In the summer of 2023, Canadaland opened its first call for submissions, receiving more than 275 pitches from journalists and audio makers from around the world. “We were overwhelmed by the number of amazing concepts we received. The shows we are set to release are the ones that we were most wild about and had to bring into the world,” said Canadaland’s Publisher Jesse Brown. “They are consistent with the quality of shows we’ve made like Thunder Bay and Cool Mules, but they go into entirely new directions that are expanding our own concept of what Canadaland can be.”
Over the course of the next nine months, Canadaland will release a dynamic lineup that includes four original new series, the English language premiere of Prix-Italia winning Radio France podcast Inside Kabul, new seasons of Commons, canadaLANDBACK, and The Backbench, and urgent news and insightful analysis from longtime favorites Canadaland, Short Cuts,...
Over the course of the next nine months, Canadaland will release a dynamic lineup that includes four original new series, the English language premiere of Prix-Italia winning Radio France podcast Inside Kabul, new seasons of Commons, canadaLANDBACK, and The Backbench, and urgent news and insightful analysis from longtime favorites Canadaland, Short Cuts,...
- 2/26/2024
- Podnews.net
Good Bones might have ended back in August, but two of the HGTV show’s stars, Karen E. Laine and Cory Miller, recently reunited to work on a new project. On Sunday, December 17, Laine posted a photo of Miller on Instagram, writing, “@cory_miller30 (aka @millerbuilt_llc) visited my little Wilmington house! So much fun and nice to have an extra brain, and good attitude, for problem solving.” Miller served as project manager on Good Bones, the renovation show that revolved around Laine and her daughter Mina Starsiak Hawk; the duo started the Two Chicks and a Hammer business in 2007. The reunion between Laine and Miller comes amid fallings out between Hawk and some of her former co-stars. Hawk has previously opened up about the rift between her and her mother, noting that the pair haven’t spoken to each other in over a year. However, last week, she also...
- 12/20/2023
- TV Insider
Chicago – Denny Laine is a historic force in both the British Invasion of the 1960s with the Moody Blues, and as a member of “Wings” the band formed by him plus Paul and Linda McCartney in the 1970s. Laine died on December 5th, 2023, in Naples, Florida. He was 79.
Born Brian Frederick Hines in Britain, his first band was the Diplomats in in the early 1960s, which he left to form the M&b 5 in 1964. They changed their name to Moody Blues, and Laine was the lead vocalist on their first hit, “Go Now.” He left that group in 1966, and formed the Electric String Band. When that group disbanded, Laine became a journeyman, playing with the group “Balls” and Ginger Baker’s “Air Force.” In 1971, Laine joined Paul and Linda McCartney to form the band Wings. He was a songwriter contributor, and was instrumental in formulating the band’s signature album “Band on the Run.
Born Brian Frederick Hines in Britain, his first band was the Diplomats in in the early 1960s, which he left to form the M&b 5 in 1964. They changed their name to Moody Blues, and Laine was the lead vocalist on their first hit, “Go Now.” He left that group in 1966, and formed the Electric String Band. When that group disbanded, Laine became a journeyman, playing with the group “Balls” and Ginger Baker’s “Air Force.” In 1971, Laine joined Paul and Linda McCartney to form the band Wings. He was a songwriter contributor, and was instrumental in formulating the band’s signature album “Band on the Run.
- 12/10/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Paul McCartney paid tribute tonight to his fellow Wings co-founder Denny Laine, who died Tuesday at 79.
“I have many fond memories of my time with Denny: from the early days when The Beatles toured with the Moody Blues,” the Beatles legend wrote on social media. “Denny joined Wings at the outset. He was an outstanding vocalist and guitar player.”
McCartney added: “He and I wrote some songs together the most successful being ‘Mull of Kintyre’ which was a big hit in the Seventies. We had drifted apart but in recent years managed to reestablish our friendship and share memories of our times together.
“Denny was a great talent with a fine sense of humour and was always ready to help other people. He will be missed by all his fans and remembered with great fondness by his friends. I send my condolences and best wishes to his wife, Elizabeth and family.
“I have many fond memories of my time with Denny: from the early days when The Beatles toured with the Moody Blues,” the Beatles legend wrote on social media. “Denny joined Wings at the outset. He was an outstanding vocalist and guitar player.”
McCartney added: “He and I wrote some songs together the most successful being ‘Mull of Kintyre’ which was a big hit in the Seventies. We had drifted apart but in recent years managed to reestablish our friendship and share memories of our times together.
“Denny was a great talent with a fine sense of humour and was always ready to help other people. He will be missed by all his fans and remembered with great fondness by his friends. I send my condolences and best wishes to his wife, Elizabeth and family.
- 12/6/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Paul McCartney has penned a tribute to his Wings bandmate Denny Laine, who died on Dec. 5 at 79.
“I am very saddened to hear that my ex-bandmate, Denny Laine, has died,” he wrote of the guitarist, who was also the original lead singer of the Moody Blues. “I have many fond memories of my time with Denny: from the early days when the Beatles toured with the Moody Blues. Our two bands had a lot of respect for each other and a lot of fun together. Denny joined Wings at the outset.
“I am very saddened to hear that my ex-bandmate, Denny Laine, has died,” he wrote of the guitarist, who was also the original lead singer of the Moody Blues. “I have many fond memories of my time with Denny: from the early days when the Beatles toured with the Moody Blues. Our two bands had a lot of respect for each other and a lot of fun together. Denny joined Wings at the outset.
- 12/5/2023
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
Denny Laine, guitarist and songwriter for iconic rock bands The Moody Blues and Wings, has died, according to a post from his wife. He was 79.
Laine joined with Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder to form The Moody Blues in 1964. He sang lead on the group’s first big single, “Go Now,” which hit No. 1 in their native U.K. and broke the Top 10 in the U.S. He left the band in 1966, before the rest of its most popular songs were written. Still, Laine was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018 as a member of the Moodys.
In the years after he left, Laine recorded as a solo artist and formed the Electric String Band with Trevor Burton (of the Move), Viv Prince (formerly of Pretty Things) and Binky McKenzie. Laine and Burton later joined the band Balls and played in Ginger Baker’s Air Force,...
Laine joined with Ray Thomas and Mike Pinder to form The Moody Blues in 1964. He sang lead on the group’s first big single, “Go Now,” which hit No. 1 in their native U.K. and broke the Top 10 in the U.S. He left the band in 1966, before the rest of its most popular songs were written. Still, Laine was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018 as a member of the Moodys.
In the years after he left, Laine recorded as a solo artist and formed the Electric String Band with Trevor Burton (of the Move), Viv Prince (formerly of Pretty Things) and Binky McKenzie. Laine and Burton later joined the band Balls and played in Ginger Baker’s Air Force,...
- 12/5/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Denny Laine, co-founder of Wings and The Moody Blues, has died at the age of 79 after a lengthy battle with interstitial lung disease.
Laine’s wife, Elizabeth Hines, announced the news via Facebook on Tuesday, December 5th. “My darling husband passed away peacefully early this morning. I was at his bedside, holding his hand as I played his favorite Christmas songs for him,” she wrote. “He’s been singing Christmas songs the past few weeks and I continued to play Christmas songs while he’s been in ICU on a ventilator this past week.”
Hines continued, “He and I both believed he would overcome his health setbacks and return to the rehabilitation center and eventually home. Unfortunately, his lung disease, Interstitial Lung Disease (Ild), is unpredictable and aggressive; each infection weakened and damaged his lungs.” See the full statement below.
Laine was born in Birmingham, England on October 29th, 1944, and...
Laine’s wife, Elizabeth Hines, announced the news via Facebook on Tuesday, December 5th. “My darling husband passed away peacefully early this morning. I was at his bedside, holding his hand as I played his favorite Christmas songs for him,” she wrote. “He’s been singing Christmas songs the past few weeks and I continued to play Christmas songs while he’s been in ICU on a ventilator this past week.”
Hines continued, “He and I both believed he would overcome his health setbacks and return to the rehabilitation center and eventually home. Unfortunately, his lung disease, Interstitial Lung Disease (Ild), is unpredictable and aggressive; each infection weakened and damaged his lungs.” See the full statement below.
Laine was born in Birmingham, England on October 29th, 1944, and...
- 12/5/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Denny Laine, the original lead singer of the Moody Blues and Paul McCartney’s co-founder/guitarist in Wings, died December 5 after a short battle with Interstitial lung disease. He was 79.
“I was at his bedside holdings his hand as I played his favorite Christmas songs for him,” his wife Elizabeth Hines wrote in a statement. “My world will never be the same. Denny was an amazingly wonderful person, so loving and sweet to me. He made my days colorful, fun, and full of life – just like him.”
Laine grew up in Birmingham,...
“I was at his bedside holdings his hand as I played his favorite Christmas songs for him,” his wife Elizabeth Hines wrote in a statement. “My world will never be the same. Denny was an amazingly wonderful person, so loving and sweet to me. He made my days colorful, fun, and full of life – just like him.”
Laine grew up in Birmingham,...
- 12/5/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
It’s no secret that Good Bones stars Mina Starsiak Hawk and her mom Karen E. Laine have had their differences. Now Hawk is opening ip about their relationship and one of their former co-stars is sharing his thoughts on what it was like working with the two women on the HGTV home renovation series. Appearing on the latest episode of Hawk’s Mina Af podcast, Mj Coyle responded to a fan question asking what it was like working with the mother-and-daughter duo. “You can separate us out if you want; we’re obviously very different,” Hawk told Coyle, per People. “I hope this comes off as a compliment, but you are a little bit more predictable on a day-to-day basis,” Coyle said of Hawk, noting that he had “very different relationships” with both women. Hawk and her mother started the Two Chicks and a Hammer renovation company back in...
- 10/30/2023
- TV Insider
HGTV’s Karen E. Laine is renovating a new home in Wilmington, North Carolina, leading many to speculate if the Good Bones star is setting up for a spinoff series of her own amid tensions with her daughter and co-host Mina Starsiak Hawk. Good Bones is filmed where the two live currently, in Indianapolis. However, Laine’s new property is 750 miles away. Laine has shared a few images of the house on social media, alongside her vision for the property in the comments. “This is going to be so much fun!” she wrote in the caption of the Instagram post. “And I’m going to take you all along for the ride.” She also alluded to the property being her retirement home and that the reason she bought in Wilmington was due to “climate and employment opportunities.” One follower, however, commented, “what? you are not doing the show with your daughter?...
- 10/4/2023
- TV Insider
Sometimes classic rock feels like it was just one big, happy, constantly collaborating family. One of the members of The Moody Blues said he co-wrote Paul McCartney’s “Band on the Run,” although the song’s writing credits tell a different story. Regardless, it’s undeniable the Moody Blues member did a lot for Wings.
A Moody Blues member who joined Wings said he wrote Paul McCartney’s ‘Band on the Run’
Denny Laine was a member of The Moody Blues who later became a member of Wings. During a 2023 interview with Naples Daily News, he said he co-wrote two of Wings’ most famous hits: “Band on the Run” and “Mull of Kintyre.” He received a co-writing credit on the latter but not the former. “Band of the Run” is credited to Paul and Linda McCartney, with Paul as its producer.
Laine said it was difficult for him to remember...
A Moody Blues member who joined Wings said he wrote Paul McCartney’s ‘Band on the Run’
Denny Laine was a member of The Moody Blues who later became a member of Wings. During a 2023 interview with Naples Daily News, he said he co-wrote two of Wings’ most famous hits: “Band on the Run” and “Mull of Kintyre.” He received a co-writing credit on the latter but not the former. “Band of the Run” is credited to Paul and Linda McCartney, with Paul as its producer.
Laine said it was difficult for him to remember...
- 9/13/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Good Bones star Mina Starsiak Hawk is getting candid about familial fracture amid the final season of the HGTV hit, revealing she’s not in a “great place” with her co-star mom, or her brother who also features in the show. Her revelations come just a couple of weeks after it was revealed that the long-running show is ending. In the August 28 episode of her podcast, Mina Af, Starsiak Hawk said she’s “not on good terms” with her mom Karen E. Laine, and her brother Tad Starsiak. Debuting back in 2016, Good Bones is led by Starsiak Hawke and Laine, following the women as they fix up homes under their business Two Chicks and a Hammer, Inc. for HGTV. (Laine retired from Two Chicks and a Hammer in 2019 but still appears on Good Bones.) (Credit: HGTV) In the installment of the podcast, titled, “The Pain Of Staying The Same,” Starsiak...
- 8/31/2023
- TV Insider
Although Good Bones might be coming to an end after eight seasons on HGTV, this might not be the last viewers see of Mina Starsiak Hawk and Karen E Laine.
In a statement obtained by Deadline confirming the renovation series was ending after Season 8, the cable network said they were exploring “other projects” with the stars.
“While this is the end of Good Bones as we know it, we’re currently in talks with Mina and Karen about other projects,” HGTV said.
Starsiak Hawk revealed on the latest episode of her Mina Af podcast that she had just wrapped filming, not only the latest season of Good Bones but the whole series altogether.
“Today, I filmed my last few pickups for Good Bones. Not Good Bones Season 8, but for Good Bones. So it is officially… That’s a wrap, folks,” Starsiak Hawk said. “It’s the end of an era.
In a statement obtained by Deadline confirming the renovation series was ending after Season 8, the cable network said they were exploring “other projects” with the stars.
“While this is the end of Good Bones as we know it, we’re currently in talks with Mina and Karen about other projects,” HGTV said.
Starsiak Hawk revealed on the latest episode of her Mina Af podcast that she had just wrapped filming, not only the latest season of Good Bones but the whole series altogether.
“Today, I filmed my last few pickups for Good Bones. Not Good Bones Season 8, but for Good Bones. So it is officially… That’s a wrap, folks,” Starsiak Hawk said. “It’s the end of an era.
- 8/9/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
HGTV’s “Good Bones” will come to a close after Season 8, though that may not be the end of the Starsiak’s relationship with the network. The real estate agent revealed the news on her “Mina Af” podcast on Wednesday.
“It’s the end of an era. I had to say goodbye to some people today that I have spent my last almost 10 years with,” she said. “Something I’m super, super proud of, and really grateful to the network for is making a show for the last eight years that, for the huge majority of the time, has been super representative of who I am… and it was really important to me from the beginning to do that.”
But there may still be a chance to see Starsiak Hawk and her mother, Karen E Laine on screen as HGTV reveals “while this is the end of ‘Good Bones’ as we know it,...
“It’s the end of an era. I had to say goodbye to some people today that I have spent my last almost 10 years with,” she said. “Something I’m super, super proud of, and really grateful to the network for is making a show for the last eight years that, for the huge majority of the time, has been super representative of who I am… and it was really important to me from the beginning to do that.”
But there may still be a chance to see Starsiak Hawk and her mother, Karen E Laine on screen as HGTV reveals “while this is the end of ‘Good Bones’ as we know it,...
- 8/9/2023
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
That’s a wrap for hosts Mina Starsiak Hawk and Karen E. Laine on Good Bones, as it’s been announced HGTV‘s home renovation series will end with its upcoming eighth season. Hawk, who stars in the series alongside her mother, Laine, revealed the news to fans on an episode of her podcast, Mina Af, as reported by People. “Today, I filmed my last few pickups for Good Bones. Not Good Bones season 8, but for Good Bones. So it is official, that’s a wrap, folks.” She continued, “It’s the end of an era. I had to say goodbye to some people today that I have spent my last almost 10 years with. “Something I’m super, super proud of, and really grateful to the network for, is making a show for the last eight years that, for the huge majority of the time, has been super representative of who I am,...
- 8/9/2023
- TV Insider
Bad news for fans of HGTV’s Good Bones: The mother/daughter home renovation series is ending after nearly a decade.
Mina Starsiak Hawk, who headlined the show alongside her mom, Karen E Laine, announced on her Mina Af podcast (per People.com) that Season 8 (premiering Aug. 15) will be Good Bones‘ last.
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“It’s the end of an era,...
Mina Starsiak Hawk, who headlined the show alongside her mom, Karen E Laine, announced on her Mina Af podcast (per People.com) that Season 8 (premiering Aug. 15) will be Good Bones‘ last.
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“It’s the end of an era,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Fabula’s “Superman’s Bodyguards,” “Sisi” head writer Andreas Gutzeit’s thriller “Disgrace” and “Hildur,” from Finland’s Matti Laine, who scored with “The Paradise,” all feature at this year’s still vastly expanded Conecta Fiction & Entertainment, the Europe-Latin America TV and networking forum, now in its seventh edition.
They will be presented to an audience of producers and distributors at the industry centerpiece at Conecta Fiction.
Set up at Juan de Dios and Pablo Larraín’s Fábula, producer of Oscar winning A fantastic Woman” and “Spencer,” “Superman’s Bodyguards” tells the true story of Christopher Reeve’s perilous mission to Chile to attempt to save the lives of 78 Chilean actors under death threat from an extreme right faction in a Chile still ruled by Augusto Pinochet.
A fast-paced thriller, “Disgrace” is from Story House Pictures’ Andreas Gutzeit, head writer on the banner Beta/Rtl Canneseries 2021 smash hit “Sisi,” sold to over 120 countries,...
They will be presented to an audience of producers and distributors at the industry centerpiece at Conecta Fiction.
Set up at Juan de Dios and Pablo Larraín’s Fábula, producer of Oscar winning A fantastic Woman” and “Spencer,” “Superman’s Bodyguards” tells the true story of Christopher Reeve’s perilous mission to Chile to attempt to save the lives of 78 Chilean actors under death threat from an extreme right faction in a Chile still ruled by Augusto Pinochet.
A fast-paced thriller, “Disgrace” is from Story House Pictures’ Andreas Gutzeit, head writer on the banner Beta/Rtl Canneseries 2021 smash hit “Sisi,” sold to over 120 countries,...
- 6/1/2023
- by John Hopewell and Emiliano De Pablos
- Variety Film + TV
Could an upset be brewing on Season 21 of “American Idol”? All year fans have been forecasting Iam Tongi would take home the top prize, but he may not be the sure bet we’ve assumed. This season closely resembles a similar lineup up finalists from Season 17 when 18-year old country crooner Laine Hardy took down fan favorite Alejandro Aranda, who, like Iam, had become a viral sensation since his first audition.
This time around it’s 18-year old Mississippi native Colin Stough who has progressively grown his fanbase each week, delivering honky-tonk renditions of some of music’s most popular tunes. Like Laine, he was barely a blip on viewers’ radar in early rounds, but as judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie have pointed out, his star continues to rise.
See Colin vs. Iam vs. Megan: Who do You want to win ‘American Idol’ Season 21? [Poll]
Megan Danielle is this season’s third finalist,...
This time around it’s 18-year old Mississippi native Colin Stough who has progressively grown his fanbase each week, delivering honky-tonk renditions of some of music’s most popular tunes. Like Laine, he was barely a blip on viewers’ radar in early rounds, but as judges Luke Bryan, Katy Perry and Lionel Richie have pointed out, his star continues to rise.
See Colin vs. Iam vs. Megan: Who do You want to win ‘American Idol’ Season 21? [Poll]
Megan Danielle is this season’s third finalist,...
- 5/17/2023
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Paul McCartney and Wings did have two successful albums in Wild Life and Red Rose Speedway. However, the band needed an album that cemented them as one of the great bands of the 1970s. That album manifested itself in Band on the Run, a highly successful record many consider a highlight of Paul McCartney’s, even with his albums from The Beatles. Wings did take several risks making the record, and guitarist Denny Laine said it was like “being a gambler.”
Paul McCartney and Wings gambled by recording ‘Band on the Run’ in Nigeria Denny Laine, Linda McCartney, and Paul McCartney | Gems/Redferns
Wings were riding a series of success with their first two albums. However, for their third album, McCartney wanted to try something different by recording it in a foreign location. In an interview with Billboard, Laine said he understood why the former Beatle wanted to switch things up.
Paul McCartney and Wings gambled by recording ‘Band on the Run’ in Nigeria Denny Laine, Linda McCartney, and Paul McCartney | Gems/Redferns
Wings were riding a series of success with their first two albums. However, for their third album, McCartney wanted to try something different by recording it in a foreign location. In an interview with Billboard, Laine said he understood why the former Beatle wanted to switch things up.
- 5/7/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Patti Smith unexpectedly popped by an all-star Paul McCartney charity tribute concert at New York’s Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, March 15th, during which she performed a moving cover of The Beatles’ 1967 cut “She’s Leaving Home.” Watch the fan-shot footage below.
McCartney himself wasn’t on hand for the show, which raised money for music education programs, but it featured an absolutely stacked lineup including Graham Nash, Wings guitarist Denny Laine, Bettye Lavette, Nancy Wilson, Lyle Lovett, Bruce Hornsby, Shovels & Rope, Lake Street Dive, Natalie Merchant, Allison Russell, Ingrid Michaelson, and Christopher Cross. They were all backed by a house band led by Rolling Stones touring drummer Steve Jordan and Fab Faux bassist Will Lee.
Other highlights from the concert include Nash’s rendition of “For No One,” Lavette’s soulful version of “Maybe I’m Amazed,” and Wilson and Laine performing Wings’ “Band on the Run.” To close out the show,...
McCartney himself wasn’t on hand for the show, which raised money for music education programs, but it featured an absolutely stacked lineup including Graham Nash, Wings guitarist Denny Laine, Bettye Lavette, Nancy Wilson, Lyle Lovett, Bruce Hornsby, Shovels & Rope, Lake Street Dive, Natalie Merchant, Allison Russell, Ingrid Michaelson, and Christopher Cross. They were all backed by a house band led by Rolling Stones touring drummer Steve Jordan and Fab Faux bassist Will Lee.
Other highlights from the concert include Nash’s rendition of “For No One,” Lavette’s soulful version of “Maybe I’m Amazed,” and Wilson and Laine performing Wings’ “Band on the Run.” To close out the show,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
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