Canadian Music News

Canadian singers, Nelly Furtado, Alanis Morissette and Rufus Wainwright are appearing on a tribute DVD called “Come Together: A Night for John Lennon’s Words & Music” to pay respect to the former Beatle.  It was filmed back in 2001, just weeks after the horrific September 11 terrorist attacks and proceeds from the event, which was filmed at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, were donated to the recovery efforts. 
The artists were allowed to interpret a Lennon song in any way that they chose – Nelly Furtado sang “Instant Karma with Dave Stewart, Alanis performed “Dear Prudence” and …read more

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I have to admit, that I didn’t see this coming!  This new Nickelback some “Gotta Be Somebody” really surprised me.  It’s got a real upbeat, 80s sound to it.  I can’t put my finger on what it sounds like exactly (my mind keeps going to Richard Marx but it’s more than that).
Anyway, people must be liking it because it’s currently #1 on Sirius satellite radio channel “Iceberg 85″ which is devoted to Canadian music.  I couldn’t find a video for it but you can listen to the track here.

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The Barenaked Ladies are ready to get back on the road after having to take a break when frontman, Steven Page, was arrested on drug charges this past July (he is set to appear in court on October 28, 2008).  They have now announced two children’s shows and three “Barenaked for the Holidays” concerts.  I love their covers on traditional Christmas carols so I wish I could go to one of those “Holiday” shows. 
In case you are scratching your head over why BNL is doing kids’ shows (as I was when I heard about it a little while …read more

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I came across the new Feist video for her single “Honey Honey.”  The song is really strange even for the unusual Calgarian singer.  The video is even weirder.  The funny thing is that, while it is a haunting tune filled with wordless “singing,” it’s also comforting and warm.  The background “ha ha” sounds sometimes remind me of trains (what do you think?), the puppet work is inventive and, when you dissect the musical layers, it’s simple but when used all together with her vocals, you get a surprisingly intricate song.  For example, the xylophone sounding instrument is keeping the beat …read more

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This video by Hedley for their single "Never Too Late" is pure cheesiness at it’s best.  It’s clearly a play on the video for Duran Duran’s 80s classic hit "Rio."  For fun, I’ve included both videos so you can compare. 

Duran Duran’s "Rio" is almost as cheesy.  It was the original and is pretty typical compared to the videos of its’ time so it gets more forgiveness

The song has got a faux-reggae feel and former Canadian Idol finalist, Jacob Hoggard, seems completely in his element.  This isn’t my favourite song of theirs but it’s fun. 

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She may not be a "Maneater" or a "Promiscuous Girl" like the titles of some of her most famous songs but she is a married woman!
British Columbian singer, Nelly Furtado, has revealed that she was secretly married this past summer to her fiancé of one year, Demacio Castellon.  Apparently, the couple were wedded on July 19, 2008.   "I just feel kind of free and relaxed and more in tune with trying not to be so stressed out," she told Entertainment Tonight. "[I'm] trying to enjoy things a little more.  I’m happy…I’m excited about the future."
That sounds like a good plan, …read more

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So this video for Shad’s new song "The Old Prince Still Lives at Home" is clearly a spook on the intro for the classic show The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.  Initially, I thought it was kind of cute but then it just gets tired and boring.  If you want to do a throw back to an old show, do it – just don’t make it your ENTIRE video.  It seems lazy to me. 
He does try to make it funny toward the end when he flows without the music in the background which, oddly enough, sounds better   …read more

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Wow.  When I first heard this "Tout de Moi" by Andrée Watters, I thought it reminded me of American Idol winner, Kelly Clarkson’s single "Behind These Hazel Eyes."  Can you hear that in the verses? 
Anyway, what do you think of these words?  "Tout de moi, tu me connait par coeur.  Tout de moi, tu connait tout mes peurs."  This is probably one of the most simplistic songs I’ve heard in a little bit.  I just think it’s so basic.  I think she’s got a decent voice but this single doesn’t even give her a chance to show off at …read more

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This is such a strange song.  It’s got the feel of a Sarah McLachlan song but it also doesn’t feel anything like a Sarah McLachlan song.  I don’t even know if that makes sense but as soon as I’m comfortable with it, it changes and I feel weird about it again. 
It’s got such a similar baseline (at times) to her earlier song "Possession" (which I absolutely love) but then it’s got very uncharacteristic chord choices for her (it sometimes even reminds me of the cover of "Mad World" by Gary Jules).  Maybe it’s because it’s based on her separation …read more

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Are Canada’s hottest young couple calling it quits? That’s what reports are saying.  The two have been married for 2 years now and I actually thought they might be an example of young Hollywood getting married really early in life but who were so right for each other, it didn’t matter.  I hope they can work it out.  Can you imagine what their kids would be like!?
Oh well.  In the meantime, here’s a video montage of their wedding photos.

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