If Shakespeare Had A Sister

I was going through some old tapes and found Shakespeare's Sisters' second tape, Hormonally Yours.

(Yes, I have kept some of my fave tapes and even records from back in the day - mock if you will, but I know you probably have something completely embarrassing like Milli Vannilli's ill-fated first release.)

I loved how different they were from all the other female singers before them. I remember finding out that one half was Siobian Fahey from Bananarama and being quite shocked. Who knows what they are doing now. This bring me to one of my favourite songs from the 90's, Stay.



Of course, when on YouTube and I see my favourite comedy duo French and Saunders' name come up, I just can't resist clicking. I completely forgot about this parody! God, I love those girls!



I wonder who Shakespeare would have preferred as sisters?

Lenka Brings the Show to Toronto

"There once was a little girl. She was born in the bush. Her parents called her Lenka. Her first friends were trees. Her father played the trumpet, she sang with him when she was 6. She grew up a bit. They moved to the big city (Sydney). She went to school. She danced a bit. She acted a bit. She went to art college. She started to sing a bit more… She joined a band called Decoder Ring. They created an album called Somersault, which was the soundtrack to a feature film of same name. It won lots of awards. She got called things like an "ethereal songstress" a "pocket rocket" and "breathy, strangely haunting." (Rolling Stone Australia) She flew on a plane and landed in Los Angeles. She hid away in studios and emerged with new songs.


She released her debut solo album in September and made a video where she got to fly thru the air like Peter Pan. People liked her songs and used them in lots of TV shows and films, like Ugly Betty and Grey's Anatomy. She was named VH1's "You Oughta Know Artist", iTunes Single Of The Week, and people began to write about her in magazines and newspapers. Blender Magazine called her quirky and hot, Marie Claire compared her to a fresh coat of fuchsia paint and called her surprisingly cool. But hot or cool... all of the people who have come to find Lenka have discovered that she is still really that girl singing to the trees. "

My current fave Lenka is coming to Toronto this coming Monday to play an intimate show at The Drake Hotel. Tickets are only $10.50 (plus those not so fun Ticketmaster charges, which pretty much double the price!)

I Love Alphabeat!

Here's their latest video offering for What Is Happening:



Cute fun pop!

Adele's New Video - Make You Feel My Love

Adele's new video for Make You Feel My Love was released yesterday.

This girl is just amazing and if you ever get a chance to see here live - GO! I saw her perform in the summer at her first concert in Toronto at the Rivoli. There were only 100 people there - it was intimate and her performance was goose-pimply good. I was lucky to meet her after the concert and she was so sweet and real. I wish her a long, long career.

The First Lady Sings

Former model - now the first lady of France, Carla Bruni is set to release her first CD, Comme si de rien n’était (As If Nothing) in Canada on July 15th. You can register for two hours of listening on her website before it hits stores. It's pretty easy-listening, girl with guitar kinda stuff - nothing too offensive, well that is, unless you are a a member of the Columbian cabinet. One song created a bit of political controversy. "Tu es Ma Came" ("You Are My drug") compares Colombian cocaine and Afghan heroin to a love relationship. (Ooh, er...)

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show Spices Up

The Spice Girls performed their first (er, live?) performance together in almost ten year at the Victoria's Secret fashion show which was taped in Los Angeles on Thursday.

As excited as everyone was to see them, it was a little disappointing to hear about the lip-syncing. But I do love the retro military look - much better than that awful video for Headlines (Friendship Never Ends).

Check out the Spice Girls performing Stop and their new single in their reunion television debut at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, which airs on Tuesday, December 4th at 10pm on CBS.

Speaking of Victoria's Secret, has anyone noticed the slow transformation of La Senza? The former Canadian company (now owned by VS's parent company, Limited Brands) has been stocked with Victoria's Secret Beauty and now their collegiate PINK line is in stores. I know a lot of people who are salivating over the prospective of La Senza turning into full-blown VS stores. I'm sure it's just a matter of time.

Holts Adds Soul to the Holiday Season

Holt Renfrew's annual holiday window unveiling is going to be a lot more soulful this year with a performance by the Queen of Soul herself, Aretha Franklin.

The window unveiling and performance is taking place on Tuesday, November 6th at 7pm at Toronto's Bloor Street location. (It's also the same day that the Kate Moss' Topshop AW07 line hits the store.)

The store then is staying open until 10pm for some late night shopping, with a portion of proceeds going to the Children's Wish Foundation of Canada.

Holt Renfrew always does a great job on their windows, I'm really interested to see what they have come up with this year. Mind you, with the crowd expected at this event, I'll have to wait till the following day to get a good look.