Musicians
Kurt Cobain Starting Point For In Bloom Youth Fundraising Initiative
Kurt Cobain Starting Point For In Bloom Youth Fundraising Initiative (L to R) Mentors Amy Siegel, Amanda Wyman, Joseph Shabason, Katherine Cullen, Aurora Stewart de Peña, Brigid Tierney, Ingrid Veninger, Charles Officer, Nobu Adilman, Cara Gee, Sébastien Heins and founder Kathleen Munroe, Liane Balaban, Nicola Spunt at their showcase event last March —…
Carrie Borzillo Would Refocus Nirvana Book on Suicide, Mental Health
Carrie Borzillo Would Refocus Nirvana Book on Suicide, Mental Health Author/journalist Carrie Borzillo holding Aidan at the Lange Foundation, a non-profit shelter in Culver City, CA that saves animals from kill shelters and gives them a home for life if it's not adopted.Award-winning music journalist and author Carrie Borzillo has come to a point in her…
Suzie McNeil’s New Charity Single For World Vision, Late Keyboardist
Suzie McNeil’s New Charity Single For World Vision, Late Keyboardist Suzie McNeil with Doris, in Zambia, on a trip with World Vision. Doris and her family inspired the second verse of charity singleSinger Suzie McNeil, the last girl standing on the Rock Star: INXS TV series who went on to a successful career in Canada with four albums and 13 national top…
Nelly Furtado, Chris Bosh Cartoon Relevant on Elimination of Racial Discrimination Day
Nelly Furtado, Chris Bosh Cartoon Relevant on Elimination of Racial Discrimination Day A still from anti-racism PSA The Girl With The Pinhead Parents, voiced by Nelly Furtado, Chris Bosh, Hedley's Jacob Hoggard and more. In a perfect world there would be no racism and therefore no need for the United Nations (UN) International Day for the Elimination of…
Stompin' Tom Connors Memorial Concert To Benefit Soccer Not Hockey
Stompin' Tom Connors Memorial Concert To Benefit Soccer Not Hockey The late Stompin' Tom — photo credit: (c) 2008 Mike Dunlop / Courtesy of Stompin' Tom Ltd.Stompin’ Tom and soccer? Did you hear that right? The late Canadian folk legend is famous for “The Hockey Song,” but the Second Annual Stompin' Tom Connors Memorial Concert at Toronto’s Horseshoe…
Date of Will Ferrell RHCP Chad Smith $300k Drum Battle Still TBA
Date of Will Ferrell RHCP Chad Smith $300k Drum Battle Still TBA Will Ferrell — photo credit: video screen shot.A date has still not been set for the Will Ferrell-Chad Smith battle, but in the name of charity the Old School/Anchorman star not only conceded that he is not moonlighting as the Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer, but the two will come face to face…
Pharrell Williams Infamous Mountain Hat Racks Up Bids For His Charity
Pharrell Williams Infamous Mountain Hat Racks Up Bids For His Charity Pharrell Williams and his hat — photo credit: courtesy of eBay.Pharrell Williams' infamous “Mountain” hat, the one by designer Vivienne Westwood that looks like an oversized elongated Canadian Mountie Stetson, is up to 80 bids on eBay, amounting to $15,100 (US) to date. Three days…
Sam Roberts Tells Elementary School Kids: Bring Music Into Your Life
Sam Roberts Tells Elementary School Kids: Bring Music Into Your Life Juno Award-winning musician Sam Roberts talks to kids about music at Riverview Elementary School in Montreal, 2013 — photo credit: Riverview newsletter.Rock musician Sam Roberts has supported so many causes by performing or participating in fundraising initiatives for sustainable farming…
Singer Justin Hines Named To Order of Ontario For His Charity Work
Singer Justin Hines Named To Order of Ontario For His Charity Work Singer Justin Hines looking dapper just before being named to the Order of Ontario.Singer-songwriter Justin Hines should get a medal for bravery; he’s rappelled down a skyscraper for charity. But he just received a medal equally as cool. He was named to The Order of Ontario, the Canadian…
Singer Alyssa Reid Thinking of Ways To Help 9-Year-Old with Leukemia
Singer Alyssa Reid Thinking of Ways To Help 9-Year-Old with Leukemia Singer Alyssa Reid sports a Because I Am A Girl t-shirt.Toronto singer Alyssa Reid, whose new single “Satisfaction Guaranteed” is currently in the top 10 at Canadian pop radio, has lent her name to Kids Help Phone and is an ambassador for Because I Am A Girl, but since her 17-year-old…
Country Singer Jason Hastie Giving Away House To Alberta Flood Victims
Country Singer Jason Hastie Giving Away House To Alberta Flood Victims Calgary musician Jason Hastie is giving away his 1,200 square-foot bungalow to a person or family in need — photo source: Kijiji.ca When floods hit southern Alberta in June 2013, forcing more than 100,000 people from their homes, Calgary country singer Jason Hastie’s 1,200 square-foot…
Hedley Singer Jacob Hoggard Tames His Wild Life With Free The Children
Hedley Singer Jacob Hoggard Tames His Wild Life With Free The Children Hedley's Chris Crippin, Dave Rosin and Jacob Hoggard help build a school in India for Free The Children, 2011.Hedley frontman Jacob Hoggard is an outgoing, friendly, funny prankster whose personality and hit pop songs have made his band one of the biggest new acts in Canada. Since 2005…
Singer Lights Auctions One of a Kind Dresses For Typhoon Haiyan Relief
Singer Lights Auctions One of a Kind Dresses For Typhoon Haiyan Relief Pop singer Lights'Canadian electro-pop singer Lights, who spent part of her youth in the Philippines with her missionary parents, is currently auctioning off some of the one-of-a-kind dresses she wore in her music videos as well as at the Juno Awards, in addition to other items. All…
Andy Kim’s Christmas Show For CAMH To Feature All-Star Line-up
Andy Kim’s Christmas Show For CAMH To Feature All-Star Line-up RonRush guitarist Alex Lifeson, Ron Sexsmith and members of Broken Social Scene and Barenaked Ladies joined Andy Kim onstage at his 2010 Christmas Show.Every holiday season for nine straight years Andy Kim has called up his closest musician friends and those he admires, from Rush’s Alex…
Gaga, Bieber, Beatles, Dylan On Bargain 39-Song Philippines Benefit Album
Gaga, Bieber, Beatles, Dylan On Bargain 39-Song Philippines Benefit Album The Beatles, Bob Dylan, U2, Beyonce, Eminem, Michael Buble, Bruno Mars, Muse, Lorde, Justin Bieber, Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga, and Earth Wind & Fire are just some of the big and varied artists on Songs For The Philippines, released worldwide on Universal Music via iTunes.…