Karen Bliss

Karen Bliss

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Toronto's Karen Bliss is an established music journalist whose work has appeared in dozens of print and online publications. She also owns an online magazine, Samaritanmag.com, about people making a difference;  has released an animated anti-racism PSA, 'The Girl With Pinhead Parents,' on YouTube, voiced by Nelly Furtado, Chris Bosh, and more; and started an indie label, Daycare Records.

10 Charitable Rockers

Getty Images (2) With Thanksgiving not too far away and then Christmas, Noisecreep felt the time was right to focus on 10 rock musicians that are involved with charitable causes. While ...

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Billy Talent: Canadian Arena Headliners Take Control of Fourth Album

Dustin Rabin After almost two decades with the same line up - the first eight as the underground indie band Pezz, Canadian arena headliners Billy Talent let guitarist Ian D'sa fully take the ...

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The Story Behind Loverboy's 'Working for the Weekend'

Mick Rock What came first the lyric or the catchphrase? It's part of everyday vernacular now: "What are you up to?" "Working for the weekend." Originally found on Loverboy's 1981 album Get ...

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Loverboy Frontman Mike Reno on Reuniting With Bob Rock, Touring With Journey Again After 30 Years

Mick Rock Bob Rock has returned to the fold to produce two new songs for a new collection entitled Rock 'N' Roll Revival (due Aug.14), from legendary AOR heroes Loverboy. The album includes nine ...

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Myles Kennedy on Working With Slash, Drugs and the End of the World

Robert John In discussing his 2010 self-titled album that features various singers from Lemmy to Fergie, Slash called Alter Bridge frontman Myles Kennedy "the big discovery of making the ...

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Love and Death's Brian 'Head' Welch on Playing With a Teenage Guitar Wiz

New Ocean Media Guitarist/vocalist Brian "Head" Welch, the co-founder of Korn who left after 12 years after he got sober and chose "the Lord Jesus Christ as his saviour," released 2008's Save Me ...

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Art of Dying Frontman on Working With Disturbed's Dan Donegan (EXCLUSIVE)

Art of Dying Canadian rockers Art of Dying were just in the studio in Chicago with Disturbed's Dan Donegan cutting an acoustic version of their current single, "Sorry." Donegan and Disturbed ...

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