Category Archives: Music review

Will the song remain the same?

Posted on 01/29/2010 by TOfan

When I heard Emily Haines (Metric) sing “Help, I’m Alive” on the Canada for Haiti telethon last Friday, two things occurred to me. First, how perfect this song was for the occasion – a fundraiser to help keep hope alive … Continue reading →

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The Thing and The Thang

Posted on 01/21/2010 by beebee

… … … … … … … … … … I just hafta say one thing. Well, two things. No. One “thing” and one “thang.” The Thing I’ve concluded that David Archuleta’s ALMA Awards performance of Contigo en la Distancia … Continue reading →

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Can you hear the Prayer of the Children?

Posted on 01/18/2010 by conditioner

[A heart-wrenching video combining footage from the Invisible Children documentary with David Archuleta singing “Prayer of the Children.” Credit: boptodatop11, with 8throwcenter and mcamy1 footage] After the devastating earthquake in Haiti last week, I’ve been finding it especially heartbreaking to … Continue reading →

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California Dreamin’ Part 1: Meeting David for the first time

Posted on 12/07/2009 by awestruck

Before this tour, the only time I’d seen David Archuleta perform live was in Salt Lake City in March – the final concert of his first solo tour. But I’d never met him in person … until Santa Rosa. At … Continue reading →

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Let the Tour begin!

Posted on 11/25/2009 by TOfan

To launch the CFTH tour, a medley of impressions, vids and reviews: From Kizzi: Good Morning Snow Angelz – Last night’s concert was, yet again another quantum leap for David fans. Some of the new elements & style of last … Continue reading →

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Hot off the presses: Archuleta interviews

Posted on 11/20/2009 by TOfan

No place like home for Archuleta By Linda East Brady (Standard-Examiner staff) Nothing says Christmas like coming home. That’s where David Archuleta hopes he’ll be this year — where his heart is, in Murray, Utah. “In this business, if you … Continue reading →

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Projet Pat-a-Pan

Posted on 10/24/2009 by TOfan

There’s a top-secret international initiative afoot — okay, not so secret — to spread the love for Pat-a-Pan north of the 49th Parallel … that’s us. I mean, could there be a more Canada-friendly track on David Archuleta’s Christmas From the … Continue reading →

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The lone arranger: Awaiting David’s Quincy Jones

Posted on 10/20/2009 by happy

There I sat in the “hot seat,” aka the recliner next to the fire, laptop on the lap desk, reading my email. My teenage son was reclining on the recliner across the room reserved for the “cool folk” (of which … Continue reading →

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas From the Heart

Posted on 10/13/2009 by TOfan

I may be struck by lightning for saying this, but Christmas carols are my favourite part of the holiday. Maybe it’s because I became a Christmas-carol junkie at such a young age – learning all 6,432 verses of “Good King … Continue reading →

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