal, Led Zeppelin, Los Angeles, Music Industry (Trade), United States August 8, 2010

Grey-haired headbangers pledge allegiance to ’80s rock

Entertainment / Music In rock bars on Toronto’s fringes, patrons live a dream in which an era of rock never lost its cachet. John Corabi ,formerley from Motley Crue plays at The Rockpile, a bar at Toronto’s west end dedicated to celebrating the rock of yesterday. Nick Krewen  Special to the Star Published on Sun Aug 08 2010 Their hair may be greying with time, their stomachs may be a little paunchier…

Alice Cooper, Aubrey "Drake" Graham, Barbados, Concert reviews, Dance, Electronic, Grammy, Hip-Hop, LGBTQ, Metallica, P!nk, Pop, Producer, R&B, Reggae, Rhianna, Rock, Shawn "Jay Z" Carter, Songwriter, World Music August 6, 2010

Rihanna’s first headlining show dark and steamy

Rihanna’s first headlining show dark and steamy | Toronto Star Welcome to her nightmares. Nick Krewen Special to the Star Published on Fri Aug 06 2010   Welcome to her nightmares. Psychiatrists would have a field day trying to figure out the meaning and the metaphors for what is going inside Rihanna’s head after what she unloaded on the Molson Amphitheatre audience Thursday night. For her first headlining show, The…

Australia, Canada, Concert reviews, Events, Festivals, Grammy, JUNO, Led Zeppelin, Pop, Songwriter, United Kingdom, United States July 25, 2010

Canadian musicians rise to challenge of Lilith’s return

Entertainment / Music Despite a disappointing lineup, Mary J. Blige, Sarah McLachlan and many smaller musicians played to an approving audience     Nick Krewen Special To The Star Published on Sun Jul 25 2010 When opportunity knocked, Canadian women answered. The departure of several headliners from the Lilith tour — Kelly Clarkson and Norah Jones among them — meant that space had opened up for several domestic acts to demonstrate their…