TUNESDAY is a feature on my blog where I share some of the songs, music videos, and live performances I've been groovin' to. This week, I have 10 songs to talk about... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUKvzlAQBkU Haley Reinhart - Show Me Your Moves Show Me Your Moves / 'Cause you ain't nothin' until ya do Crowdfunded by her fans through Indiegogo, Haley …
RIP Penny Lane (2008-2014). My iPod Classic Penny Lane had a fatal heart attack (or a hard drive failure, in tech terms) last Wednesday. Truthfully, I was really choked when she croaked. I got her back in April 2008 and we were inseparable for six solid years. Penny Lane was with me through it all - good …
On June 28th, Vancouver's classic rock fans were treated to a special evening with British Rock Royalty Queen (with active original members Brian May and Roger Taylor) and American Idol's Adam Lambert at Rogers Arena. I went to the show with a friend, who I had first seen Adam with on the American Idol Season 8 tour with …
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TUNESDAY is a new regular feature on my blog where I share some of the songs, collaborations, music videos, and live performances I've been groovin' to. Let's start the showcase off with a new release from the summer's most buzzworthy UK-based singer-songwriter-folkster... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpyfrixXBqU Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud (from x) Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars Ed Sheeran's second studio album, …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHjPY9qJoAg On June 19th, Michael Bublé kicked off the Canadian leg of his To Be Loved Tour at Rogers Arena for the first of two hometown shows in Vancouver. The Burnaby boy has had quite a remarkable year since scoring yet another #1 album with To Be Loved, including sold out concerts around the world and becoming a new …
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Summer solstice is fast approaching, which means it's almost time to break out the tunes that'll enliven the atmosphere for the sunny days and summer nights up ahead! Here are some of the female-driven tracks I'm looking forward to playing this Summer 2014... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sE_Rc6zkVY Didi Benami - Trouble (from Reverie) Sitting in the twilight of a daydream …
Rock band Daughtry performed at the Hard Rock Casino Vancouver theatre in Coquitlam, BC on May 23rd, 2014 - their first concert in the city in seven years. Their setlist included songs from the new album, Baptized ("Baptized", "Waiting For Superman", "Traitor", "Wild Heart", "Witness", "Battleships", and "Long Live Rock And Roll", tracks from Leave This Town ("No …
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Congratulations to Caleb Johnson, the winner of American Idol Season 13! The big-voiced, retro rocker from Asheville, North Carolina, who successfully channeled his classic rock/southern bluesy-rock sound into stand-out performances each week, was named the champion of the 2014 edition of the long-running singing competition. As first proven by Season 12's Candice Glover, another returnee contestant turned …
Phillip Phillips has just released his sophomore effort, Behind the Light. The album's title is derived from a lyric in "Alive Again" ("I see myself again / Behind the light I flicker"), which speaks to the notion of re-discovering yourself from the shadows, or in Phillip's case, allowing fans to uncover a side of his musical identity that hasn't …
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Tonight, American Idol reached a special milestone with the airing of its 500th episode. The show led the celebrations with cake, confetti, and a trip down memory lane with a moving montage of Idol moments throughout the last twelve seasons, featuring footage of former contestants and judges, and its veteran host Ryan Seacrest. Despite the falling viewership …
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