Thursday September 23rd, 2021 The Vancouver-based Indie Rock band Black Pontiac https://www.blackpontiac.com have released a new single written before the pandemic lockdown and “was the result of a Piña Colada daydream steeped in hope for brighter, sweeter days ahead.” Rudy Blair Entertainment Media rudyblairmedia.com speaks with band member Matty Mclaren about the group, upcoming new...
Tuesday June 2nd, 2025 The 2025 Canadian Screen Awards www.academy.ca/2025-canadian-screen-awards were reviled (Sunday June 1st, 2025) live at the CBC Broadcast Centre in Toronto and hosted by Actress/ YouTuber Lisa Gilroy. Winners included Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent take home Best Drama Series, Children Ruin Everything won Best Comedy Series, Canada. Supinder Wraich of Allegiance...
Tuesday March 26th, 2019 Before the 48th annual Juno Awards https://junoawards.ca/event/2019-juno-awards/ were handed out, several artists performed on the TD Green Room https://www.tdmusic.com/ stage during Juno weekend. The TD Green Room (also supported by Canada’s Music Incubator https://canadasmusicincubator.com/ ) is a unique showcase bringing musicians, media and community partners together to celebrate the...
Wednesday March 20th, 2024 The televised edition of the 53rd Annual JUNO Awards https://junoawards.ca will broadcast and stream live across Canada from Scotiabank Centre in Halifax at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. AST on CBC TV, CBC Gem, CBC Radio One, CBC Music, CBC Listen, globally at CBCMusic.ca/junos , CBC Music’s YouTube page and...
Friday May 8th, 2020 (This Interview is also on YouTube https://tinyurl.com/y88kkk2z ) (This Interview is also on SoundCloud https://tinyurl.com/yawr7uk2 ) Canada’s first supergroup “The Guess Who” https://tinyurl.com/yde9cfkd is celebrating a milestone tomorrow (Saturday May 9th, 2020) because it will be the 50th anniversary of their classic hit “American Woman” https://tinyurl.com/qmbavh9 to reach number 1...
Wednesday June 22nd, 2022 Winnipeg-based, Anishinaabe singer-songwriter Ila Barker https://www.ilabarker.com has released a new single that she says “serves as a reminder to listen closely to your own truths when you feel you might be sinking.” Rudy Blair Entertainment Media rudyblairmediua.com speaks with the First Up with RBCxMusic alumnus about her career, performing at Canadian...
Wednesday April 10th, 2019 The broadcast (on CBC) of the 2019 Canadian Screen Awards https://www.academy.ca/nominees/ took place Sunday March 31st, 2019 at Toronto’s Sony Centre for the Performing Arts www.sonycentre.ca/ . The Canadian Screen Awards honour achievements in Canadian film, television, and digital media production. This years winners included The CBC series “Anne with...
Tuesday June 12th, 2018 The Parody stage show comedy that combines all seven Harry Potter books , a game of Quidditch and a dragon into one hilarious event returns to Toronto’s CAA Theatre https://www.mirvish.com/theatres/caa-theatre begining tomorrow (Wednesday June 13th 2018 ). Rudy Blair Entertainment Media rudyblairmedia.com Chats with Director Richard Hurst about “Potted Potter” ...
As well as performing in the highly esteemed Teatro Colon in Buenos Aires, BBC NOW will perform at the recently opened CorpArtes concert hall in Santiago.
Friday March 2nd, 2018 The 16th Annual ACTRA Awards in Toronto https://www.actratoronto.com/ took place Saturday February 24th, 2018 at the Carlu. ACTRA Toronto is the largest organization within ACTRA, representing more than 15,000 of Canada’s 23,000 professional performers working in recorded media in Canada. This years winners included Actress Sheila McCarthy “Outstanding Performance – Female...
Monday October 7th, 2024 Music legends from the great white north including Tom Cochrane, Jim Cuddy and Greg Keelor (Blue Rodeo), Sarah McLachlan and Diane Tell were inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame 2024 Saturday September 28th, 2024 https://www.cshf.ca at Toronto’s Massey Hall. The CSHF honours and celebrates Canadian songwriters and those who have...
Friday March 19th, 2021 Andrew Fedyk & Joe Depace, better known as “Loud Luxury” https://loudluxurymusic.com have had a great March 2021. Not only have they received a 50th annual Juno nomination for “Group Of The Year” https://junoawards.ca/2020-juno-award-nominees/ but also released a new dance single “Amnesia” https://tinyurl.com/5emy38ta with the DJ duo ‘Ship Wrek’ https://tinyurl.com/ufn4tbh9 and featuring ...
