Halifax’s favourite pop star Ria Mae is fresh off a gold record (and two Best of Halifax golds!) for her major-label debut, but now is no time for slowing down. Her new EP My Love drops today, featuring six songs (plus a remix of “Bend”) co-written with a slate of CanCon stars like herself. On […]
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Listen to this hot Doin’ Damage playlist by DJ T-Woo
Tonight at Gus’ Pub (2605 Agricola, 10pm, $6), Halifax’s monthly 100 percent rap night returns with DJ T-Woo (AKA Trevor Wood). It’s time to start Doin’ Damage. For this special stay-trill occasion, T-Woo has put together a new playlist to get you turnt up on this beautiful day, which will surely be a beautiful night. […]
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Halifax artists among the 2016 Juno nominees
First awarded in 1970, the Juno Awards are the Canadian Grammys, a marker of musical achievement based on sales, radio play and popularity in national and international markets. Usually, the Junos represent the best in Canadian music. And this year, more than in the last decade, some of the largest artists in the whole damn world […]
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Best Tour You Wish Came to Halifax
Gold Winner Taylor Swift’s 1989 Tour Silver Winner Foo Fighters Bronze Winner Drake Her best gal Karlie Kloss wound up on Nova Scotia shores this fall for a windswept Vogue shoot, but we couldn’t get Swifty. Probably because what venue could even contain her #squad of mega fans? None. But let’s picture it anyway. The […]
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20 minutes to a Halloween costume
[Image-1] The internet is full of lies. We know this. But no lie is greater than that of the “Super Easy Halloween costume.” Hey bloggers: costumes with accompanying makeup tutorials are not “easy.” Here are some legit quick Halloween costumes with varying time lengths and commitment levels—depending on how little time you have/how lazy you […]
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Hotline tips on how to survive the Halifax Pop Explosion
Here we are, doggies. Tonight is the first evening of the Halifax Pop Explosion, five full days of the coolest bands in hip-hop, indie rock, indie pop and regular pop. There’s also a symphony experience, an incredible comedy lineup, songs for the folkier set, an HPX Conference, the Collide Creative Technology Conference and much more. If you haven’t […]
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Why Drake skipped the Grammys
Drake notoriously does not give a shit about the Grammys (still, I bet he would have been into that Annie Lennox performance), so he skipped it and spent some time with his OVO buddies in Toronto at King of the Dot’s Blackout 5 rap battle featuring none other than Nova Scotia’s rap pride and joy, […]