David Friend

2 weeks ago | vancouverisawesome.com | David Friend

TORONTO — David Foster says writing music for a new Broadway musical starring Betty Boop has been filled with highs notes and "a lot of drudgery."The Victoria native opened up about pushing himself creatively to complete "Boop! The Musical," which opened earlier this month. He says it taught him more about working as a team player, and compromise, after decades of running "a dictatorship" in his recording studio.

2 weeks ago | fitzhugh.ca | David Friend

TORONTO — David Foster says writing music for a new Broadway musical starring Betty Boop has been filled with highs notes and "a lot of drudgery."The Victoria native opened up about pushing himself creatively to complete "Boop! The Musical," which opened earlier this month. He says it taught him more about working as a team player, and compromise, after decades of running "a dictatorship" in his recording studio.

2 weeks ago | castanet.net | David Friend

Arcade Fire is planning its return after several years on the sidelines. The Montreal rock act has released a new single and music video for "Year of the Snake," a taste of their upcoming seventh studio album "Pink Elephant."It's the first significant release from the band since lead singer Win Butler faced several sexual misconduct allegations nearly three years ago, which he denied. The reports led some Canadian radio stations to yank Arcade Fire from their playlists for some time.

2 weeks ago | ledevoir.com | David Friend

Arcade Fire prépare son retour après plusieurs années d’absence. Le groupe rock montréalais a sorti une nouvelle chanson Year of the Snake et son clip, un avant-goût de son septième album studio à venir, Pink Elephant. Il s’agit de la première sortie significative du groupe depuis que le chanteur Win Butler a fait face à plusieurs allégations d’inconduite sexuelle il y a près de trois ans, qu’il a niées.

2 weeks ago | castanet.net | David Friend

Cristobal Tapia de Veer says he’s checking out of “The White Lotus” for good. After three seasons, the Chilean-Canadian composer whose trademark sounds helped define the hit HBO series, has said he won’t return for its fourth and final season. He blames a growing rift with Mike White, the show’s writer and director.