Bryan Adams announces first cross-Canada tour in 20 years
Iconic Canadian rocker Bryan Adams is heading out on a cross-country tour for the first time since the release of 1992′s Waking Up the Neighbours, and he’ll be hitting 20 arenas in 20 different cities...
View Article8 things I love about Bryan Adams
Every time I go to a Bryan Adams concert, I’m struck by the love that flows between artist and audience. It’s so strong, it’s almost palpable. And it goes beyond the cliche of the middle-aged woman...
View ArticleBryan Adams joins Sarah McLachlan for Voices in the Park concert
Canadian rock icon Bryan Adams will be performing at Sarah McLachlan’s Voices in the Park concert in September. The songstress made the announcement in a press release Thursday morning. “I am thrilled...
View ArticleBryan Adams on Argentinian radio due to Sun contest
A strange but true story from the global village. Last week I put out a call for readers to name British Columbia’s quintessential musical performer. I was asking because my Argentinian friend, Pedro...
View Article2012′s most Googled Canadian musicians: Justin Bieber, Drake, Carly Rae...
Google has revealed its comprehensive list of top searches for 2012, and the top Canadian musicians us folks in the Great White North have searched for this year are the following: 1. Justin Bieber 2....
View ArticleAlbum review: Michael Bublé – To Be Loved
POP TO BE LOVED Michael Bublé (Reprise) *** (out of five) You don’t listen to a Michael Bublé album expecting anything remotely groundbreaking. You want Bublé to do two things: Nail the covers of songs...
View ArticleCanucks to celebrate 25 millionth customer Thursday
The Canucks are planning to make a big deal Thursday out of the 25 millionth customer to swing through their turnstiles at Rogers Arena. The building, originally known as General Motors Place, opened...
View ArticleLunching with merry munchkins after following the not-so-mellow quick road
Anyone who strolled into Walnut Grove Community Centre on Sunday could be forgiven for mistaking the morning assembly in Meeting Room No. 2 as a casting call for the Wizard of Oz. There was a lot of...
View ArticleVancouver rocker Bryan Adams’ classic album Reckless turns 30
With six hit singles, Reckless was a huge album for Bryan Adams. Recorded at Little Mountain Studios with Bob Clearwater and released 30 years ago today (Nov. 5) in 1984, Reckless contained Run To You,...
View ArticleBuy more or move: Artspeak commits to staying put in Gastown
27,979 That was all it said in the subject line of the email. It was from Artspeak, one of the city’s artist-run galleries. I was intrigued by what I thought was an unlikely combination of numbers and...
View ArticleReckless Tour primer: Bryan Adams’ top 10 songs
Bryan Adams, the world’s most famous hobbyist photographer, is back home — for one night only — to rock Rogers Arena. Vancouver is the second stop on his Reckless Tour, celebrating the 30th anniversary...
View ArticleRyan Adams does Bryan Adams, covers Summer of ’69 — finally (video)
After more than a decade of fans heckling American rocker Ryan Adams to play Bryan Adams‘ Summer of ’69 — something that has led to ejecting fans from shows and more swearing than a South Park episode...
View ArticleBryan Adams releases video for You Belong To Me, from new album Get Up
Vancouver rocker Bryan Adams‘ new album Get Up doesn’t drop until Oct. 16, but you can catch the first single You Belong To Me on YouTube (below). The video was shot and directed by Adams himself,...
View ArticleD.O.A., Chilliwack get political with elections-driven music videos
Two legendary Vancouver and B.C. acts have released elections-themed videos this week. Classic rockers Chilliwack sent me their new track Take Back This Land, with main man Bill Henderson telling me in...
View ArticleUNEDITED podcast #7: Bryan Adams discusses new album Get Up!, Jeff Lynne and...
Iconic Canadian rocker Bryan Adams has been keeping busy of late. After touring in support of the 30th anniversary of his landmark album Reckless and releasing an album of influential covers entitled...
View ArticleB.C. music report calls for more support, less red tape
Municipal and provincial governments in British Columbia must lend a hand to the commercial music industry of B.C. if it is to thrive once more, a music report released Thursday stated. Presented...
View ArticleBryan Adams cancels Mississippi concert in protest of 'anti-LGBT' law
Canadian rocker Bryan Adams has cancelled a concert scheduled for later this week in Mississippi, protesting that state’s newly-passed “religious freedom” law, which he described as “anti-LGBT” and...
View ArticleBruce Springsteen and Bryan Adams buck the trend of keeping quiet
One reason today’s celebrities don’t stand up to be counted is that they’ll be shot down. Since cancelling his show in North Carolina, or doing likewise in Mississippi, Bruce Springsteen and Bryan...
View ArticleExpo 86: When Vancouver wooed the world — 30 photos, 30 years later
World fairs come and they go. But few places have enjoyed — or endured — as much of a legacy as Vancouver has from its stint hosting the 1986 World Exposition. Expo 86 came at a time when B.C. was...
View ArticleAlbum of the Week: Adult Contempt by Your Boy Tony Braxton
POP Adult Contempt Your Boy Tony Braxton (Arts & Crafts) Having made a name for himself as one of the freshest hip hop artists in Canada, Q host Shad adopts the alter ego of Your Boy Tony Braxton...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....