VIDEO: Yonge St. street party as Toronto celebrates after Canada’s Olympic Gold medal hockey game
March 1, 2010 by Richard Budman · 1 Comment
(HoundsTV – Toronto) Thousands of Canadians gathered at Yonge and Dundas in Toronto for an impromptu street party to celebrate after Team Canada defeats Team U.S.A. for the Gold medal in men’s hockey.
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?
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 [...]
PHOTOS: George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic in Toronto – Is Clinton releasing new music with Sly Stone?
February 16, 2010 by Richard Budman · 1 Comment
photos courtesy Richard Budman / shot7.com
(HoundsTV – Toronto) The funk came back to Toronto when George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic played a Valentines Day show at the Phoenix Concert Theatre.
Clinton and his latest lineup of Parliament Funkadelic got a surprisingly young crowd going with all the classics -One Nation Under A Groove, Tear The Roof [...]
NEWS: BEST and WORST Celebrity Autograph signers to come through Canada during 2009
December 31, 2009 by Richard Budman · 12 Comments
photos courtesy shot7.com
(HoundsTV – December 31, 2009) Since our list last year was so popular – we had to rate the BEST and WORST autograph signers in Canada for 2009.
Who was good about signing? Who was bad? What were the memorable experiences?
Some quick notes about our surveying method – which we admit is based more [...]
RANTS: Why Toronto hates the TTC – Stupid shit like NOT having ALL collector booths open when busy (and good looking signs)
December 31, 2009 by Richard Budman · 2 Comments
photos courtesy shot7.com
Sure, it was nice of the TTC to provide free transit rides for Toronto peeps traveling on New Years Eve between 12 and 4 am. But my experience with Toronto’s better way twelve hours earlier is what will leave a bitter taste in my mouth and make me forget quickly about any good.
REVIEW: Lady GAGA brings Monsters Ball tour to Toronto ACC – a Twitter review and photos by the people there (NO PRO media invited to Canada shows)
November 29, 2009 by Richard Budman · 2 Comments
photo by @xtra_canada – “Lady Gaga has packed the Air Canada Centre!”
“Every gay man in Toronto is at the Gaga show. Church Street must be dead.” – @doliveira75
” ‘I don’t care if my fans love me. I only care if they love themselves.’ -Lady Gaga – @FLAREmagazine
NEWS: Toronto mourns the loss of Lee’s Palace building mural – director Edgar Wright says it will be seen again in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World movie
November 25, 2009 by Richard Budman · Leave a Comment
An outpouring of emotion on Twitter has occurred since Torontoist first posted a story on how the iconic bar / live music venue Lee’s Palace has begun to replace it’s painted building facade which it grew famous for.
The news even reached across the pond to filmmaker Edgar Wright. Wright spent much of this year [...]
Winona Ryder filming movie in Toronto’s Union train station – photographers battle for the shot
November 24, 2009 by Michael · Leave a Comment
We see and enjoy celebrity photography on countless news sites and magazines every day. Sometimes the behind-the-scenes stories of what goes into getting those photos can be equally as fascinating.
Here are a couple of links to a story and video of what celebrity photographers have to go through, and the lengths their celebrity subjects will [...]
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.
Taylor Swift takes Canada by storm (in a snowstorm) greeting fans, playing matchmaker, and selling a ton of records
January 30, 2009 by Richard Budman · 3 Comments
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 [...]

