BREAKING NEWS: Lapointe says convention centre projections “lack appropriate analysis”
Provincial auditor Jacques Lapointe says the projections Trade Centre Limited made to justify the construction of a new convention centre “lack appropriate analysis and doesn’t meet the standard of rigor required in such a significant proposal.” Lapointe had urged the government to obtain an independent second analysis of the convention centre projections, but the Dexter…
RiFF RAFF in Halifax on January 11
Great news this morning via The New Halifax: “Very Happy To Announce the First Show of 2013 for Us….. The Rap Game Ken Griffey Jr……. RIFF RAFF January 11th Full Details Coming Soon……” Yahoo! My favourite weird and amazing looking person RiFF RAFF! He doesn’t take kindly to being teased on Twitter but why would…
Social distortion
Gabriel Parniak’s NSCAD grad show, Ice Cream Social, (opening November 26 at Anna Leonowens Gallery, 1891 Granville, 5:30-7pm. Running to December 1) tries to see the good in everyone. Specifically, Parniak’s tongue-in-cheek oversized prints, drawing and sculptural pieces look at how journalistic media lumps people together in ways that only serve to keep people apart…
Halifax council rejects Skye Halifax proposal
Tuesday, Halifax council rejected the Skye Halifax development proposal. Skye was put forward by United Gulf Developments, which had previously won approval, but never built, the so-called Twisted Sisters development on the same site, at the corner of Hollis and Sackville Streets. The Skye proposal contained two 48-storey towers, dwarfing any other building in Halifax,…
Danger, bargains ahead
Black Friday is serious business. Maybe you’ve experienced it and piled into a rental car with your besties, and loads of empty luggage, to risk your limbs snapping up sales south of the border. The American Thanksgiving long weekend is known for its insane bargains and discounts which mark the beginning of holiday shopping madness…
Tree time for the EAC
Whether or not you’re the type to get all hopped up on the holidays, breathing in the smell of a freshly cut fir tree on a daily basis is pretty nice. Back with it’s annual fundraiser, the Ecology Action Centre will be taking orders for organically grown, sustainably logged balsam fir trees, and wreaths, straight…
Goodbye to the past
We used to be unstoppable, inseparable, one. I went on my downhill slope and you held my hand the entire time. You held us by the seams until I ripped the last thread from out of your hand. Karma hit me, literally. My sick body nearly died, and my aged and withered soul completely did.…
The raven-haired stylist
I went to get my hair cut in the west end last week and my regular girl wasn’t in. A beautiful, raven-haired vixen came to my rescue and did a great job. I hope you are around for the next one as I may not wait so long between cuts anymore. I could have gotten…
Skye Halifax vote today
A collection of downtown business representatives, planning experts and other concerned citizens issued a public letter urging Halifax council to reject the proposed Skye Halifax development. That proposal calls for two 48-storey towers at the corner of Hollis and Sackville Streets, and it has already been rejected by city staff because it violates HRM By…
Kind trail walker
Thank you to the wonderful person who found an earring at the Salt Marsh Trail within the last couple of weeks and had the kindness to bring it back to the entrance and hang it on the board. It wasn’t fancy or expensive, but I was overjoyed to have my earring back! Most people wouldn’t…
You’re a gem
To the man who helped the nervous blind woman cross the street at Barrington and Sackville on Sunday, you are a gem! Your kind act made me smile for the rest of the day. Thanks for being a wonderful human. —Watching Kindness From a Distance
Start being an adult
Start being self-sufficient. Start mending relationships with family and friends. Start taking responsibility of things, events, actions and choices. Start being the person with potential I know you can be. —Ever Hopeful
Garden
I look out and see you getting ready to rest for the winter. Some people see dead plants and dormant trees, I see beauty and promise. Thank you for bringing me happiness every day. —Dirty Fingernails
Best two years of my life
You are the ying to my yang. Your so calm and level-headed to balance out my nervousness and crazy thoughts. Thanks for always being there with a hug and those four special words “Everything will be alright.” I couldn’t do it without you! xoxoxox —Here’s to a Long, Happy Future, Full of Laughs
A certain university
I have so much love and respect for everyone in this wonderful school. This may not be a geographical change for me but it’s an intellectual adventure and I couldn’t be more grateful for the experience. Cheers to our great community, Blue Devils. —FYPster
A big thank you
I would just like to say a big thank you to the two ladies and bus driver who assisted me when I felt ill on Portland Street. Your kindness will not be forgotten. —Feeling Much Better
Dear Peter Pan
Your Wendy left you. I am sorry for that, even though I never particularly liked her. I’m sorry because I know she made you happy. But I just want you to know, that I too, could make you happy. And when you’re ready, if you’re ever ready, for that to happen… well, I’ll be here.…
I had no idea it was a mental disorder! SO SORRY!
I had no idea you had a mental disorder! I was googling your problem and found the Environmental Illness Resource Centre. There I read, “People who have developed EHS have a physiological disorder, characterized by neurological and idiopathic reactions, that noticeably appear or intensify near sources of EMFs such as electrical appliances, especially VDUs (computer…
Fiddler on the corner
To the lovely girl who was playing her heart out just up from Bud the Spud November 13 around 4pm—you were awesome, and thanks for the big smile and wave as I biked by. People like you make Halifax great. —Biker with the Basket
The court system and bastard lawyers
The court system and a few choice lawyers in this town make it very hard for the innocent and victims to be protected and given justice. First of all police. On most of the curfews people are never checked up on EVER and secondly the law, when someone strangles you leaving you grasping for air…
FOIPOP expert slams Dexter government over IBM deal
“There can be no good reason” for the Dexter government’s refusal to release documents related to the recently announced IBM deal, says Darce Fardy, Nova Scotia’s foremost expert on the province’s Freedom of Information law. The documents spell out the financial and other details of the deal, and are of interest to government watchdogs, media,…
Crepe boy adding beauty to our market
Every Saturday morning the following exchange occurs at the market: “Have you seen the crepe boy?” “Yes, of course. He’s the reason I come to the market. A friend of my friend met him last year and said that he’s single!” “No WAY, If I met him I wouldn’t know what to say. There’s no…
Parade of garbage
I can totally understand why people would purchase coffee and hot chocolate and tea while then stand and watch the parade of lights (which was an insane mess of people that pretty much stopped the city on Saturday evening, btw). it’s cold, and they want to have their insides warmed up by unethically produced and…
Road rage
To the crazy guy that wanted to fight me because I said “Hey man, I was just going to back up and park there,” and his answer was “I’m going to kick your ass.” Why? On a nice Saturday, why fight for a parking spot? Why do you want to fight a stranger? Are you…
Day tripper
It’s amazing what a little hello might do. Two hearts might skip a beat. Staying silent never changed anything. —No Reason to Take the Easy Way Out
Taking the hint?
Just making sure it’s finally drilled into your fucked up head that you are out like garbage. He just doesn’t give a shit about you. Did you think he ever did? He has someone now so much better than you can ever hope to be. Get over it BITCH! —Not Sayin’ it Again
Why??
It was months before I felt secure enough to tell you my inner most thoughts and feelings. Then as the result, something happened to negatively affect my life. I was trying to keep my head above water, now my life is in shambles and I’m drowning because of the weight of the world I carry…
Secret admirer
I don’t know how to tell you about these feelings but they’re only growing, so I’m going to have to do it sometime soon. We’re friends and also co-workers and I’m worried that if I tell you, you might not feel the same. We have a lot in common and I think you are beautiful…
TAO times out
The rumour mill started spinning on Tuesday when, instead of re-opening after the long weekend, TAO: The Adventure Outfitters (5187 Salter Street) papered over its entrance and posted a sign that read “Store Closed Until November 15. Sorry for Any Inconvenience.” Calls and emails to the owner went unanswered, and there was no sign of…
Choices
Here’s what she had to give: Love, support, passion, time to sort your life out, comfort, happiness, friends who cared, place to call home, sanity. You chose to kick her and all that comes with to the curb. And what exactly do you have now? Not one damn thing that you can count on. Not…
Badge of honour, bus rider
What is with people that ride the bus? They treat it like it is a badge of honour. Don’t believe me, pretend to complain about gas prices, or parking, and see how fast one of them will perk up and say “Well, I take the bus, and I like it.” What is there to like?…
School crossing guards
I’m an adult in so why the fuck are you holding up your stupid little sign for me? I cross the street at that corner all flippin summer without you. Also it’s 2pm so why didn’t you go home after looking after the children? Are Crossing Guards now working 8 hour days or is it…
Pink is the new black!
To the sexy gentleman at the foxy bar on Saturday night. Awesome jeans, pink dress shirt and black leather blazer. Total dish, I am guessing late thirties…early forties. Smouldering eyes and so polite. Very respectful and could have taken on the player role. Not you, not even sure if you got or gave a phone…
Listen
When she takes out her teeth, how sexy is that for you? I couldn’t fucking take it and her pig shaped face anymore. Or the constant clinging like I was her only hope. But maybe you’re an idiot. —Better Off Than You
Whiskey for my horses
There is nothing that quite compares to a night in the fresh air. A fire softly burning and supper on the stove. But it’s the light in your eyes that has kept me warm as she saddles up her horses and rossens up her bow to embrace on a exciting adventure that would make any…
A bus driver’s concern
This really doesn’t belong in the bitch category, mostly because it’s more about education than bitching…but, alas here we are. Folks, if you’re not at a bus stop when the bus passes, I cannot and will not stop for you. It’s not because I don’t want to stop, it’s because stopping outside of a designated…
Friends without benefits
Being friends after the awkward moments of politely rejecting you was harder for you, I know, but we talked it through and got past it. Being friends during a time when we both wanted more was the best decision we have made so far. being friends after I finally admitted (after many confusing months) that…
Think first, before enacting
This is yet another smoking bitch… ‘cept I’m gonna direct it at the people who made the Smoke-Free Places Act. You do remember who you are right? The ones who in their sanctimonious ways figured that if there was no smoking on Capital Health property, within 6m of an entrance, in bars and restos, et…
Cowardly lion
Sometimes people don’t respond to hard truths because they don’t want their illusions destroyed. And by illusions I mean their own negativity and bullshit. Keep it up! You’re doing a great job of burying your head in the sand. —M.B.
Thanks internet for ruining another wonderful thing…
Thanks, internet, for ruining another wonderful thing…first it was good old fashioned letter writing, LPs, cassette tapes and CDs/movies/newspapers/magazines/et cetera… But the ONE thing that truly pisses me off is that books are going the way of the dinosaur….FRACK ME. —NED LUDD
Take the Shop Talk Guided Tour: Clayton Park
Clayton Park gets a bum rap. It’s true that the neighbourhood began as the epitome of the 1970s-style soulless suburb, and then grew as an apartment complex free-for-all, with no decent plans for parks or transportation. Cue: Joel Plaskett’s “Drunk Teenagers.” But the area has evolved wonderfully, with the library/Canada Games Centre/Mainland Common complex putting…
Stop
Do you understand that every time you contacted me I ended up hurting myself? I asked you to just leave me alone but you wouldn’t. You “blossomed,” great—you went out of your way to make me miserable in the process. You were the first person I ever genuinely trusted with my past—then you told me…
Snake food
I am so irritated and annoyed with the ignorance of some pet owners. Yes, those frozen rats I buy at the pet store are for my pet snake. I only have to feed her and clean her turds once every two weeks. For a busy university student, she’s pretty much the best pet ever. So…
Book smarts
Sundays really are meant for books. Invisible Publishing, the Canada Council and the Spring Garden Road Memorial Public Library ensures you gets your fill of authors and their ilk with a special visit from award-winning Canadian poet Dani Couture. Couture will be reading from her first novel, Algoma, at the Spring Garden Road Library on…
Lowlife weekend
Your Atlantic Film Fest audience award winner for best feature film, the wonderfully creepy Lowlife, kicks off its cross-country screening—the film plays in every province and territory in Canada this weekend—with two showings in Halifax on Saturday, November 17 at Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Windsor Foundation Lecture Theatre (1741 Hollis Street, 2:30pm, $10, Q&A…
No jobs
To a local employment agency: please stop advertising work you can’t offer. It’s hard enough looking for work without seeing this carrot dangling before my eyes and likely countless others. Clarity, folks, clarity. I’ve wasted a month conversing with you. I really should move on to another dead end. —mgp
I told you I didn’t want kids!
You knew I didn’t want them. I told you on our very first date six years ago. A few times in these past six years, you brought up wanting to have them and every time I said no. I thought you accepted this because even after the most recent reminder of where I stand, you…
Mom’s ride
To the car full of gifted young men who threatened to knock me off my bike while I was stopped at a red light on a recent afternoon: it was heartening for me to see you relishing your independence and masculinity from behind the protective armour of mom’s ride. For future reference, you should keep…
MVI by the hour?
You failed my car for brakes, then quoted me $2,000 for the repair work. I had a funny feeling that you were over charging so I called around and found three quotes between $1,200 and $1,300. When you billed me for the MVI, you asked for $25 but then you tried to charge me for…
Bad left turn
I made one on a dark and rainy night. You and the person behind you are good drivers and were paying attention. Thank you very much. I am very sorry and will try to do better in the future. —A Very Bad Driver
MetroLink policy or prick?
A young lady was kicked off the Metrolink bus, she used a ticket but didn’t have 50 cents. One of the gentlemen sitting next to me, pointed out to the driver that he over contributed by 50 cents and would like the lady to benefit from it. The driver said ‘No’ and blamed it on…
Share the road!
To the ignorant dickhead who nearly clipped the cyclist last week near Joe Howe and Bayers Road intersection—have you ever heard of sharing or did your mommy not teach you this? I was behind you when you started yelling at the cyclist and yes you opened your door to probably threaten to come out and…
So you want a waterfront view?
Now this is prime real estate: the Waterfront Development Corporation is currently looking to fill about 13 kiosks in the Queen’s Wharf area of the Halifax boardwalk. The call-out welcomes food, service and product retailers to submit their proposals for the opportunity to win a three-year term that’d kick into gear next spring. In their…
Do you know how to tell the truth?
Why would you lie about your history? Playing on both sides of the fence and drugs too? What else should I worry about? At least if I knew the facts, I would have the choice to be in or out. Label me stupid. Label you a liar. —Hate Your Fucking Guts
Considerate Metro Transit driver
As a frequent Metro Transit traveller, I have experienced my fair share of people and drivers in Halifax. But you’re the most considerate I’ve yet to meet! You remember taking me to school on the #18 about 4-5 years ago, and since I’ve moved but you drive a different bus that is closer to my…
Bitter family bonds
Oh everybody knows that long term relationships bring on the extra incentive of an additional family to be there for you and to help you when your in need, but of course in every family there’s a rotten egg, and that person that just seems so awful manages to find the need to make every…
Livin’ la vida LOCAL
Have you ever had buyer’s remorse? You know, when a purchase doesn’t sit well with you; maybe you regret it or maybe you just feel guilty about dropping the dough. If you’ve ever felt this way, or, if you never want to feel this way, you should probably click HERE. ‘Tis the season of our…
Where in the World is Ellen Page?
Dear Ms. Page, I have lived in Halifax for almost 4 years and still haven’t seen, met or heard from you. I thought I would put my change away one day, pick up my little red bag of Noggins McCintosh apples, turn around and there you’d be. Behind me in line at a coffee shop,…
What were you thinking? (All of you)
You posted personal information in a public forum? You’ve devastated someone, made scathing and false accusations, and added even more bullshit to an already ridiculously stressful life. Keep reading your books because you all have lots to learn about compassion. —Someone with an Actual Heart
Studio 21’s moving and shaking
Studio 21’s grand re-opening in their brand spanking new location on 1273 Hollis is a serendipitous affair, their move last month brought them to a more visible, street-level space and the first show in the new location is all about looking ahead. Featuring work from previous Studio 21 co-director Ineke Graham, titled Full Circle, Graham’s…
People with kids
I don’t knock anyone for having children, that’s their choice. But why does everything seem to revolve around them? Days off for kids, bring your kid to work and maternal/paternal leave. I feel judged by those who have kids because I don’t, like everything they do is so important because they have kids. They make…
The Debacle’s back
Running November 15 to 18 at Armbrae Academy (1400 Oxford Street, Nov. 15-18, 8pm and Nov. 17-18, 2:30pm, info@zuppatheatre.com) is Zuppa Theatre’s “always a bridesmaid” remount of The Debacle, referencing their multiple nominations, four Theatre Nova Scotia Robert Merritt Awards, including Best Production; one of five nominees for the 2012 Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia…
Hali Deli has arrived
I THOUGHT I smelled smoked meat on the walk to work today. OK, maybe I just wished I smelled it, but it turns out that my wishful thinking wasn’t so far off. Cancel your lunch plans north enders: Hali Deli has arrived. Victor and Sybil Fineberg’s Old World Delicatessen opened its doors at 2389 Agricola…
Free Will Astrology
Be a pretend shovel, Leo Happy Birthday! SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) An environmental organization in New Zealand found that the local fishing industry wastes about 70 percent of its haul. In contrast, Iceland manages to use 96 percent of every fish caught. For example, New Zealand companies throw away most of the liver, roe and…
Girl Friends Volume 1
Known as one of the best of its kind in its native Japan, Girl Friends is the story of budding love between two female classmates. The slow burn of their relationship feels refreshing when so many love stories rush into romances with unbelievable haste. It’s a charming story of friendship, school life and social acceptance,…
Gay-straight alliance
Q Reading you over the years has absolutely changed my mind on gay marriage. I wanted to let you know that. I also live in Maryland, and, as you know, we voted last week to allow same-sex couples to legally marry. I was excited that I got to vote for marriage equality in my home…
Pretty pottery
There was a little backlash when the city put the holiday decorations up—“too early” Twitter screamed, but festive elves everywhere would agree, really, it’s never too early to slap on a little holiday spirit. Enter Turnstile Pottery, a co-op ceramic studio that opened in 2001 and has been providing Halifax with a varied and gorgeous…
Angry Birds Star Wars
Angry Birds didn’t take long to steal the spotlight back from their swine nemeses, recently featured in the well executed Bad Piggies. This is still very much a classic Angry Birds experience, with a few new tweaks to keep it fresh. Most of those tweaks are borrowed from the Star Wars universe. The birds have…
Mushroom smarts
The article “Foraging for fungi” (Food by Simon Thibault, November 8) brought back memories of my heady youth in Halifax. This time of year brought out the more reckless or careless mushroom seekers—the ones, like me, who were looking for psilocybin mushrooms, as well as amanita muscaria, a close cousin to the death cap, and…
Silent stories
An inukshuk saved John Houston’s life—alone at night on the water it was the lighthouse that guided him to safety, and it’s what inspired him to open his collection to the public. “In the morning I looked around and I was on the only bit of beach that there was. So, the only way to…
Savage stuff
I just had to say that I love love love your suggestion that mayor Mike Savage take Metro Transit to work, just as New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg rides the subway daily (“Dear Mayor Savage,” Feature, November 8). It would definitely enable him to share the perspective of us common folk! —Kathleen Morrison, Halifax…
Little Whorehouse goes big
Yeehaw! Dartmouth Players have pulled it off again. They’ve brought a huge show to their tiny stage and made it sing. The raunchy, profanity-laced The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas might not seem like an obvious choice for community theatre, but the enthusiastic audience reaction says different. Miss Mona, the madam with a heart of…
Sealfall, licence to cull
On October 23, the Standing Senate Committee on Fisheries and Oceans made headlines when it recommended the slaughter of 70,000 grey seals over four years in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Senator Fabian Manning, chair of the committee, told a news conference the proposed cull was an “experiment” to see if it would help…
Judge orders recount for District 3 council election
Supreme Court justice Kevin Coady yesterday ordered a recount in the District 3: Dartmouth South-Eastern Passage council election. The race was contentious and tight throughout the campaign, with results coming in slowly election night, October 20. The next morning, Sunday, October 21, at 3:30am, the elections office areported that Jackie Barkhouse had defeated Bill Karsten…
Jamie Q. and A
Ask any jazz musician—improvisation can lead to something beautiful. Jamie Q.’s art is another testament to the power of not knowing the outcome. Launching an art book, The Possibilities are Endless, in conjunction with an exhibit at ( ( ( Parentheses ) ) ) Gallery opening Thursday, November 15, Jamie Q.’s work (be it in…
Why don’t we just eat the seals?
Seals: they’re a lot cuter than cod. And for that reason, humans have a lot more trouble with the idea of killing them, let alone eating them. Two big, doleful eyes, a sweet button nose, a long, cuddly torso flanked by two adorable flippers flopping every which way—these elements can do no less than make…
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2
Get over yourself. The franchise that defined vampires for a generation (deal with it) and gave insufferable blowhards something to complain about comes to a close; bowing out with this astonishingly shallow entry that manages to squeeze a satisfactory amount of bonkers from its wispy plot. To stop the dark lord Michael Sheen, who seeks…
Compliments to the Chef
The blank faces of storefronts in a strip mall can sometimes seem like a police line-up: not one of them might be guilty of anything, but as your eyes cruise down the line, you can’t help but feel more than a little unsure. A strip mall might very well be the natural habitat for delicious…
The Sessions
Sex is tricky enough when you spend your days in an iron lung, but love is a whole other battlefield. Based on the magazine article by poet and polio survivor Mark O’Brien, The Sessions is a simple and disarmingly funny tale of a paralyzed man attempting to lose his virginity through the services of a…
Amelia Curran
Though we miss her dearly, Spectators proves Amelia Curran’s move to hometown St John’s seems to have spawned a happiness we’ve never seen before. Or, at least, so it seemed at her album release show last week. Spectators (her fourth album and apt follow-up to the Juno-winning Hunter, Hunter) stretches the boundaries of her signature…
Lincoln
While a two-and-a-half-hour political movie could be painfully slow, director Steven Spielberg and writer Tony Kushner recreate Abraham Lincoln’s final term as US president in a surprisingly engaging way. As Lincoln fights to pass the 14th Amendment, in order to give black Americans equality before the law, in a civil war-torn country, he encounters numerous…
Neil Young
The widespread reverence for Neil Young gets mileage from his versatility, as he appeals to fans of pretty folk, solipsistic experiments and no-bullshit hard rock. Psychedelic Pill finds Young in the latter mode, enlisting his classic Crazy Horse line-up to grind out a record that, unfortunately, is an extremely tough slog. Despite some inspired moments,…
Panos
Barely whispered vocals, layered instrumentation and atypical time signatures rule the roost on Panos Giannoulis’ debut, the self-titled PANOS. Giannoulis draws from his background in indie rock and his more recent involvement in avant-garde and improvised jazz, with a well-trained ear and stable of talented guests to give the album a Sufjan Stevens-esque feel. The…
Heart of metal
Why should you go to Mettalfest? For Rob Nickerson of Black Moor, the answer is pretty obvious: “Two nights of great heavy metal music for one price.” The brand new heavy metal festival, celebrating the first anniversary of promotional firm Mettalworx Music Group (hence the name) hits Gus’ Pub this weekend. Eight of the gnarliest…
MellowHype
Odd Future’s Hodgy Beats and Left Brain get trappy for a minute on Numbers, an album free of club hits (with the possible exception of “Untitled L”) but chock full of nice tracks to bike around at night to. Admittedly, I’m not the biggest Hodgy Beats fan—my favourite tracks feature Left Brain or Frank Ocean,…
Glory Days
Sometimes all it takes is some inspiring friends and fresh perspectives for a creative breakthrough. This is something folk-pop singer-songwriter Breagh Mackinnon particularly agrees with. The young talent plays a release show Where the Days Went Saturday, November 17 at the Company House, with a set that will feature a few of the special guests…
Sweet solitude
There’s only so much you can do when it’s just you and your guitar. So when it came time for Vancouver based singer-songwriter Hannah Georgas to record the follow up to her 2010 debut This is Good, she put down six strings in favour of 88 black and white keys. Sonically inspired by the likes…
The Blondes
As the coming apocalypse looms, I want to read more books about plagues, mass panic and government abuses of power. So I know what to expect, I guess? Emily Schultz’s The Blondes delivers a cool end of days story with a feminist edge. Hazel Hayes finds out she’s pregnant with her married professor’s baby, just…
When I think bus, I think adventure
When I think of travel I think of beaches, boardwalks, good food, great company, a bit of adventure and the opportunity to experience or learn something new. I want to relax, explore, do a little shopping and maybe have a glass of wine. I’d hazard a guess that for most of you, your ideas of…
Seen Reading
Julie Wilson refers to herself as a “literary voyeur.” Her first book—a curious collection of over 80 microfictions—is the poetic result of observing what she calls “exhibitionists,” public readers. Concentrating on readers seen on the TTC, Wilson composes short fictions inspired by nothing other than the book in question and a short physical descriptor, explaining,…
Counting Sheep
“If you took me in 2007 and put me in my shoes now, my mind would be blown,” says Ryan Gullen, bass player of The Sheepdogs. “On the road we’ve had to adapt and learn how to work under more pressure—everything last year was flying by the seat of our pants. At that point we…
Cowboy Confidential
You get a real cowboy with Corb Lund, raised on a ranch in Alberta, Lund spent a decade playing in the punk band The Smalls before he returned to his country roots and was rewarded with plenty of critical acclaim. Seven albums later, he’s still riding strong with Cabin Fever topping the Canadian Billboard charts…
