The British Are Coming–Paul McCartney; Sting hitting the road. Also: frontman of classic rock band seeks guitarist to make beautiful music together.

Bunch of good stuff to report on today. First up is news that Sir Paul McCartney will be hitting the road this year. Tour details are just starting to trickle in, with only five dates announced so far: Sunday 28th March Jobing.com Arena, Glendale AZ Tuesday 30th March Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles CA Wednesday 31st [...]

Big guns lining up for Friday’s Hope For Haiti Benefit

The line-up of big ticket talent is starting to come together to join George Clooney and Wyclef Jean as they, along with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, host the Hope For Haiti benefit to air this Friday January 22nd from 8:00-10:00 pm ET. The event will be broadcast on CTV, MuchMusic and MTV as well as all [...]

The “Hey, it’s warm out. Time for some ice cream!” shuffle report

Since it was warm out, decided to take a stroll up to the neighbourhood B&R for some ice cream. Had something called Nutcracker Sweet–”Nut ice cream swirled with a sweet caramel ribbon and packed with macadamias, pistachios, cashews, hazelnuts, pecans, walnuts and almonds.” Suffice it to say, it was goooooooood. And of course, what’s a [...]

Cover Me (double shot): Shadows In The Rain/Behind The Lines

It’s one thing for an artist to record a cover version of someone else’s song, but what to make of an artist who records a new version of their own song (I’m just talking studio versions; not live albums)? Creative licence or lack of originality?  You be the judge. Two cases in point:  I’ve always [...]

File under “Zzzzzzzzzzz”

So I read this morning that Sting is coming out with a new album in October entitled “If On A Winter’s Night…”. Good news? Well, if you’re a fan of The Police and his pop/rock/sort of jazzy solo work then I have some bad news. If however you are more keen to invest time and [...]