Friday January 24th, 2020

The magical and family fun event,” Disney On Ice Dream Big”  https://tinyurl.com/vqmrhb8  returns to  Toronto’s  Scotiabank Arena   https://www.scotiabankarena.com/events/detail/disney-on-ice-1   Friday January 24th to  Sunday January 26th, 2020 .  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  is on location at Scotiabank Arena and speaks with Whitby Ontario Figure Skater “Graham Hockley”  https://www.facebook.com/graham.hockley.3  (who plays Flynn Rider)  about what it’s like to perform with Disney On Ice, the special effects and stunts fans will see, how some of the best figure skaters in the world will be performing and a sneak peek on what it’s like to actually be on the ice at the show.

(Disney On Ice presents Dream Big  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KviRyRmSXo  )

Friday January 24th, 2020

Rising Canadian Country Artist Karli June https://www.facebook.com/karlijunemusic/  was in Toronto to promote her new single “Say Too Much”  https://tinyurl.com/qowyd2c  released today (Friday January 24th, 2020).  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com   at the Toronto Hilton https://tinyurl.com/u4gcg3t about the roots of career that included classical and gospel music, her connection with one of the biggest Country music festivals in Canada,  Boots and Hearts https://bootsandhearts.com , her new single and plans for 2020.  (apologies to listeners but the audio lowers during the interview but can still be very much heard)

Thursday January 23rd, 2020

One of Canada’s biggest Country artist’s Brett Kissel  https://www.brettkissel.com  was in Toronto for a private fan performance at The Lounge at Livenation https://www.facebook.com/TheLoungeAtLiveNation/  (2 Snooker St) on Wednesday January 22nd, 2020.  He was here promoting his new album Now Or Never featuring his number one single  Drink About Me   https://tinyurl.com/wmm85ba  .  Before his performance, Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  speaks with the multi Juno https://tinyurl.com/tlr3dd4  and Canadian Country Music Association  https://www.ccma.org  award winner,  about his new album, having a number one hit, how his career has changed over the years, if he will be appearing at the Juno’s and CCMA’s and if there will be a 2020 tour.  

Thursday January 23rd, 2020

(This Interview is also on  SoundCloud  https://tinyurl.com/uqj7gcx  )

Do you remember “back in the day” dancing outside in front of the Much Music headquarters while inside the sexy people were moving and grooving to the latest beats by some of the biggest 90’s artists of the decade?  Well that experience is coming back to Canada as The 90’s Nostalgia Electric Circus Edition Tour  https://90snostalgia.ca  will be hitting up several cities across the nation.  The Kick off is taking place this Saturday January 25th, 2020 at Toronto’s Her https://www.youcanloveher.com  (1325 Eglington Ave E).  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  speaks with one of the event hosts “Ed The Sock” https://tinyurl.com/uv6mtuq  on what he’s been doing in the last few years and some of the surprises fans can expect attending  The 90’s Nostalgia Electric Circus Edition Tour inclining appearances from Monika Deol  https://tinyurl.com/tvloc5k, Rick Campanelli https://tinyurl.com/sabuqen  and music by Real McCoy https://tinyurl.com/tetmdu5  and C&C Music Factory  https://tinyurl.com/l8msug3  .

( Electric Circus Intro  https://tinyurl.com/sobn3c9  )

Tuesday January 21st, 2020

(This Interview is also on SoundCloud  https://tinyurl.com/yx8cutge  )

One of the most elegant, prestigious and anticipating  events on the Toronto calendar, TD’S BLACK DIAMOND BALL 2020  https://blackdiamondballto.com  returns Saturday February 29th, 2020 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel  www.fairmont.com/Toronto/RoyalYork‎  .  The black-tie gala is a celebration festivity of  entertainers, business leaders, and community members mixing in  music, dance, food and fashion.     Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  speaks with event creator and Artistic Director of ArtXperiential Projects  http://www.artxperiential.com/teamm/    Shawn Cuffie  https://www.instagram.com/cuffieshawn/?hl=en   about the five year history of the BDB,  some of the new surprises been introduced this year, who will be this years headlining performer and most important…how to get tickets before it sells out …AGAIN! https://tdblackdiamondball2020.eventbrite.ca  .

(Tank – I Don’t Think You’re Ready  https://tinyurl.com/rr4orfz  )

Wednesday January 29th, 2020

One of the big events to take place in 2019 was Indie Week  http://www.indieweek.com  .  Indie Week is a music festival that took place in Toronto November 13th-17th where over 200 Indie acts from Canada and around the world performed at 25 venues around the city.  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  was at Revival Bar https://www.revivalbar.com  (783 College St) to interview several of those acts  including  he Swedish Country Rock Pop Duo Bara Jonson and Free https://www.barajonsonfree.com   on taking part with Indie Week, how they came up with “Cropop music”,  music including their single  Hello Newfoundland (feat Tale The Rapper) https://tinyurl.com/uko9qfz    and new releases planned for 2020.

Monday January 27th, 2020

One of the big events to take place in 2019 was Indie Week  http://www.indieweek.com  .  Indie Week is a music festival that took place in Toronto November 13th-17th where over 200 Indie acts from Canada and around the world performed at 25 venues around the city.  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  was at Revival Bar https://www.revivalbar.com  (783 College St) to interview several of those acts  including  vocalist YOSHIKA and bassist YAMA known as the Japanese  Alternative Pop Duo Free But Sharp Pain   https://www.facebook.com/freebutsharppain/ .  In this interview we used translation app(English/Japanese)to talk about the group taking part in Indie Week, how they met, music including their single  Crocodile Tears https://tinyurl.com/tgs64fc  and plans for 2020.

Monday January 20th, 2020

Today is Martin Luther King Jr Day  https://www.facebook.com/MartinLutherKingJr/  .  It’s a  federal holiday  in the U.S that falls on the third Monday of every January,  honouring  the civil rights leader.  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  was at the 2017 Canada’s Walk Of Fame https://www.canadaswalkoffame.com   in Toronto to speak with the son of MLK,  Martin Luther King III   https://www.facebook.com/MartinLutherKingIII/  when he was there to help induct  “Viola Desmond” (Civil rights pioneer who became the first Canadian woman to grace the front of the $10 bill) into CWOF  https://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/inductee/viola-desmond  , about his father’s legacy.

(Martin Luther King’s Last Speech: “I’ve Been To The Mountaintop”   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oehry1JC9Rk  )

Thursday January 23rd, 2020

One of the big events to take place in 2019 was Indie Week  http://www.indieweek.com  .  Indie Week is a music festival that took place in Toronto November 13th-17th where over 200 Indie acts from Canada and around the world performed at 25 venues around the city.  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  was at Revival Bar https://www.revivalbar.com  (783 College St) to interview several of those acts  including Toronto singer/songwriter Julie Neff  http://julieneff.ca  about taking part in Indie Week her latest album Catharsis featuring the single Pick Up My Pieces  https://tinyurl.com/yx6yo95w  and new music to be released in 2020.  

Wednesday January 22nd, 2020

One of the big events to take place in 2019 was Indie Week  http://www.indieweek.com  .  Indie Week is a music festival that took place in Toronto November 13th-17th where over 200 Indie acts from Canada and around the world performed at 25 venues around the city.  Rudy Blair Entertainment Media  rudyblairmedia.com  was at Revival Bar https://www.revivalbar.com  (783 College St) to interview several of those acts  including Musician, Poet and Playwright Barry Stagg  https://www.barrystaggmusic.com    about taking part in Indie Week, his long and illustrious career in music, his latest album One Heart At A Time  https://barrystaggmusic.squarespace.com/music   featuring the single Last Train to Cairo  https://tinyurl.com/tnjz6vg  and a new song release for 2020.