Weirdo Click is prolific, talented and just making its mark on the Halifax hip-hop scene. Lucky for us, this young group’s not planning on stopping anytime soon. by Stephanie Johns Sitting in Weirdo Click’s living room, eating poutine (shoutout to gravy on the side) and playing NHL 12 would take anyone right back to the […]
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Tales of Old and Weird
Quality over quantity, a great sense of humour and a relaxed sense of joy in Old and Weird’s music leaves us breathlessly waiting for its upcoming tape. The four members of Old and Weird began as co-workers, classmates and friends who had between them a new drum kit, a sister’s borrowed bass, guitar skills and […]
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Virgil’s Girls
These fellows know a thing or two about momentum. After a few appearances at $Rockin 4 Dollar$ this past winter, the threesome—guitarist/singer Andrew Neville (Quivers, Negative Circles), bassist Matt Grace (Fat Stupids) and drummer Paul Brown (Kestrels)—cranked out a beautiful little self-titled tape, played a cluster of gigs with the likes of BA Johnston, Ultrathin, […]
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WijeratneWorks
Dinuk Wijeratne is a pianist-conductor-composer, and opposite him on the music-genre spectrum is the talented DJ Skratch Bastid. This apple and orange team is joining two other musicians this summer to form the super-group, WijeratneWorks. The band will be playing an epic set of three, 20-minute pieces, composed by Wijeratne, at the Halifax Jazz Festival. […]
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Concrete Asylum
Concrete Asylum is wise beyond its years. Although the members of this crust-punk ensemble are all fresh-faced 20-somethings, they’ve collectively logged multiple hours on the road playing or roadie-ing with Contagium, and these mates—Adam Kindred, Cody Cross, Jason Vassalo and Ben Radford—also play in Negative Circles, Word on the Street, Castle Wolfenstein, Envision and more. […]
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Lovers in a digital time
Q I’m a 28-year-old guy who was broken up with via text by a girl I had been dating for two months. She is dealing with the loss of a family member and some other personal issues, and she sent me this message while out of state for a week or so. Two months is […]
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Bye, Bye, Peter Kelly Goodbye
Musician Aaron Hartling, who goes by the name Heartbreak A Stranger, sends us the following recording he made, a remake of Don McLean’s Bye-Bye American Pie, with lyrics about our own Peter Kelly: Lyrics: Bye, Bye Peter Kelly, Goodbye (with apologies to Don Mclean) A long, long time ago I can still remember How the […]
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Going balls out
Q I am a straight 29-year-old guy and I’ve been into ball-busting—having my balls kicked and stomped—since I was 14. The fucked-up thing is, I only enjoy getting my balls busted by other guys. I’ve been hit in the balls by girls, and it doesn’t do anything for me. I thought I might be bisexual, […]
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Defining the relationship
Q Is it possible for a hookup to turn into a relationship? –Hoping One Person Enters A A hookup is a relationship, HOPE. It may be a short-term relationship, but it’s a relationship regardless. And, yes, a short-term hookup can turn into a long-term relationship, HOPE, but not if you’re treating your hookups like shit […]
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A rear-eye view
Q I’m gay and a junior in high school, and I’ve had a boyfriend for a year. (He’s one year older than me, Dan, so relax!) We are out to our parents and everyone is supportive. We are not bullied or suicidal or using drugs. But we are frustrated! We had sex education in our […]
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The rudeness of nudeness
Q My fiance and I have been together for six years. We’re both 27. About a year ago, he admitted to me that he is bi—which I was surprised about. I told him that I was bi-curious. We have had talks about meeting with other couples. I am very insecure. I have been with very […]
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I can haz sex issues?
Q I have an awesome relationship with an awesome guy. I’m GGG and he’s vanilla, but he’s never asked me for anything other than vanilla sex. Which is why I don’t know what to do. I went downstairs late the other night, and he was sitting on the couch masturbating while stroking the cat, which […]
