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  • JUDAS PRIEST REVEAL NEW SINGLE “PANIC ATTACK” OUT TODAY

    JUDAS PRIEST REVEAL NEW SINGLE “PANIC ATTACK” OUT TODAY LISTEN HEREPhoto credit: James Hodges Photography Following their amazing headline show at the Power Trip Festival in Indio, California this past weekend, Judas Priest today announce their new single “Panic Attack” from their upcoming new studio album Invincible Shield. Stream the song here.The band revealed Invincible Shield on stage in…

  • METAL GODS JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCE NEW STUDIO ALBUM INVINCIBLE SHIELD OUT MARCH 8, 2024NEW SINGLE “PANIC ATTACK” OUT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2023

    METAL GODS JUDAS PRIEST ANNOUNCE NEW STUDIO ALBUM INVINCIBLE SHIELD OUT MARCH 8, 2024NEW SINGLE “PANIC ATTACK” OUT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2023 WATCH THE ALBUM TRAILER HERE Photo credit: James Hodges Photography Following a storming headline show at Power Trip Festival in California last night, metal icons Judas Priest announced on stage the arrival of a brand-new studio…

  • Canada’s Rock of Fame @ September 28, 2023

    Photography By Sally W., Interviewed By Jesse Read and Shannen Johnston Massey Hall was filled with Canadian talent on Thursday, September 28! Big time Canadian talent! This was the 25th Anniversary of Canada’s Walk of Fame. It was time to celebrate the Canadian musicians who’ve given us the Canadian music scene which has spread worldwide! …

  • Fashioning The Beatles, A New Book By Canadian Journalist & Author Deirdre Kelly @Liss Gallery-Tues.,Sept.26th,2023

    Yes we’re going to a party party. The Toronto launch of Fashioning The Beatles, a new book by Canadian journalist and author Deirdre Kelly, rocked out at the Liss Gallery on Tuesday night, where dozens lined up to get signed copies of a book that — only days after its hotly anticipated release — is already…

  • BURNA BOY-I Told Them…Tour

    Shortly after releasing the highly anticipated visual for fan favorite, “City Boys”,  Nigerian artist Burna Boy has returned to announce his I Told Them… Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the 16-city tour kicks off on November 3 at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, marking Burna Boy’s first ever Los Angeles stadium performance, then making stops across the U.S. in Houston,…

  • 299 Queen Street West. Red Carpet, Reception & Documentary @Roy Thompson Hall-Fri., Sept.22nd, 2023

    Tickets on sale for the cross Canada Tour https://www.299queenstreetwest.com/ Who didn’t love the music videos of the 80’s and 90’s? 299 Queen Street West is the documentary that showcased Canada’s national music station and it was narrated by some of the original VJ’s, who at the time learned their craft on the jo without prior TV…

  • Debby Friday Has Won The 2023 Polaris Music Prize For The Album Good Luck

    Debby Friday Has Won The 2023 Polaris Music Prize For The Album Good LuckDebby Friday has won the 2023 Polaris Music Prize for the album Good Luck. This is Debby Friday’s first Polaris Music Prize win. The Prize, which was presented by CBC Music, goes to the best Canadian album of the year based on artistic merit without…

  • Duran Duran @Scotiabank Arena-Tues.,Sept.19th,2023

    The “Future Past Tour 2023” was in full forcd and it was a night of new wave nostalgia and New Romantics,surprises and the music  of iconic Duran Duran. The show began with Duran Duran emerging from the fog atop a central staircase on the stage. Gigantic screens on either side of them and a video screen…

  • CSN&Y: Henry Diltz’s 85th Birthday Party and Book Preview

    This weekend Genesis co-hosted an 85th birthday party for Henry Diltz in Los Angeles celebrating not only his milestone birthday but also an early viewing of his book, CSN&Y: Love the One You’re With. We were delighted to present Henry and CSN&Y band member, Stephen Stills with specially-commissioned advanced copies of the book.  Over 100 guests…

  • TIFF 2023 Wrap-Up

    THE REEDS It was the world premiere feature from Istanbul director, Cemil Ağacıkoğlu.The cinematography was captivating from the opening shot, throughout the movie. The screener is centered around the small village of Bolvadin in Turkey, where humble villagers depend on cutting reeds for survival. But greed, bullying, and threats are all part of the daily routine…

  • Day #11 -Sun., Sept.17th, 2023

    By The BKONTHESCENE Team It was the final day for TIFF2023, and we were invited to The TIFF Bell Lightbox – Malaparte for the breakfast award ceremony to close off TIFF for this year. What a whirlwind 11 days of screeners, Q&A, red carpets, receptions and galas. The Toronto International Film Festival has ended and…

  • Day #10 -Sat., Sept. 16th, 2023

    By The BKONTHESCENE Team We started our day with the In Conversation With Andy Lau, who is an icon in the global Chinese community, entertaining the world with his singing and acting talent spanning over four decades. He is one of the “Four Heavenly Kings” of Cantopop music and has performed in over 160 films…

  • Day #8 -Thurs., Sept. 14th, 2023

    By The BKONTHESCENE Team The day started at the Scotiabank Theatre for The Nature of Love (French title Simple comme Sylvain). This was a Quebecois film  – A Quebecois comedy love story   This Canadian – France romantic comedy from Quebecois actor, writer, and director Monia Chokri (A Brother’s Love) tackles class difference and infidelity. The Nature of…

  • Day#7-Wed.,Sept.13th,2023

    By The BKONTHESCENE Team Our first stop for Day#7 was Canadian film  Mademoiselle Kenopsia, Directed by Denis Côté (QnA photos at Lightbox screening).  A woman totally alone (actor Larissa Corriveau) is in an empty building, waiting for something to happen. And the audience is also waiting but is fascinated by the acting and the setting. It seems like an…

  • Day#6-Tues.,Sept.12th,2023

    By The BKONTHESCENE Team We started our day for –Backspot, a virtual Canadian film by D.W. Waterson  From the minute the film starts we see Cheerleading as a sport. And a difficult one at that. These girls are athletes. Competitive athletes. And this film shows this. The relationships between the girls, the drive to be…

  • Day#5 – Mon., Sept. 11th, 2023

    By The BKONTHESCENE Team Our day started with a Camera Call: TIFF STORY: Celebrities Battleground: Uniting for a Cancer-Free Tomorrow “1st Annual Battleground: Uniting for a Cancer-Free Tomorrow.” Our day started with Battleground, a celebrity basketball event that raised awareness on mental health and cancer, was where well-known figures from music, film, sports, and television came…

  • CNE Bandshell Concerts 2023-Dwayne Gretzky With James Baley,Dionne Warwick With Cheyenne Elliot,William Prince With Opener-Julian Taylor Band And The Kim Mitchell Band-“The Half Way Point” on -Fri.,AUGUST 18 — Mon.,SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

    By The BKONTHESCENE Crew It’s the CNE ! Although that often signals the near end of summer… it means a lot more than that..the fun of the CNE and the concerts at the Bandshell! The 2023 year’s line-up of concerts is an amazing one! Plus merch booths sell t-shirts, LPs, posters and other memorabilia at…

  • Moose Jaw, SK Rockers Highwind’s Latest Single “At What Cost” Reveals Love’s Price Tag: Nothing Comes Free

    “At What Cost” YouTube and Spotify Bandcamp Nothing comes free in life, and love is no exception. Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan rockers Highwind’s newest single, “At What Cost,” explains the price of humankind’s most precious emotion. Rich with the apathy at punk’s core, vocalist Chase Rysavy unleashes his own tribulations onto the track. “‘At What Cost’ is a song…

  • Ann Wilson & Tripsitter@The Danforth Music Hall-Fri.,July 7th,2023

    By BKONTHESCENE & Photography By SV PHOTOGRAPHY Ann Wilson, the voice of rock band Heart was front and centre on her solo tour with her backing band Tripsitter for a energetic two hour set. What a catalogue of music history and for almost fifty years the band Heart churned out iconic tunes that are stapes…

  • Sepultura,Kreator Death Angel and Spiritworld-“KLASH OF THE TITANS”Tour@The Danforth Music Hall-Thurs.,June 8th,2023

    By Franklin Lau It was a night of new and veterans of the heavy metal genre for the tour: “Klash of the Titans.” Sharing the spotlight were three of the most iconic, prolific and influential thrash bands of all-time. Sepultura, Kreator and Death Angel who are the veterans, with Sepultura and  Kreator being the featured…