Sir Paul Adds Toronto, Montreal Dates to Current Tour

They don’t get much bigger than this. Sir Paul McCartney, currenly on the road with his ‘Up and Coming’ Tour, has added dates in Toronto and Montreal this August. The rock n roll legend will hit the stage at the Air Canada Centre Sunday August 8th, and a few days later he’ll be at Montreal’s [...]

The Bad Boys From Boston are Heading to Toronto

The Bad Boys from Boston aka Aerosmith have scheduled one Canadian date on their upcoming (ahem) “Cocked, Locked, Ready To Rock” North American tour. Front man Steven Tyler, who is 62, and the rest of the I-can’t-beleive-they’re-still-vertical quintet will hit the Air Canada Centre on Tuesday August 17th along with opening act Sammy Hagar (Montrose, [...]

A DVD Treat for Springsteen Fans, Part 2

In April I wrote about the upcoming DVD release of Springsteen’s 2009 Hyde Park concert from London. Turn up them computer speakers then click on the links below for a couple of full-length sneak peeks. Methinks I’m going to have to get this on Blu-Ray. Out In The Street Glory Days

U2, Christina Aguilera Postpone Dates; Toronto to get Kiss’d, Lyle Lovett

Tour news is on the agenda today. First up, both U2 and Christina Aguilera have postponed their North American summer tours until 2011. In the case of U2, this is due to Bono’s recent back surgery and the time needed to recuperate. At first only a couple of the dates at the start of the [...]

New Tom Petty Videos

Did you happen to catch Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers this past weekend on SNL? They sounded awesome. While their new album ‘Mojo’ doesn’t hit stores until June 15th, two new music videos have surfaced for the songs “I Should Have Known It” and “Something Good Coming”. Great stuff. Click on the link below for [...]

‘Glee’ a boon for songwriters

Good article from today’s Los Angeles Times about the use of popular music in Glee. You can read all about it here. And for those who just can’t enough of Sue Sylvester and that ‘Vogue video, you’ll enjoy this:

A DVD Treat for Springsteen Fans

Way back in November, I wrote about two items of note that Springsteen fans will probably want to get their hands on this year. While the long-promised Darkness On The Edge of Town box-set is still to come, Springsteen’s camp have announced a June 22nd release date for the DVD London Calling: Live in Hyde [...]

The Black Crowes to Take an Extended Break; Upcoming Tour to Include Stop in Toronto

Brothers Chris and Rich Robinson (pictured), the driving force behind The Black Crowes, have announced that after 20 years of touring and recording they’re going to be taking an indefinite hiatus at the end of 2010. Prior to that, the band will release their first ever double album of all acoustic material on August 3, [...]

Elton John to play a handful of Ontario and BC dates this summer

Elton John has announced that he will be heading to Canada this summer to play select cities in Ontario and BC. Toronto? Nope. Vancouver? Forget it. The biggest venue he’ll be playing is Copps Coliseum in Hamilton. The dates and cities are as follows: Friday, July 9, 2010, K-Rock Centre, Kingston, Ontario, Canada (Tickets $89.50-$149.50; [...]

Phil Collins to hit NYC to promote upcoming Motown covers disc

About six months ago, I wrote about Phil Collins and his plans to release a disc of Motown covers. Well it looks like that disc is finally going to see the light of day. Titled “Going Back”, the disc will hit stores in September and will feature covers of such Motown classics as The Temptations’ [...]