The CBC Radio building on Sackville Street may not be the prettiest edifice in Halifax, but for the past 17 years it has been home to some of the most well-known film and video organizations in the province. So when it was announced last September that the building would be undergoing a transformation into a […]
Matthew Ritchie
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Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi
Danger Mouse likes The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly a lot. So much so that for his new studio album he decided to join with Italian composer Daniele Luppi, guitar vagabond Jack White and Norah Jones, and make a soundtrack for a movie that doesn’t exist. The result is Rome, an album that sounds […]
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The Dears: Lost in the Plot
In the first installment of biographical narratives on Canadian bands by Invisible, Lorraine Carpenter discusses Montreal’s The Dears, 10 years after the band’s inception. Drawing on interviews with members of the group, as well as articles she wrote on them throughout the aughts, Carpenter explores the relevance of their symphonic indie-rock and how it paved […]
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Stranded (Djinns)
Set in Algeria during the 1960s, Stranded involves a group of French paratroopers dropped in the desert to investigate a plane crash and recover missing cargo. When Algerian rebels crash their party trying to obtain the same piece of equipment, sand demons known as djinns begin torturing the soldiers, inducing insanity in the crew. An interesting […]
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Children of Bodom promise the classics
After touring across the globe as the bassist for Finnish power-metal heroes Children of Bodom, it’s surprising that travelling to the east coast of Canada still gets Henkka Seppälä stoked, even though he’s been touring North America for nearly a month now. “Last time we played in Halifax with Black Label was the first time […]
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The Pharcyde’s bizarre ride
Like most music nerds who make a profession on music created by other people, I studied music in high school, particularly jazz guitar. At the time, I didn’t really know any jazz musicians, or at least I thought I didn’t. That was until I started running through songs from some of the greats that I […]
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Friendly Fires
After releasing its self-titled debut in 2008, Friendly Fires burst onto the UK music scene and became one of the hottest groups in England with its blend of house, electronica and funk infused rock music. But across the pond, the group is relatively unknown. This will change with the highly infectious sophomore, Pala. The album’s […]
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SoHo Ghetto’s transformation
f Halifax roots rockers SoHo Ghetto were an NBA franchise, they would be the Oklahoma City Thunder. Although they’re an upcoming band that plays lyrically driven folk—as opposed to battling the Mavericks—they’re run like a sports team, constantly changing and playing off each others’ strengths and becoming one of the city’s most exciting bands. Which […]
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Unleash the Archers bring a volley of metal
In the Canadian heavy metal world, sometimes west coast bands are overlooked, according to Brittney Hayes, leader of power-metal four-piece Unleash the Archers. “People just don’t really take notice if you’re from Vancouver. They think you’re just a bunch of west coast hippies chilling in the sunshine,” she says. But it’s hard to blame the […]
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Must see event planner: Sports
Mondays from June to August Monday Night Bouldering with Climb Nova Scotia If you’re afraid of climbing mountains after seeing Cliffhanger a few too many times, but sick of the indoor rock wall scene, Climb Nova Scotia has the answer. Every Monday for the rest of the summer, groups of experienced and beginner climbers will […]
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Prey
It’s likely you’ve never seen a horror film quite like Prey. Set in France’s remote countryside, four hunters set out to investigate the bizarre murders of various animals on their family’s estate. What they uncover is a biological disaster that has transformed a group of wild boars into flesh-eating monsters, turning the hunters into prey […]
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Breagh Potter releases Hey There July
It is pretty hard to get a hold of Breagh Potter. The Cape Breton- born singer-songwriter now lives in Halifax, but that doesn’t mean she’s here all that often. “This was pretty much everybody’s last free weekend to practice,” she says. “We’re a really spread-out band, which makes things very interesting.” Although Potter has been […]
