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2003 MEDIA COVERAGE |
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Rockers ratchet up the raunch |
| (Tuesday, November 18, 2003) - Ann Marie McQueen of the Ottawa Sun writes ... "NO ONE could accuse Nickelback of singing about kisses and candy, but the second single from their latest release, The Long Road, ratchets up the sex talk, hardcore. It was just announced yesterday the band will play the Corel Centre on Feb. 13 with Staind and Three Days Grace. And for those who haven't almost driven off the road upon hearing the opening lines on the radio of Figured You Out, here's a sample of what writer and frontman Chad Kroeger belts out ... more ." |
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Interview with the dinosaur |
| (Monday, November 10, 2003) - Bruce Deachman of the Ottawa Citizen writes ... "I love you, You love me. We're best friends as friends should be. With a great big hug and a kiss from me to you, Won't you say you love me, too? ... more ." |
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| The sounds of seduction
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| (Wednesday, November 5, 2003) - Denis Armstrong of the Ottawa Sun writes ... "The pop entertainer with the blues pedigree, John Mayer has penned some of the most intelligent songs to hit the charts since Sting left The Police and Leonard Cohen coo-cooed Suzanne, balancing a flair for sophisticated lyrics, mostly about love and sex and staying together, with a cool musical minimalism ... more ." |
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| Fans soar with Eagles |
| (Thursday, October 9, 2003) - Denis Armstrong of the Ottawa Sun writes ... "SO, this is how the other half lives. It was all professional hockey players, television comedians, a billionaire and the Eagles at last night's season-opening subscriber kickoff at the Corel Centre ... more ." |
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Eagles deliver for a packed house |
| (Thursday, October 9, 2003) - Bruce Deachman of the Ottawa Citizen writes ... "At most rock concerts, you can spot the die-hard fans by the accompanying paraphernalia: the T-shirt with tour dates listed on the back, the CDs, banners, and those twirling noisemakers that spell out "We Love You, J-Lo," or whoever, in bright red dots ... more ." |
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New album, new sound for matchbox twenty |
| (Monday, October 6, 2003) - Lynn Saxberg of the Ottawa Citizen writes ... "To riff on the title of their latest disc, matchbox twenty may be more than you think they are. Most people probably think of the popular American rock band (formerly known as Matchbox 20) as a bunch of guys backing Rob Thomas, the greasy-haired, double-earringed singer who's married to a model and struck Grammy paydirt on a collaboration with Carlos Santana ... more ." |
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| City Up! for Shania |
| (Monday, September 29, 2003) - Ann Marie McQueen of the Ottawa Sun writes ... "Shania Twain reminds me of that popular girl back in high school everyone wanted to hate but couldn't because she was impossibly beautiful and nice ... more ." |
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Shania Twain sait toujours comment plaire |
| (Le lundi 29 septembre 2003) - Sylvain St. Laurent du journal Le Droit écrit ... « Celle qui trône toujours au sommet des palmarès populaires à l'âge fort respectable de 38 ans a depuis longtemps pigé la recette du succès. Elle n'a désormais qu'à se pointer dans n'importe quel amphithéâtre d'Amérique du Nord pour combler de bonheur ses milliers de fans en délire ... suite .» |
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Twain's fans come from far and wide |
| (Sunday, September 28, 2003) - James Gordon of the Ottawa Citizen writes ... "Thousands of Shania Twain fans lined up early in the rain outside the Corel Centre yesterday, eagerly awaiting the country superstar's concert ... more ." |
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Selling Shania |
| (Thursday, September 25, 2003) - Lynn Saxberg of the Ottawa Citizen writes ... "We've seen an awful lot of Shania Twain lately, thanks to a slick media blitz designed to reclaim the 38-year-old Canadian superstar's share of the spotlight after she stepped out of it to have a baby ... more ." |
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| Twain rolling at full steam |
| (Thursday, September 25, 2003) - Jane Stevenson of the Ottawa Sun writes ... "SHANIA Twain may not have toured for 31/2 years, but at least she got her performing feet wet last month in Chicago when she staged a TV special in the Windy City ... more ." |
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A look at the lyrical Twain |
| (Thursday, September 25, 2003) - Heath McCoy in the Ottawa Citizen writes ... "It has been said the real window into an artist's soul is her art. With this in mind, our mission is to open the window on the real Shania Twain, through her lyrics ... more ." |
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| Star Academie talents glitter |
| (Wednesday, July 30, 2003) - Tobi Cohen of the Ottawa Sun writes ... "Like the storming of the Bastille more than 200 years ago in France, thousands of francophones invaded the Corel Centre last night for what promised to be a show like no other ... more ." |
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Les avis ennemis de Star Académie |
| (Le mardi 29 juillet 2003) - Christine Langlois du journal Le Droit écrit ... « Finis les débats d'universitaires sur les effets de la convergence ! Place à la vraie confrontation et aux dents qui tombent sur le plancher. Le pour et le contre Star Académie se sont affrontés dans un bar de la place Aubry ... suite .» |
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| French TV juggernaut comes to town |
| (Tuesday, July 29, 2003) - Ann Marie McQueen of the Ottawa Sun writes ... "IT'S one of the oddities of life in Canada that a wildly popular Quebec talent search show like Star Academie, which drew millions of viewers last winter, remains virtually unknown elsewhere ... more ." |
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| Hot Chicks bringing some Home cooking to Ottawa |
| (Tuesday, July 8, 2003) - The Ottawa Sun writes ... "The Dixie Chicks are bringing their Top of The World tour to town Aug. 7. The Grammy-winning Texas threesome of Natalie Maines, Emily Robison and Martie Maguire are touring to support their third album, Home. The trio will transform the Corel Centre with their "in the round" configuration, which puts the stage in the centre of the arena floor ... more ." |
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Dixie Chicks to rock Corel Centre |
| (Tuesday, July 8, 2003) - The Ottawa Citizen writes ... "Superstar country act the Dixie Chicks bring their Top of the World tour to the Corel Centre Aug. 7. The Grammy-winning country music trio is touring to support its latest release, Home ... more ." |
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| Screaming out for more |
| (Friday, June 13, 2003) - Ann Marie McQueen of the Ottawa Sun writes ... "I CAN'T f-----g hear you!" No, seriously, I can't hear a thing. You see, I was at Ozzy Osbourne's Corel Centre show last night, and he must have screamed that phrase -- and several other derivatives of it -- at least a dozen times to the 6,500 attending diehard fans, who gave it right back to him ... more ." |
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Yes, Ozzy really does dodder |
| (Friday, June 13, 2003) - Lynn Saxberg of the Ottawa Citizen writes ... "Whether or not Ozzy Osbourne still has it was an issue that mattered to fewer than 7,000 fans at the Corel Centre last night. But by the end of the marathon concert, what he showed more than anything was stamina ... more ." |
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Market stop for Crazy Train |
| (Wednesday, June 11, 2003) - John Steinbachs of the Ottawa Sun writes ... "PANHANDLER A. Wolf doesn't see many aging heavy metal rock stars and even fewer $20-bill handouts as he works the corner of Rideau St. and Sussex Dr. So his surprise is understandable when a shuffling Ozzy Osbourne pulled out a crisp Canadian $20 bill and dropped it in his black cap yesterday afternoon ... more ." |
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The Odyssey of Ozzy |
| (Monday, June 9, 2003) - Heath McCoy of the Ottawa Citizen writes ... "It was truly a surreal moment. There they were, George W. Bush and Ozzy Osbourne at the same party. The president of the United States and the Prince of Darkness face to face, clowning around for all the world to see ... more ." |
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| Still givin' it away |
| (Tuesday, May 13, 2003) - Ann Marie McQueen of the Ottawa Sun writes ... "It sure is nice to see an '80s band stay relevant, and not in a retro, Sunday-night-at-Barrymore's kind of way. One testament to the Red Hot Chili Peppers' ability to endure was a full house at the Corel Centre last night going most wild to Can't Stop ... more ." |
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| Bruce rises to occasion |
| (Saturday, April 19, 2003) - Denis Armstrong of the Ottawa Sun writes ... "ON A weekend for big religious epics, Bruce Springsteen didn't seem out of place. For the 19,000 faithful who packed the Corel Centre, it really was a good Friday ... more ." |
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Best friend of the Boss |
| (Tuesday, April 15, 2003) - Tim Carlson of the CanWest News Service writes ... "Steven Van Zandt is a star on TV, on radio and, of course, on stage with Bruce Springsteen ... more ." |
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Springsteen est toujours le «Boss» |
| (Le lundi 14 avril 2003) - Presse Canadienne écrit ... « Bruce Springsteen, qui sera au centre Corel d'Ottawa, vendredi, a encore prouvé vendredi soir à Vancouver que c'était lui le « Boss » ... suite .» |
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Avril struts like a wind-up Mick Jagger |
| (Friday, April 11, 2003) - Lynn Saxberg of the Ottawa Citizen writes ... "Avril Lavigne has been dying to rock out on a big stage ever since she first sang into a hairbrush in front of the mirror. Which was probably some time last year ... more ." |
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It was little girls' night out |
| (Friday, April 11, 2003) - Elaine O'Connor of the Ottawa Citizen writes ... "Avril's little glitter girls far outnumbered the Sk8ter Bois at the Corel Centre last night where the girl from Napanee played to legions of fans with stars in their eyes, skinny ties around their necks and parents in tow ... more ." |
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Sk8er gal's Gr8 night |
| (Friday, April 11, 2003) - Ann Marie McQueen of the Ottawa Sun writes ... "A mini-van isn't exactly the place one would expect to see the message "Avril Rawks" scrawled in removable white paint. But when the majority of your fans are teenagers and you also appear to have a lock on the 7-9 bracket, hey, they need their parents to drive them to the show. It was a more mature Avril Lavigne who entertained a sold-out crowd of 13,000 at the Corel Centre last night ... more ." |
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Can Avril rock in real time? |
| (Thursday, April 10, 2003) - Lynn Saxberg of the Ottawa Citizen writes ... "When Avril Lavigne heard a clip of her breakthrough song, Complicated, during the Juno Awards show last Sunday, she momentarily dropped her sullen-teenager attitude. The video makes her smile, said the mini-punk princess ... more ." |
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Shania discovers she's in Sens country |
| (Monday, April 7, 2003) - Denis Armstrong of the Ottawa Sun writes ... "After months of planning, politicking and anticipation, last night's Juno Awards came down to one thing. The music. In the end, amazing performances by Canada's best bands, a few of the best musicians in the world, that made the show ... more ." |
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Avril dominates Junos |
| (Monday, April 7, 2003) - Lynn Saxberg of the Ottawa Citizen writes ... "Avril Lavigne capped off her breakthrough year by toppling three of Canada's most famous female superstars and winning the most awards at the 32nd annual Junos ... more ." |
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Insight's magic touch |
| (Friday, April 4, 2003) - Ann Marie McQueen of the Ottawa Sun writes ... "The 250-person Insight Productions team drove up from Toronto and arrived at the Corel Centre just after the Ottawa Senators beat the Boston Bruins Tuesday night. Someone said the stadium staff may have beaten their own speed record in covering up the ice afterwards, making room for the group charged with producing the live, two-hour Juno Awards telecast Sunday night to take over ... more ." |
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Shania changes in the Zamboni room ... |
| (Friday, April 4, 2003) - Tony Atherton of the Ottawa Citizen writes ... "Here's an image to warm the cockles of the Corel Centre's ice-grooming crew during a late-night shift after some February home game: Shania Twain in her skivvies -- in the Zamboni room ... more ." |
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Ottawa party central for Juno Award celebrations |
| (Wednesday, March 5, 2003) - Ann Marie McQueen of the Ottawa Sun writes ... "LET the Juno Awards hype begin. Though most attention is focused on the April 6 awards telecast at the Corel Centre, hosted by Shania Twain, the actual festivities begin 10 days earlier and will be spread out in bars, museums, libraries and other venues across Ottawa and Gatineau ... more ." |
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All the city primed to be a Juno stage |
| (Wednesday, March 5, 2003) - Lynn Saxberg of the Ottawa Citizen writes ... "Good news, music fans. Juno weekend is going to be fun after all -- even if you haven't been able to get tickets to the sold-out awards ceremony at the Corel Centre on April 6, hosted by Shania Twain ... more ." |
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La vie en yellow |
| (Le mercredi 26 février 2003) - Christian Cote du journal Le Droit écrit ... « Au pays du froid, Coldplay est roi. La situation était évidente, lundi soir, au centre Corel, alors que le groupe britannique a étalé ses succès de pop mélancolique avec une cordialité débordante, pendant que le leader du groupe s'adressait à la foule presque uniquement en français ... suite .» |
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You don't just hear The Music, you feel it |
| (Tuesday, February 25, 2003) - Lynn Saxberg of the Ottawa Citizen writes ... "The Music are one of the few young bands around these days designed for the big stage. Forget about building an audience by slogging it out in the clubs. The Leeds, England, foursome that opened for Coldplay at the Corel Centre last night was in their element in the cavernous arena ... more ." |
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Coldplay keeps it cool |
| (Tuesday, February 25, 2003) - Ann Marie McQueen of the Ottawa Sun writes ... "SOMEONE must have told Coldplay frontman Chris Martin Ottawa was 100% French, because bless his heart, that's what he spoke, haltingly and briefly, throughout last night's show ... more ." |
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Avril, Shania top Juno shortlist |
| (Thursday, February 13, 2003) - Lynn Saxberg of the Ottawa Citizen writes ... "Pop upstart Avril Lavigne edged out superstar Shania Twain yesterday to net the most Juno nominations for the 32nd annual Canada's music awards, to be held in Ottawa April 6 at the Corel Centre ... more ." |
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