Well, sometimes bands hold back tunes to be released at seemingly random moments; sometimes bands drop stuff fresh off the track; and other times I just don’t catch on for awhile, as in the case of the following old-new and new-new music below. Got the blog goin’ up on a Tuesday. New-new: Nap Eyes, “Roll […]
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Adria’s Top Ten Vines of 2015
2015 was the year of the Vine, the social media/video sharing app on which users can upload seven to ten second clips of footage, most often of random blunders from their cellphones, and loop them into eternity. Vines are a particular Internet phenomenon; the content ranges from wipe-outs to sport clips to news bloopers, traffic […]
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Listen to this v. funky Boxing Day playlist by Dead Horse Beats
Tonight, Halifax-bred, Montreal-livin’ Dead Horse Beats (Patrick Wade) will spin it silly at The Seahorse with Wet Paint and Kyle. Have you heard DHB before? Dude can mix. Check out his “Still Dre” remix, and also this Bobby Shmurda jam. He’ll also be headlining Cold Smoke next weekend, but since you can’t hold your horses, better pony up tonight and get […]
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PHOTOS: Matthew Good live at The Marquee
Mr. “Hello Time Bomb” Matthew Good played The Marquee on his Chaotic Neutral tour this past December 9th. According to Coast photographer Andrew Donovan, the venue was jam-packed and “loaded up” like an “avalanche.” Great show with all the hits, we’re told. Nice. Related Stories
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GridLock, Halifax’s newest music fest, announces lineup
Today, Halifax’s newest music weekend, GridLock Festival, announced a few of its bookings for the inaugural event from July 8 to 10, 2016. There’s so much pop on this lineup, you’d think it’s at Forum Bingo. For real, this looks so super sweet, with beer by Stillwell on the grounds of Citadel High. Way to […]
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Watch: Dave Sampson’s new video (there’s a kitty in it)
Cape Breton singer-songwriter Dave Sampson just dropped a new video for his acoustic howler, “Fireflies,” and there’s a sweet little kitty in it. That’s really all I need to say. But I will add that Sampson has been coming up in the last couple years with his heartfelt pop jams, working with Gordie Sampson, Steven MacDougall (Slowcoaster) […]
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Float Your Boat with Ocean Charter of Values
“It’s really hard to say what kind of music we play,” says Nick Laugher, guitarist and singer of Ocean Charter of Values, “It weaves in and out of, like, singer-songwriter-y stuff, psych rock, melodramatic whiney pop, some drone and ambient stuff and also weird heavy stuff where I wish I was cool enough to play […]
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#ICYMI New Trax: Outtacontroller, EDDY, Negative Rage +
In case you missed it (#ICYMI), here are some recently released tracks and demos that’ll punk you up on this rainy Thursday, plus a free jazz freak out. Caution: this shit is BAD ASS. Outtacontroller – Television Zombie Halifax’s favourite punk band is back with a new LP called Television Zombie on P-Trash (Germany), Young […]
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UNITY Charity’s breakdance launch at the Library tonight
Tonight at the Halifax Central Library (6pm, free), UNITY Charity will announce its new partners in bringing Halifax youth weekly breakdancing and beatboxing sessions, with the Charity’s founder Michael Prosserman aka “Bboy Piecez.” The national community organization has made its way to our city via Branden “Haste” Taylor and Matthew “Testament” Jones, leaders of the breakdancing sessions […]
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Listen to the new Mint Records comp feat. Halifax bands
Today, Vancouver’s indie label Mint Records — home to Nardwuar, The Evaporators, Jay Arner and Halifax’s very own, Monomyth — released Hot Heros 2, a compilation of hot new tracks from the label’s roster and friends, with another Halifax’s-very-own, Heaven for Real. Can you identify the label’s aesthetic throughout this comp? Maybe they’re isn’t a unifying theme; […]
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Watch Classified’s new vid produced by Dave Hung & Tyler Ross
This morning, Dave Hung and Tyler Ross dropped their new video for Classified‘s “No Pressure” featuring Snoop Dogg on Maxim.com. Filmed in both L.A. and Halifax, it’s fucking hilarious and well-shot with a great storyline, and features cameos by Ron Jeremy, Tom Green, Jonathan Torrens, Paul Doucette, Grant Keddy, Emily Ross, Pat Harland, and many more […]
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Order this photobook of seven years at Evolve
What do you get for the special raver in your life that has everything? Just in time for the holidays, Halifax photographer Chris Smith has put together seven years of his favourite Evolve photos. The beautiful photobook is available for pre-order in both hardcover and softcover editions, and you can look through a glorious full preview on the sale site. […]
