“I had this one really turbulent Tinder date where they decided ‘Let’s meet at your studio at 12 o’clock in the morning on a Friday.’ We had this big bag of booze and we were just tearing through my work and this boy was like ‘You’re Taylor Swift!’” Kevin Cormier laughs, leaning forward in his […]
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Playing somebody else’s songs
In whole acts of love and admiration, here are the tribute shows I have personally produced, played and sung in: Tori Amos, Under the Pink (May 9, 2014); Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill (June 12, 2015, two shows); Tori Amos, Boys for Pele (January 20, 2016). These are three of the most important albums of […]
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Taylor Swift takes on Lady Gaga in a tale of two tributes
This weekend, Halifax honours two of this decade’s biggest pop stars with two different tribute nights: One for the youthful, sugary love songs of Taylor Swift and another for the avant-garde, self-love songs of Lady Gaga. Adria Young breaks down what you need to know. Related Stories
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Best Tour You Wish Came to Halifax
Gold Winner Taylor Swift’s 1989 Tour Silver Winner Foo Fighters Bronze Winner Drake Her best gal Karlie Kloss wound up on Nova Scotia shores this fall for a windswept Vogue shoot, but we couldn’t get Swifty. Probably because what venue could even contain her #squad of mega fans? None. But let’s picture it anyway. The […]
