Monday, February 28, 2011
Story published in the Vancouver Sun on February 28, 2011. BY AMANDA ASH, SPECIAL TO THE SUN Mr. Young gives a new meaning to the high school experience. The brand new YTV comedy sitcom, taped in front of a live studio audience in Burnaby, follows the story of 14-year-old child prodigy Adam Young (played by […]
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Story published in the Vancouver Sun February 24, 2011. BY AMANDA ASH, VANCOUVER SUN Twilight werewolves Bronson Pelletier and Alex Meraz arrived at Vancouver International Airport Tuesday morning with wolf-sized appetites. Pelletier, who plays Jared, and Meraz, who plays Paul, hit up a McDonalds near the airport on Marine Drive after being picked up by […]
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Feature published in the Vancouver Sun February 24, 2011. BY AMANDA ASH, VANCOUVER SUN “It’s a little bit strange sometimes when you’re not expecting it,” 16-year-old Jodelle Ferland giggles. “You’re just walking down the street and somebody comes up to you and knows who you are.” For the Vancouver-based, Nanaimo-born actress, playing Bree Tanner in […]
Monday, February 21, 2011
Story published in the Vancouver Sun February 21, 2011. BY AMANDA ASH, VANCOUVER SUN Local Twihards can start swooning again after Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, the two stars of the blockbuster vampire series The Twilight Saga, flew in Monday afternoon to Vancouver International Airport. The two onscreen lovebirds — and rumoured real-life couple — were […]
Friday, February 18, 2011
Story published in the Vancouver Sun February 18, 2011. BY AMANDA ASH, VANCOUVER SUN Melissa Etheridge isn’t afraid to put fear in its place. Of course, we’ve known this since the early ‘90s. Ever since the raspy-voiced Kansas native rocked her way onto the charts in 1993 with her breakthrough recording Yes I Am, fans and […]
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Feature published in the Vancouver Sun February 16, 2011. BY AMANDA ASH, VANCOUVER SUN If you can’t live without checking Facebook, Twitter or your email every few minutes, then the 2011 Wellness Show might be for you. This year marks the 19th anniversary of the annual health- and holistic-oriented trade show, but instead of celebrating […]
Story published in the Vancouver Sun on February 4, 2011. BY AMANDA ASH, VANCOUVER SUN “I can’t tell you how happy I am that we weren’t squashed like a bug.” John McCrea sounds thrilled. Over the phone from a hotel room in Memphis, Tenn., the vocalist for the Sacramento-based alt-rock band Cake is taking in […]
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Story published in the Vancouver Sun on February 1, 2011. BY AMANDA ASH, VANCOUVER SUN Louise Burns has played sidekick for pretty much her entire musical career. She’s Batman’s Robin. Maverick’s Goose. Han Solo’s Chewbacca. From the age of 11 when she co-founded the all-girl, Juno-nominated band Lillix to her present day involvement in groups […]
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Story published in the Vancouver Sun on January 26, 2011. BY AMANDA ASH, VANCOUVER SUN Cultural boundaries don’t exist within Kiran Ahluwalia’s music. The India-born, Canadian-raised vocalist and composer holds four releases under her belt, which creatively melt sounds ranging from Portuguese fado to Celtic fiddle with her traditional Indian ghazals and Punjabi folk songs. […]
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Published in the Vancouver Sun on December 16, 2010. BY AMANDA ASH, SPECIAL TO THE SUN The masses couldn’t have picked a more worthy winner when they crowned Carrie Underwood as the 2005 American Idol. In just five short years, the country starlet has not only lived up to her title but charged ahead full […]
