Tag: INXS

Molson Canadian screws the Newt over with a Blind Date from hell

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN THE GEORGIA STRAIGHT, SEPT. 4, 1997 I was really expecting something special from the latest entry in Molson Breweries’ series of exclusive promotional concerts, in which contest winners get to see a big-name rock band play a club, unaware of which group they’ll see until the show starts. Vancouver’s first Blind Date, … Continue reading Molson Canadian screws the Newt over with a Blind Date from hell

J.D. Fortune went from living in a car to fronting INXS

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON JAN. 12, 2006 By Steve Newton This time last year, few people knew the name of Canadian rock vocalist J.D. Fortune. A lot of them were familiar with INXS, but at that stage in the group's career--eight years after the death by apparent suicide of its enigmatic frontman Michael Hutchence--they wouldn't have … Continue reading J.D. Fortune went from living in a car to fronting INXS

John Butler says his trio was already gold in Australia before the record companies came calling

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON MAY 26, 2010 By Steve Newton History shows that the major record labels have done all right for themselves while bringing Australian music to the masses. Atlantic signed AC/DC to an international distribution deal in 1976, and for years afterward its stockholders reaped the benefits of monumental blues-metal. During the ’80s U.S. … Continue reading John Butler says his trio was already gold in Australia before the record companies came calling