Taylor Swift takes Canada by storm (in a snowstorm) greeting fans, playing matchmaker, and selling a ton of records

TORONTO (HoundsTV) January 29, 2009 – Cross-over country star Taylor Swift landed in a chilly Toronto, Canada today to make a couple of live television appearances and talk to the media. While appearing on Muchmusic’s MOD, Swift even decided to play matchmaker – personally calling a fan’s crush on the phone and asking if [...]

President Obama goes up the Hill and is mobbed by autograph hounds – The Republican Congress members

President Obama took another step up the Hill today looking for Republican Congress members support and signatures on his now-$825 billion economic stimulus package.
The funny thing – it was the congress members looking for his signature. According to this report in the examiner:

As reported by an eye-witness Member of the minority, Mr. Obama [...]

Toronto Mayor David Miller in LA trying to bring Hollywood back to Canada

LOS ANGELES (HoundsTV) Jan 21, 2009 – Toronto Mayor David Miller was in Los Angeles for a few days trying to woo major studios back to Toronto to film – and he came to LA armed with some sweet financial incentives. Hollywood producers would be charged just 78 cents for every Canadian dollar they [...]

Israel receives surprise Best Foreign Film Oscar nomination for Waltz With Bashire – Will protests follow the film to Hollywood?

Israel (you know, that little country its so fashionable to hate and bitch about these days) received an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film for Waltz With Bashire
I am fairly certain I heard at least one loud BOO from the press gallery when the nomination, “Waltz from Bashire, ISRAEL” was announced this morning in LA.
It’s [...]

President Obamas first signature as president

U.S. President Barack Obama’s first signature as president was photographed after he signed a proclamation, soon after being sworn in as the 44th President of the United States during the inaugural ceremony in Washington January 20, 2009.
RELATED: George Bush is the greatest president ever! (at signing autographs, that is.)

Hundreds stop and gather around Bay-Bloor store TVs in Toronto for Obama inauguration and swearing in speech

There are still some world events you need to experience live with a bunch of people in front of a television. President Obama taking the oath of office today was one such event.
I was rushing through some morning grocery shopping in downtown Toronto trying to get home for the 11:59 am swearing in ceremony. [...]

HoundsTV Video – The FANS – AC/DC autograph rare album for fans after Toronto Rogers Centre concert

TORONTO (HoundsTV Video) – A few very dedicated fans braved the freezing cold Toronto temperatures and waited for AC/DC to arrive back at their hotel following another sold-out Rogers Centre concert. One particular fan had a rare Brian Johnson solo album that she managed to get Brian to sign. Working her way through trying [...]

Bollywood mania comes to Toronto – Chandni Chowk to China premiere with Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone

TORONTO (HoundsTV) January 9, 2009 – It was Bollywood mania in Toronto as Chandni Chowk to China celebrated a Canadian premiere with stars Akshay Kumar and the beautiful Deepika Padukone in attendance.
Under a sea of security, the stars and director of the film arrived to hundreds of fans waiting outside the downtown AMC theatre where [...]

AC/DC rock another Rogers Centre concert – then brave freezing cold to greet and sign autographs for fans at hotel

TORONTO (HoundsTV) – AC/DC made a return trip to Toronto for another capacity crowd at Rogers Centre last night (2 Toronto concerts = 90,000 tickets sold!)
Fans and autograph collectors did brave freezing cold Toronto temperatures for most of the afternoon looking for any sightings of the band around their downtown hotel. The band [...]

This would have been a good day for the autograph hounds to visit the White House

WASHINGTON (HoundsTV) January 7, 2009 – All the living presidents (and the soon-to-be one) gathered at the White House today for a photo op. George H.W. Bush, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter all spent a few hours together.
This could mean that autograph hounds and presidential fans now have [...]

The media call AC/DC the Best Signers of 2008 – is 2009 going to be different?

We had a record day for readers at HoundsTV.com today (thank you!) Its because our 2008 Best & Worst Signers list spread around the web today and was sourced by some very popular music news sites including – MusicRadar.com, Contact Music, and Classic Rock Magazine (to name just a few.)
That media coverage led [...]

Director Darren Aronofsky got the idea for The Wrestler from an autograph show

Mickey Rourke has picked up some serious acting award buzz for his portrayal of washed-up wrestling star “The Ram” in Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler.
Aronofsky has talked in a few interviews that the real idea for his movie – what really got him writing to the heart of Rourke’s character – was when he was [...]

Houston Rockets YAO MING signs TWO autographs – then boards NBA Toronto bus to kick the Raptors ass

TORONTO (HoundsTV) – The new year got off to a good signature start when NBA Basketball great YAO MING and his Houston Rockets made a visit to Toronto. Yao’s presence in the city always brings a few extra autograph collectors out. Which can kind of suck because it lowers your odds of success [...]