Bruce Springsteen at 121212
In the aftermath of TIFF and having to watch the 121212 documentary Sarah was tasked with creating a listicle about the best benefit concert films ever made.
She hit upon all the big ones: The Concert For Bangladesh, Live Aid, The Bridge School 25th Anniversary and a whole bunch more.
To check out the list head over to Huffington Post Music Canada here.
Filed under Concerts, Films, Music, Shameless Promotion
Godspeed You! Black album cover
By now most good musicos are aware that Godspeed You! Black Emperor won the 2013 Polaris Music Prize.
We also know how that turned out.
What folks don’t know is that because of a combination of indifference, content hoarding and a dismal sense of history on the part of previous Polaris Gala broadcasters, this is the first time you can actually go back and watch the full awards show broadcast without worrying about it disappearing from the internet.
So please go back and watch the telecast via Aux TV if you haven’t. I was responsible for writing a solid seven per cent of the dialogue that came out of co-hosts Kathleen Edwards and Shad’s mouths.
Filed under Concerts, Music, Recollections, Shameless Promotion, Television
Paul Potts
Back when TIFF was happening the Susan Boyle-before-Susan Boyle Paul Potts was getting overshadowed by Taylor Swift appearing at the premiere for One Chance, the film about the singer’s life.
Sarah spoke to Potts about the movie, how tall Swift is and how he wanted the film to be a comedy and not some sad-sack portrayal of his life.
To read the full story head over to Huffington Post Music Canada by clicking here.
Filed under Films, Music, Shameless Promotion
Prince’s Batdance
When the Fan Expo blew through Toronto recently I used the opportunity to hunt down a bunch of the best superhero-themed songs I could find for Huffington Post Music Canada.
The resulting list wasn’t just songs about Batman and Superman, but also songs about Silver Surfer, The Hulk, Ghost Rider, Magneto and a whole lot more.
To check out the full list go here.
Filed under Art, Music, Shameless Promotion
Lucky Them
One of the films Team Risky Fuel took particular interest in at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival was the fictional look at music journalism Lucky Them.
Having ourselves been warriors on the frontlines of music writing (and idealized poverty) for more than a decade we can say with a certain amount of comfort that they got it reasonably right.
As such Sarah talked to co-screenwriter Emily Wachtel, director Megan Griffiths and star Toni Collette about the film for a feature on Huffington Post Music Canada.
To read the whole story click here.
Filed under Films, Music, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
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