Articles by Dan Savoie

About Dan Savoie

Dan's been rockin' the journalism scene from coast to coast, scribbling for Canadian papers and jamming with iconic mags like Rolling Stone and Metal Hammer. He's racked up chats with a who's-who of rock royalty, from KISS to Metallica. Yeah, he's living the dream, one interview at a time.

If You Can’t Dance, You’re Still No Friend to Men Without Hats

October 25, 2021 Dan Savoie 0

It’s been a while since everyone has had an opportunity to dance, but now that the world is slowly opening again, it looks like we can all safely dance again. Did you see where I […]

Don McLean: 50 Years of American Pie

October 21, 2021 Dan Savoie 0

A long, long time ago, a singer wrote a song that would unite the world through music. Don McLean’s American Pie is about as American as it gets. The song, written and recorded 50 years […]

Michael K Potter and Julia Pastorius in Blasted

Post Productions Stage The Unstageable ‘Blasted’

October 5, 2021 Dan Savoie 0

Sarah Kane’s Blasted might be the most unproduceable play ever written. It’s brash, violent, sexist and brutal – and that’s just the first 15 minutes. Never before produced in Windsor, and only produced a […]

519 Magazine October 2021 with Don McLean

October 1, 2021 Dan Savoie 0

The October 2021 issue of 519 Magazine is out, with a cover celebrating 50 years of American Pie with Don McLean. There’s also great interview with Ivan Doroschuk from Men Without Hats. The issue […]

Tyler Shaw Taps Into His Subconscious For New Album

September 30, 2021 Dan Savoie 0

During his 18 months of COVID-19 precautions, Canadian pop star Tyler Shaw was more active than ever before. The singer-songwriter, who’s known for the hit singles “The Man Who Let Her Go” and “With You”, […]

Alexi Grossi of Quiet Riot Shares Love of Cover Tunes on New CD

September 30, 2021 Dan Savoie 0

Alex Grossi might be best known as the guitarist in heavy metal band Quiet Riot, a role he’s held since 2004, but for fans of L.A. rock, he’s the founder of the city’s ultimate cover […]

Filipe Rose of Village People Is Ready To Dance Again!

September 24, 2021 Dan Savoie 0

He might be best known as the Indian or Native American character of disco legends Village People, but Felipe Rose is more than a face-painted icon of 70s disco. In an effort to find and […]

New Wave Rock Legends Can Still Squeeze Out Great Music

September 16, 2021 Dan Savoie 0

UK new wave founders Squeeze are quite popular in Canada. The band first surfaced on the Canadian charts with the song “Cool For Cats” in 1979 and had a string of hits though the 80s […]

Twenty-five Years Of Danko Jones

September 16, 2021 Dan Savoie 0

Everyone has handled the pandemic in their own unique way. For Canadian rocker Danko Jones, he isolated himself to the point that his band members had to convince him to record a new album. That […]

15 Minutes with JP Saxe

August 26, 2021 Dan Savoie 0

Toronto’s JP Saxe has already experienced an insane amount of success in a very short period of time. From a monumental nomination at this year’s Grammy Awards, snagging Breakthrough Artist of The Year at the […]