Cultural Festivals

Sorry for leaving things unfinished last night. I truly tried to leave my official “cliffhanger” post, but the blog wouldn’t have it. I think it’s tired of me already. I also meant to leave everyone with this lovely photograph of my cat with his toy mouse, to soothe our very tired eyes, hearts and minds […]

When the alarm went off on Saturday morning, I had some serious decisions to make. “Do I actually get up and make breakfast for Christopher and myself, or do I roll over and die?” I asked. I stumbled out into the living room and found Mr. Rees lying in the sofa bed half-awake, giggling to […]

As I’m going through the hundreds of photographs I shot this weekend, I realize there are quite a few that don’t involve the musicians on stage. For a festival like the Halifax Pop Explosion to be successful, you need a lot of people to come together and play their own important behind the scenes roles. […]

HOLY FRIG!!! It’s just over an hour until the first band hits the stage at the Marquee/Hell’s Kitchen, and I’m so damn excited I think my head’s going to explode… I can’t believe it has been 10 years since I attended my first Halifax Pop Explosion. In late September 1995, I crawled into a smoky […]