There are many things that can bring down spirits while on tour, even for a successful rock band like Wintersleep. Homesickness, cancelled gigs and inner band tensions all are par for the course while the band promotes their new record, Welcome to the Night Sky. Despite an overwhelmingly positive reception while on the road out […]
Ian Gormely
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Band in real life
While you read, have a listen to our “You should print the phrase “big, big titties’ in there.” Mike Bartlett says this between mouthfuls of muffin, intending it to be his parting words. Bartlett and his bandmate Brent Geikie are sitting in Second Cup on Spring Garden Road for an interview to hype the group’s […]
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Spidermonkeys
So to anyone who made it down to the Marquee last night, you know what others missed – one of the best shows in Halifax this year. Local up and comers i see rowboats got things started and as always managed to make you laugh, cry and jump up and down at the same time. […]
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David Byrne Can Borrow My Sports Jacket Anytime
I feel like last night’s Arts & Crafts showcase at the Marquee was the show at Pop Explosion that people felt the most compelled to go see. By compelled I mean people felt they should go see the bands, not that they necessarily should go see them. Not that that’s a bad thing, but the […]
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Countdown to Extinction
Wow. Going out every night this week and then trying to go to work each day is reallly taking its toll. Subsequently, I slept through the Just Friends brunch this morning at Gus’s Pub. Hope it was delicious. So I finally saw a show at the Pavillion last night. Man, what a great place. The […]
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This is the End my Friends
The ears are saying “let’s go” but man oh, man the body’s saying “no.” Pop Explosion is done and what a great one it was. Saturday’s show at the Marquee was definitely a highlight. No wonder CBC Radio 3 was broadcasting the whole damn thing across the nation. After all my preaching, I missed all […]
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Light the Fuse…
Is anyone else as stoked as I am about Pop Explosion this year? It’s like one massive build up to Eric’s Trip’s reunion gig on Saturday Night. And the Just Friends brunch that morning should be stellar as well. Now I just have to get up that early…but seriously the talent on that label is […]
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Tonite, Tonite
Before we get on with the show permit me a short rant about show start times… Why is it that every gig at the Attic STARTS at 11 pm. The last three shows I’ve been to there (Pride Tiger, The Golden Dogs, last night’s pop explosion show) have gone way into the wee hours of […]
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Say what?
You Say Party! We Say Die! is a hard band to nail down. In its short lifespan, the group has been called dance-punk, party-rock, noise-rock, art-rock and pretty much any sub-genre in between. In fact, You Say Party! We Say Die! is one of the few bands that truly has to be seen live to […]
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Just Great
Listen to “I Am Part Of A Large Family” and “Your Rocky Spine” off Great Lake Swimmers’ new album Ongiara. A funny thing happened in 2004: rootsy folk music made a comeback. After the success of Zac Braff’s Garden State, a cinematic paean to life in your twenties, people began talking about Iron & Wine, […]
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Tough
Tough is one tough play to watch. Essentially a 70-minute fight between a couple, it starts off turned up to eleven and never really lets up. The Bobby has cheated on his girlfriend and her best friend caught him. As the argument progresses, with the best friend egging on the tension, it is revealed that […]
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Toronto Adventures
The Toronto Adventures The Toronto Adventures chronicles the real life story of a Cape Breton girl as she moves to “the big smoke” (psst – that’s Toronto) to make it as an actress. The inevitable culture clash is played out, often to humourous effects. Through it all the protagonist never loses her sense of humour […]
