Why are there so many songs about rainbows and so little art with Muppets? Well, it’s time to light the lights because The Muppet Art Show opens Tuesday night, 8pm at the Economy Shoe Shop. Ten artists offer up their own interpretations of the beloved characters, in a variety of media. The show came about […]
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Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour
It doesn’t matter how many kerplows, superpowers or evil villains you stuff into a graphic novel—if it doesn’t have a sense of humanity and a strong heart, who cares? Former Haligonian O’Malley’s series, which is going to balloon to phenomenon status with the launch of the film on August 13, may contain the requisite hipster […]
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Daniel Romano
Daniel Romano’s biography reads like the most melancholy of Hank Williams tunes: adopted by an older couple who teach him the six-string, loses most of his vision in one eye, meets musical birth parents. After the death of his adopted parents, Romano records in their empty house, but the recordings are lost when the house […]
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The Coast does Mad Men boardroom lunch
“Do you want women who want bikinis to buy your two-piece or do you just want to make sure women who want a two-piece don’t suddenly buy a bikini?” Oh Don. If episode one of season four is about “Who is Don Draper?” I think we can safely say that he’s a dick. Yelling at […]
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Black eyes for Peas?
It’s the age-old Behind the Music story: band members who can’t be in the same room. Rumour (from a very reliable source) tells me that Black Eyed Peas’ Fergie and will.i.am are in such a bad way, they refuse to appear together, off stage, at press events, etc. But does it really matter? We don’t […]
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CBC’s Short Film Faceoff, round two on Saturday
Saturday night, from 8-9pm, is the second episode of Short Film Faceoff, where nine short films compete for a production deal towards their next film. This week is Jay Dahl’s True Bromance; Joel MacKenzie’s Super Science and Mark Purdy’s Off Season. Luckas Cardona took last week’s contest for Daddy’s Little Girl. There’s one more episode […]
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First look at Faith, Fraud & Minimum Wage
Here’s the first peek at Faith, Fraud & Minimum Wage, written by Dartmouth’s Josh MacDonald and based on his play, Halo. The film stars Callum Keith Rennie (24) and Martha MacIsaac (Superbad), and is directed by George Mihalka, who is nominated for DGC’s Best Director of a Feature Film Award for his work on Faith, […]
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The Selves
Poet, author and artist Sonja Ahlers’ book of collage and poetry will appeal to those who have a stack of Busts beside their futons and Jezebel.com high on their bookmarks. Using an incredible array of found images, mostly of iconic female celebrities and figures like Holly Hobby, Jeri Blank (Amy Sedaris) and the girls from […]
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Boxer the Horse
Do sunshine dreams pour out of PEI’s water taps? The island’s small but mighty indie scene is consistently producing cheerful, up-tempo and deceivingly simple pop music. Like their damn catchy EP, The Late Show, the average song length on Boxer’s debut full-length barely brushes the three-minute mark, and they still wear their musical influences like […]
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November Christmas brings celebrity Christmas
Be cool when approaching John and co. I love Hallmark movies. Not because there are about five predictable heartwarming plotlines, but because they always manage to score interesting actors, who come with sightings, spottings, rumours and stories. Like Alicia Silverstone’s tearjerking Candles on Bay Street, and her appearance on CKDU’s Let Get Baked, and various Gus’ Pub shows. Let’s not talk about Rob Lowe’s Beach Girls—while technically not a Hallmark Presents, it did give me an opportunity to stalk him through Freak Lunchbox. Guy’s gotta sweet tooth. This tear-wringer, November Christmas (CBC, airing November), is about a small Rhode Island
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Gary Dourdan, Lil Romeo and Angela Bassett jump the broom in Lunenburg
Don’t bug me because I’m beautiful. The best part of the De La Soul show last Friday night was watching the ladies lose their shit as Gary “Warrick” Dourdan sauntered through the crowd, stealthly dodging drunk in-his-face dudes who kept yelling, “hey maaaaaaaaan, I lurved you in CSI.” Dourdan is in town, well, Lunenburg actually, shooting the TriStar wedding comedy Jumping The Broom. We have a very excited source who spotted him there this weekend wearing “black pants, crisp black shirt and cream fedora with black accent.” Directed by Salim Akil, the Broom cast also includes Paula Patton (who was
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Hey local bands! We want your fall music
Fall is in fashion. Our Fall Music Preview issue is coming up at the end of August, and we want to include your upcoming releases (end of August-end of November). Send your band name/album title/date and any other details you think we should know to arts@thecoast.ca. DEADLINE: August 7.
