NYC MUSIC
Probably one of the best indie acts to come out of Canada, Stars, fueled by the eloquent tag-team vocals of Torquil Campbell and Amy Milan, is continuing their fall tour at Terminal 5 in Manhattan on September 24 after their June 2010 release of their fifth studio album The Five Ghosts.
"The Five Ghosts is lyrically the darkest thing we've ever done," frontman Campbell said in an interview. "There was a lot of being haunted going on when we were making the record. Chris had a strange experience of being haunted in the hotel room that he was staying in when we got together in Vancouver to write. Chris ended up leaving his hotel room after three days in the middle of the night and never going back because he claimed to be being haunted by this entity who was under his bed. So right from the beginning of making the record, we were sort of freaked out. As the year went on, I lost my dad, and a lot of things kept coming back to us and reminding us of ghosts, you know, that your life is filled with ghosts, ghosts of the past and ghosts of other worlds."
Working with an eclectic blend of internationally renowned artists, Dubset is rapidly establishing itself as the foremost authority in the world of online DJ music. Founded in 2009, Dubset offers its users both exclusive offline mixes and live sets recorded at the most notorious clubs and events from around the globe. By whom? How about, Felix Da Housecat, Junior Sanchez, Steve Aoki, Tommie Sunshine, Mark Ronson, Afrojack, Mia Moretti, Jesse Marco and Jus Ske. The list goes on and on… and is growing daily.
These days, many movies are remakes (or are being remade), bands that our parents grew up with are reuniting and playing to new audiences, and what’s “vintage” and “old school” is what’s hot. Then why is Lilith Fair, a very popular music festival in the 1990’s, floundering?
It fills the criteria to be one of 2010’s best tours: a nationwide touring schedule of 36 shows, check. High profile artists like Kelly Clarkson, Sarah McLachlan (the tour's founder), Rihanna, and Queen Latifah, check. A history of earning millions of dollars in tour revenue and raising millions more for women’s charities across the country, check. In spite of it all, LF has cancelled 13 tour dates in response to record low ticket sales (7,000 seats were sold to a 22,000 seat venue in California).
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