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Toronto Sun
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Our Lady Peace's Raine Maida says 'O Canada' moment in Edmonton gave him 'chills'
'It was this spontaneous Canadian moment,' fontman says after Alberta crowd celebrated Canada's Four Nations Face-Off win Get the latest from Mark Daniell straight to your inbox Our Lady Peace L-R: Steve Mazure, Duncan Coutts, Raine Maida and Jason Pierce. Photo by Celina Kenyon Our Lady Peace frontman Raine Maida isn't the kind of musician that likes to dwell on the past. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. 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Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account But fresh off his induction into Canada's Walk of Fame last month — alongside bandmates Duncan Coutts (bass), Steve Mazur (guitar) and Jason Pierce (drums) — reflecting on his band's 30-year reign on Canadian rock radio has been something Maida's been unable to avoid. 'It still feels like a dream to be honest,' Maida, 54, says of the honour. 'When you start a rock 'n' roll band, early on you have to allow yourself to dream. You dream about hearing your song on the radio for the first time or getting a record deal or selling out a club, but the idea of getting a star on the Walk of Fame never, ever made it in that bucket list of dreams.' In addition to OLP, eight other influential names were inducted into the Walk of Fame, including golfer Mike Weir and filmmaker Shawn Levy. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Coinciding with their star, OLP is also in the midst of a 30th anniversary tour that touches down with a homecoming show at Toronto's Budweiser Stage on July 24. 'I'm not one to look back and bask in whatever we've achieved. I'm more focused on what's next,' Maida says in a video call. 'But the idea was for us to pay homage to the career that we sketched out for ourselves.' Currently playing stateside alongside fellow '90s rockers Collective Soul and Live, the trek has already taken the foursome right across Canada and Maida says there's a unique energy that comes from singing in front of a homegrown audience. Raine Maida seen during an OLP show at Calgary's Saddledome on Feb. 19, 2025. Photo by Jim Wells / Postmedia One show in Edmonton back in February found them playing on the same night as Canada's Four Nations Face-Off win. Your noon-hour look at what's happening in Toronto and beyond. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. Please try again This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. 'It's almost like a heritage moment,' the Toronto native recalls. 'We finished Superman's Dead and someone threw me a ( Connor) McDavid jersey after he scored the winning goal and I held it up and the arena just erupted into 'O Canada.'' Maida says hearing the national anthem being belted out by the crowd inside Rogers Place gave him 'chills.' 'It was this spontaneous Canadian moment. Every show after that felt more united. I felt like all the garbage with the politics and talk of the 51st state … that washed away. It was an incredible feeling. A lot of it had to do with that moment, to be honest,' the singer-songwriter says. Since their formation with 1994's Naveed , OLP has sold over 5 million albums worldwide and racked up more than 360 million streams. Their trophy cabinet includes four Junos and 10 MuchMusic Video Awards. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Recently, the band released OLP30 , a trio of self-titled albums that collected fan-favourite hits like Clumsy , Starseed , and Somewhere Out There , alongside new songs like No Angels In This Town and Sound The Alarm . Looking ahead, Maida says 'the path remains the same.' 'We are excited to finish a full album,' he says. 'And keep going on the road.' On a recent afternoon, Maida took a trip down memory lane, reflecting on OLP's longevity and those heady early years. You've already played across Canada and you're in Toronto this month at Bud Stage. Has the OLP30 tour given you a new perspective on the band? It's been nice. For someone who doesn't like to look back, I have really felt the kinship with the fans. We've built this friendship over a lot of years. That's the most special thing. It was one of the biggest tours we've done across arenas in Canada, and the crowds were incredible and it was different. It wasn't, 'We're going to see OLP.' It was this communal gratitude, which was really, really profound, to be honest. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. CanCon rock icons Our Lady Peace was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame last month. Photo by Celina Kenyon The band emerged in the early '90s. What was the goal for you back then in those early years? The dreams you have at the beginning are really small. For us, we were working at a studio near Weston and the 401 just making an album. I went to a college music festival in New York and handed some CDs around and got some calls. A bunch of labels came in to see us — Interscope, Geffen — and a few labels from Canada. But Sony Music in Canada said to us, 'Hey, we love what you're doing. We just want you to keep doing it.' The allure of going with someone like Interscope was massive, but it felt like they were going to take control over things, so we went with Sony. They gave us a little bit of money and said, 'Call us when it's done' … And it grew from there. You know, we (weren't an) overnight success. We toured Naveed through the U.S. and we put 450,000 miles on a tiny school bus … It took about a year-and-a-half before anything started to catch fire in the U.S. and Canada, but we worked hard. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Raine Maida seen during a 2006 show at Scotiabank Place in Ottawa. Photo by Postmedia Was there an artist or musical act that you wanted to try and emulate? At the time, we were post-grunge. We came up after Pearl Jam and Nirvana and Soundgarden and Alice in Chains, and even though we didn't sound like those bands, the fact that they were doing what they wanted and it didn't cater to anything that they didn't love themselves and their fans, I felt that type of authenticity was something we tried to hold onto. When you were starting out, did you feel like you were a part of this new wave of Canadian music? It's easier to see now … At the time, though, there were so many great bands doing cool things. It just felt like (Canadian) music was so vibrant back then. Even with small indie bands like the Gandharvas. I don't know what happened with them, but they were sick. For a moment, there was so much going on. When we first came to L.A., we did a big show for KROQ and Rusty was on the show, and they were this band from Hamilton. So things were really popping back then. Looking back it was an amazing moment in Canadian music. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Thirty years of doing anything isn't easy. What was the secret to your success? It's not easy no matter what you're doing. I think at the end of the day, you get better at communicating … sometimes you find a much more balanced place in terms of what's important and what everyone's expectations are. But I think at the end of the day what kept OLP going was it was always about the song first. It's always about being inspired to write songs and go into the studio and record music and go play it live … and that hasn't diminished at all … The songs we recorded for those OLP30 albums we did in Nashville … it felt like those old days … where it's not about money, and it's just about that feeling in a studio and that feeling of having the hair on the back of your neck stand up. We've always tried to keep those moments at the forefront. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Our Lady Peace show off their Canada's Walk of Fame honours in Toronto. Photo by George Pimentel Is there a Canadian artist that had a big impact on you guys? There's so many from Joni Mitchell to Rush to Neil Young to the (Tragically) Hip. But Leonard Cohen has always been this elder statesman of Canada. I started in music more as a poet. I was writing during math class. That was my vehicle to getting the thoughts I had in my head out. So, I always felt a strong connection to Leonard Cohen. I saw you guys play in a small club in Chicago back in 2000 and it made me wonder if there was an artist you never got to see that you wished you had? There's one, and it's one of the biggest regrets of my life. We had just finished a tour in the U.S. and flown home from Texas. I was exhausted. My voice was done and my body was wrecked. But we were on Sony, and so was Jeff Buckley, and he was playing the Danforth Music Hall. We got home at 1 in the afternoon and I got to my apartment and I fell asleep, and I slept through it. I don't think Jeff Buckley ever came back to Toronto because he passed away shortly afterwards. Not seeing him live is definitely a regret. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. You've been playing shows in Toronto for over 30 years. Is there a show you can pinpoint as a highlight? We did a show before we announced this OLP30 Tour at Lee's Palace. It was amazing walking back into that place. The smell of that bad draft beer. It was exactly the same. Thank God, nothing has changed about that venue. We've played CBGB in New York back in the day and now it's a fancy clothing store and the Viper Room is still here in L.A., but who knows how long that will last. The fact that Lee's is still there, smelling the same way … The show was phenomenal. That was a big highlight. It made it fun to remember. There were days that I played there on a Tuesday night and there was six people in the room. So to come full circle was pretty special. Our Lady Peace plays Budweiser Stage with special guests Collective Soul on July 24. mdaniell@ Read More Love concerts, but can't make it to the venue? Stream live shows and events from your couch with VEEPS, a music-first streaming service now operating in Canada. Click here for an introductory offer of 30% off. Explore upcoming concerts and the extensive archive of past performances. Toronto & GTA MMA Tennis Letters Celebrity
UPI
3 days ago
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- UPI
Miley Cyrus struts 'Walk of Fame' in new music video
1 of 5 | Miley Cyrus ( L) and Maxx Morando arrive for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in March. Cyrus dropped a new music video Thursday. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI | License Photo July 17 (UPI) -- Miley Cyrus has released a music video for her song "Walk of Fame," which features the Alabama Shakes frontwoman Brittany Howard. The music video shows Cyrus strutting along the iconic Hollywood Walk of Fame along in black boots and a short sliver dress. The video comes on the heels of news that Cyrus will be memorialized with her own star in an upcoming ceremony. The singer and actress recalled earlier this month how the Walk of Fame was a part of her life since childhood. "When I first came to LA from Nashville as a little girl, my family would stay at a hotel on Hollywood Blvd. I would go on late night walks with my dad when no one would recognize him," she said on Instagram earlier this month, referring to music star Billy Ray Cyrus. "Walk of Fame" appears on her album Something Beautiful, which dropped in May. Miley Cyrus' career: Music, fashion, red carpets Miley Cyrus arrives at the Teen Choice Awards in Universal City, Calif., on August 20, 2006. Cyrus' breakout role in "Hannah Montana" debuted on Disney Channel earlier that year. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Irish Examiner
10-07-2025
- Irish Examiner
Hotel review: This intimate Killarney hotel is beloved by the Michelin Guide yet feels like Kerry's best-kept secret
Location Located along Killarney's hotel Walk of Fame — aka Muckross Road — The Victoria may not be as well known as some of its neighbours (The Brehon, The Lake, or Gleneagle, for starters), but it certainly has the location to match. This is exclusive subscriber content. Already a subscriber? Sign in Take us with you this summer. Annual €130€65 Best value Monthly €12€6 / month
Associated Press
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Associated Press
FREESTYLE DIGITAL MEDIA RELEASES HOLLYWOOD-THEMED DOCUMENTARY 'A STAR WITHOUT A STAR'
Feature-Length Hollywood Documentary Presenting the Life of Black Actress Juanita Moore Now Available on North American VOD Platforms and DVD 'My directorial mission with A STAR WITHOUT A STAR is to challenge the longstanding biases in Hollywood, particularly towards actors and actresses whose performances have made a profound impact.'— Filmmaker Kirk E. Kelleykahn LOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, July 7, 2025 / / -- Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen's Allen Media Group, has just released the feature documentary A STAR WITHOUT A STAR, which is now available to rent/own on all North American digital HD internet, cable, and satellite platforms, as well as on DVD. The feature-length documentary A STAR WITHOUT A STAR presents an illuminating and heartfelt tribute to movie actress Juanita Moore, whose legacy has been widely neglected by many in the show business community for years. The documentary traces a group of unknowns who noticed that legendary actress Juanita Moore had no star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, they then made a push to get her star approved posthumously by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. A STAR WITHOUT A STAR celebrates Moore's career, showing why she deserves such status by allowing viewers to see the radiant qualities that made her shine like a bright star. Nominated for a 'Best Actress' Academy Award for her role in 1959's IMITATION OF LIFE, Moore made over 70 films and acted as a mentor paving the way for many Black performers. A STAR WITHOUT A STAR makes clear that Moore never got the recognition she so richly deserved and today her name is unfamiliar to most. Using archival footage, interviews with Moore's contemporaries and those she inspired, in addition to numerous interviews with Moore herself, this documentary follows the career and struggles of a Hollywood pioneer upon whose shoulders so many stood. A STAR WITHOUT A STAR celebrates her career, showing why she deserves such status and allowing audiences to see the radiant qualities that make her shine like a bright star. Directed by Kirk E. Kelleykahn, A STAR WITHOUT A STAR was written by Celeste Bedford and Kirk E. Kelleykahn, and produced by Darnell Tyler, and Kirk E. Kelleykahn. Featured interviews include Sidney Poitier, Juanita Moore, Susan Kohner, and Louise Fletcher. 'My directorial mission with A STAR WITHOUT A STAR is to challenge the longstanding biases in Hollywood, particularly towards actors and actresses whose performances have made a profound impact, shifting perceptions through their characters. It sheds light on the power of storytelling to open eyes to the harsh realities of racism,' said filmmaker Kirk E. Kelleykahn. 'IMITATION OF LIFE tells the story of a woman rejected and devalued because of the color of her skin. Through this film, the documentary also serves to give overdue recognition to those celebrities who, despite their lasting influence, were denied acknowledgement on the Walk of Fame for decades. This powerful work aims to change how we see history, offering respect and recognition to those who truly deserve it.' Freestyle Digital Media negotiated the deal to acquire A STAR WITHOUT A STAR directly with filmmaker Kirk E. Kelleykahn. A STAR WITHOUT A STAR: About Freestyle Digital Media The digital distribution unit of Byron Allen's Allen Media Group, Freestyle Digital Media, is a premiere multi-platform distributor with direct partnerships across all major cable, satellite, digital, and streaming platforms. Capitalizing on a robust infrastructure, proven track record, and a veteran sales team, Freestyle Digital Media is a true home for independent films. Recent releases include ALLSWELL IN NEW YORK starring Emmy award-winning actress Liza Colón-Zayas from the hit FX series THE BEAR, ALL HAPPY FAMILIES starring Josh Radnor and Rob Huebel, the drama based on a novel THE GHOST TRAP starring Zak Steiner from EUPHORIA and Greer Grammer of AWKWARD, and the Weekly World News horror-comedy THE ZOMBIE WEDDING. Other Freestyle Digital Media titles include THE ROAD DOG starring comedian Doug Stanhope, SURVIVE starring HBO's GAME OF THRONES star Sophie Turner and Corey Hawkins, the music documentary profiling blues guitar legends Jimmie Vaughan and Stevie Ray Vaughan, BROTHERS IN BLUES, DEAR ZOE starring Sadie Sink from the hit Netflix series STRANGER THINGS, Jessica Capshaw and Theo Rossi, the teen musical BEST SUMMER EVER featuring a fully integrated cast and crew of people with and without disabilities, produced by Jamie Lee Curtis, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Mary Steenburgen, and Ted Danson, and THE WEDDING YEAR starring Sarah Hyland and Anna Camp. For more information, visit: Eric Peterkofsky Allen Media Group / Freestyle Digital Media [email protected] Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content 'as is' without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.
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07-07-2025
- Entertainment
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How much is the amount Deepika Padukone paid to be in Hollywood Walk of Fame; decoding the truth
Deepika Padukone has made history as she is all set to become the first Indian actress to be honoured on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, US. But did she have to pay a whooping amount to be there? read more How much is the amount Deepika Padukone had to pay to be in Hollywood Walk of Fame? As Deepika Padukone has pinned India on the global map as Hollywood Chamber of Commerce honours Deepika with her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for the class of 2026 in Motion Pictures category. Announced over a live-stream, it becomes even more special as Deepika becomes the only Indian to receive this prestigious accolade. Our Indian superstar shares the class with Emily Blunt, Timothée Chalamet, Rami Malek, Rachel McAdams, Stanley Tucci, Demi Moore and many more renowned performers. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD The truth… According to certain reports, Deepika had to pay a whopping amount for the star, the truth is that she had to pay for the maintenance of the star that she had already been honoured with. Deepika doesn't have to pay for the honour but there is a sponsorship fee. According to reports, the selected person has to $85,000 (Rs 72 lakh approx). The money is used to pay for the creation and installation of the star, as well as the maintenance of the Walk of Fame. Price subject to change. In addition to this, the application fee for the nomination is $275 (Rs 23,000 approx). Deepika has consistently brought glory to the nation on many fronts. Previously, she was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by TIME in 2018 and was also a recipient of the TIME100 Impact Award. The global figure further made history by unveiling the FIFA World Cup trophy at the final match in Qatar.
