Sporting a trademark purple bandana, Bruce Springsteen’s guitarist Steven Van Zandt showed up at the historic King Eddy on Friday afternoon to talk about arts in education, one day before Springsteen and his iconic E Street Band were set to rock the Saddledome for the first time since 2003. He was joined by longtime E Street Band...
Near the end of Chris Smith’s new documentary, the co-founders of Devo are asked a pointed question during a television interview in the 1980s: Are you guys serious? At this point in their career, the band had already scaled the charts with the misunderstood pop song Whip It, had become pioneering video stars on MTV...
It was during the pandemic when Calgary singer-songwriter Maclayne decided she needed less direction in her life. With most of the world locked down, it was perhaps counter-intuitive to what many were looking for at the time. But Maclayne was feeling burned out before COVID-19 hit. In December 2020, she decided to quit her job,...
As Taylor Swift prepares to close out her Eras Tour era in Canada, fans desperate to see the pop star perform live are vulnerable to scams. The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre has received 140 reports of fraudulent Swift tickets this year, most of which came from people who were scammed out of money. “Once you’ve sent...
Cineplex has filed an appeal of a record $38.9-million fine for deceptive marketing practices imposed against it by the Competition Tribunal. The company says it has filed a notice of appeal with the Federal Court of Appeal. It also says that with the consent of the Competition Bureau it is bringing a motion to request...
Vice President Kamala Harris will team up with Beyoncé on Friday for a rally in solidly Republican Texas aimed at highlighting the perilous medical fallout from the state’s strict abortion ban and putting the blame squarely on Donald Trump. It’s a message intended to register far beyond Texas in the political battleground states, where Harris...