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Simple Plan surprises the fans
I just got back from interviewing Simple Plan backstage before their surprise show at Le National tonight (May 9). We discussed their new album, Get Your Heart On!, how they’ve managed to stay together...
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Debate over radio quotas divides music fans
There has been lots of reaction to my Monday Show Biz Chez Nous column on the fight between industry group the Association québécoise de l’industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo (ADISQ) and...
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The Smurfs, not Rise of the Planet of the Apes, rules the box-office in Quebec
Across North America, the No. 1 movie on the weekend was Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which out-did expectations and swung in $54 million at cash registers across the continent. But here in Quebec –...
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Quebec pop star Marie-Mai signs with Warner Music France
Will the French fall for Marie-Mai? The folks who run Warner Music France certainly think so. The French subsidiary of Warner announced Friday that they have signed the Quebec pop star and the label...
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Louis-Jean Cormier, Daniel Bélanger, Marie-Mai and Céline Dion are the...
Marie-Mai in rehearsal in Montreal, September 11, 2012. (Dave Sidaway / THE GAZETTE) It looks like Louis-Jean Cormier, Daniel Bélanger, Marie-Mai and Céline Dion will be front-and-centre at this year’s...
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Marie-Mai teams up with Jonas for her new single Jamais trop tard
Marie-Mai on November 20, 2013 in local music studio in the Plateau. (Pierre Obendrauf / THE GAZETTE) Marie-Mai – don’t ask who that is, please! – has teamed up with West Island-bred rocker Jonas for...
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Talk of the town: Péladeau ties knot on Saturday in Quebec City
QUEBEC — The bride is describing the wedding as “festive,” and neither a political or high society affair. The groom admits he’s a bit nervous as the clock ticks down to the big moment. Parti Québécois...
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Seven Days, Seven Nights: Patrick Watson, Marie-Mai and Bach’s Christmas...
Monday, Dec. 14 This is your last week to see the superb play Tribes, the coming-of-age tale of a young deaf man played by deaf Montreal actor Jack Volpe, making his professional acting debut at the...
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English Montreal really is a distinct society
You’re unique! Do you feel better now? This new book Cracking the Quebec Code says it. So it must be true. Authors Jean-Marc Léger, Jacques Nantel and Pierre Duhamel write that, “Anglo Quebecers form a...
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