Category: Arts
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FIFA World Cup Host International Recording Artist Najjah Calibur Releases ‘We Are The World Rep Your Country”
Canadian R&B/ Pop artist & song writer, Najjah Calibur is hosting the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. To add to the honor, Calibur’snewly released single, “We Are The World” (Rep Your Country)” is a constant at FIFA events. The fan appreciation song can be heard throughout the World Cup stadiums and comes on the heels of his last hit single “Celebrate” Hearing, “We Are The…
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Pop-Fusion Artist Leslie Taylor Alchemizes Memories Of A Trauma-Filled Past With The Beauty Of Coming Out In “Look But Don’t Touch”
“Look But Don’t Touch” Spotify Website Like it did for so many others, the pandemic allowed for a time of deep reflection, and Toronto-based veteran pop-fusion artist Leslie Taylor combines memories of a brutal past with the sweetness of being 16 and awakening to one’s sexuality in her new single “Look But Don’t Touch” – available…
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Canadian America’s Got Talent Finalist Roberta Battaglia Releases Soaring “Truce” About The Power of Forgiveness
“Truce” YouTube and Spotify Website Roberta Battaglia is a coveted Golden Buzzer winner and fourth-place finalist on Season 15 of America’s Got Talent, whereby 90 million people worldwide watched her masterful performances. Also excitingly, in 2021 Roberta filmed her first TV series Three Pines, with director of The Crown Sam Donovan. The show will air on Amazon Prime Video in December. …
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A War Child Gala@ The ROM-Mon.,Dec.5th,2022
THE WORLD THAT’S POSSIBLEOn December 5th THE WORLD THAT’S POSSIBLE, an exclusive gala evening to celebrate humanity’s vast potential, stir the imagination, and inspire us to create the world that’s possible. Proceeds from this unforgettable night of gourmet international cuisine, prepared by Chef Mark McEwan and inspired by the regions where War Child works, world-class…
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Canada’s Walk of Fame Star-Studded Gala Returns @Beanfield Centre, Saturday, December 3rd,2022
Photography By Alex Lam,Video By Shannen Johnstone&Interviews By Jesse Read More than 700 guests converged at Toronto’s Beanfield Centre on December 3rd to celebrate this year’s Inductees and Honourees during an unforgettable night of tributes and performances. During the star-studded Red Carpet arrivals, Canada’s Walk of Fame honoured the 2022 Inductees with their commemorative “Star” unveiling;…
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Jazz Duo Alex Bird and Ewen Farncombe Explore Shades of Brooding on Stormy Album Songwriter
“I’ve Seen The Sun,” “I’ll Go Where You Lead,” and “Little Warbler” added to CBC Radio this week! “The Sweetest Moments” – YouTube and Songwriter Album Spotify From the heady feeling of being the only one awake at night, to the brooding at the end of a relationship, to the coziness of a rainy day, to the slithering…
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Atlas To Earth Continues Kele Fleming Collaboration With “Reprieve” Remix
“Reprieve” YouTube and Spotify Website Kele Fleming is a profoundly gifted singer-songwriter with a mesmerizing voice. Fleming gracefully weaves the vulnerability of traditional folk with the raw power of rock and roll, reminiscent of the works of powerhouses like Neko Case, Lucina Williams, and Kate Bush. Yet, her sound is entirely her own. As a songwriter, Fleming is notably…
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Amon Amarth “The Great Heathen Tour” With Special Guest: Carcass, Obituary, Cattle Decapitation @HISTORY-Fri., Dec.2nd, 2022
By Franklin Lau The Great Heathen Army Tour came, saw and conquered our fair city. Amon Amarth is a Swedish based melodic death metal act from the city Tumba and played their concert at HISTORY in Toronto. The band takes its name from the Sindarin name of Mount Doom, a volcano in J.R.R. Tolkien′s Middle-earth.…
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Tortured Soul Wants You To “Take The Day Off” For Their New Album Available November 25th, 2022
Website Facebook Instagram TikTok Productivity is certainly the key to morale; however, sometimes you have to press pause and live out a fantasy. Much of this album is dedicated to the idea of playing hooky–and it’s much more fun to play hooky with a partner in crime than to go it alone. Let Tortured Soul…
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Chris Birkett Releases Holiday Song “Hear The Angels Sing”
“Hear The Angels Sing” YouTube and Spotify Website In the 1990s Chris Birkett was working around the clock as the UK’s go-to-producer/engineer working on legendary projects, such as Sinead O’Connor’s album I Do Not Want What I Have Not Got, that featured the massive hit single, Nothing Compares 2 U. With artists and labels taking most of his time Birkett…
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Taylor Simpson Moves Forward on New Sights in a Familiar Place With “Lies Beneath ft. Eden Sterling”
“Lies Beneath ft. Eden Sterling” YouTube and Spotify Website Indie folk-rock singer Taylor Simpson is on a roll. Shortly after releasing the well-received full-length debut, Learning to Live with Precious Time, he returned to the studio to record the six new tracks for New Sights in A Familiar Place (November 18, 2022). While the Toronto native’s debut encompassed his earlier life…
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Blue Moon Brewing at the Gotham Awards with celebs including Adam Sandler, Aubrey Plaza, Janelle James, Gabrielle Union and more!
The 32nd annual Gotham Awards on behalf of Blue Moon Brewing Company who joined the event as the official beer sponsor of the Awards. The Gotham Awards took place last evening, Monday, November 28th at Cipriani Wall Street in downtown New York City, with a full red-carpet gala and hundreds of celebrities and industry VIP’s in attendance. The Gotham Awards are the first of…
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Steve Hackett@Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts-Thursday, Dec.1st,2022
By Sally W. Not one. Not two. But three sold out nights of concerts! Steve Hackett and his band filled the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts on November 30, December 1st and 2nd. Hackett fans knew it would be well worth the extra wait for the rescheduled concerts. And they were definitely right. The…
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Tom Lavin & the Legendary Powder Blues Make History with National Canadian Museum
YouTube Channel Website Vancouver-based band Tom Lavin & the Legendary Powder Blues, formed in 1978, are finally history, in the most literal sense. The National Canadian Museum of History has just completed an acquisition of Powder Blues artifacts that will become a part of the CMH permanent collection. “We are incredibly honored that the National…
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Canadian International Fashion Film Festival (CANIFFF) 3 Days Of Festival Events & 21 Award Categories-November 28th to 30th, 2022
By Steph C. & Alex Lam THE DiRECTORS PARTY TIFF for the fashionistas? Canadian International Fashion Film Festival (CANIFFF) showcased the very best submissions from the international fashion films community for three days from November 28th to 30th in Toronto. An intimate and exclusive Directors’ Party kicked off the event at the majestic Eglinton Grand…
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PEI-Based Global Music Act DR. ZOO Celebrates 20th Anniversary with Buoyant “We May Win”
“We May Win” YouTube and Spotify Website January 22, 2023 – The King’s Playhouse, Georgetown, PEI February 2, 2023 – Trailside Music Hall, Charlottetown, PEI Boasting one of the most irresistible names on the planet, family-friendly global music folk band DR. ZOO presents an anthemic new single, “We May Win.” Front man Randal Arsenault’s clarion call of a…
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Dance Gavin Dance Drop ‘Jackpot Juicer (Instrumental)’
DANCE GAVIN DANCE Drop JACKPOT JUICER (INSTRUMENTAL) Buy Or Stream HERE Photo Credit: Lyndsey Byrnes | Download HERE Friday, December 30th, 2022 – In what has become somewhat of a holiday tradition, Sacramento’s finest, Dance Gavin Dance, have given fans a special holiday treat today with the release of ‘Jackpot Juicer (Instrumental)‘. Stream or buy the new instrumental version of ‘Jackpot Juicer’ HERE and watch…
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Iconic Canadian Singer/Songwriter Lisa Hartt Releases Heartwrenching “Don’t Tell Me How I Feel” Ahead Of ‘Arrival’ EP
“Don’t Tell Me How I Feel” YouTube and Spotify Facebook and Instagram Lisa Hartt lays every single emotion on the table with her new heartfelt EP ‘Arrival’. Landing on January 2023, this EP is forty years in the making. Drawing on every raw emotion, Lisa has produced a storytelling masterpiece that delivers the themes of health, mindfulness, body, and spirit.…
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London-Based Suzanne Cook Honors a Friend’s Life—and Perhaps Ours as Well—with “Same Old Tune”
“Same Old Tune” YouTube and Spotify Facebook and Instagram Suzanne Cook’s new single “Same Old Tune” is a tribute to a late friend that celebrates hope and enduring love – reaffirming what matters most and a refusal to concede ground to life’s impermanence. Suzanne’s down-to-earth yet confident performance delivers the song’s lyrical music and poetic structure in a heartfelt, genuine…
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