“They must have amused each other – so similar were they, yet so different. If not for their overlapping fascination with amplification and musical instruments, they might not have become friends.” -from The Birth of Loud by Ian S. Port (page 34) For my fourteenth birthday my father drove me to a music store on […]
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Testimony by Robbie Robertson (Crown Archetype, $35)
“I was doing what needed to be done on behalf of the guys, but I didn’t want to be called the leader any more than Richard wanted to be referred to as the lead singer. Ours was an equal playing field, with each person holding up his end and doing what he could for the […]
Rumours of Glory by Bruce Cockburn with Greg King (HarperCollins, $34.99)
By Andreas Kessaris for Curtains Up! “No matter how lightly you travel, your baggage always comes with you…We can’t deny our own stories, no matter where we are.” -Bruce Cockburn Musician, singer, songwriter, activist, humanitarian, 13-time Juno winner and Officer of the Order of Canada; Bruce Cockburn has led a busy and fascinating life, having […]
Pop legend Engelbert Humperdinck on Elvis, Hendrix and Lesbian Seagulls
By Richard Burnett for Curtains Up! @bugsburnett Legendary British singer Engelbert Humperdinck is back! Best-known for his hit songs Release Me (the best-selling single of 1967), After the Lovin’ and The Last Waltz, the showbiz veteran is currently prepping his upcoming new album of all-star duets recorded with the likes of Elton John and Seal, […]

