RAINE MAIDA
OUR LADY PEACE, MAR 12
You and wife Chantal Kreviazuk are living in L.A. these days. What’s the first thing you’ll do when you get back to T.O.?
I’m back and forth constantly. First thing we usually do is hit up an Italian restaurant. Terroni or Biaggio does the trick.
Might there be a Chantal Kreviazuk cameo at your Massey Hall show?
Anything is possible. I definitely want my boys to see this tour.
What’s your most cherished piece of memorabilia from Our Lady Peace tours past?
We have most of our old backdrops hung up in our rehearsal space. They do a great job of helping remind us of the work we’ve done over the years.
MARK HOLMES
PLATINUM BLONDE, MAR. 10
Platinum Blonde is being inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at CMW. How does it feel?
A bit strange at first. I thought they may have made a mistake. You see, we were never really in the industry’s good books.… This just goes to show that if you wait long enough you will be loved.
More importantly, how does it feel to have inspired a hairdo phenomenon back in the ’80s?
Embarrassing! Not as bad as the piano tie though.
JOEL PLASKETT
THRUSH HERMIT, MAR. 13
You’re part of the CMW Songwriters Café at CMW. Who’s your muse?
My wife, Rebecca, and the lines that run across this country.
What was your very first song about?
It was called “The You You Song.” Some confused teenage rambling with lines like “I don’t know what blinded me, maybe it was my hair.”
What’s the most shocking thing that’s ever happened to you in Toronto?
When I put ketchup on a hot dog at Spadina and Queen and it turned out to be hot sauce.
AMY COLE
RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE, MAR. 13
What’s the most unexpected thing to happen during a show?
The other night in Calgary, someone actually threw underwear at me onstage. Green men’s briefs. They landed right on my glockenspiel.
How did you spend the Olympics?
We got to play as part of the Cultural Olympiad in Vancouver.… We felt really honoured. Other than that, we watched the Olympic coverage and cried.… Alexandre Bilodeau and his brother? Come on! I was a mess.
JASON COLLETT
@ LEE’S PALACE, MAR. 10
If you could master any new instrument, what would it be?
I’m still trying to figure out how to play guitar. I’ve bluffed my way this far. I figure I shouldn’t push my luck.
If Slash (in town Mar. 11) asks you to show him around town, what will be your first stop?
The Henhouse [1532 Dundas St. W.], surely he’d feel right at home.
You’re touring 17 cities in one month. Why the punishment?
No punishment, it’s the best job in the world. Any ponce who bitches about it should try sanding drywall.