So, we’re calling our own election. Voting for the 22nd annual Best of Halifax Readers’ Choice Awards will officially kick-start on June 1, and as we gear up to open the polls we wanted to keep you up to date with some changes we’ll be making to the survey. In a constant attempt to better […]
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4 Important Halifax Artists According to Aux.Tv
So this popped up on my Twitter feed today (I’m tweeting like a motherfucker these days because I’m giving up Facebook, which is like giving up smoking and becoming addicted to jelly beans) – Aux.tv has unveiled their “4 Halifax Bands You Should Check Out” list. The people that they have gotten behind are Rich […]
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The Best Books and Comics of 2009
BOOKS Boy in the Moon, Ian Brown (Random House) The old cliche of “you’ll laugh, you’ll cry” stands true for Ian Brown’s essays on his son, who was born with a rare genetic defect. Brown lets down his macho journalist persona and delivers an incredibly honest reflection on manhood. —SCF February, Lisa Moore (Anansi) I […]
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Best Artist / Band
Twenty Questions with Best Band winner, In Flight Safety We put vocalist/guitartist John Mullane in The Coast’s hot seat Last meal you ate together as a group? Middle-of-nowhere Quebec truck stop on the way back from Toronto. I distinctly remember the worst music playing over the loudspeaker directly above our table. Hangover cure? The greasiest […]