Musicians
Sarah McLachlan: Small Gestures Important
Sarah McLachlan: Small Gestures Important “You have to realize that every individual voice has a power. You can get bogged down with all the things that are wrong with the world, and it can be really overwhelming and you can feel paralyzed, but we have to remember that really small gestures can be equally as important. You can give away millions of…
Glass Tiger keyboardist Sam Reid goes to Afghanistan
Glass Tiger keyboardist Sam Reid goes to Afghanistan What I Saw On My “Team Canada” visit Sam Reid arrives in AfghanistanWords cannot adequately describe the poverty and desperation of the Afghan people that I witnessed when I traveled to Afghanistan in March for a week long Team Canada tour to spend time with our Canadian soldiers. I didn’t realize how…
Sheryl Crow Says ‘Hold Politicans Accountable’
Sheryl Crow Says ‘Hold Politicans Accountable’ “It’s not about doing everything; it’s about doing something. It’s about doing what you can. In my experience, the more I do, the more energized I feel about doing more and the more compelled I feel. It’s kind of like being on that diet, when you lose that first 10 pounds, it’s like, ‘Wow, you feel so…
Bloody Bling
Bloody Bling
Diamonds aren’t everyone’s best friend
Red-1 remembers wearing his chain with the diamond-encrusted Figure IV Records medallion to the 2000 Ghana Music Awards in West Africa, but when he and fellow Rascalz rapper Misfit boarded a plane to Sierra Leone the next day, he put the bling away. The Vancouver rapper had just been debriefed on conflict or blood diamonds—illicit…
P. Diddy Dreams of Own School
P. Diddy Dreams of Own School “My biggest thing that we’re not spending enough time on is education. I have a dream that no one really knows about. I started pursuing my dream to open up my own school. I just feel like education is so important. I want to be able to give thousands of kids a chance at a life because education is life. Education, even…
Bob Dylan To Help Feed the Hungry
Bob Dylan To Help Feed the Hungry Millions of people will get meals this holiday season, thanks to Bob Dylan. The legendary singer-songwriter has pledged his royalties from the sale of his forthcoming album, Christmas In The Heart, (due. Oct.13) to various charities. All of his U.S. royalties will be donated to Feeding America (http://feedingamerica.org), ensuring that more than four million…
Musicians Busk in Toronto for War Child
Musicians Busk in Toronto for War Child War Child Canada’s second annual Busking For Change, a day of music on the streets of Toronto, will take place Sept. 29. Notable artists, including Chantal Kreviazuk, Ill Scarlett and Sass Jordan, will be busking throughout the city at pre-determined locations in downtown Toronto. Money collected at each site, and through online donations, will support…
Tommy Lee To Donate Mayhem $ to MusiCares
Tommy Lee To Donate Mayhem $ to MusiCares Rock band Methods of Mayhem, fronted by Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, will make a charitable donation to MusiCares Foundation, on behalf of anyone who participates in the band’s Public Mayhem call out. The band is making its next album, titled Public Mayhem, a truly collaborative effort. They have invited anyone with a musical idea to download isolated…