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.gif) Michael
Bublé’s Great Show No Accident
(August 10, 2010) There’s this polite, tousle-haired,
34-year-old Canadian from suburban Burnaby, B.C. who hasthe
world on a string, charming thousands upon thousands of fans of
all ages around the world with good, old-fashioned singing.
In a strangely unprepossessing way, dressed in trademark suit
and tie,
Michael Bublé
is proving, time and again, that engaging music is not about
fashion or a particular style, but about delivering it with
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 Rihanna’s First Headlining Show Dark And Steamy
(August 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. |
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Source: www.thestar.com -
Nick Krewen |
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Neo-Soul
Sister Nneka Cooks Up A Global Groove
(August 09, 2010) The singer-songwriter
Nneka,
a journey-making artist of Nigerian and German heritage, is well
known in Europe but has had minimal exposure in North America.
That’s beginning to change, though. |
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Source: www.globeandmail.com -
Brad Wheeler |
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We Remember: Funkadelic’s ‘Catfish’ Collins Dies at 66
(August 11, 2010) *R&B/Funk guitarist
Phelps “Catfish” Collins,
a veteran of James Brown’s J.B.’s, Parliament-Funkadelic
and his younger brother William “Bootsy” Collins’ Rubber Band,
died of cancer last Friday at his home in Cincinnati, reports
the AP. He as 66.
Bootsy Collins said in a statement that “my world will never be
the same … Be happy for him, he certainly is now and always has
been the happiest young fellow I ever met on this planet.” |
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Video: Erykah Badu’s ‘Window Seat (Remix)’ Feat. Rick Ross
(August 11, 2010) *Billboard.com sat down with a blonde,
mohawked
Erykah Badu
backstage at Lollapaloozaover the weekend to talk about her new jewelry line, a career-spanning Badu documentary, performing at
Lolla, the importance of Twitter, the reaction to her
controversial “Window Seat” video, and more. |
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New Donell Jones Album and Tour: Say What?!
(August 11, 2010) *Good music is on its way to recovery with the
return of
Donell Jones. On September 28, hewill be releasing
his newest album, “LYRICS” under an independent label CandyMan
and E1. You may have heard a preview from the album, “Love Like
This,” which is gaining popularity. |
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Founding
Producer Returns To American Idol
(August 06, 2010) LOS ANGELES — A familiar face is coming back
to
American Idol,
and it's not Paula Abdul or Simon Cowell. Fox announced Thursday
that British TV personality
Nigel Lythgoe
is returning to the singing competition in the producing role he
left two years ago. |
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Source: www.globeandmail.com -
The Associated Press
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Immigrants Find A New Voice On A Canadian Stage
(August 08, 2010) There wasn’t a multimillion-dollar contract
with a record company. Simon, Randy or Ellen weren’t among the
judging panel. A plastic trophy was all a winner would earn. But
that didn’t matter to
Mao Ke,
one of five finalists in Canada’s inaugural Newcomer Idol
competition. She may be unknown here, but she’s already a
seasoned performer with three pop and classical albums in China,
looking for a stage on which to shine in her new country. |
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Source: www.thestar.com -
Nicholas Keung |
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Grey-Haired
Headbangers Pledge Allegiance To '80s Rock
(August 08, 2010) Their hair may be greying with time, their
stomachs may be a little paunchier and their bodies may be
sagging in a place or two, but their passion for loud guitars
and '80s-era heavy metal remains unabated. Last Wednesday night,
these loyal maturing lieutenants were scattered among a hoi
polloi of 250 admirers of various ages who braved a sweltering
night at
The Rockpile
in Etobicoke. Their mission: to pledge their allegiance to a
triple bill of rock ‘n' roll journeymen. |
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Source: www.thestar.com -
Nick Krewen |
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Lyle
Lovett: Home Is Where The Art Is
(August 6, 2010) "I'd watch The Beatles on Ed Sullivan and
wonder if that could ever be me,"
Lyle Lovett
says of his childhood. "When you're a kid you think all your
dreams can come true." Don’t tell Lyle Lovett you can’t go
home again, because he’s been doing it for years. |
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www.thestar.com - Richard Ouzounian |
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How
Vanilla Ice Got His Fame Back
(August 7, 2010) *Vanilla
Ice,
real name Robert Van Winkle, is set to star in a new reality
show this fall titled ‘The Vanilla Ice Project.’ According
to theboombox.com, the 10-episode series will premiere on the
DIY Network and focus on the rapper’s home improvements skills
as he renovates a nine bedroom, 7,000 sq. ft. home located in
Palm Beach, FL. Sounds exciting right? |
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