For a scene newcomer, Ria Mae already has the achievements stacked up, but she’s “over the moon” about your votes. The singer-songwriter has just returned from Iqaluit, where she played two shows for International Womens’ Day. “That was certainly a highlight, not just in terms of music, but the trip itself. Margot Durling (percussionist/vocalist extraordinaire) and I got to […]
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Best Artist / Band To Turn Up Loud
Last year marked Halifax crossing over to Black Moor and their debut The Conquering, on Best Label winner, Diminished Fifth. The metal band and its loud, energetic live show quickly became a favourite around town—even for those who’ve never rocked a fist before—performing at Megafest, Cole Harbour Harvest Festival and Monte’s in Dartmouth, where it […]
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Best Artist / Band Most Likely To Make It Big
“That’s crazy,” laughs The Stanfields’ vocalist/guitarist Jon Landry, with a sigh of disbelief, when he’s informed about the stack of golden records the band won in this year’s readers’ poll. It’s a couple of days after ripping up hotel suites at the ECMAs in Sydney and the work’s not yet over. When we speak to […]
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Best Dressed Artist / Band
This ain’t your momma’s food-container party, unless you happen to live on a super intergalactic planet. According to Jorin Caldwell, AKA Doctor Sung, the electrodance party band started off dressed in janitor suits and windbreakers, but once they decided to “take it seriously” they found shiny spandex suits on eBay that would put Daft Punk […]
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Best Artist / Band Hijinks
This ain’t your momma’s food-container party, unless you happen to live on a super intergalactic planet. According to Jorin Caldwell, AKA Doctor Sung, the electrodance party band started off dressed in janitor suits and windbreakers, but once they decided to “take it seriously” they found shiny spandex suits on eBay that would put Daft Punk […]
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Running on empty
Q My husband and I have been married for one year, but we dated for 10 years prior to that. I thought we had a very understanding relationship. In the last couple of days, I have found out that he has a serious obsession with females wearing running shoes. He had in the past hinted […]
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In-flight safety tips
Q I am a girl who sabotaged my relationship. I was angry; I had complaints. But my real issue was a store of repressed childhood trauma, and I was working it out on the closest person to me, my BF. We had something magical, and I destroyed it. I am now willing to give 110 […]
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No woman left behind
Q I need you to settle a dispute between my husband and me. We have been married for six years. We’re not terribly adventurous, but we’re not totally vanilla, either. However, there is one issue that is driving me insane: My husband constantly pesters me to have anal sex. We have tried it in the […]
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Ex, lies and videotape
Q A few years before my wife and I met, she made porn with her boyfriend. He intended to start a pay-per-view website but never launched it. I was a bit upset when she told me, but I remembered I enjoy porn, and the idea of seeing the hottest woman I’ve ever met doing porn […]
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Theoretical problems
Q Let’s say, theoretically, I’m a pedophile. I’m not stupid or evil, so I’m not gonna DO anything. I’m not even gonna look at porn, because the production of it involves child exploitation. Hell, even porn that’s just drawn pictures—perverts drawing smut for perverts with no kids or anyone else involved—is illegal in a lot […]
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Three times the alarm
Q I’m a single (mostly) gay guy who is curious about women. A hot bisexual mate is interested in a friends-with-benefits arrangement. I’m not looking for an LTR just now, so regular, no-strings sex sounds great. However, his girlfriend doesn’t know he’s bisexual, and I’d feel uncomfortable having sex with him behind her back. I’ve […]
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Advice on a walk-by
Q I am a 34-year-old straight, single female. I have a fantasy I can’t find much about online, so I figured I’d ask you. My fantasy is to be blindfolded, bent over a table/couch/whatever and fucked by whoever happens to walk by. I realize this would have to take place in a safe environment, but […]