Friday August 23rd, 2019

The 140th edition of the Canadian National Exhibition https://theex.com/   is in  full swing (August 16th to September 2nd, 2019 ).  One of the big draws at the CNE is the food!  Each day Rudy Blair Entertainment Media rudyblairmedia.com   will feature some of the great and strange meals you can sink your teeth into.  Today Brittany of Deep Fried Chicken Sandwiches & Bacon Nation  https://baconnation.com  tell us about the unusual food combination called Funnel Cake Chicken Sandwich .

Friday August 23rd, 2019

(This Interview is also on SoundCloud  https://soundcloud.com/rudy-blair/chat-w-frank-kadillac-of-neon   )

It’s another big show this Friday August 23rd, 2019at Yonge Dundas Square with another edition of Chevy Music presents Indie Fridays  https://www.ydsquare.ca/indiefridays  . Chevy Music presents Indie Fridays is a free multi-genre concert series in the heart of the city that takes place during the summer months. For 10 weeks(7pm-11pm), Yonge-Dundas Square  will be the stage for an array of performances from Canada’s brightest artists and Hosted /Mc’d by Music Reporter Rudy Blair of Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  .  This Fridays performers are Toronto Pop artist Madison Olds https://www.madisonolds.com  , Toronto Pop Singer/Songwriter Lo Lo www.itslolomusic.com and Worner Music Canada recording duo Neon Dreams https://www.neondreams.ca  .  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com speaks with  Frank Kadillac  of the Canadian Pop Duo Neon Dreams https://www.neondreams.ca  about performing at  Chevy Music presents Indie Fridays  and their new album Sweet Dreams till Sunbeams featuring  the singles High School Dropout https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bo-rripF4SM  and About You https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1nANyZ5QOs  

Thursday August 22nd , 2019

(This Interview is also on  SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/rudy-blair/chat-w-event-creator-ebonnie   )

The music showcase that celebrates Canadian indie women artists  Honey Jam honeyjam.com/  is taking place tonight (Thursday August 22nd, 201( at Toronto’s Mod Club themodclub.com/  (722 College Street).   Rudy Blair Entertainment Media rudyblairmedia.com   speaks with “Ebonnie Rowe”, the founder of Honey Jam & PhemPhat Entertainment Group about and how her organization has helped launch artists for over 20 years including Grammy & Juno award winner Melonie Fiona  melaniefiona.com/  ,  Grammy nominee & Juno award winner Nelly Furtado https://www.nellyfurtado.com/   and  Juno award winner July Black  jullyblack.ca/ .

 ( Honey Jam 2019: Launch Party https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQQOTvbPx4I  )

Thursday August 22nd, 2019

The 140th edition of the Canadian National Exhibition https://theex.com/   is in  full swing (August 16th to September 2nd, 2019 ).  One of the big draws at the CNE is the food!  Each day Rudy Blair Entertainment Media rudyblairmedia.com   will feature some of the great and strange meals you can sink your teeth into.  Today Matt Wray of Candy Time www.candytime.ca/  on the sweet tasty Cotton Candy Taco .  

Thursday August 22nd, 2019

Another edition of  the free music lunchtime showcase “City Hall Live”  www.toronto.ca/music  took place at Nathan Phillips Square (Wednesday August 21st,2019).  City Hall Live is a series, produced by City of Toronto that happens every Wednesday during the summer, showcasing some of Toronto’s best  musicians from several different genres of music and is hosted by Rudy Blair of Rudy Blair Entertainment Media   rudyblairmedia.com .  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media spoke with R&B Singer/Songwriter and recording artist Joyia https://joyiasound.com/  on performing at CHL, her musical influences , her fusion of Jazz & R&B, her upcoming LP she is working on with her producer  HMLT  https://www.facebook.com/HMLTlive/     and her resent music including her single Adore You https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=5FjeTr42KfU  .

Thursday August 22nd, 2019

(This Interview is also on  SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/rudy-blair/chat-w-wwe-superstar-mandy )

The biggest party of the season the WWE’s SummerSlam https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam  took place Sunday August 11th, 2019 at Toronto’s Scotia Bank Arena https://www.scotiabankarena.com/events/detail/wwe-summerslam .  Some of the feature matches include  Seth Rollins winning back the WWE Universal Championship from  Brock Lesnar , WWE Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch retained her title against Canadian Natalya, WWE Champion Kofi Kingston & challenger Randy Orton ended their match with a double count out , WWE Women’s Smackdown Champion Bayley pinned challenger  Ember Moon, Canadian Kevin Owens defeated Shane McMahon & Canadian and WWE Hall of Fame Trish Stratus tapped out to  9x Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair for her final match.  Before SummerSlam there were several Meet and Greet events that weekend and during that time Rudy Blair Entertainment Media rudyblairmedia.com  was on location at Toronto’s Cabana Pool Bar  https://cabanapoolbar.com/ to speak with Superstar Mandy Rose https://www.wwe.com/superstars/mandy-rose of the tag team Fire and  Desire (with partner Sonya Deville ) on SummerSlam, her transition from a fitness athlete to becoming a WWE Superstar, her tag team with partner Sonya Deville https://www.wwe.com/superstars/sonya-deville  and will she challenge for either the WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship or either Women’s World Championships.  

(The IIconics VS The Kabuki Warriors VS Fire & Desire VS Alexa Bliss & Nikki Cross  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG7z6CnPrC8  )

Wednesday August 21st, 2019

(This Interview is also on SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/rudy-blair/chat-w-hiphop-legend-biz  )

if you were a fan of GameBoys, Power Rangers, The Chicago Bulls, baggy overalls and Nokia phones the your’e definitely a child of the 90’s.  And to celebrate the decade the music event  On The Grand presents ‘90s Throwback Fest  https://onthegrand.net/event/throwback-fest/ is tasking place this Saturday August 24th, 2019 at  Bingemans Centre , 425 Bingemans Centre Dr  Kitchener, ON .  Feature legendary artists include Naughty By Nature, Biz Markie  bizmarkie.com/ , Sisqo, Maestro Fresh Wes and Joee .   Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com speaks with HipHop pioneer Biz Markie about  performing at 90’s Throwback Fest, his career, his rise to fame, his transition fro  music toasting and his iconic hit single Just A Friend  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aofoBrFNdg  .

Wednesday August 20th, 2019

The 140th edition of the Canadian National Exhibition https://theex.com/   is in  full swing (August 16th to September 2nd, 2019 ).  One of the big draws at the CNE is the food!  Each day Rudy Blair Entertainment Media rudyblairmedia.com   will feature some of the great and strange meals you can sink your teeth into.  Today it’s Cheesecake Curds created by Chef Mark Jachecki  https://www.instagram.com/chefmark_to/?hl=en of Hungry Husky 

Wednesday August 21st, 2019

The biggest party of the season the WWE’s SummerSlam https://www.wwe.com/shows/summerslam took place Sunday August 11th, 2019 at Toronto’s Scotia Bank Arena https://www.scotiabankarena.com/events/detail/wwe-summerslam .  Some of the feature matches include  Seth Rollins winning back the WWE Universal Championship from  Brock Lesnar , WWE Raw Women’s Champion Becky Lynch retained her title against Canadian Natalya, WWE Champion Kofi Kingston & challenger Randy Orton ended their match with a double count out , WWE Women’s Smackdown Champion Bayley pinned challenger  Ember Moon, Canadian Kevin Owens defeated Shane McMahon & Canadian and WWE Hall of Fame Trish Stratus tapped out to  9x Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair for her final match.  Before SummerSlam there were several Meet and Greet events that weekend and during that time Rudy Blair Entertainment Media rudyblairmedia.com  was on location at the Toronto’s Westin Harbour Castle Hotel westinharbourcastle.guestreservations.com/‎  to speak with several of the WWE superstars including  WWE Superstar Zack Ryder https://www.wwe.com/superstars/zack-ryder on SummerSlam, his never give up roll in the WWE, creating his YouTube series Z https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9MEU6ZNyFDjFBPigNNsQbQ and future plans in the WWE. 

( Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder Vs The Revival WrestleMania 35/ WWE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCLVZS82Q5U  )

Tuesday August 20th, 2019

A new original comedy about a amateur beer league baseball team who are “not the best athletes” on the field and at time more interested in smoking  joints, drinking shots and sleeping with each other after smashing some home runs, is on CBC Gem https://gem.cbc.ca/season/the-ninth/season-1/c76534a3-a306-4e47-8ac6-2edfa080f0d0 .  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  speaks with show Co-Creator Michael Goldlist https://www.instagram.com/goldenmyk/?hl=en  and Actor Corteon Moore( Chester ‘Chip’ Hudson) https://www.instagram.com/corteon/?hl=en about the baseball comedy…The Ninth https://www.cbc.ca/comedy/this-beer-league-team-gets-to-third-base-in-the-ninth-1.5192206  .

(The Ninth: Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q0PR7ogMa0  )