Welcome to what’s possibly the only section of our Sex + Dating guide that is without a single mention of genitalia. How cute! Amongst the raunch and regret our survey-doers shared with us is this adorable collection of plain and simple romance. Maybe it was a little awkward, slightly slobbery and pretty forgettable–but every first […]
Kiss
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Kiss in Halifax, photo proof
August 1, Metro Centre. Did you go? If not, these photos will be your virtual concert experience. Put “Beth” on repeat and get to slideshowin’.
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KISS in Halifax August 1
Talk about insane job security: KISS have been toiling in the rock mines of the KISS army for a bonkers four decades. Now promoting their latest album, Monster, KISS will be hauling their old bones to the Halifax Metro Centre Thursday, August 1, so start saving those pennies now. Tickets for KISS in Halifax go […]
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How Halifax’s concert scandal played out
Last spring, Halifax’s now-infamous “concert scandal” broke when city staffer Cathie O’Toole revealed that mayor Peter Kelly and the city’s deputy CAO, Wayne Anstey, had improperly extended millions of dollars in loans to concert promoter Harold MacKay’s firm, Power Promotional Events, and that the last two of those loans, totalling $400,000, were not repaid. Anstey […]
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Best Sign We’re Almost on the Radar
Call us the Chowder Belt. Yeah, we’ve had a few high-profile Boomer icons play in town in the recent past, including KISS, Elton John, Paul McCartney and Neil Young (twice), with Art Garfunkel coming soon. But what we’ve really noticed is how we’ve become such an essential stop for those working musicians whose shine is […]
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KISS rock ‘n’ rolls over the Common
The KISS army is nothing if not faithful to its generals, and on Saturday, 20,000 plus went to war with rain, fog and an overactive smoke machine to rock ‘n’ roll all night with the hottest band in the land. KISS headlined the Halifax Rocks 2009 festival on the Halifax Common and for over two […]
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Children of Eve bring the positivity to the Common
Give Children of Eve a hand, why don’t you? Children of Eve get the enviable slot of opening for KISS this Saturday on the Halifax Common. The group competed in a battle of the bands to decide the winner and Joel Upshall (Children of Eve) is looking forward to the show. “We’re super excited, it’s […]
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Concerts rouse a city on the Common
They sacrificed a VirginFest last Saturday. When The Tragically Hip pulled out of the outdoor music festival due to a family crisis, concert promoters offered a free show instead. In a summer conspicuous for its abundance of both rain and big concerts, the free-ticket offering seemed sure to at least guarantee a full house. But […]
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Hot Summer Guide: Concerts and music festivals
Paul McCartney July 11 A Beatle is coming to Halifax. Some come down on the man for his stand against the seal hunt—though it sounds like these days most blame the militancy on his ex-wife, Heather Mills—or some say that his wanting to change the order of the songwriting credits on “Yesterday” from Lennon/McCartney to […]