Hey guys! I’m doing some NXNE stuff and blogging about it right here. This is my first NXNE EVER so I have no idea what I’m doing. I guess the purpose of the blog is for you to learn from my mistakes. A really good thing to do before you attend a big multi-day festival […]
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HPX Saturday
i diggit Woke up on Saturday morning under a blanket of cat body and felt the week weighing down my bones. I walked through my apartment and it looked like a bomb had gone off. We rapidly fled the house to go to the CKDU brunch at Gus’. The burritos looked delicious but I got […]
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Where To Play: The Pavilion
Death From Above 1979, Pavilion, 2005 After a summer closure, the Pavilion (5816 Cogswell) will re-open this Friday at 7pm with a show featuring Black Moor, We’re Doomed, Severance and BC’s Ninjaspy. A couple of years ago, the team of volunteers who run the legendary all-ages venue decided to start closing it down in summertime […]
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Halifax Pop Explosion Initial Lineup
JEFF the brotherhood For those of you who missed the promo video at M Fest, here’s the initial list of artists lined up for this year’s event. Pretty sexy. Stoked for Fucked Up, The Rural Alberta Advantage and JEFF the Brotherhood!! And Braids! And Bonjay! Lots to be excited by. Check the full list below. […]
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Fucked Up Polaris Prize winners, Metric sore losers, Globe and Mail is cool
My favourite for the Polaris Prize, Toronto’s Fucked Up won the big bucks at the Polaris Prize gala on Monday night and here are some internet tidbits to keep you puttering around on the computer: Metric’s classy reactionGlobe and Mail writes a nice piece and doesn’t blank out the name like a foolWhat Fucked Up plan to do with the money