Tag Archives: Politics

by | December 13, 2018 · 11:41 am

Samaritan News 10 Pack: Macklemore, Billy Talent And More

Here are some pieces I did awhile back for the charitably-minded entertainment site Samaritanmag:

Macklemore, Peter Buck, Julien Baker Contribute Addiction Stories For KEXP Music Heals Day

Playing For Change Day Set for Sept. 15 in 60 Countries

Phantogram’s Personal Loss Leads to New Charity Singles and Ticket Sales Donation to American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

The Motivation Behind the Mariachi Party Protest Against Racist Lawyer Schlossberg

Tegan And Sara Get Swift Response to LGBTQ Summer Camp Fundraiser

FORM Arcosanti Festival to Support Chance The Rapper’s SocialWorks Charity

WATCH: Jane Fonda Dissects Racism At United State Of Women Summit

Billy Talent Launch Charity Trust with Limited Edition Gold Plaques

Prince Harry’s Invictus Games Partners With Bat Out Of Hell — The Musical

Miss Globe Uses Name for Karebear Community Party at Thompson Toronto

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by | November 29, 2018 · 11:01 pm

Arkells Support Hamilton-Area Refugess

Arkells

Arkells

If you’ve been paying attention at all you may have figured out the Arkells have become one of the biggest rock bands in Canada in the last year or so.

They seem to understand that with this great new power they’ve also got great new responsibility.

When they played their big hometown stadium show this past June in Hamilton they also used it as an opportunity to raise funds for Refuge Hamilton Centre for Newcomer Health.

I spoke to lead singer Max Kerman about the reasons why they did this for Samaritanmag.

To read the piece go here.

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by | November 3, 2018 · 1:05 pm

Samaritan News 10 Pack: Lady Gaga, Jay-Z, More

Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga

I continue to contribute to charity ‘n’ entertainment news site Samaritanmag.

Here are some of the news I did for them in the spring:

Hot Docs Giving Away $200,000 Worth of Tickets to Students, Seniors and New Canadians

15th Annual Human Rights Watch Film Festival To Feature Five Female Directors

Hip Hop Artist Emmanuel Jal Among Winners Of 2018 Václav Havel International Prize for Creative Dissent

Jay-Z Tells Letterman Trump is Great For America and Explains Why

iPhone 8 (PRODUCT)RED Proceeds To Help Combat HIV/AIDS In Africa

Crowdfunding Campaign for Humboldt Broncos Hockey Team Bus Crash Victims Tops $5 Million

Lady Gaga’s Foundation Selects Five Schools to Receive Financial Gift to Improve Mental Health Programs

6 Things You Need To Know About March For Our Lives and Where the 839 Rallies Are Taking Place

Malala Yousafzai Promotes Girls’ Education, Offers Solutions, on Letterman Netflix Episode

John Oliver-Connected Satirical Children’s Book to Benefit AIDS, LGBTQ-Related Causes

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by | November 3, 2018 · 12:20 pm

TIFF 2018: If Beale Street Could Talk Continues Barry Jenkins’ Excellent Work

If Beale Street Could Talk

If Beale Street Could Talk

Barry Jenkins, the director behind the moving coming of age drama Moonlight has once again created something excellent with new film If Beale Street Could Talk.

The film, adapted from James Baldwin’s novel, is a romantic drama that follows a woman and her husband who’s been wrongfully convicted of a crime.

Sarah reviewed the film for Consequence Of Sound.

To read her review click here.

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by | November 2, 2018 · 7:43 pm

Fast Romantics Get Loved

Fast Romantics

Fast Romantics

Toronto-via-Calgary band quite literally want to spread the love.

It’s all part of their “Get Loved” project/vision/campaign/world view.

I spoke to them about it in a feature interview for Samaritanmag a bit ago.

To read the piece go here.

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