My poor IQ
I feel dumber since moving here. Right is not synonymous with “very.” The past tense of “come” is not “come” – it’s came. And please, learn how to spell. Stupid Haligonians…. Fearful
Get a life!
To all those Jerry-Springer-Guests–Waiting-to-happen who stood outside screaming at Suzanne Boudreau. Everyone agrees that a young girl being murdered is awful. And murderers do deserve to be punished. Especially when they kill kids. But at this point, unless you morons have undeniable proof that it was her, shut up! They have arrested her, not convicted…
Tipping ain’t easy.
A lot of people work in the bar/restaurant business. I’ve never been a server or bartender, but I know it has to be a tough job. Remembering all the orders, smiling to mean customers, being on your feet for 8 hours… I probably wouldn’t be able to do it. With that being said, you shouldn’t…
Bitch at each other here
>And not in other threads. I’ll delete the name calling, etc., in other threads. That’s not to say you can’t disagree, of course. Just keep it civil. I’ll put up the occasional “bitch at each other” bitch to satisfy your insatiable urges. Seems the best way to go. Web site nazi
NS Drivers
NS drivers have to be among the most addled in the country. The 3 cardinal sins that make my blood boil: – slowing down in the merge lane of a highway (speed up and merge morons) – slowing down on the highway before exiting (slow down on the exit ramp turkeys) – tootle along below…
Evolve update!
Antigonish’s best festival, Evolve, has announced some new bands: Brent Randall and his Pinecones, Hey Rosetta!, Man Man and more of these groups can be found on the updated and now functioning website, evolvefestival.com. While you’re there, check out the festival’s green initiative, and feel comfort in the fact that while you are dancing around…
One Life to Bragg about
One Life Surf is kicking summer square in the stones with their summer kick-off party this Saturday at the Marquee Club. They promise fun times with the Tom Fun Orchestra, Mark Bragg and the Butchers, Zumbini Circus, an ocean inspired fashion show featuring Rebekah Higgs and Skank Williams, prizes, paparazzi, art and surf films (tickets…
Bus-ted idiots.
To the 5 idiots on the bus today: When an 80 year old woman walks onto the bus and you see she has trouble moving quickly, get out of the fucking seats that are reserved for people with limited mobility. You all just sat there and stared at her like she had 4 heads while…
Sub-Par Sandwich maker
To the douchebag working at the “submarine sandwich” fast food chain on Argyle st: Put on a damn gas mask if you can’t handle a little colgne. I understand people have allergies to scents, but if you plan on working in the public sector, expect to deal with scents. Put on a gas mask and…
TP for my Bung-hole
OK, so who’s brainiac idea was it to design these ginormous toilet paper dispensers in public washrooms? I can respect the fact that they save money and have to be resupplied less frequently…but why can’t a fella get the TP off in a nice neat fold? I am tired of wrestling with these things…ending up…
Hey Moron!!
I am trying to work at my job at the VG and for the past 3 hours have had to listen to your dog bark and howl non-stop in your car. Luckily it was not a very hot day but I am sure your dog did not appreciate being locked up in a car that…
buses
Have you ridden metro transit lately? 2.00 and all the abuse you can handle. people will even spit on you and the other riders tell you to suck it up. Well suck this up all you wimps. I didn’t pay to be abused i get enough of that of work. Maybe Peter and Rodney should…
Not paying for it
I am not paying 1.42 for gas. My car is on a quarter tank and once I drive home from work it’s staying parked. I live in halifax and work in burnside. It’s 9KM’s tomorrow on a fixed gear bicycle or the bus depending on the weather. (rain for the week apparently). – Needs a…
The looming home heating oil crisis
It’s the furthest thing from our minds these summer months, but the cost of home heating oil has risen to alarming prices in recent weeks—30-day futures are now trading at nearly $4US per gallon, about twice what it was at this time last year. (Consumers will have to additionally pay for distribution costs and dealer…
Babies
Heres a tip for all the idiots out there : Stop having babies!!! I am tired of getting on the bus and seeing these people that are younger then me (I’m 30) with 2-4 kids. I understand that things can happen when you are younger, and maybe pregnancies can happen, but after the first 3…
New Brunswick sucks
Nova Scotia sucks because New Brunswick sucks. World-class commerce does not have a domain in Nova Scotia because nobody wants to drive through the wasteland that is New Brunswick. No good bands come to Halifax because, again, New Brunswick is in the way. I say we excise them from Canada and drop them out in…
Deformed tax reform
To the editor, I attended the tax reform meeting at St. Angus’s May 28. It was like going to the garden centre and picking out the best bag of manure. Most people expected a speaker followed by public questions with public answers. These same people were disappointed. It was a series of static displays and…
hey rubber necks!
Ok, we all are a tad interested in seeing damage from the forest fire. I ask you please.. on the 107.. if you would like to gawk at the burnt trees.,. pull the hell over!! i took a drive to my cottage in musquodoboit today and almost witnessed many accidents from someone slamming on breaks,…
Update on Chebucto vote
Fougere explains processCouncillor Sheila Fougere explains her problems with the process by which council reversed course on the Chebucto Road widening, and discusses the potential motivation for those who changed their votes.LISTEN>> Tim Outhit’s Rookie Move Councillor Tim Outhit claims that while he voted today to reconsider last week’s vote against funding the Chebucto Road…
White Stripe Exhibit
Now this is “Bitchin'” i just found out that Locas Billiards (A recent host to a White Stripes Secret Show) in Halifax has put up an in house exhibit which surrounds the entire room – which includes some 43 framed articles, used guitar pick, T- shirts, photos…I just left Halifax! Now i must return. On…
Graveyard Traffic Light; Another Halifax Landmark Lost!
It seems to me that the ongoing construction on Robie street is going to include new traffic lights at the intersection of Robie and Jubilee, has anyone else noticed this?? Dose anyone else realize that this is widly believed to be the only Graveyard with a Traffic Light in the entire world?? I think its…
Unbelievable…
I have been reading the Bitch section and I actually agree with a lot of the Bitches. My Bitch is to the people who cannot spell properly and do not know how to use proper grammar. Posting a valid Bitch with misspelled words and no punctuation makes you look ignorant and uneducated. And you do…
Not one cent more for Tim Horton’s
I am appalled by this organisation. Not one, but two vulgar examples of their greed and their contempt for the poor. They treat their employees like shit and they treat the homeless like shit. With seeming impunity. I for one will not spend another cent there. I want everyone to consider doing the same thing…
Breaking news– Council reverses vote, approves Chebucto widening
Reversing direction from last week, Halifax council this morning voted to approve the Chebucto Road widening project. Construction crews are expected to start work almost immediately. The council’s action came through a series of three votes: First, councillor David Hensbee put forward a motion of reconsideration. Councillor Sheila Fougere objected to the motion on procedural…
Grammer Natzi’s
The bitch section has become ridiculous and almost not worth reading. Everything that get’s posted if they have 1 spelling error the comments are filled with people ridiculing each other. To the Grammer Natzi’s out there fuck off this is an online fourm, if you send your message to quick there is no way to…
It’s a mad, mad Mad Max world!!!!
Gasoline at a $1.36/litre. Food- meat and bread going up, up, up….The politicians tell us everything is cool though and not to worry…everything will be back to normal by 2010. Umm, yeah….this is it folks. The end game is here. If you have kids pray for them. Mad Max
The Friends you Keep?
Is your young wavy-haired young female friend a gardener? Did she recently just plant an orange Potentilla (P. ‘Orangeade’), a dwarf little-leaf rhododendron (R. ‘Manitau’), a unique dark purple primula (P. capitata), 3 dwarf Monkshood, a silver lace vine, and a native mayapple. Then chances are she is a calculating thief who brazenly and selectively…
Why electric rates go up
Blame these guys: Nova Scotia Power paid its top two executives 41 per cent more than the industry average in 2007, according to a consultants report released Monday… Much of the report was blacked out for confidentiality reasons by the government regulator, including the 11 executives’ names and salaries, except NSP president Ralph Tedesco’s name.…
To the kind Taxi driver on Seymour
Just last week I was driving down a street in the HRM slow enough to notice a group of young students, all with worried looks on their faces. I pulled up behind a taxi driver that seemed to be waiting for a fare, but he got out, opened his door and made no effort to…
to my inlaws!
I have to add to the poster title world’s shittiest friends and family… to my dearest inlaws you fucking well need to grow up and get a fucking life. stop ignoring your eldest son and catering to your two adult children. they already got you in shit by having you fired from your job by…
NS Dept of Health
I am beginning to think the NS department of health only exists in the form of a website and automated voices. I have been trying to talk to someone there regarding the “Smoke Free Places Act” for 2 weeks now…but I keep getting an answering machine or a voice message that leaves me with a…
Spare some manners?
To all of the pan handlers littering the street of Halifax, would it be so hard when you stick your hand out and ask for some spare change to add a “Please?” You may actually be surprised of how far manners will get you. Miss Manners 🙂
getting hitched
to the asshole that i hit!…yeah i hit him, but i hit his tail hitch and it didn’t do any damage to his car but fucked up my vechile, and i din’t claim it because i didn’t want to pay a higher rate, but since you filed a $200 suit for what you CUNT and…
Are you Happy now?
regarding Panhandles and squegee kids -> illegal as of today june 1st everyone who has bitched about these kids and complained you got what you wanted they are now ilegal! whats next?
Spoiled Little Brats
I work as a Sales Reresentative for a cell phone company. i make barely over mimimum wage plus commission. I HATE when customers come in for the stupidest reasons. HELLO? Have you heard of the internet or the phone? Most times you can handle this issue yourself? But, no I am stuck talking to you.…
a few things to bitch about
1. Why the hell is it so damn hard to find a full time summer job in this city? I’ve been applying to places like crazy but everyone informs me they can only offer 15 hours a week. I’m a student, I need more than that! 2. To the bitch and her family JAYWALKING across…
Potholes
Has anyone noticed that this year seems to be an exceptionally bad year for potholes, or is it just me who feels this way? Christ almighty, for the amount of taxes we pay on every litre of gas and diesel, you’d think the roads would be paved in gold! What the hell is the government…
Mean Feats
There’s a guy who asks the same question to a million Haligonians every day from his post by the Second Cup on Spring Garden. That question is: “Excuse me, sir/madam, would you be interested in purchasing a copy of Street Feat?” Only once in my five years in Halifax have I seen anyone actually take…
Young women…pull-up yer effin pants
We don’t need to see that shit…thongs and lately no thongs…what r-u ho’s???? How much will you expose for the attention you so obviously crave? skanks for the memories
more like an apology
Tuesday June 10, to the person driving in the black car, I think on South Park Street (or somewhere near there) where there was construction going on. I was in a small SUV, I stopped at my stop sign and for some reason thought it was a 4-way so I started going forward and almost…
Cookie-Cutter Generation
WTF is up! Everwhere I turn I see the same “gangster” type of wardrobe being worn by the young crowd these days. You know, the extra long T-shirts (which by the way look like “Moo-moo’s”), sagging pants/shorts/capris, I don’t really know what it is, all I know is that its hanging off their arses. Ball…
Coworker
Fresh out of school and into the big industry of your choice! A few problems however, YOU SUCK! Not only do you have ZERO initiative and leech off of your co-workers, you smell terrible! Like, people have gas, but WTF is your problem? We deal with the public and you let that stank go EVERY…
Advice for a waitress.
To a certain un-named waitress at an ever popular destination for wings on Thursdays. Get some class and learn HOW to waitress. You dont hit on/touch or eye peoples boyfriends. Not only is it disrespectful but it makes you look really bad. I am as everyone at our table was sure you got the point…
Love, Me summer
In honour of the first day of summer, Love, Me Boutique (1539 Birmingham) is hosting a clothing sale. Some of the finest Canadian-made garmets will be marked down from their regular retail prices. “To celebrate, Love, Me is having a one day summer clothing sale,” says owner Chara Kingston. “Dresses, skirts, and tops – oh…
A few more reasons why this city SUX
The Clippers round the world race was here in halifax and they all left thursday morning, June 12. I never heard anything about it except from my gf, who heard it from someone else. No radio, tv, or any media outlet to be spotted on the waterfront. We checked it out. Amazing boats. We actually…
mediocre patisserie
i live in the hydrostone neighbourhood and have been to the acclaimed Julien’s Patisserie on several occasions. to be brutally honest, i have found their baked goods to be over-rated & over-priced, the taste/quality is somewhat mediocre. compared to an authentic french bakery (and i’ve been to many), the hydrostone patisserie is a mildly disappointing…
missing threads
I am pissed about losing my favorite sweater, but this isn’t so much a rant, as a plea. I lost it the night of Rockin’ the Gayborhood at Hell’s Kitchen- huge hood, wide elbow length sleeves, long ties that wrap around the hips and a neutral plum/grey colour. See I’m sure some lucky individual is…
The coming home heating oil crisis
If you think the rising cost of gasoline has been difficult to deal with, just wait until you have to start buying home heating oil. As this graph illustrates, 30-day futures for home heating oil are now trading at nearly twice the price of just a year ago. It’s approaching $4 US/gallon, and that’s before…
Thief! Thief!
To the jerk off who stole my bike from Citadel High on the 13th: FUCK YOU! Just because it’s not locked up, doesn’t mean it’s yours. I hope karma anal rapes you. Lockless
they paved paradise… to put up a parking lot
Why does much of HRM look like a sprawling parking lot? The car culture here is outrageous, and everywhere ya look, giant parking lots and car dealerships are at every turn, making the city look ugly and uninviting. And evidently, pedestrians and cyclists were given little or no consideration. Hey city planners… get your heads…
You Little Mother effers, Lucky I didnt catch up to you
To the little mother fuckers in Sambro who stole my 350 dollar motorcycle helmet during the 5 minutes i was away form my bike… i hope you crash, burn and die. I SAW YOU, i have seen you int he area before and I WILL see you again and it won’t be fuckign pretty. Let’s…
Envelope, please
So I could have gone to the MuchMusic Video Awards and afterparty tonight, but I can’t move. So I’ll watch everyone get poured on and hit by lightning from the comfort of our tiny room. Just heard that Wintersleep won best indie video award for “Weighty Ghost.” That’s swell. Also this week, the Polaris Music…
Cigarette ad
What the schwack is with the ad for Players cigarettes in the Coast this week?! Isn’t that supposed to be illegal in Canada? J
10am and waiting
I wait everyday. I want to scream, …I do. I want to smash the computer… I did. I have no idea what I’m waiting for. It just keeps ticking away and I keep watching it tick. All the wasted shit thats ripping around my skull is driving me nuts. Who’s really living? I’m realizing that…
I wish I could buy books from the Dawgfather
Thanks DAL bookstore. Thanks for exploiting the fact that you are the only place students have to purchase the necessary books for classes. Thanks for making returns absolutely impossible. Thanks for making the student poverty rate even higher due to your RIDICULOUSLY priced textbooks. but most of all THANKS for not letting me return a…
Old schoolin’
Woke up early (lord knows how) to go to a talk by Karen Kain and a bunch of other dance types at the new Four Seasons Performing Arts Centre. I left midway because I was too hung and I was having an out-of-body experience. If this was an art blog, I’d tell you about a…
Hey ladies
Went down to the Distilllery district (an old whiskey factory turned into an awesome live/work/art/resto area, and things have changed quite a bit. Not a lot of interesting art–I don’t think any of the original artists can afford to have studios there anymore, no doubt a product of its own success–but the old brick buildings…
Empire theaters
I was super excited to go see kung fu panda i am in line getting pop corn (yay) i get to the counter and they asked me if i wanted butter on my popcorn i agreed so then you charged me! you have a little scam set up because i could have walked behind me…
Miley cy-wrong
For all you parents or people that have kids, STOP letting your kids watch Hannah Montana! I hate to be mean to people, but she’s a slut! If you are perverted enough (I was), search her up! She has done some really nasty stuff! I think she might have signed a contract with Playboy to…
Salad/Sandwich & Hold the Screaming Children
So you want to go out for lunch/dinner but you don’t want to listen to someone’s screaming kids in the restaurant. TIP: ask the server “Could you please seat us away from any children?” Works every time! Enjoy your meal in peace and save your ears. Have you decided “waaaaAAAAHHHHHHH” you “WAAAAHHHH” to order?
The Air Conditioner
It’s above my head as we speak blowing the most disgusting artificial air down into my office, if I close the door I could start packing meat on the side. Terrible headaches, cold cold feet and hands (I have good circulation) and a lump in my throat. It’s been like this for over a year…
I think that guy was right
But he seems just a little square. I enjoy reading the bitch as much as anyone, but lately its been less of a guilty pleasure and more of an annoying time waster to read. People are just whining about stuff. Id even rather have nothing than something else. ChunkySituation
What country are we in?
Well 2 topics that I’d like to mention. First one i read in the paper was about the RCMP uncovering a Terrorist training camp here in ON. That’s what the headline said. As I read the article, and realized how misleading the title can be, I started to really wonder if I actually live in…
what no messages?
is it my imagination or that doctors, specialist, etc… do not allow patients to leave voice mails ? does anyone know a family doctor or specialist who can afford a voice mail? I need to know, as I sure won’t want a doctor who doesn’t take voice mails after hours. LOL dying to leave a…
Three Dog Bakery opens
All of you proud dog owners will be pleased to know Three Dog Bakery (22 Logiealmond Close) are opening up shop at Dartmouth Crossing. Owners and their furry four-legged friends are invited to a summer “Paw”ty on June 21. “We are a canine confectionaire, a pooch patisserie, a Mecca for Mutts,” says Leanne, owner, Three…
Go north! Go local!
Halifax’s north end community only continues to grow, as Local Source Market (5783 Charles) opens its doors on June 20. Local foodies Sean Gallagher and Emma Abman are spreading and sharing the nutritional love. For the past three years the duo has kept a catering business which nurtures a taste for local food culture. The…
Funny stuff
This is great: I saw this in the movie last night and had to look it up. Death Panda, something like 50 Japanese teenage girls singing metal, backed by Megadeath guitarist, Marty Friedman, who lives there now. Almost as funny as my media pass. Apparently Halifax is now officially been taken over by Alberta, and…
I Scream, You Scream
Nestled into the front corridor of the Mic Mac Friendship Centre (2158 Gottingen), Scoop N’ Go is now open daily with quite the extensive animal themed ice cream list. Whether you like Puppy Paws (chocolate fudge ripple with chocolate covered caramel cups in toffee ice cream), Turtle Tracks (chocolate covered turtles and praline pecans buried…
AGNS new admission prices
According to a press release I received yesterday, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is rolling back its admission levels, starting June 14. Adult prices will now be $10, seniors $8, students $5, children $3 and family $20. Fantastic news, this new admission structure will also see the return of Donation Thursdays between 5pm and…
Tag, you it.
I am getting sick and tired seeing these little rat fucks tags. On Bayer’s Rd. it is really sickening, right across the from the RCMP Building, and isn’t me, isn’t shop owners building owners to get rid of it, cuz that smelly bastard at Bayer’s Rd. convenience store ( corner of Connolly and Bayer’s rd.)…
Gas and dash
I don’t understand the hesitation to require payment before pumping… Gas thieves are striking far more frequently, say station owners across the country as pump prices continue to rise. Wayne Pace, who operates a service station Tantallon, N.S., says he’s had to be even more vigilant lately about people who fill their tanks and take…
Trillium
Council Tuesday approved construction of the 19-storey “Trillium” building for the corner of South Park Street and Brenton Place. Many residents of the nearby historic Schmidtville area spoke against the project, but it was an uphill battle from the start: The immediate area already contains many high rises, including the truly horrifying 21-storey Park Victoria…
Day 1: Metal and majorettes
Checked into the Holiday on King (easily spotted–saw disinterested boys with eyeliner and the dreadlocked dude from the Doughboys; he’s apparently NXNE’s LA-based programmer) and got in line to register. There was a separate counter for “Trouble” and a long line for media and industry types. Bumped into my beautiful friend WJ who works at…
unauthorized possession of shopping carts
to those people who are taking shopping carts from the businesses in Downtown Dart and leaving them in front of apartment buildings and on the streets get a life you friggin lazy irresposible assholes. Have you ever heard of the N-300 nusinence by- law concering abandoning these shopping carts in front of apartment building and…
CLR makes me barf
OK, this magic goo can clean anything but please stop showing me a piss and shit stained toilet during the evening. That before and after shot is just grim. I know some set dec made it look like a dorm toilet but FUCK, that is gross, over and over again. CLR the air
The Wanderers Ground Dry Canteen is in sad shape.
Remarks: This Sackville Street structure was built by the Navy back in 1942 as an alcohol-free clubhouse (a “Wet Canteen” was also planned, but seems not to have come to fruition, alas). It was saved from the wrecking ball earlier this year when it was given heritage status, but here it sits, collapsing all on…
summer school blues
why does Dal completely disregard the fact that plenty of students are there during the summer? 1) give us a bus pass 2) dont let tim hortons close 3) killam hours should be the same, we have exams too! just an fyi…WE ARE PAYING THE SAME AMOUNT AS FALL/WINTER STUDENTS i would rather be tanning
Waterfront Attraction Come and Gone
The Clippers set sail this morning after having spend nearly a week docked at our Halifax waterfront. FYI – The Clippers are a group of 68′ Sailing yachts that are competing in the Round-the-World Race…Halifax is one of the last stops before the race finishes in England. www.clipperroundtheworld.com I had a chance to talk to…
Picture
To the guy who took my picture today at Stayner’s Wharf: I’d like a copy of it please and thanks. picture perfect
Put the fucking seat down!
Yo Sandra, Pam and all the other agents arranging pics of houses to buy. Ask or demand that your clients or photographers put the toilet seat down in the pics of the bathrooms and for chrissakes, have them make the beds. Jesus christ, do I really want to plunk down 350k on a place when…
Parking Lot Cunt
I hope you end up in a wheelchair someday, Blondie CUNT in the Caravan by MacPhee’s who SPED UP to cut me and my two girls off while crossing a parking lot! That is where my daughter almost ended up, because of your insanely aggressive driving, and you looked me right in the eye as…
Hide the hipster…
and other fun games at the airport. Spot the music journalist is a good one too (they’re rumpled up). I’ve never seen so many skinny-jeaned, angled-hair hipsteramas in the airport before. Some were flying, some were just there for the NXNE free shows at the airport. Awesome idea. We just missed Ted Leo & the…
Why do certain drivers do this?
So sunday evening, around the waterfront area, nice weather, sun finally came out and the girlfriend and I decided to go for a stroll. We drove to downtown halifax, found a parking spot. another person had been waiting for that spot, then we realized there are 2 parking spots available. The car i drive is…
Free Metro??
when are they going to stop making us take one of these free papers?? i thought at first it was just was a promotional thing, but how long has it been?? i know these papers are already printed, but ppl leave them everywhere as garbage on the bus, and littered on the street. i think…
People in public places with children
why are their so many bitches on here about people being out in public with children? people have children and they cant just leave them in the car. It is realy hard to find a babysitter. ugh
voluntary destruction.
Late night on Monday. How to resolve this feeling of hope with feelings of resignation. It provides an opportunity for Joe Q. Citizen to be a star for a moment in the sky of opinions about how to do things should be done right. Witnessing the process of our supposed democracy occurring through token public…
Birthday suckness
Hey Halifax, how about throwing me an effin bone here and giving me something to do on my birthday. June 20th is a friday in the middle of the first month of summer and you meen to tell me that halifax’s famous bar district can’t scrounge together anything better than some dj’s (no offence) and…
Dear Bleeding Ears Murphy
Obviously you don’t have kids, and hopefully you never will. Most parents would like to go to a family restaurant, other than McDonald’s once in a while. And if their child decides to scream while they are there….OH WELL! Next time you take your partner out for a “nice meal”, don’t be so God Damn…
No Passing Lane
Construction on the 102 between Enfield and Miller Lake has traffic at a standstill most of the time. I understand the need for road construction. My bitch is for all of those drivers who INSIST on passing AFTER the NO PASSING sign!! You speed ahead in the left hand lane, and then try to cut…
Surf’s Up
Dacane Surf Shop (5239 Blowers) has been a fixture just down the road from Pizza Corner since 1992. Their retail shop features the finest in quality swimwear and clothing by Roxy, Quiksilver and Billabong. But they are riding a new wave, as Dacane recently broadened their horizons and opened an online boutique. Instead of wasting…
And All That Jazz
Summer is a truly unique experience in Halifax. One of the city’s annual treasures is the Atlantic Jazz Festival July 11 – 19th. This year the Italian Gourmet (5431 Doyle) shall cater the entire event to add distinct flavours and aromas to the world renowned music fest. “This year’s TD Canada Trust Atlantic Jazz Festival…
Bring Your Own Mug
In early May new management took over Bob & Lori’s Food Emporium. New managers Stephen Fowler, Paul Rogers, Carole LeBlanc and Eric Gunnels of the Good Food Emporium (2179 Gottigen) are doing their part for the environment. Once their stack of disposable take-out cups depletes they are saying good riddance and asking their customers to…
Ethiopian Restaurant Closed
The Ethiopian Restaurant (6184 Quinpool) recently closed; although, all is not lost as a sign posted on the door says a new restaurant is coming. We’ll keep you posted.
SUV Bully
This is to the guy in a black SUV on Quinpool Rd, Tuesday June 10. You had your designer dog in the back. You pulled in beside me from Quinpool vet., rather than behind me to cut me off. Your 2 brats in backseat laughed and stuck their tongues out as you pushed past.What a…
little Mz Muffet
why oh why do you chew your water bottle? Why? why oh why do you waste your food? Why? why oh why do you ignore your salt stone? Why? We rescued you from the pet store nearly a year ago. You were a little orphan and we love you so. You get only the best.…
Truck-trains
Coming soon to a highway near you: The province is considering a pilot project to assess the use of long combination vehicles (LCV)—one truck hauling two 53-foot long trailers in tandem. The government is under strong pressure from the trucking industry to adopt LCVs, which could result in huge cost reductions and allow truckers to…
Red car driver
To the asshole in the red car who carved me up outside my son’s daycare, Just because you have a new red car doesn’t mean you get to go whenever you like at four way stops. There’s a procedure for those things you know, and we were ALL there before you.. And by the way,…
Raw Fish
The Coast’s excuse for a food guide lacks something…could it be a clue? Nice list of cuisines you have. You list Sushi as a cuisine. Last I heard it was a paticular dish like, mashed potatos or grilled steak. What you should list is JAPANESE instead of sushi. You really are insulting Japanese culture by…
Savage Love
Q: I’m a bisexual woman, aged 20, and I am threesome-ing it with my best friend and her boyfriend during a stay abroad. I knew the girl (who’s mostly straight) beforehand. The girl thinks it’s hot when I participate—when it’s all three of us in bed—but she gets jealous when her boyfriend and I do…
Woodhands
WoodhandsHeart Attack(Paper Bag Records)Ontario has become a breeding ground for inspired electro-pop bands. Now internationally adored, Junior Boys, Caribou and Crystal Castles are bleeping and remixing a unique sound that seems both familiar and totally new at the same time. With the release of their new album Heart Attack, Toronto duet Woodhands are poised to…
Young people making the bed
According to Martin Geno and Aaron Abrams, what is missing in romantic comedies, love stories and romance movies—funny, serious or otherwise—is young people fucking. “Martin and I, we’re a big fan of films and we were talking about romantic comedies one day and about how they usually end at the first kiss—they’re sort of sexless,”…
Coast New Music Issue 2008
Orquesta Típica ImperialWith e-stringz, Friday, July 11 at the Festival Tent, 8pm, $25-$30 Orquestra Tipica Imperial Kicking off this year’s Atlantic Jazz Festival is Argentina’s not-to-be-missed Orquesta Típica Imperial. In much the same fashion that local favourites Gypsophilia reinvigorated Django-jazz from a somewhat caricatured, moribund-stylized musical form into something more earthy, soulful and thrilling, this…
Culture Reject
[image-4]Published June 12, 2008.Culture RejectCulture Reject (White Whale Records)Culture Reject is the solo project of Toronto musician Michael O’Connell, formerly of Guelph band Black Cabbage. Culture Reject comes from a realm of quiet, quirky indie-pop and brings in a host of impressive assistance, including Jim Guthrie as a backup instrumentalist and Andy Magoffin, producer for…
Kelley Stoltz
Kelley StoltzCircular Sounds(Sub Pop)This is San Francisco-based Stoltz’s fifth release since 1999. Where the hell has this guy been hiding? It’s high time he gets greater attention and a wider audience for his psychedelic-shaded pop; think Loaded-era Velvet Underground and late-’60s Kinks combined with the likes of this citys Al Tuck and Brent Randall. The…
Mates of State
[image-4]Published June 12, 2008.Mates of StateRe-Arrange Us (Barsuk) Recent MySpace features and cell phone ads have longtime fans of Mates Of States crying sellout. And while the saccharine sound of the band is undeniably accessible, they are definitely alternative as well. Mates of State are a happily married duo that expertly perform their layered sound,…
Gary Louris
Gary LourisVagabonds(Rykodisc)If the music industry devoted its time to promoting albums like Gary Louris’ Vagabonds instead of attempting to cram the latest celebutante single down our throats, it would find itself in a very different place. Fans of The Jayhawks will feel right at home with the solo debut of the band’s former frontman, as…
David Myles
David MylesOn the Line(Little Tiny)There’s something new in David Myles’ voice. On the eagerly awaited follow-up to Things Have Changed, his tones are as breathy and pleasant as always, but there’s some growl in there now. Perhaps recent visits to the American south have shaken the blues loose in him? A little too expertly backed…
Sam Roberts Band
[image-4]Published June 12, 2008.Sam Roberts BandLove At The End Of The World(EMI) Sam Roberts found great success with his breakthrough album We Were Born In A Flame, and moderate success with his sophomore Chemical City. Great news for his fans: Roberts’ latest album, Love At the End of the World, is a return to form…
The Tom Fun Orchestra
The Tom Fun OrchestraYou Will Land with a Thud(Company House)The Cape Breton hurricane that is the 10-member Tom Fun Orchestra is causing a storm with You Will Land With a Thud, a 12-track collage of traditional roots, bluegrass, country and gypsy-rock. Electric and acoustic guitars, fiddle, trumpet, drums, mandolin, accordion, bass and piano combine with…
Sally Shapiro
Sally ShapiroRemix Romance Vol. 1(Paper Bag)Remix albums are often cash grabs or artistic indulgence. But Sally Shapiros synth-pop remix stands on its own, and in some cases, surpasses the original. The Swedish singer, with producer Johan Agebjorn, keeps the same track order, one mix per song, employing the assistance of Junior Boys, The Cansecos, Holy…
The Violet Archers
[image-4]Published June 12, 2008.The Violet ArchersSunshine at Night (Zunior) With the Rheostatics officially retired, former bassist/singer Tim Vesely has plenty of time to concentrate on his band, The Violet Archers. The group’s second album, Sunshine at Night, reflects the unhurried reality he’s experiencing and enjoying in the second stage of his music career. The band…
Propaganda
The boys and girls at the New York Times seemed shocked in April when they uncovered a military propaganda campaign aimed at the American people. The US defence department had recruited more than 75 retired military officers to talk up the invasion of Iraq and then, to boast about the “success” of the US occupation.…
Duchess Says
Duchess SaysAnthologie des 3 Perchoirs(Alien 8 Recordings)A live Duchess Says show is a shocking sight. Lead singer Ismael’s a wigged-out cross between Nina Hagen and Linda Blair, writhing and scaring the crap out of the uninitiated. This is an OK intro to the Montreal synth-punk band who promote their own Church of Budgerigars, but it’s…
Matthew Barber
Matthew BarberGhost Notes(Outside)If Ghost Notes is any indication of what it might be like to walk a mile in Matthew Barber’s shoes, then it’s a pretty nice world he lives in. While there is no doubt he must have moments of strife, very little of that appears in his songwriting. Instead, he focuses on the…
Martha Wainwright
[image-4]Published June 12, 2008.Martha WainwrightI Know You’re Married But I’ve Got Feelings Too(Maplemusic)Martha Wainwright is a patron saint for anyone who’s stayed home alone on a Friday night to drink loads of red wine and bawl until passing out on the bathroom floor. Songs like “I Will Internalize” and, of course, Wainwright’s growling homage to…
Drive bye
Pardon? I’m sorry. Did I hear right? Did David Paterson from General Motors just explain away with a whisk of his hand the imminent closing of a truck assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario, because his company just figured out—no, really, only just—that people are buying fewer large trucks and SUVs? GM just—how did he put…
The Raconteurs
The RaconteursConsolers Of The Lonely(Third Man/Warner)Jack Whites made his choice: he wants to be a classic-rock, FM-dial, vocal-wailin guitar-gargantuan. With The White Stripes Icky Thump and this second album from The Raconteurs, hes given in to his ambition to make music like Led Zeppelin (at its most indulgent) with touches of Kansas and Emerson, Lake…
Lizz Wright
Lizz WrightThe Orchard(Verve Forecast)This Georgia preacher’s daughter reaches a spot beyond the initial receptors, and if she’s in the background, she’s not there for long. Wright brings gospel heat to a seamless mix of her own songs with transporting takes on the likes of Ike Turner (“I Idolize You”) and Led Zeppelin (“Thank You”). In…
Bulldozers stalled on Chebucto Road
The Chebucto Road widening project was unexpectedly sidetracked this week. In past months, regional council had been split on the issue, but at each step of the process the pro-widening side had enough votes to push through approval and funding of the project. All that was left was to give final approval of a $2,080,619…
Beach House
Beach HouseDevotion(Carpark)The lush indie-pop outfit Beach House is notable for two things: 1) they are a duo; 2) they are from Baltimore. Any shitty four-piece can sound like an orchestra on record, but Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand have only a guitar, keyboard and microphones between them, and they use them to write songs in…
Tomcat Combat feels okay
When the time came for titling their first full-length album, Tomcat Combat did not want to let it be an afterthought. I’m Okay You’re Okay, coming out this weekend on local label Noyes Records, is named after a self-help book. The five-piece instrumental group is directing this ironic plea for recovery at what Noel Macdonald…
Ann Vriend
Ann VriendWhen We Were Spies(indie)When going for drama, Edmontonian Vriend has a voice that can tingle your spine and excite your dog. She’ll stick to moderate notes for the bulk of a song before reaching for the sky, then be ready. On a catchy number like “Start Over” the range is just right. A cheerful…
Cross Country
At first glance,Cross appears to be a band that buys t-shirts for the sole purpose of tearing the sleeves off. Made up of members of some of the best punk and hardcore bands the city has produced over the last three years, Cross features Sam Wight and Alastair MacDonald on bass, Ben Radford on drums,…
Mike Trask & Mudhill
Mike Trask & MudhillBoots for Flying(indie)Boots for Flying is the sophomore effort from Musquodoboit Harbour’s own Mike Trask & Mudhill. With their debut The Show still ringing in the ears of Haligonian audiences, thanks to awards showcases and festivals, loyal fans have built a strong following based on word-of-mouth promotion. Boots for Flying faithfully captures…
Martin MacDonald’s classical studies
In a word, Martin MacDonald’s new job as Symphony Nova Scotia’s conductor-in-residence comes down to education. “A big part of my job is going to be doing the education shows in the schools. That’s really important work to be doing, especially as a young conductor,” MacDonald says from his home in Hamilton, where he’s wrapping…
Panic At The Disco
Panic At The DiscoPretty. Odd(Fueled By Ramen)Having emerged from the shadow of Fall Out Boy, after the release of their breakthrough A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out, Panic At The Disco’s flair for the dramatic quickly began to wear thin. The band’s latest release wipes away the eyeliner and excessive makeup to take on the…
Kung Fu Panda
Watching Kung Fu Panda on the same day as You Don’t Mess with the Zohan and Son of Rambow, one suspects that Americans must be unfulfilled. All three movies are about people (or bears) who realize they’re living the wrong life, and are misunderstood for pursuing their dreams. This makes the animated Kung Fu Panda’s…
Laura Borealis
Laura BorealisLaura(Gooseberry Records)On the back cover, the former Halifax-based artist says Laura was inspired by and is dedicated to the nature and animals of the Mauricie region of Quebec, her home now. A sense of stillness and peace associated with living close to nature pervades these richly arranged (piano, Rhodes, oboe, violin and viola, flute)…
Son of Rambow
Your social place can depend on who your friends are. That insight about childhood makes the unlikely alliance in Son of Rambow plausible. Will (Bill Milner) is a shy kid raised in a household so religious he has to leave the classroom when his teacher shows something on TV. Lee (Will Poulter) is the school…
The Breeders
The BreedersMountain Battles(4AD)Their best since 1993’s Last Splash, The Breeders return in fine form, surviving Kelley Deal’s heroin habit (now she only uses knitting needles) to produce an album that works on its own, without a whiff of comeback desperation. Packaged in 4AD’s distinctive beautiful art, Mountain Battles starts off strong with “Overglazed,” Kim Deal…
You Don’t Mess with the Zohan
Adam Sandler is supposed to be an Israeli immigrant in You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, but really, he’s playing a space alien. A Mossad fighter-turned-hair stylist, Zohan (Sandler) brags about the size of his pube-afro, hacky-sacks a kitten and wows New Yorkers with his flexibility in street fights. It’s hard to find anything profound…
Jim Noir
Jim NoirJim Noir(Barsuk)On his second and self-titled album, Manchester’s Noir displays so many influences that it’s brash to call him an original. He is, though. More electronic toys than on his first, Tower of Love, results in a radiation of rococo rock Sensurround. “Ships and Clouds” has dreamy harmonies that would do Brian Wilson proud.…
Cheelin does it right
Cheelin demolishes the “Chinese food needs MSG to taste good” myth
R.E.M.
R.E.M.Accelerate(Warner)Anyone who gave R.E.M. Live, a show from Dublin, an open-minded and close listen heard a group firing on every fuckin’ cylinder. Whatever was happening on that tour was preserved and imported into a Vancouver studio for Accelerate. The Rickenbacker-guitar-backed first single “Supernatural Superserious” is a lean three minutes or so of brilliance, though “Accelerate”…
Exposing the bottomfeeders
Taras Grescoe is leading a downward journey toward bottomfeeding. “Twelve to 14 years ago I became a fish-eater, a piscivore,” he says in a baritone voice, over the phone from Montreal. He is touring eastwards promoting his new book, Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood, with a stop at Saint…
Times New Viking
Times New VikingRip It Off(Matador)Scrappy. Distorted. Occasionally frustrating, yet insanely catchy and exhilarating. That is how this Times New Viking album (the band’s third but first on Matador) can be summed up in 10 words or less. And such brevity is probably how TNV would want it, since the band blazes through 16 fuzz-laden tracks…
