From the out-to-please-nobody energy of staying-in anthem “I Need To Go Home” to the brute squall that is “You’re Not 23 Anymore”, Mobina Galore doesn’t give a fuck what you think. What do drummer Marcia Hanson and guitarist Jenna Priestner care about? Crafting punched-up rock songs they describe as “vocally aggressive power chord punk.” The result […]
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Billy Talent brings the early 2000s back
Fans of post-hardcore punks Billy Talent thought the band was as over as emo sweep bangs when it released its greatest hits back in 2014. The Ontario-based, Toronto-indie-scene-bred rockers behind the band didn’t leave lovers of their screamo sound mourning for long though: A new record and tweaked lineup dropped earlier this year, meaning a […]
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When wrestling tag-teams punk rock
When Adrian Bruhm, Joel Langis and Coleman Johnston got together to form a punk band, they realized what united them more than their love of punk music was their passion for professional wrestling. Or as Bruhm puts it, “the world’s greatest form of sports entertainment.” Joined by newest member Mike Ainslie on guitar, The B+ […]
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Hamilton punk band TV Freaks in Halifax for two shows only
If you’re a fan of The Stooges, Sub Pop‘s Pissed Jeans, Black Flag or any good punk music at all, then you only have two chances to see TV Freaks this week and you better take them both. From Hamilton, I’ve spied that the band is here recording music over at Fun Dog. They play tonight at Plan B (2180 Gottingen Street, 8pm, […]
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Five fun music things to do this weekend
No need to stress about what to do, my dudes, but there is SO MUCH music going on, it’s hard to pick. You can either thrash out at a Khyber fundraiser, or sit back and get sad with some heartfelt folk or dance with Skratch Bastid. From all our listings, here are five things to do: […]
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Watch: Halifax’s new punk band, fronted by a four-year-old
Halifax’s newest punk band Problem Attic is already much cooler than you. And the lead singer, Jude, is only four! You’ve got some catching up to do. Today, exclusively at The Coast, Problem Attic releases first single, “RAWR,” as part of a split release called Hand Sanitizer (All We’ve Got Records) with Japanese-Halifax band, Come With Me (If […]
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#ICYMI New Trax: Outtacontroller, EDDY, Negative Rage +
In case you missed it (#ICYMI), here are some recently released tracks and demos that’ll punk you up on this rainy Thursday, plus a free jazz freak out. Caution: this shit is BAD ASS. Outtacontroller – Television Zombie Halifax’s favourite punk band is back with a new LP called Television Zombie on P-Trash (Germany), Young […]
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Going through the (e)motions at Fat Wrecked
I’ll be honest, Fat Wreck Chords predates me. But the legendary punk label’s artists were there when I needed them, stumbling into my lap in the form of the Warped Tour 2005 compilation CD. I wasn’t allowed to attend Warped Tour 2005, so I was just an angsty 12-year-old with a Discman and a long […]
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Sexual assault allegations could kill The Casualties show
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 Update: Looks like the event has been cancelled by the Seahorse. [Image-2] The Casualties’ upcoming performance at the Seahorse might be dead on arrival due to the punk band’s history with sexual assault accusations. The New York band is currently scheduled to perform August 23 at the Seahorse Tavern on Gottingen Street. The […]
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Glen Matlock is not Pistol-whipped
The most musically accomplished member of the Sex Pistols, founding member Glen Matlock, left the group in February 1977, about eight months before Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols went down in history. Depending on what you read, Matlock either left of his own accord, sick of the bullshit of manager Malcolm McLaren, […]
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Vicious Cycle promises not to shove boring things in your ears
Hardcore heroes Vicious Cycle’s unhappiness with Sudbury, Ontario apparently fueled their epic album, Pale Blue Dot. “Our main driving force for writing a song is our strong sense of discontent for our hometown,” says Frank (bass). “We aspire to do something new in the often cookie-cutter genre of hardcore punk. We want to bring our […]
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The Pushers keep pushing it
Because you’ve become an old and boring punk, doesn’t mean the music you make has to be the same. The Pushers, who have about a million years of collective experience playing in bands, are one of the more exciting acts playing punk rock in Halifax. The reason stems from the fact that this band is […]