Tara Lee Wittchen

Speaking of spooky…

CKDU 88.1 FM always seems to have a strong presence at the Halifax Pop Explosion, and this year was no exception. In addition to presenting the crazy (so I heard) Buried Inside show at the Khyber on Saturday night, they were on hand at Canzine East to share buttons, magnets and general campus/community radio love […]

As is often the case when Joel Plaskett plays solo in Halifax, his father Bill joined him for a good portion of the show. This was the first time, however, I’ve ever seen Bill play one of his own tunes with Joel backing him up. Beautiful job, sir. Joel flew in from Dallas, Texas, early […]

Flavia and her three lovely children were on hand to sell Indy Mum zines, recycled craft items (including the best damn toque I’ll ever own) and more. You can find out more about Indy Mum through the Anchor Archive Zine Library.

CBC Radio 3 was on hand to record and broadcast live the show at The Marquee on Saturday night, featuring Pride Tiger, Mother Mother, Land of Talk, Miracle Fortress and Eric’s Trip. Another case of wishing I could have seen the entire show, as well as the show downstairs in Hell. Jon and I got […]

Can you find the lovely and talented Lisa Marr in this photo? Um, in this photo of a pamphlet? I kind of forgot my camera for the Super 8 screening. Gee whiz, what kind of photos would I have been able to take anyway, it’s a film screening. In the dark!

One of the workshops held during Canzine East was a do-it-yourself comix workshop presented by Shawn Granton. Shawn came all the way from Portland, Oregon, to share his tips of the craft. I’m so glad I joined in, because he answered a lot of questions I had about the craft of journal comics. Best of […]

When I think of my early introductions to the East Coast/Halifax indie music scene back in the early ’90s, a few names always stick out. One of them is Peter Rowan. Peter was involved in so many of those early events and bands, and has managed to keep a foot in the local scene no […]

After the film fun, I ran over to the Seahorse in time for The Moist Towelettes. It was like that birthday party vibe we had with Lisa and Paolo never ended; it just exploded across the city. Pink balloons, pink boas, pink party dresses and sparkles everywhere. Emi and Yuko’s choreographed cuteness enchanted, Dave and […]

After a short break for supper, I walked over to St. Matthew’s United Church, once again accompanied by my Mom. I bought her the second-last ticket to the show, so thanks to whoever waited longer than me to buy tickets! The Halifax Pop Explosion relies heavily on its volunteers to make sure the shows run […]

It was funny watching Eric’s Trip get their instruments ready to the beat of techno music. Julie commented later on about how it made her want to murder somebody. Thank god they finally shut it off. It was also funny to watch them chomping at the bit, so to speak, as they couldn’t start their […]