Friday, September 3, 2010

SALE: Paul McCartney signed RUBBER SOUL album cover [$1,750] – Macca finally (and thankfully!) autographs departing city after two days in Toronto

SALE: Paul McCartney signed RUBBER SOUL album cover [$1,750] – Macca finally (and thankfully!) autographs departing city after two days in Toronto

August 16, 2010 by Brad Byrne · Leave a Comment 

It was with great anticipation when Paul McCartney brought his “Up and Coming” tour to Toronto, Canada for two sold-out Air Canada Centre shows on Sunday, August 8th and Monday, August 9th.
It was Paul’s first trip back to Toronto in five years and the Sunday night concert was only Macca’s 10th show in Canada as [...]

SALE: Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler signed book MY APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION [$49.00] – autographed on press tour through Toronto

SALE: Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler signed book MY APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION [$49.00] – autographed on press tour through Toronto

August 15, 2010 by Richard Budman · Leave a Comment 

photos courtesy Richard Budman / shot7.com
Former Guns N’ Roses drummer Steven Adler has been on a book tour of late promoting his just released autobiography “My Appetite for Destruction: Sex & Drugs”
And it’s quite the story. Adler chronicles, in sometimes shocking detail, how he came to help form Guns N’ Roses which as a band [...]

NXNE: Eagles Of Death Metal rock Virgin Mobile Opening night party – Axl Rose not invited

NXNE: Eagles Of Death Metal rock Virgin Mobile Opening night party – Axl Rose not invited

June 17, 2010 by Richard Budman · Leave a Comment 

photos courtesy Richard Budman / shot7.com
(HoundsTV – Toronto) The NXNE music and film festival kicked off across Toronto on Wednesday at various opening night venues. HoundsTV decided to take in the Virgin Mobile Opening Night at The Phoenix with the great band Eagles Of Death Metal headlining.
Frontman Jesse Hughes was in top spirits [...]

VIDEO: The Rolling Stones and Exile On Main Street record – a modern day lesson in music retailing, branding, and content exploitation

VIDEO: The Rolling Stones and Exile On Main Street record – a modern day lesson in music retailing, branding, and content exploitation

June 10, 2010 by Richard Budman · Leave a Comment 

You have hand it to the Rolling Stones. Besides the enormous output of quality tunes over decades of their existence. The Stones has proven they know how to make a lot of money and exceptionally manage their brand.
It started in the eighties when the Stones hooked up with concert promoter Michael Cohl and forever [...]

SALE: Paul McCartney autographed original ABBEY ROAD album cover [$1,750] – Signed in Dallas, Texas

SALE: Paul McCartney autographed original ABBEY ROAD album cover [$1,750] – Signed in Dallas, Texas

June 9, 2010 by Brad Byrne · Leave a Comment 

I really have enjoyed the times I’ve managed to catch up to, and collect a signature from Sir Paul McCartney. You really can’t get much bigger than a Beatle.
From my very first time hounding McCartney in Toronto in 2002, I have traveled to a few places in the world to see Sir [...]

NEWS: Paul McCartney adds Toronto (ACC August 8th & 9th) and Montreal (Bell Centre August 12th) to 2010 “Up & Coming” summer tour

NEWS: Paul McCartney adds Toronto (ACC August 8th & 9th) and Montreal (Bell Centre August 12th) to 2010 “Up & Coming” summer tour

June 3, 2010 by Richard Budman · Leave a Comment 

photo of Paul McCartney at Radio City Music Hall in 2009 courtesy Richard Budman / shot7.com
Canadians (and some autograph hounds) should be happy to hear the “cute” Beatle – Sir Paul McCartney has just added dates to his North American summer “Up & Coming” tour. Macca will play Toronto’s Air Canada Centre on August 8th [...]

MUSIC: Guitar God Eric Clapton takes a Toronto street stroll before ACC concert with Jeff Beck – Does he look in the mood to sign autographs?

MUSIC: Guitar God Eric Clapton takes a Toronto street stroll before ACC concert with Jeff Beck – Does he look in the mood to sign autographs?

February 21, 2010 by Michael · 1 Comment 

photo courtesy CanadianTabloid.com
(HoundsTV – Toronto) Guitar god Eric Clapton arrived in Toronto on Saturday – the day before an Air Canada Centre show with fellow music legend Jeff Beck. Just after arriving in Toronto, Clapton took a stroll along a popular Toronto street visiting a few high-end retail shops.
UPDATE: On a very beautiful Sunday [...]

REVIEW: Guns N’ Roses bring Chinese Democracy tour across Canada – Axl Rose taking stage at unpredictable times at shows in London, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec City, and Halifax

REVIEW: Guns N’ Roses bring Chinese Democracy tour across Canada – Axl Rose taking stage at unpredictable times at shows in London, Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec City, and Halifax

February 1, 2010 by Richard Budman · 5 Comments 

shot7 photo of Axl Rose exiting a King St, Toronto club in the early morning of January 29, 2010
(HoundsTV – Toronto) If there is one thing Guns N’ Roses 2010 Canadian tour has confirmed – Axl Rose still lives and loves the rock star lifestyle – relentless touring, late night partying, and lots of pretty [...]

VIDEO: Paul McCartney and Blackbird at David Lynch Radio City Music Hall benefit concert

January 31, 2010 by Richard Budman · Leave a Comment 

(HoundsTV – April 4, 2009) Filmmaker David Lynch’s benefit concert at Radio City Music Hall was a rare coming together of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr.

RELATED: Paul McCartney exits Radio City Music Hall and signs autographs

NEWS: Reclusive Axl Rose of Guns N’ Roses in Toronto on Chinese Democracy Canada tour autographs guitar for collector

January 26, 2010 by Richard Budman · 5 Comments 

(HoundsTV – Toronto) Guns N’ Roses leader Axl Rose made a long awaited return to full-time touring in 2010 beginning in Canada. Rose was staying in Toronto this past weekend while playing Gn’R shows in Hamilton and London on the eastern leg of the Chinese Democracy tour.
Axl has always been considered a very difficult and [...]

NEWS: Elvis Presley would have turned 75 today – He was good about signing autographs for fans

January 8, 2010 by Michael · Leave a Comment 

Elvis would have turned 75 today.
Presley was one of the most iconic celebrities of the past century. Autograph collectors young and old have thought about getting his signature. Elvis is high up on the “I wish I could have asked him for his autograph” list.
So how was Elvis for meeting fans and signing [...]

NEWS: Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) in Toronto to talk, not sing, at Islamic Conference – He was good to the autograph hounds who managed to find him

December 27, 2009 by Richard Budman · Leave a Comment 

(HoundsTV) – The singer formally known as Cat Stevens – Yusuf Islam, made a low-key appearance at an Islamic education conference this weekend in Toronto. Yusuf’s speaking engagement at the conference was being kept under the radar and inquiring media was instructed that Dr. Islam would not be doing any photo ops or interviews.
A [...]

SALE: A IS FOR ALLAH hardcover BOOK signed and inscribed by YUSUF ISLAM $99 – autographed Tea For The Tillerman record $225

SALE: A IS FOR ALLAH hardcover BOOK signed and inscribed by YUSUF ISLAM $99 – autographed Tea For The Tillerman record $225

December 27, 2009 by Michael · Leave a Comment 

A IS FOR ALLAH is a beautifully illustrated and photographed book by Yusuf Islam, once formally known as Cat Stevens, who was a keynote speaker during the 2009 Reviving the Islamic Spirit convention at Metro Toronto Convention Centre in Canada during December, 2009.
Yusuf was very kind to personally sign and inscribe “peace & happiness” on [...]

NEWS: The strange health saga of French entertainment icon Johnny Hallyday

December 16, 2009 by Richard Budman · 1 Comment 

We hear the health of France’s biggest rock star is finally improving as doctors brought Johnny Hallyday out of a medically induced coma he had been in since last week.
The coma was necessary due to complications the 66 year-old Hallyday was having after a botched surgery on his back this year. Even Johnny’s good friend, [...]

SALE: BURTON Cummings autographed Above the ground CD $69

SALE: BURTON Cummings autographed Above the ground CD $69

December 14, 2009 by Michael · Leave a Comment 

Canadian rock icon and former Guess Who frontman Burton Cummings released his first CD of new solo material in almost twenty years during 2008. Cummings came to Toronto to support the disc – Above The Ground by playing a rare mall show at Toronto’s First Canadian Place shopping centre surprising a lunch-time crowd.
After the concert, [...]

Lenny Kravitz autographed guitar auctioned at Bell Celebrity Gala in Toronto for SickKids Foundation

October 9, 2009 by Michael · Leave a Comment 

(HoundsTV) The largest annual celebrity event in Canada – the Bell Celebrity Gala held another top notch auction event in Toronto. The Gala auction of autographed collectibles, the newest Samsung electronics, and other fun items all helped contribute a ton of cash to the SickKids Foundation. Over the years, the Bell Gala has [...]

Raine Maida and Our Lady Peace, Kardinal Offishall, Ivana Santilli, and Natasha Bedingfield rock the Bell Celebrity Gala in Toronto all in support of SickKids foundation

October 9, 2009 by Michael · Leave a Comment 

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(HoundsTV) The 18th annual Bell Celebrity Gala put on another successful show at the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto. The Gala, all in support of the Sick Kids Foundation just seems to get bigger and better every year.

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Michael Jackson fake autographs flooding the market through ebay

July 8, 2009 by Richard Budman · 4 Comments 

When a celebrity dies, its no real surprise to see a spike in the sale of memorabilia and collectibles related to that star. When an icon dies – like Elvis, John Lennon, and now, Michael Jackson entire cottage industries and fraudsters pop up to take advantage of the news.
Michael Frost, head authenticator for Professional [...]

Toronto Jazz Festival main stage photos featuring Jamie Cullum, Branford Marsalis, Al Di Meola, and Kool & the Gang @ HoundsTV.ca

July 7, 2009 by Richard Budman · Leave a Comment 

TORONTO (HoundsTV) June 26th – July 5th, 2009 – The 2009 Toronto Jazz Festival concluded another successful ten day run at Nathan Phillips Square in downtown Toronto. Photos available now include JAMIE CULLUM, BRANFORD MARSALIS, KOOL & THE GANG, AND AL DI MEOLA.

Elton John and STARZ Animation studios team up to score 23 million dollar Ontario Government handout to make toons

May 26, 2009 by Richard Budman · 4 Comments 

TORONTO (HoundsTV) May 26, 2009 – In Toronto for the first of two highly-anticipated concerts with Billy Joel – Elton John found time to stop by STARZ Animation studios and greet Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty.
The occasion was to announce to the large gathering of entertainment news media (each of which was announcing they had they [...]

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