Foreigner
One of the no-irony classic rock favourites around the Risky Fuel HQ are fist-pump, power ballad rockers Foreigner.
Sarah had the chance to talk to the band’s lead singer Kelly Hansen recently about their appearance on the television show Glee and Game Of Throne’s Peter Dinklage singing drunken covers of their songs.
To read the story head over to Huffington Post Music Canada by clicking here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion, Uncategorized
Polaris Music Prize 2013 Long List
The latest edition of my Polaris People column is online over at the Polaris Music Prize website.
Because the 2013 Short List is being announced on July 16 I used this week’s write-up as one last opportunity to highlight some fact or quirk about all of the albums on the 2013 Polaris Long List.
To read the column go here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
D-Sisive
Friend of Risky Fuel and quality rap person D-Sisive recently held a baby shower/concert in Toronto.
We used the event as an excuse to talk to D-Siggy about the many, many music videos he’s made over the years, including a peculiarly large number filmed in cemeteries.
To read the story head over to Huffington Post Music Canada by clicking here.
Filed under Films, Music, Shameless Promotion
Corb Lund
The latest edition of my Polaris People column is online over at the Polaris Music Prize website.
In this one Corb Lund plots a good deed, The Luyas get endorsed by David Byrne and Lee Harvey Osmond teaches us about food.
To read the column go here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
UFO
Yesterday was World UFO Day and I celebrated the only way I know how — waking up with a sense of relief that the black oil from X-Files didn’t invade my eyeballs, and then making a list of 20 songs about aliens for Huffington Post Music Canada.
You can read the list, which prominently features one of my all-time favourite songs “The Purple People Eater,” by clicking here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
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