This is hard to say but…I actually left the Eric’s Trip show before they did their encore. I heard that “Viewmaster” destroyed. Damn. But I’d made a promise to myself that I would close the festival at The Attic with Sole and The Skyrider Band. My friends in INSTRUMENTS worked with Skyrider before (via their […]
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Indy Mum and Indy Kids
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.
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Like Minds
After the show, Jon wanted to say hi to the Skyrider guys and to Sole, whom he’d met years before. Four of us watched as a brutal fight between drunken Dome patrons and beefy Dome security broke out and then rolled onto Grafton Street. Kind of a gross way to end the whole night, but […]
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D-I-Y Comics
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 […]
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That’s The Waye I Wanna Rock ‘N’ Roll
Great festival, Waye. Great festival, HPX staff and volunteers. See you all again next year.
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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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The Gatekeepers
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 […]
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Sunday On The Rocks
I often wonder how people feel the day after the festival is over. No matter if you go hardcore for five nights or if you just stay up super late for one, it’s gotta mess with your mind and body. I always feel wrecked, despite the fact I don’t smoke or drink and try to […]
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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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Sweet Sounds
Thanks for making the musicians sound as decent as possible, sound techs.
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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 […]