tag:thefairestandbest.com,2005:/blogs/latest-newsLatest News2019-05-27T16:32:51-04:00The Fairest and Bestfalsetag:thefairestandbest.com,2005:Post/56723332019-03-07T14:28:34-05:002024-03-12T15:56:12-04:00Robert won something!<p><span class="font_large">We are pleased to announce that our chief songwriter and band leader Robert is the proud recipient of a <strong>2019 Toronto Artscape Foundation Launchpad Bursary! </strong></span></p>
<p><span class="font_large">This bursary gives Robert access to Launchpad’s skills development workshops and events, as well as Launchpad’s five creative studios and coworking spaces through a three-month Artscape Daniels Launchpad Full Access Membership.</span></p>
<p><span class="font_large">We are looking forward to putting the bursary to good use and recording some great music there!</span></p>The Fairest and Besttag:thefairestandbest.com,2005:Post/53927832018-08-18T14:41:44-04:002024-03-12T15:56:12-04:00Sharing Our Music With The World!<p><span class="font_large">We are happy to announce that we have recently signed some contracts with the Rehegoo Music Group, and Rocket Songs - all companies who will be helping share the F.A.B. love throughout the world through their platforms - playlist and licensing and the like. Here's some examples for you of some playlists that we have recently found their way onto: </span></p>
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<p><span class="font_large"><a contents='"Different Kind of Rock"' data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/different-kind-of-rock-best-hits-2018/1425834494" target="_blank"><span style="color:null;">Different Kind of Rock - Best HITS!</span></a></span></p>
<p><span class="font_large"><a contents="Best Morning Coffee Pop Music Mix" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/best-morning-coffee-pop-music-mix/1425843060" target="_blank"><span style="color:null;">Best Morning Coffee Pop Music</span></a></span></p>
<p><span class="font_large"><a contents="Rock Your Day: Motivational Guitar Music" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rock-your-day-motivational-guitar-music/1425842972" target="_blank"><span style="color:null;">Rock Your Day: Motivational Guitar Music</span></a></span></p>
<p><span class="font_large"><a contents="Uplifting Pop Music Daily Booster" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/uplifting-pop-music-daily-booster/1432627458"><span style="color:null;">Uplifting Pop Music Daily Booster</span></a></span></p>
<p><span class="font_large"><a contents="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/best-rock-guitar-backing-tracks-ambient-rock-compilation/1433472894" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/best-rock-guitar-backing-tracks-ambient-rock-compilation/1433472894">Best Rock Guitar Backing Tracks Ambient Rock Compilation</a></span></p>
<p><span class="font_large"><a contents="Rock Cafe Compilation" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/rock-caf%C3%A9-compilation-2018/1434294746">Rock Cafe Compilation</a></span></p>
<p><span class="font_large"><a contents="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/best-rock-guitar-riffs-and-rhythms/1433906304" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/best-rock-guitar-riffs-and-rhythms/1433906304">Best Rock Guitar Riffs and Rhythms</a></span></p>
<p><span class="font_large"><a contents="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/love-country-music-listen-inspirational-ballads/1434536680" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/love-country-music-listen-inspirational-ballads/1434536680">Love and Country Music/Inspirational Ballads</a></span></p>
<p><span class="font_large"><a contents="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-mood-for-good-rock-electric-soft-guitar-riffs-best/1434831945" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-mood-for-good-rock-electric-soft-guitar-riffs-best/1434831945"><span style="color:#2980b9;">In The Mood for Good Rock</span></a></span></p>
<p><span class="font_large"><a contents="Harley Road Songs vol 2" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/harley-road-songs-vol-2/1436708239"><span style="color:#2980b9;">Harley Road Songs vol 2</span></a></span></p>
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<p> </p>The Fairest and Besttag:thefairestandbest.com,2005:Post/51739552018-04-10T11:07:39-04:002024-01-22T02:06:37-05:00Robert is riding the rails this summer!<p>The band will be talking a break from mid-June to mid -July as<strong> Robert </strong>will be performing as part of the <strong>"Artists-on-Board" Program on VIA Rail</strong>. Robert will be performing our songs - as a soloist - from Toronto to Vancouver and back - with a few weeks off in Gibsons BC (his hometown) in between.</p>
<p>He is very excited about the trip and looking forward to the journey. Make sure you catch the band before he leaves - or when he gets back! Check the calendar for details. If you want to see Robert on the the train - and fancy a trip - get your tickets soon!</p>The Fairest and Besttag:thefairestandbest.com,2005:Post/50322662018-01-19T11:22:29-05:002024-01-22T02:08:38-05:00THE ITALIAN MYSTERY!<p><strong>What is going on in Italy?</strong></p>
<p><strong>"Don't Go"</strong> - one of our songs which comes from Robert's 2009 solo <strong>"Storm In a Teacup"</strong> recently earned a sizeable cheque from<strong> SOCAN </strong>(our Performing Rights Organization) - the group responsible for making sure songwriters are fairly compensated. We have<strong> NO IDEA</strong> what happened in Italy to cause this to happen and have asked SOCAN to investigate........so stay tuned. In the meantime<strong> "GRAZIE ITALY!"</strong></p>The Fairest and Besttag:thefairestandbest.com,2005:Post/50004802017-12-30T22:18:39-05:002023-12-10T11:45:13-05:00"CELEBRITY" - OUR NEW VIDEO DROPS ON JAN 1st 2018!<p><span class="font_regular">It's here at last! Check out our new video - all about the perils of "Celbrity-itis" (it's a real thing). You can see it right at the top of our home page. Please consider sharing it with your friends - that helps us a lot! </span></p>
<p> </p>The Fairest and Besttag:thefairestandbest.com,2005:Post/46181552017-03-06T10:32:51-05:002024-01-22T02:10:55-05:00WE ALMOST WON SOMETHING!We are pleased to announce that we finished as <strong>runners-up (by one measly point!) in the recent "Alive and Kicking Band Showcase"</strong> held at the Revival Bar in Toronto. <br><br>Apparently we lost points in the "marketability" category - which we find hard to believe considering that a) our band has an age range of 126 years from the youngest member to the oldest, b) we have an amazing array of body shapes in the band c) we are all super models d) not a single one of our songs sounds like the next one!<br><br>How can you not market that?<br><br>However we DID get top marks for the MUSIC and the SHOW - which is all we care about! So if you are a music lover who wants to dance. cheer, pump your fists, feel and think things then come see our next show! See the "Shows" tab for more details.The Fairest and Besttag:thefairestandbest.com,2005:Post/43556852016-09-03T11:27:43-04:002024-01-22T02:20:54-05:00"IT COULD BE YOU" IN AUSTRALIA!<p>We were pleased receive this letter from a representative of "Buddies Refugee Support Group" from the Sunshine Coast in Queensland Australia:</p>
<p>Hello Robert </p>
<p>I want to share some good news with you. </p>
<p>Even though the Sunshine Coast Council has declined to accept our proposal for declaration of a Refugee Welcome Zone, we were able to play your powerful and evocative song and film clip at a Multicultural Conversations Project forum being lead by the Council. Buddies is a partner in this project. </p>
<p>The forum was a day long event at the university, addressed by a number of dignitaries (including state and local government members) and key note speakers. The objective of the project is to develop an action plan to enhance the strength from the existing multicultural community on the Coast, representing 156 countries, 96 languages and 45 faiths, and to address the barriers to their full and equal participation in the community. </p>
<p>We finished the forum with the screening of your song - to leave the almost 100 attendees contemplating your powerful message: "It could be you"! </p>
<p>Thank you once again for composing and sharing this wonderful song. </p>
<p>Best regards <br>Fergus<br>Buddies Refugee Support Group<br><br>If you would like to hear the song please click the tab above!</p>The Fairest and Besttag:thefairestandbest.com,2005:Post/41413442016-04-18T11:02:50-04:002024-01-22T02:22:18-05:00NEW SINGLE "IT COULD BE YOU" RELEASED IN SUPPORT OF REFUGEES<p>The name says is all -<strong> "It Could Be You".....</strong><br><br>Our brand new single and video was released on April 14th - a song that challenges our response to the biggest refugee crisis since the Second World War.<br><br><strong>"Do you really think it's true - when you say there's nothing we can do?"</strong><br><br>You can hear the song and watch the video here: </p>
<p><a contents="http://www.thefairestandbest.com/it-could-be-you-the-single" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.thefairestandbest.com/it-could-be-you-the-single">http://www.thefairestandbest.com/it-could-be-you-the-single</a></p>
<p>Please consider downloading it - all $1.99 of the proceeds per download go to the<strong> International Red Cross </strong>for their work on behalf of refugees worldwide.<br><br>Thanks for your support!</p>The Fairest and Besttag:thefairestandbest.com,2005:Post/41174802016-04-02T10:34:34-04:002024-01-22T02:24:20-05:00IT'S COMING!<p><span class="font_large">Our new single and video - "It Could Be You" - featuring Resa's Pieces Singers drops on April 14th! You can see a teaser and also be among the first people on the planet to see the video (early access!) by clicking here: </span></p>
<p><span class="font_large"><a contents="check out our new video!" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://thefairestandbest.com/teaser">http://thefairestandbest.com/teaser</a><br><br>All proceeds of this song go to the International Red Cross for their work for refugees worldwide.</span></p>The Fairest and Besttag:thefairestandbest.com,2005:Post/40440372016-02-16T10:03:57-05:002023-12-10T11:33:19-05:00SYNCH LICENSING CONTRACTS<p>We are thrilled to announce that the band has been offered synch licensing contracts for several prominent TV shows and three all - network synch licensing contracts (see bio above!)<br><br>Keep your ears peeled for the three songs from our EP "<strong>When I Feel Like This" </strong>(released in October 2015) plus <strong>"Living in a Coma" </strong>from Robert's solo album<strong> "Storm in a Teacup".</strong> We don't watch a lot of TV so let us know if you hear them!<br><br>You can check them out right here at this website first (see above)!</p>The Fairest and Besttag:thefairestandbest.com,2005:Post/38796342015-10-02T10:36:42-04:002022-07-29T06:48:08-04:00DON'T MISS OUR EP LAUNCH - OCT 23rd!<p><span class="font_large">We are really pumped for the launch of our first EP as a band - <strong>"When I Feel Like This"!</strong> The big event goes down at the Cameron House on Friday Oct 23rd. As well as showcasing the songs from our new EP you also get to hear two other hot Toronto bands. Here's the lineup - don't miss it!<br><br><strong>Friday Oct 23rd - The Cameron House<br><br>9pm - CROOKED HOUSE ROAD<br>10pm - THE FAIREST AND BEST<br>11:30pm - THE COMMONERS (www.thecommoners.ca)</strong><br><br>Full details to follow soon! See you there!</span></p>The Fairest and Besttag:thefairestandbest.com,2005:Post/38641742015-09-23T15:33:02-04:002023-12-10T11:47:09-05:00INTERNATIONAL POP OVERTHROW!<p><span class="font_large">We are super excited to be invited to play at the Toronto leg of <strong>The International Pop Overthrow Festival. </strong>This festival, which runs in several North American cities features several of Toronto's best live acts. We'll hit the stage on November 20th at 8:30pm at The Tennessee. See you there!</span></p>The Fairest and Besttag:thefairestandbest.com,2005:Post/38639862015-09-23T15:08:39-04:002022-02-26T01:58:48-05:00A NEW ALBUM!<p><span class="font_large">We are pleased to announce that our new EP<strong> "When I Feel Like This"</strong> has been released!<br>Yes you can download the songs for free right here from our website - but for the price of a decent cup of coffee you can download it here and help support new and independent music:<br><br><a contents="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thefairestandbest" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thefairestandbest">http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thefairestandbest</a></span></p>The Fairest and Best