Album Reviews: January 2, 2018

 Bahamas  - Earthtones (Toronto) For his fourth album Afie Jurvanen manages to push the envelope once again for an album that perfectly embodies catchy pop and ambitious writing. Throughout the album, Jurvanen brings powerfully personal lyrics to his lush arrangements for music that's surprising on all fronts. Despite its stripped

Fred Penner – 45 Years of Songs, Smiles and Sandwiches – The Ottawa Life Interview Part 1

 (Part two is now here) Some people just exude happiness. It radiates off them like the ‎Aurora Borealis and a few moments in their presence has you brightly beaming right back. Children’s entertainer Fred Penner managed to achieve this daily through a television screen and now continues it from the

Rex, Pugs and Rock & Roll

 Photos supplied by Rock and Rescue Local musician Andrea Valois has two passions, music and dogs, and when you put them together the result is a rock concert that is truly bad to the bone.  Modeled after a similar event in Los Angeles, Rock and Rescue Ottawa was put together

Atlantis: A Watery Paradise

 Photo courtesy of Chris Ross. Photo courtesy of Ethan Kaplan. It's hard not to be taken by the beauty of the beaches on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. A natural reef acts as a buffer, calming the waves that gently crash onto its' shores and the sun is said to

Atlantis is a Warm Weather Water Adventure

 It’s hard not to be taken by the beauty of the beaches on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. A natural reef acts as a buffer, calming the waves that gently crash onto its shores and the sun is said to shine 300 days a year. Hollywood was an early fan of

Pick Zaac For Your Weekend Concert

 Zaac Pick will have Ottawa stargazing with his performance at the Black Sheep Inn on May 7, where he will be sharing songs from his new folk-pop album Constellations. The Vancouver-based singer-songwriter released his debut full-length album last month. Co-produced by Jonathan Anderson, the album was recorded over a span

Disney will deliver in ways beyond your imagination

 When it comes to creating an extraordinary world of escape, there is nobody who does it better than Disney. Whether you are nine or 90, it is impossible to come away from a Disney experience and not be amazed by it, even awestruck, and completely relaxed and renewed. Disney has

A Piece of Renovated Paradise

 Dreaming about your feet sinking into warm sand, instead of numbing snow? Meliã Nassau Beach is the vacation location for you. Meliã Hotels International, one of the largest resort hotel companies in the world, has just updated its Meliã Nassau Beach resort in the Bahamas, making an already luxurious experience