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I Was A Punk Rock Karaoke Star

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By Steve McLean (CHARTattack) September 11, 2009 3:59 pm
Opening for a karaoke act probably isn't the most coveted gig for an up-and-coming band, but Toronto's The Artist Life saw past a relatively small Lee's Palace crowd and seemed genuinely impressed to be on stage ahead of members of some of California's most notable punk bands — and a bunch of wannabe vocalists. The melodic street punk quartet...
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The Artist Life @ CMW 2009

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By Sheena Lyonnais (CHARTattack) March 16, 2009 11:45 am
Background / Composition: The Artist Life are a solid pop-punk band from Toronto featuring ex-members of The Fullblast, Jersey, Always Outnumbered, Jude The Obscure and At The Mercy Of Inspiration. Guitarist/vocalist Dean Richards is also a high school English teacher and singer/guitarist Ian Blackwood is part of the TV show Instant Star. Grade...
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Means Announce Final Tour

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) October 17, 2008 12:08 pm
Means have announced the dates of their final tour, and some of those shows will be with Underground Operations labelmates Kathleen Turner Overdrive and The Artist Life. The Utility Tour kicks off in late October and will run through mid-November. The dates are among some of Means' final shows, since the Christian emocore band recently...
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War Child Busking: Chantal Kreviazuk At Queen & John

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Jason McLoughlin
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Metro Hall Square
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Toronto, ON
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October 2, 2008
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A Glimpse At Living The Artist Life

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By Stephanie Joudrey (CHARTattack) May 9, 2008 2:00 pm
The Artist Life have big dreams. The list includes everything from working with Bryan Adams to world domination. It all started eight months ago when they uploaded their first EP, Living, to their website to give away for free — before Radiohead. Some would have thought they were crazy, but don't mistake that for anything less than part of the...
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West 49 Favourites The Artist Life Will Head East On Tour

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By Keith Powell (CHARTattack) April 30, 2008 3:30 pm
Toronto punks The Artist Life will team up with like-minded Flint, Mich. quartet The Swellers on an eastern Canada tour later this spring. The Artist Life are composed of former Jersey and The Fullblast member Ian Blackwood on lead vocals and guitar, former Jude The Obscure guitarist Chuck Leach on bass and vocals, former The Fullblast and...
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The Artist Life Make The Grade On Their Own Merits

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By Keith Carman (CHARTattack) September 14, 2007 4:30 pm
Considering that The Artist Life singer/guitarist Ian Blackwood is a former member of ska/punk heavyweights Jersey and shared the stage with emo grand-daddies Grade, it's a big deal that he thinks his new band are so hot. "This is the band I've been dying to be in since I was 14," says Blackwood. "I just didn't have the...
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The Artist Life Offer Free Digital EP

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By CHARTattack Staff July 13, 2007 3:30 pm
Former members of defunct Burlington, Ont. punk band Jersey have been cropping up everywhere of late — Alexisonfire, The Creepshow, The Saint Alvia Cartel and, now, The Artist Life. Jersey's Ian Blackwood along with ex-members of southern Ontario hardcore bands Jude The Obscure and ATMOI have recorded an eight-song EP titled Living. Though it's...
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