When you make a name for yourself within an industry, people will sometimes start coming to you with job offers. For Lindsay Newman, this happened with her recently after already making a large move to a new province.
Wanting to start live streaming has become popular recently, though there’s a lot more to it than meets the eye. Today, I talked to Eli about his experience growing the channel NotedBubbly.
Some females in the workforce get stopped on their way to the top by what’s known as a glass ceiling. Today, I spoke with Lynn MacKenzie about that experience and how she went around it to be close to the top of her job.
Most of the time when watching or listening to sports, you’re focused on the game itself. But that game wouldn’t be the same if it wasn’t for announcers. Today, I got to talk to Nick Toren from the BCIHL about his experience being an announcer and what it’s like to be one.
Movies like Fast and Furious have put a stigma on drag racing. Today, I talked to Tony from Shattered Dreams Racing about what it was like getting into drag racing and why he races today.
While TikTok has had its share of controversies, one thing it’s done an amazing job at is promoting and bringing new artists into the spotlight.
Artists like Tyler Shaw who’s become quite famous thanks to some of his songs blowing up on the platform.
The best part is that he’s from right here in Vancouver and was even nominated for a Juno award.
Shaw didn’t start his music career on TikTok though, having released his first single back in 2012.
While I had heard his song Kiss Goodnight, I never associated it with his name until recently.
But, he didn’t stop at that one song, he continued releasing music and has even had the chance to perform for a member of the royal family.
After that, he went a little quiet but came back after releasing his cover of a popular TikTok song called ABCDEFU.
It’s quite a clever cover flipping the message from one of hate and rejection to acceptance and love.
If you are wanting to watch him perform live, he’s coming back to his hometown and performing at the Fox Cabaret on November 29th with tickets available now.
This stop is part of his North Star tour and he’s performing dates across Canada so don’t miss it!
Right away, I’ll say that cover artists are a key part of the music experience and shouldn’t just go extinct.
Though, there are good cover artists and bad ones.
I’ve talked about how some big artists started out as cover bands, such as Nickelback.
And it’s not always cover bands that cover other people’s music, it’s also some big names like Alien Ant Farm.
But there are also some cover bands that take an amazing song and either try to mimic it too closely or just straight-up ruin the song.
For example, Alien Ant Farm’s version of Smooth Criminal from 2001.
When I listen to it, I can’t help but compare it to the version by Michael Jackson and there’s a lot of that magic that Jackson’s version has.
Maybe it’s just me but this is not a song that should have been converted to rock.
Another example of bad covers is Pseudo Echo’s version of Funkytown.
It does the same convert to rock that Alien Ant Farm did but on a song that is the definition of 80s pop.
But, there are also good songs that have been covered. Take for example Whitney Houston’s version of I Will Always Love You.
But why is that a good cover compared to the other two mentioned?
For me, it’s because Houston didn’t just try to copy the song into her genre. She changed the song and made it her own.
And that’s what a cover song should be in my opinion. Not someone copying a song but a reimagination bringing something old into something new.
If you’re looking for something to start off the holiday season, why not start it off with the big bang?
No, I’m not talking about binge-watching the entire show, I’m talking about going and seeing the artist behind the song perform live here in Vancouver.
The Bare Naked Ladies are coming to Vancouver on December 1st which is perfect to start off the holiday season.
JUST ANNOUNCED: BNL bring their Hometown Holidays Tour across Canada this December. Tickets on sale this Thursday at 10am local! VIP on-sale Tuesday at 10am local, exclusively on Bytes! pic.twitter.com/Qz212wRodR
— Barenaked Ladies (@barenakedladies) September 26, 2022
Now, if I had a million dollars, I might go and see them though ticket prices seem to be around $72.
If you do want to get yourself some tickets you can do so on Ticketmaster’s website.
I’ve been following the band for quite some time now and to hear that they’re doing a Canada-only tour is quite a shock.
Though, I was also shocked when Sum 41 and Simple Plan were doing an America-only tour called Blame Canada…
I don’t know what songs will be played but I can see them going through their classics like The Big Bang and If I Had A Million Dollars.
One thing that will be for sure is that there will be songs from the Barenaked for the Holidays album. Just don’t go barenaked for the holidays if you can.
Tegan and Sara have been performing since about 2008 ad have grown a name for themselves in the music scene.
I first heard about them when they released their single Closer back in 2012.
Back then, I only knew them for that song though, in 2013, they released Goodbye, Goodbye which I first heard in 2014.
Since then, their name seemed to have faded out of existence though they were still releasing new music today.
Just a few days ago, they released their newest album called Crybaby and it’s brought their name back to the forefront.
With that new single, they’re also going on tour with a stop in Vancouver on November 20th. Tickets can be purchased online.
Though, music isn’t the only thing they’re doing anymore.
They also have a graphic novel coming out spring of next year called Junior High.
It’s a retelling of their experience going through junior high and how having each other helped them get through its challenges.
If you do want to get in on the pre-order, you can here.
From pop duo to co-authors, it’ll be interesting to see where these twins go in the future.
Growing up in a small town outside the lower mainland, I didn’t get to see many of the big names perform in concert at places like BC Place and Rogers Arena.
Instead, I grew up watching local artists from my area play at things like the local Fall Fair and Summerfest.
With that, some of the artists I got to see perform were people that I had run into on the streets just days prior without knowing that they made music.
With those smaller communities, things are a lot more interconnected and there is definitely a sense of that community drive to go and see those local artists.
Also being from a small town, you can get random opportunities to work with artists like I did helping an artist called Scalawag with their set for a music video.
There’s also this sense when going to see locals perform that you know you’re supporting a neighbour as you would shopping at a local store.
I can get the excitement of going to a big-name concert as I have gone to a couple though going to a small-town event and being surrounded by others from the same community is on another level.