“People say the band’s name wrong all the time,” says Kuato’s Josh Pothier, “Koo-ate-oh, Koot-a-woo. I’ve even heard kumquat.” Pronounced koo-wah-toh, after a creepy little Martian from Total Recall, the now-five-piece experimental instrumental band has finally released its first LP, The Great Upheaval, on Pothier’s label Acadian Embassy, co-run by Trevor Murphy. On Friday at […]
Adria Young
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Hot for bleachers
From hockey king Sidney Crosby to Olympic snowboarder Alex Duckworth, Nova Scotia boasts some of the world’s most incredible athletes. With hometown support, these all-stars start to shine in varsity and minor leagues: last season’s Halifax Moosehead could easily be next year’s Boston Bruin. Luckily for you, local varsity and national leagues offer student rates […]
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So you want to volunteer
Whether you’re from Halifax, or just settling in, one of the best ways to feel at home in a place is to participate in it. Halifax has a vibrant arts culture, a thriving LGBTQIA community and a significant number of people who are disadvantaged, struggling or oppressed on the daily. So let’s be real: If […]
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Revenge of the Nerds
To all the cool kids of high school: your days of bullying, wedgie-giving and illusions of grandeur are over. Yeah, that’s right. In the early days of university and college, you’ll start to realize that the loners, weirdos and nerds are actually way more interesting and cooler than you. It’s around this stage in life […]
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How (not) to be a student
Every year, professors encounter students who bend the rules, ignore classroom etiquette and straight-up just don’t give a shit. On top of looking like a moron, not treating university like a serious endeavour can have a negative impact on the overall academic experience, the learning of your peers and the opinions of your instructors (from […]
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Heat meets Sesame Street in local short Foam Drive Renegades
After watching wrestling promos all Saturday morning, as is my custom, I finally checked out local short film sensation, Foam Drive Renegades, which video-hosting site Vimeo recently named a must-see Staff Pick. Written and directed by Adam DeViller, co-written by Matt Chisholm and produced by Melani Wood, Foam Drive Renegades is Heat meets Sesame Street: […]
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Good Morning Halifax
“My favourite Dad joke?” answers Toronto-based comedian Mark Little. “This one. Question: What’s brown and sticky?” Wait for it. Brace yourself. Answer? “A stick.” The former Picnicface laugh master is back in Halifax and he’s reviving his evening talk show Good Morning Tonight just for you. With Andy Bush, Bill Wood, Everardo Ramirez, Paul Doucette […]
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Monomyth’s sound of success
“Can you pass me those Swedish Fish?” asks Graeme Stewart, looking at the bright package of gummy treats. “Wait, why is the Swedish fish wearing a snorkel on the bag? He’s already a fish!” Josh Salter groans: “I feel sick, I ate too many of those cheap Sour Keys. I think that’s what our album […]
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Proud to be your neighbours
The Gottingen corridor between North Street and Cogswell Street has had many faces over the last hundred years. And in the last few decades, the gay community of Halifax has found a home there. A number of LGBTQI-friendly businesses now operate on Gottingen: The Company House, Sea Dog’s Sauna and Spa, One Block Barbershop and, […]
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Somewhere over the rainbow
“At the present time, there are approximately 82 nations that criminalize same-sex relations, and of those, eight have a death penalty for consensual same-sex conduct,” says Tan-Nee Ng, a board member of the Rainbow Refugee Association of Nova Scotia. “We think that we’ve fought for gay rights and we have reached some semblance of equality, […]
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Mega Bog standard
“It’s all hyper-sexual, Aquarian music, and I think that’s what a lot of Seattle music is about right now,” says Erin Birgy of the west coast dream-ambience band, Mega Bog. “Themes include accountability, swimming nude, miscommunication and the burning love that’s consistent within the present moment we’re sharing. That’s probably true forever and everywhere, in […]
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RiFF RAFF
Neon Icon is the amazing second record from RiFF RAFF (AKA Jody Highroller), mixing as many genres as there are colours in the fluorescent rainbow, consistent with his almost-mocking bars about Taco Bell, snowmen, Versace pythons: I mean, what in the sweet hell is this? Short list: a Macho Man with cornrows, a slow Texan […]
