Gold Winner Taz Records, Halifax Silver Winner Obsolete Records Bronze Winner CD Heaven Taz’s new location on Grafton Street hasn’t lost any of the charm of the old space—granted it’s just around the corner, but still, it goes to show that a record store is only as good as its stock and its staff. If […]
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Gold Winner Taz Records Silver Winner Obsolete Records Bronze Winner CD Heaven You may have heard about a resurgence in cassette tapes. Well, if vinyl can come back, maybe people have been missing the mixtape, too. But for the record, Taz music expert James Reid isn’t seeing any spike in interest in tapes. “Most of […]
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Where To Play: CD Heaven
Hellacaust at CD Heaven “In-store performances were a big deal when I was growing up, in the 80s and 90s,” says CD Heaven owner Candace Redden. “Then they began to die. I think the idea of an in-store performance is very romantic.” For the past four years, the Dartmouth music and merchandise store mall has […]
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Sandman Viper Command return
Sandman Viper Command, out of Burlington, Ontario are not named after a GI Joe play-set, surprisingly. “We were a little embarrassed getting our band name from the movie Outbreak,” says Rob Janson, singer and guitarist for the lo-fi rockers. “We have a couple movie buffs in the band and they don’t want to give the […]
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April 17 Record Store Day round-up: CD Heaven
It’s been three years since Candace Redden took over CD Heaven (118 Wyse Road, 464-0123)—though the store has been at its location in the Dartmouth Shopping Centre for 15 years—and in that time the store has hosted 200 all-ages, free in-store shows. That’s going to continue, she says, especially since she has an agreement with […]
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“There’s a lot of interest in vinyl and it’s growing all the time,” says James Donnelly, manager at Taz. He’s seeing more reissues of older records than ever—from artists as diverse as Slim Harpo, Marvin Gaye and The Ramones—as well as new albums pressed on vinyl, which included the recent album from Pearl Jam. “People […]
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New venue alert! The Old Mill Upstairs makes Wyse Road more fun
The Fat Stupids can relax and record at the same time. Candace Redden (owner of CD Heaven) and Earl Joudrey from (Fight To Live Productions) have answered many prayers for a place to play in Dartmouth with their new venue upstairs from The Old Mill on Wyse Road, conveniently named The Old Mill Upstairs. Redden has been putting on shows at CD Heaven for two years, and witnessed Dartmouth’s demand for a bigger punk and rock venue firsthand. “We are planning on blowing this place wide open,” says Redden. “All we really need to do is let the Hali fans