Judas Priest
When Sarah spoke to Judas Priest lead singer Rob Halford recently, one of the topics that came up was the horrifically evil way the metal band gets warmed up for each show.
It’s truly devilish.
To find out what we’re talking about head over to Huffington Post Music Canada by going here.
Filed under Concerts, Music, Shameless Promotion
Micah Nelson, Willie Nelson, Lukas Nelson
When the second annual TURF festival rolled into Toronto recently one of the big attractions was Wilco mainman Jeff Tweedy’s new “Tweedy” project with his 18-year-old son.
Tweedy’s intergenerational band got us thinking about other father-son, mother-daughter-type acts there are out there.
It turns out there are a lot of big names — people like Rod Stewart, Van Halen and Alice Cooper — who like to keep it in the family.
To read the full story head over to Huffington Post Music Canada by going here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Whoo, Canada!
Because it’s Canada Day the folks at Huffington Post Music Canada enlisted Team Risky Fuel to help compile their 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever.
There were a couple rules: an artist can only appear on the list once, and, we would try to represent every genre and modern Can-pop time period in some way shape or form.
The results were… divisive. But that’s kinda the point.
To read the whole list go here.
Filed under Culture, Music, Shameless Promotion
Ronda Rousey
Lots of athletes have specific pre-game routines and mixed martial arts fighters are no exceptions.
With that in mind, Sarah investigated the (occasionally peculiar) habits of fighters like Ronda Rousey, Dan Hardy and Junior Dos Santos.
To read the full article head over to Fightland by going here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Shameless Promotion
Shredder
Forget Royce Gracie and Ken Shamrock, the real gateway drug that led to the explosion of mixed martial arts was Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Raphael and Donatello — the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
With the new TMNT movie (featuring Megan Fox and Will Arnett) coming out, Sarah figured it was as good a time as any to consider the legacy of turtle power.
To read her article head over to Fightland by going here.
Filed under Films, Jock Stuff, Recollections, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
