Musicians
“Hey Ayatollah, Leave Those Kids Alone” Sings Rock Band
“Hey Ayatollah, Leave Those Kids Alone” Sings Rock Band Iranian Canadian rock band Blurred Vision has made a video for its poignant version of Pink Floyd’s 1979 classic “Another Brick In The Wall,” which they have subtitled “Hey Ayatollah, Leave Those Kids Alone!” Since it was posted on YouTube February 1, it has been viewed close to 86,000 times. With permission from Pink Floyd founder Roger…
Disney’s Selena Gomez: “Your Voice Is The Most Powerful Tool”
Disney’s Selena Gomez: “Your Voice Is The Most Powerful Tool” “A big deal in my family is that we’ve always learned about giving back. My mom always wanted me to know that even though we weren’t as fortunate as we are now that giving back was always very important. As much as you could do really meant a lot. So now that I have this platform that I’m able…
Melissa Auf der Maur Leads Solar Powered Life
Melissa Auf der Maur Leads Solar Powered Life Melissa Auf der Maur’s short film, a bewitching time-traveling Viking-themed fantasy entitled Out Of Our Minds and part of a multi-media project that includes an album of the same name out in March, was shot by New York filmmaker Tony Stone using HD solar powered cameras. The solo artist and former bassist for…
Juliana Hatfield Adopts, Sheds Light On “Sato” Problem
Juliana Hatfield Adopts, Sheds Light On “Sato” Problem Musician Juliana Hatfield, whose 10th solo album, Peace And Love, comes out February 16, is a strong supporter of animal rights organizations and has become increasingly interested in the sato (street dog) problem in Puerto Rico. “I’ve been researching it,” Hatfield tells Samaritanmag. “Puerto Rico has a very bad stray dog problem. The dogs…
Jason Derülo Puts Scissors Where His Mouth Is
Jason Derülo Puts Scissors Where His Mouth Is a shorn Jason DerüloJason Derülo, the rising U.S. pop artist whose “Whatcha Say” single has sold more than 4 million copies and received 30 million plays on his MySpace page — his album isn’t due until March 2 — has got behind the non-profit organization Locks of Love. He put the scissors where his mouth is…
Adam Lambert Vocal About DonorsChoose.org
Adam Lambert Vocal About DonorsChoose.org American singer Adam Lambert is using his newfound spotlight more than just For Your Entertainment, as the title of his debut album suggests. The American Idol runner-up is putting his voice behind DonorsChoose.org, an online charity connecting you to classrooms in need. “It’s something I started promoting over…
Thornley’s Spread The Net Charity Song Needs To Be For Sale
Thornley’s Spread The Net Charity Song Needs To Be For Sale Ian Thornley's charity song,One of the best new songs not on Ian Thornley’s latest album, Tiny Pictures, is a track he recorded to help raise awareness for the charity Spread The Net. “Provide,” for which the Toronto rock singer-guitarist also made a video, directly addresses the issue of malaria…
Russell Peters Hosts, Estelle, Jully Black, Divine Brown And More Join Kardinal Offishall’s 12th Annual Charity Event for Breast Cancer
Russell Peters Hosts, Estelle, Jully Black, Divine Brown And More Join Kardinal Offishall’s 12th Annual Charity Event for Breast Cancer Kardinal Offishall Returns Home For Annual Charity GalaRapper Kardinal Offishall has spent little time in Canada the past year, as he’s been touring the world following the success of his smash single “Dangerous”…
Corinne Bailey Rae Pumps Water For Life
Corinne Bailey Rae Pumps Water For Life British singer Corinne Bailey Rae — photo credit: Tierney GearonBritish jazzy-soul singer Corinne Bailey Rae first became associated with water sanitization organization Pump Aid during the cycle for her 2006 self-titled debut, which went on to sell four million copies worldwide. She had the opportunity to go to…
Sam Roberts And The Girls To Play Acoustic Charity Concert
Sam Roberts And The Girls To Play Acoustic Charity Concert Sam RobertsSam Roberts, Sarah Harmer and Kathleen Edwards have been confirmed for this year’s acoustic Holiday Jam at Toronto’s Phoenix Concert Theatre, December 14. The artists — all on the management rosters of the concert organizers Eggplant Entertainment, Bernie Breen Management & Dave…
Creed Frontman’s Foundation Opens Arms To Kids
Creed Frontman’s Foundation Opens Arms To Kids Scott Stapp (back left)The Scott Stapp Foundation, formed by the Creed frontman whose rock band sold more than 30 million albums before disbanding in 2004, has donated more than a million dollars (U.S.) to more than 85 organizations, including the Navajo Youth Program, Coaliton for the Homeless of Central…
Ex Tea Party Drummer Raises $200,000 For Transition To Betterness
Ex Tea Party Drummer Raises $200,000 For Transition To Betterness Jeff Burrows says a few words in honour of his late manager, Steve HoffmanFormer Tea Party drummer Jeff Burrows, now the midday host at CKUE 95.1/100.7 The Rock and playing in a new rock band called Crash Karma, has so far raised a little more than $200,000 for Transition To Betterness (www…
Three Days Grace Gathers Goods For Herbie Rocks
Three Days Grace Gathers Goods For Herbie Rocks Toronto rock band Three Days Grace is currently collecting goods and gear from fellow musicians, and anyone else of note, to auction off early next year for Herbie Rocks. The fundraising initiative was started by the multi-platinum-selling act after it became involved in a gala charity event two years ago…
Jann Arden’s Tour Supports Literacy
Jann Arden’s Tour Supports Literacy Award-winning recording artist Jann Arden is giving partial proceeds from her extensive 27-date Canadian tour to Canwest Raise-A-Reader, a literacy awareness and fundraising initiative started in 1997 by Dennis Skulsky, publisher of The Vancouver Sun. It became a national campaign in 2002 via CanWest Global…
Billy Talent Drummer Knows What MS-affected Youth Need
Billy Talent Drummer Knows What MS-affected Youth Need photo credit: Dustin RabinBilly Talent drummer Aaron Solowoniuk was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) in 1998 and nine years later started the MS Society of Canada Scholarship Fund. Under the cooler name F.U.M.S, Billy Talent and Friends put on an annual concert to raise money to help send young…