We no longer have a monoculture. The viral videos of late aughts were the last vestiges of ubiquitous shared experience. Even the biggest pop stars of today can be overlooked by large numbers of the population because of our highly specialized subscribe culture. So our water-cooler conversations now are left as a series of recommendations […]
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Rich Aucoin bike blog #1: Los Angeles to Arcosanti
Ten years ago, I bicycled across Canada for my first music tour performing my own music under my name, Rich Aucoin. The Coast, which I had been delivering just prior to this trek, was kind enough to give me an outlet to blog about my adventures. Well, now we’re doing it again, if you want […]
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Rich Aucoin celebrates life
Rich Aucoin Hold EP release w/Chudi Harris Thursday, March 15, 9pm The Seahorse Tavern, 2037 Gotttingen Street $15 After talking bit over the phone about his meditative songwriting method—a process influenced by his King’s philosophy degree—Rich Aucoin off-handedly sums up his artistic ethos in one succinct sentence: “You don’t have to wait around for a […]
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Halifax rockers share thoughts for Kurt Cobain’s birthday
On Saturday, the world will once again mourn the loss of Kurt Cobain: tomorrow, February 20th, would have been his 49th birthday. Without a doubt, the Nirvana frontman is one of the most influential and legendary figures in the history of rock music. In a few short years (roughly five), he made his Seattle garage […]
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Best Artist / Band Hijinks
Gold Winner Dumpster Mummy Silver Winner Graboids Bronze Winner Rich Aucoin “We started playing together in 2011 and we’ve come a long way since then,” says Dumpster Mummy’s Brad Holman, adding that the metal band got its start at Monday night open-mic $Rockin 4 Dollar$. That was over 175 shows ago. Since breaking onto the […]
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Best Pop Artist / Band
Gold Winner Ria Mae Silver Winner Mo Kenney Bronze Winner Rich Aucoin “It’s a great feeling to watch the first single from my upcoming album keep climbing on Billboard and Much,” says Ria Mae, the natural born pop-star whose song “Clothes Off” has gotten lots of play on the airwaves, as well. “As time passes, […]
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Yarmouth is ready to play for Nova Scotia Music Week
Fill up a van with your closest friends, burn some CDs (people still do that, right?) and hit the road. This weekend, November 5-8, east coasters will roll into Yarmouth from all over for the annual Nova Scotia Music Week. The fest is two-fold: concerts and conferences neatly packaged into one big week of musical […]
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Review: Rich Aucoin & Purity Ring, Halifax Pop Explosion
Saturday night was a bittersweet affair. While it is always sad to say goodbye to HPX, the Pop lifestyle is not a sustainable one. You can only crawl home at 3am just to wake up mere hours later so many consecutive times before it begins to take its toll on your sanity (and liver). That […]
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Nova Scotia Music Week nominees announced
The first round of nominees have been announced for Molson Canadian Nova Scotia Music Week, taking place in Yarmouth this year from November 5 to November 8. YEAH DOGGY. The NSMW Super Show closes it out on the Sunday night at the Mariners Centre. This year’s top nominees include In-Flight Safety with six nominations, Christina Martin and […]
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Mark Little’s Good Dad Tonight Returns Tomorrow
For the last few summers, while filming CBC series Mr. D, Toronto-based/former-Picnicface comedian Mark Little has hosted a whacky talk show called Good Morning Tonight. What started in 2012 as a sketch show in the sweltering Khyber attic — with Andy Bush, Cher Hann, Brian MacQuarrie and more — Good Morning Tonight became such an annual hit that […]
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Polaris Music Prize long list announced
Announced this afternoon at the Carleton, the Polaris Music Prize long list is a varied one. Each artist on the list is now in an elite crew, fighting it out for this year’s increased cash prize of $50,000 for best album of the year. Selected by a jury from across Canada, the short list will […]
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Symphony NS launches 2015/16 season with a free show
Symphony Nova Scotia is putting on one of the best concerts of all the concert types. A free one. At LUNCHTIME. Wednesday, March 4 at 12:30pm at the Rebecca Cohn, Symphony NS will launch its 2015/16 season with a free lunch, door prizes, an hour long preview of the classical-packed season and a special appearance […]