The video below is for "Being Here" by The Stills. The group’s newest album was named after this single’s title and released this year. I like the lyrics to the song and the video is interesting.
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Being a native Quebecer, I can’t resist checking on the charts out there even though I live in Alberta now. Eric Lapointe has a new song called “1500 Miles” and it’s doing pretty well (quel surprise, lol).
It’s from his current album Ma Peau (2008) and is basically a pretty standard song for him. I really liked the theme song he made for the film Les Boys (the first one). Remember those days?
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Do you watch the Colbert Report at all? I can’t help but be sadly addicted to it. Sometimes I have to work late so I don’t get to see it but, whenever I do, it’s always hilarious. I can only imagine what a Christmas special will be like on that show!
This year, the Comedy Central star has decided to invite Canadian singer, Feist, along with adopted Canadian Elvis Costello (who lives with his wife, Diana Krall in British Columbia), Toby Keith, John Legend and Willie Nelson.
The one-hour holiday special is scheduled to air on …read more
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So, I totally dig that Robin Thicke’s new song “Magic” has a total 70s, pimpy type of feel to it but I’m not feeling the video which fails in its’ attempt to be cool in a retro way. Oh well. What’s important is that Robin sounds pretty great on this track (he’s got such a hot falsetto – I love it!).
Here’s a little bit of Robin Thicke trivia for you. Not only did he go on tour opening for Beyonce during her “Beyonce Experience Tour” but he’s also the son of actor, Alan Thicke. Alan is probably best known for …read more
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Acadian-Québécois singer-songwriter, Roch Voisine, has enjoyed great success in both the English and French-Canadian music markets. Having grown up in Montreal, I feel kind of lucky to have benefited from hearing music in both of our official languages. I also watched Roch on Television Quatres Saisons where he hosted the teen-geared variety show Top Jeunesse (1998) and also starred in the 1989 hockey drama Lance et compte (He Shoots, He Scores). He has also won the 1994 Juno Award for “Male Vocalist of the Year” and was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1997.
His career really took …read more
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Here’s the video for Chad Michael Stewart’s song “Hollow.” Do you find that it sometimes sounds a bit like “What’s Left of Me” by Nick Lachey (you know, the single he released after his breakup with Jessica Simpson). I almost like the song but there just isn’t enough of a structure or strong enough melody for me to really get into it. I also think the mixing sounds a bit amateurish. I’m all for indie music but it does need to sound like the song is, at least, finished.
Anyway, it ends with a great message and a plug for …read more
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Here’s a bit of sad news. Canadian singer, Sarah McLachlan, is separating from her husband, Ashwin Sood, after 11 years together. Not only have their shared a home and two beautiful daughters, but Ashwin is also the drummer in her band. I can’t imagine how hard this must be for her since, clearly, so much of their lives is intertwined.
As with most great artists, Sarah has put her feelings into words and two songs from her upcoming greatest hits album “Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan,” reflect the pain she’s been going through.
One track titled, “U Want Me …read more
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Jully Black performed her single “Queen” on the Canadian Idol finale last night. She looked absolutely gorgeous! I feel so lucky to have her in the Canadian music industry because we are sorely lacking in terms of having many great soul singers. On the few occasions where I was fortunate enough to be in the same circles with her, she’s always been gracious and acts pretty much the same was she does on television. Can ya tell I love her?
There’s a bit of footage about one of the Idol contestants before she performs but here’s a video of her from …read more
Last year’s Canadian Idol winner, Brian Melo, made an appearance on the finale tonight where he performed his single “Wish You Well.” It was good – I wasn’t jumping out of my seat – but I guess I’m also just not a huge fan of the song. It’s not musical or challenging enough to really showcase Brian’s talent.
Watch his performance of “Wish You Well” here and tell me what you think:
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It’s impossible to talk about the pioneers in Canadian music without mentioning Anne Murray. The mega talented singer/songwriter, who is originally from Nova Scotia, helped paved the way for female singers from our great nation. She was the first Canadian woman to earn a gold record and reach #1 on the U.S. charts with her 1970 hit song "Snowbird." She was also the first person from Canada (male or female) to win "Album of the Year" at the Country Music Association Awards (she took home the prize for 1984’s A Little Good News). To-date, her albums have sold over 54 …read more
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