Jan 14, 2019 | Blog, Books, Movies, TV
“I’m rolling my eyes right now, but that’s who I was. It’s who I am. I have a hard time just existing. I always think that if only I could be somewhere else, with someone else, doing something else, then I would be happy, finally. The hole...
Jan 4, 2019 | Blog, Movies, Music, Pop Culture, TV
When I started university, I started watching The Lizzie McGuire Movie at the end of every semester as a way to relax. It may be cliché, full of plot holes, and targeted towards millennial preteens, but very few movies have the power that the film’s most famous song...
Jan 4, 2019 | 90's NOW, Music
Jennifer Lopez… We’re talking a bit of TV with some 90’s reboots, the great egg nog debate and how Jennifer Lopez might not actually be that particular. See how you do with Kelly’s T-t-t-t-Trivia, and how Sharon’s Fast Five isn’t all that fast. Baby makes...
Dec 28, 2018 | Blog, Books, Pop Culture
From twists and turns in The Woman in the Window, to socially relevant novels of fiction, to powerful new memoirs by Sally Field and Tina Turner, these are our picks for the 10 best books of the year. The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn (Photo: William Morrow) Anna...
Dec 27, 2018 | Blog, Movies, Pop Culture
From the message of believing in the power within yourself in A Wrinkle in Time, to the horrifying truth behind conversion therapy in Boy Erased, to the overt campiness in A Simple Favor—these are our picks for the 10 best movies of the year. A Wrinkle in Time (Photo:...
Dec 24, 2018 | Kelly Alexander Show, Music
Simone Denny & Four80East… We’ve got some great guests this week on The Kelly Alexander Show kicking off with Juno Award-winning vocalist Simone Denny who has found a ton of fame in Canada and around the world with dance group Love Inc. as well as...
Dec 18, 2018 | Blog, Music, Pop Culture
From Camila Cabello’s whispery register on “Never Be the Same” to Carly Rae Jepsen reminding us all how to dance with ourselves on “Party For One,” these are our picks for the 50 best songs of 2018. This year was a mixed bag for most pop songs, with a long list of...
Dec 18, 2018 | 90's NOW, Music
Janet Jackson… Kelly can barely contain her excitement that Janet Jackson will soon be a part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, class of 2019! Kelly makes sure to tell Sharon and Adam exactly why Miss Jackson should have been inducted years ago! Kelly and...
Dec 13, 2018 | Kelly Alexander Show, Music
Barbra Lica & Bülow We welcome to The Kelly Alexander Show a rising star in the world of jazz, Barbra Lica, who has recently released her fourth album called “You’re Fine” and is here to tell us all about it. Sharon Hyland, our music editor joins...
Dec 11, 2018 | Blog, Music, Pop Culture
2018 has been an eventful year for pop music, with several highly anticipated sophomore albums (like Troye Sivan, Alessia Cara, and Jess Glynne) and ambitious debuts (like Camila Cabello, MNEK, and Bebe Rexha). The world of music grows bigger and bigger by the minute...
Dec 8, 2018 | 90's NOW, Music
The Conners… We’re making a 90’s NOW connection with some news on a reunion tour for next summer and rumblings of a Spice Girls festival spot. Kelly and Sharon offer you up an analysis of just what is going on with The Conners and Murphy Brown as their...
Dec 8, 2018 | Kelly Alexander Show, Music
Classified and Christina Esteban… Welcome to The Kelly Alexander Show! This week we’re joined by Juno Award-winning rapper Classified talking about his latest album, what artist he sings along to when he’s driving in the car and why he is really into...
Dec 5, 2018 | Blog, Music
If you remember when Canadian singer/songwriter Alessia Cara arrived on the scene in 2015 with her R&B-charged debut single, “Here”—a sleeper hit and introvert anthem about not fitting in at a party and disliking the behavior of all the cool kids—it was clear that...
Dec 3, 2018 | Kelly Alexander Show, Music
Lights… We’re very happy to welcome Juno Award-winning recording artist Lights to The Kelly Alexander Show talking about her latest album, life on the road and the importance of working with women in the music industry. Our music editor Sharon Hyland stops...
Nov 27, 2018 | 90's NOW, Music
Spice Girls… Kelly & Sharon are back to bridge the gap between the 90’s and the Now with Spice Girls tour news and Mel B’s new book, “Brutally Honest.” Kelly’s T-t-t-trivia might stump the panel, and Sharon’s Fast Five takes ya back to ‘94! ...
Nov 27, 2018 | Kelly Alexander Show, Music
Serena Ryder & Sarah Brightman… This week on The Kelly Alexander Show we welcome Juno Award-winning Canadian artist Serena Ryder who is always an absolute blast to interview. We delve into Mariah Carey’s latest album and resurgence with our music...
Nov 19, 2018 | Blog, Music
On their fifth studio effort, Little Mix—the British girl group that initially rose to fame on The X Factor in the UK in 2011—assumed a bigger role in the production, introduced even more empowering themes to their music, and are arguably more lyrically sophisticated...
Nov 15, 2018 | Kelly Alexander Show, Music
Years & Years… This week on The Kelly Alexander Show we bring you our chat with the boys from British synth-pop band Years & Years who have an incredible album out called “Palo Santo.” We also speak with our music editor Sharon Hyland about...
Nov 8, 2018 | Kelly Alexander Show, Music
Allie X and Dion Todd… We’re happy to welcome Canadian born but LA-based recording artist Allie X to the program chatting about her co-writing work on Troye Sivan’s album “Bloom” as well as her own recent album release “Super...
Nov 2, 2018 | 90's NOW, Music
Lenny Kravitz… Welcome everybody, including our new “beaucoups” who found us on Spotify! We’ve got some wedding bells news for one of the great Dad’s of the 90’s. We’ll chat about the mother-daughter connection that the new cover of Rolling Stone magazine has...
Nov 1, 2018 | Kelly Alexander Show, Music
Tommy Parker… This week on The Kelly Alexander Show we welcome singer-songwriter and producer Tommy Parker talking about his recent work with Macy Gray and Janet Jackson, our music editor Sharon Hyland chats with Kelly about Demi Lovato reaching 90 days of...
Oct 28, 2018 | Blog, Books, Movies, TV
“I was the one who had kept me safe. All of me, including the parts I found unlovable: They had protected me, had steered me outside of my fears, pushing me towards things I didn’t feel capable of doing.” In Pieces is the powerful new memoir by the...
Oct 23, 2018 | Blog, Music, Pop Culture
DUN DUN DUN. 20 years ago today, three low piano notes introduced the world to a girl named Britney Spears—and pop music was never the same again. “…Baby One More Time,” her debut single, would reach number one in every country it charted it and become the...
Oct 21, 2018 | Blog, Movies, Pop Culture
There have now been four versions of A Star is Born, but none have captured the power of such an immense talent like the 1954 film, starring one Miss Judy Garland. Tragedy is a running theme throughout all versions of the film—but Judy’s version was tragic in more...
