Nova Scotia’s green fields, deciduous climate and historical brewing operations have long made this Canadian province a thriving habitat for one of nature’s most beloved and befuddled creatures, the university student (genus Studentus). Nowhere is there to be found a denser population than in the provincial capital and environs. Drawn by the city’s abundant watering […]
Allison Outhit
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Live to tell
In the early ’80s, the done thing for any self-respecting Clash fan was to squat in the riotous, terminally unemployed south London neighbourhood of Brixton. That’s where I landed fresh out of university in fall 1984, sharing a busted row house with a messy pile of ex-pat Haligonians. It was all roses and tequila until […]
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Blues Theory
f you’ve ever seen Al Tuck play, you know whatI’m talking about. Before every other song, you get a bit of tuning and twanging, maybe half an anecdote, more tuning, at least one false start, a slug of beer and finally, he’s off. As a performer, Al’s never been known to come sharp right out […]