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Reviews:: Crissi Cochrane Darling, Darling
Submitted by Herohill on 09.3.10 at 8:07am.
It’s inevitable really. Living in a city with few economic certainties means that as summer draws to a close, people leave the comforts of their college days behind. Reality, it’s the train ticket you book when it’s time to pack the spindle bin and see what comes next. For Crissi Cochrane, this s...
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News:: New music from Ruby Coast
Submitted by Herohill on 09.1.10 at 8:24am.
A few years back, Ruby Coast was traveling the same paths – figuratively and literally, as they were tour mates – as Tokyo Police Club. Flash forward to today, and TCP seem to have reached the success levels most blog bands can only dream of these days while Ruby Coast kind of fell off most peopl...
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New Steed Lord video-saga and an "old" clip from Ask The Slave
Submitted by Halifax Collect on 09.1.10 at 8:08am.
This video was directed and produced in 2006 by our very own Halifax Collect contributor Atli Sigurjónsson. Not only can he talk up the ladies but he can set shit off like this too. This video has never before been available in this good of a format before.
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DEFEATED SANITY - Chapters Of Repugnance
Submitted by Halifax Collect on 08.27.10 at 8:13am.
Man, oh man, where to start. DEFEATED SANITY are one of my favorite bands, and set the standard for brutal death metal releases for years to come with their 2007 sophomore release Psalms Of The Moribund. The sheer jazz-influenced technicality contrasted with extreme brutality and muddy-as-fuck p...
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Deeper into Music:: Luke Doucet
Submitted by Herohill on 08.26.10 at 8:41am.
Over the next week as we lead up to the release of Steel City Trawler, we are going to pick Luke Doucet‘s brain about the subject matter and inspiration of his new songs. We’ll have a review and an exclusive MP3 on Tuesday when the record drops, but until then, we are giving Luke a bit of extra ...
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BLACK AMERICA - The Process of Bitching Out
Submitted by Halifax Collect on 08.26.10 at 8:25am.
The Dead Kennedy's, The Ramones and Black Flag have all done this much MUCH better. In fact I think I could form a band, practice for a day and be better than these guys.
This is the worst album I've heard in years. I'd rather listen to Dee Dee Ramone's rap album than The Process of Bitching out...
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Quick Hitters:: The 20/20 Project – Employees of the Year
Submitted by Herohill on 08.25.10 at 8:08am.
I like Toronto hip hop trio The 20/20 Project and their debut EP Employees of the Year for a few reasons. The main being that after seeing the title of the EP, and then noticing the title of the first track was Back to Work, I thought to myself, if that song doesn’t sample So Wat’cha Sayin I’ll ...
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Daniel Matto strikes a chord
Submitted by Halifax Magazine blog on 08.25.10 at 8:01am.
The Daniel Matto Quintet performs at The Carleton on Argyle Street on Wednesday (August 25) at 9pm. Tickets are $10. Believe me: this is the best $10 you can possibly spend in Halifax this summer.
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Reviews:: The Gertrudes Dawn Time Riot
Submitted by Herohill on 08.24.10 at 8:27am.
Without question, The Gertrudes test the comfort limits of a music fan. The Gertrudes… they play intimate folk music. Wait, how many members are in this band? Nine, ten, twelve? NOT ENOUGH! We need more people, get me a choir and lets swing into an indie rock anthem!
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* Who Are We? * Contact * Mixtape * Show Listings * ...we build, excel, plus b
Submitted by Herohill on 08.23.10 at 8:27am.
There are some Golden Age rap dudes that shall pretty much keep their herohill creds no matter how corny they get in the present day. Ice Cube is pretty much the perfect example of this. I know you know the deal with Cube, there’s few rappers who have done as well for themselves 20 years on from...
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Rap-Sack Backpack:: Quake, Timbuktu & D-Sisive, The Trillionaire$ & The Happy Unfortunate
Submitted by Herohill on 08.20.10 at 8:06am.
Rap-Sack backpack! Get off our sac-ro-iliac! The Rap-Sack Backpack, our rather infrequent mailbag-ish type feature where we feature some of the Canadian hip hop songs we are sent, makes its return. And what better way to return than with a cross-country hip hop trek? Right then, let’s get to it.
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Reviews:: Gianna Lauren Some Move Closer, Some Move On
Submitted by Herohill on 08.19.10 at 8:06am.
In these parts, it’s an all too common story. A musician finds their groove and departs for the bigger, more fertile grounds of Montreal or Toronto. For every Jenn Grant or Joel Plaskett, there are ten bands that broke up or left Canada’s ocean playground behind like it was a sinking ship, hoping...
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One night only:: The Taste
Submitted by Herohill on 08.18.10 at 8:24am.
In the immortal words of Robbie Alomar, “catch-a deee Taste.” Somehow, one of the best bands I’ve heard in a long time is starting and ending their career tonight, with an actual “one night only” show here in the Fax. The Taste – a new super-group front by Daniel Girard of Their Majesties that fe...
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Listen to Ask The Slaves' new full length The Order Of Things
Submitted by Halifax Collect on 08.18.10 at 8:02am.
The Icelandic tricksters are back, with the sophomore full length release The Order Of Things, three years after their warmly received debut Kiss Your Chora. As expected... expect the unexpected. Ask The Slave is certainly an a acquired taste. Love 'em or hate 'em, your mind will be stimulated re...
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Reviews:: Rae Spoon Love is a Hunter
Submitted by Herohill on 08.17.10 at 8:47am.
Considering that Rae Spoon‘s newest release, Love is a Hunter, is one certain to be in heavy discussion for next year’s Polaris Prize, I find it interesting that it’s completely at odds with the criteria to which the jury must adhere. With good reason, records are judged as a singularity and not ...
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Guitar and Ukulele Tabs for Goin’ Up Yonder (Walter Hawkins)
Submitted by Digital Citizen blog on 08.17.10 at 8:26am.
It’s hard to tab gospel music, if you know what gospel music can be like to perform with all its passionate fervour, improvisation and such. This isn’t meant as a tab as much as a starting guide for you to create your own version of this popular gospel. The version below is a relatively quiet ver...
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Quick Hitters:: Zachary Lucky Come and Gone
Submitted by Herohill on 08.16.10 at 8:59am.
When I sat in front of the computer to hammer out a post, my intent was to discuss Dan Mangan and his Polaris chances and why I hope that the eventual grand jury steps back from looking at selecting a “different album or artist” and judges Dan’s effort on the staying power and large reach it off...
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Get this shit off my desk:: Dryer & Gamma Gamma Rays
Submitted by Herohill on 08.13.10 at 8:35am.
It’s Friday, and in attempt to clear the clutter I’ll be posting on records that have caught my ear but I haven’t had time to write about yet.
Dryer – Out Like a Light
For some reason, I’m not sent a lot of music that really falls into that “Grey’s Anatomy” style of music. You know, rich female...
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Reviews:: Brian Dunn Examining The Fallout
Submitted by Herohill on 08.12.10 at 8:23am.
With the staggering amount of alt-country bands floating around in today’s indie scene, it’s hard not to question the honesty and sincerity of the tear-in-your-beer anthems getting penned. Every fan becomes a cynic when people start to channel their inner Townes, but when it comes to Ontario nati...
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AFTER OBLIVION - The Carnal Form
Submitted by Halifax Collect on 08.12.10 at 7:49am.
Interesting beginning. Sounds like Adnan, the man behind AFTER OBLIVION, decided to start this little ep with a space odyssey.
The beginning. It sounds more like Star Wars than Death Metal. No chugga chugga riffs, just space-alien something. Not Nocturnus spacey. Not even Kevin Spacey.
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Reviews:: Wildlife Strike Hard, Young Diamond EP
Submitted by Herohill on 08.11.10 at 8:39am.
In most songs, going to the river results in someone’s bloody, untimely demise. For Toronto’s Wildlife however, the river is a place for freedom, escape, and rebirth. Over the thumping percussion, synths, guitars and yelpy vocals of “Stand in the Water”, the quintet surprises the listener with o...
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Quick Hitters:: Plumtree tribute record
Submitted by Herohill on 08.10.10 at 8:34am.
Timing is everything. Plumtree was an East coast staple here during the mid to late 90′s, exploding onto the scene, winning a YTV award and eventually touring with heavyweights like Julie Doiron, Thrush Hermit, Jale and even The Weakerthans. For some reason though, even as we all wax nosta...
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herohill presents:: The Schomberg Fair & The Speaking Tongues
Submitted by Herohill on 08.9.10 at 8:37am.
Throwing our Don King like hair and gold chains into the ring, the hill is giving this tour promotion idea a run. In theory, it’s a great way to get our name attached to some shows and get the crowds to turn up, but in reality, this is simply a way to get two great bands to play a bit bigger venu...
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Guitar and Ukulele Tabs for The Water is Wide (Traditional)
Submitted by Digital Citizen on 08.9.10 at 8:24am.
If you ever need to practice or familiarize yourself or someone with melismas (singing of a single syllable while moving between different notes), this song is a lovely example. Listen to the video below of Sarah McLachlan, Jewel and the Indigo Girls at Lilith Fair and see how many words with on...
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Reviews:: PS I Love You Meet Me At The Muster Station
Submitted by Herohill on 08.6.10 at 8:23am.
There’s a scene near the end of Freak & Geeks when a lost Daniel Desario turns to one of the tag-along nerds, the oddly confident Harris Trinsky, for validation. Despite being wildly unpopular and into D&D and Audio Visual activities, Daniel recognizes the certainty and swagger Harris emits even ...
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Guitar and Ukulele Tabs for In the Still of the Night (Five Satins)
Submitted by Digital Citizen on 08.6.10 at 8:02am.
This is a gorgeous doo wop song from the 1950s which would obviously have to get severely trimmed down if you’re going to perform it solo with one guitar or ukulele instead of having a band and 3 back up singers.
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Reviews:: Ridley Bent Rabbit on my Wheel
Submitted by Herohill on 08.5.10 at 8:37am.
Without question, Ridley Bent‘s transition from Buck 65 styled country raps to more traditional, pop-laden country tunes has probably splintered his initial fan base. Now longer accessible to the younger crowd, Bent has had to work hard to carve out his new audience but on his last two records th...
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Guitar and Ukulele Tabs for Hallelujah (Leonard Cohen)
Submitted by Digital Citizen on 08.5.10 at 8:19am.
Hallelujah is one of the truly great Canadian songs of all time, written by one of Canada’s best songwriters ever, Leonard Cohen. It is generally simple to play in terms of chords, and simple to hard to perform pending how much diva you want to put into your performance.
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Reviews:: Baby Eagle Dog Weather
Submitted by Herohill on 08.4.10 at 8:32am.
It’s easy to try to force to your emotions on Steve Lambke. Whether it was his contributions to his other band or the earlier releases as Baby Eagle, his fractured view of the world was a perfect counterpoint to the energy and grit fans have expected from The Cons; an admittedly dark but necessar...
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Best of-’10:: The Provincial Archive Maybe We Could Be Holy
Submitted by Herohill on 08.3.10 at 8:39am.
“Different vibe. Hope you dig.” With that quick email from lead song writer Craig Schram, my apprehension for the new release from The Provincial Archive increased significantly. All too often, a sophomore long player is derailed by misguided ambition and newly enforced time constraints and the ...
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Video:: Apollo Ghosts @ Gus’ Pub
Submitted by Herohill on 07.30.10 at 8:41am.
Well, as you can see the hill is back online and malware free (at least for now!). This coincides nicely will Vancouver’s Apollo Ghosts absolutely killing it at Gus’ Pub last night and me having the time to upload some ratty Flip Video recordings of the entire set.
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The Other Side of Paul, Vol. I
Submitted by The Other Side of Truth on 07.30.10 at 7:00am.
Of all the people with whom I've had the chance to work over the years, perhaps my favourite was Canadian cellist Denise Djokic. I did a documentary about her in 2002 for Bravo, and she appeared in the first season of The Classical Now (Bravo, SCN, Knowledge) in 2003.
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Tonight @ Gus’:: METZ
Submitted by Herohill on 07.29.10 at 7:50am.
As we get closer and closer to Sappyfest, Halifax reaps the rewards of proximity. Not including huge shows like Holy Fuck, Jim Guthrie, and The Sadies, we also get to latch onto the lineup and see smaller acts like Apollo Ghost – note, hell f*cking yeah – that might not make the trip otherwise.
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AstroLogical – Living Fossils
Submitted by Herohill on 07.28.10 at 7:51am.
I’ve got just a real quick one for you today as we wait for the hill to be released from it’s Google-imposed purgatory. AstroLogical is the nom-de-knob-twiddle of Nate Drobner, a multi-instrumentalist and producer from Vancouver. The other day we were sent a link to his recent album, Living Foss...
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SKIN LIKE IRON - Descent Into Light
Submitted by Halifax Collect on 07.28.10 at 7:38am.
Rock n' roll on steroids! Metal on metal! Too hardcore for hardcore! There's roughness around the edges and it will not come off! I'VE GOT SKIN LIKE IRON!!!
Writing this review has been an endless task. Sentence written, sentence erased.
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Exclusive:: New song from Kestrels
Submitted by Herohill on 07.27.10 at 7:53am.
I honestly don’t care if you don’t like Kestrels or not. I do, and I’m going to keep on posting each and every song they send over. The Truro based power trio led by all-around nice guy and primary song writer Chad Peck wear their 90′s influences on their sleeves. J Mascis, delightful nods...
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Music by the sea
Submitted by Halifax Magazine blog on 07.27.10 at 7:51am.
Tomorrow night, the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is hosting a free concert. The press release follows.
The second annual Halifax Harbour Sea Music Festival will have a free preview concert Tuesday, July 27, at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax. The preview is at 7:30 p.m. in the ...
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Old School Mondays:: A Lighter Shade of Brown
Submitted by Herohill on 07.26.10 at 8:41am.
This week’s OSM is an Ack request. He made a clever Kid Frost reference in one of his tweets, where he name-checked La Raza whilst talking about a La Strada post (he spelled their name wrong, but hey, he’s tweeting my posts, so we’ll cut him some slack). Anyway, Googling La Raza and poking aroun...
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Memories of Mac
Submitted by The Other Side of Truth on 07.26.10 at 6:10am.
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about Mac Tonnies, who died suddenly and unexpectedly at the age of 34 last October. Mac was one of my best friends, and I miss him a great deal. Last November, Nick Redfern and I joined Greg Bishop on Greg’s Radio Misterioso radio show to remember our friend.
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Get this shit off my desk:: Ketch Harbor Wolves, Colleen & Paul, Ben Wilkins
Submitted by Herohill on 07.23.10 at 7:56am.
This has the potential to be a regular Friday thing; a desk clearing edition of music I wish I had more time to talk about, but simply don’t. No more 500 word think-pieces (I can hear you all saying, thank god), simply a quick descriptor and a free track. Work for you? Works for me.
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Reviews:: Bad Tits Garbage Night
Submitted by Herohill on 07.22.10 at 7:40am.
Bad Tits have a lot going for them; a great label that lets them record whatever music they want, a pedigree of awesomeness and probably most importantly to herohill, a love for The Warriors. Considering their roots and constant evolution, it’s not surprising that Josh Reichmann and Sebastien Gr...
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BITTER END - Guilty As Charged
Submitted by Halifax Collect on 07.22.10 at 7:23am.
Bitter End is back, more menacing than ever. Guilty As Charged emits intent to go beyond conservative genre plot devices such as catchy grooves, easy-to-get-into hard parts and early 90's metallic NYC hardcore.
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Reviews:: The Mountains & The Trees I Made This For You
Submitted by Herohill on 07.21.10 at 8:12am.
When I started scrolling through the lists of records coming out this summer, outside of Women’s new long player, I was probably most excited for Jon Janes (with a helping hand from Jillian Freeman of course) and his latest efforts under the moniker, The Mountains & The Trees.
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Reviews:: Japandroids No Singles
Submitted by Herohill on 07.20.10 at 8:12am.
Not surprisingly, talking about bands that truly invoked the heartbeat of their city resulted in my digging through my pile of promo discs to find the re-issue of Japandroids first two EPs, lovingly titled No Singles. The rise to fame for the East Van two-piece might feel meteoric since Pitchfor...
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Reviews:: Eamon McGrath Peace Maker
Submitted by Herohill on 07.19.10 at 8:04am.
There are certain athletes that can grab a guitar and transport you to a city you’ve never been. Springsteen, Fallon, Wilson; these are artists that channel the mood, attitudes, and even the climate of home on almost every song.
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HPX 2010:: Initial Acts Announced
Submitted by Herohill on 07.16.10 at 7:48am.
It’s July and we’re posting on the 2010 Halifax Pop Explosion, which takes place from October 19th to the 23rd. So yeah, it’s good and early, but so what? The good people at HPX have recently announced the first acts slated for this year’s festivus, and I think there’s more than enough quality th...
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Video Hits:: Library Voices, By Divine Right, D-Sisive
Submitted by Herohill on 07.15.10 at 8:10am.
It’s been a while since we’ve had a video hits post, but it’s Thursday, and I see no reason not to get back at it. We’ve got three great videos from three albums I really like, so let’s get into it.
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Quick Hitters:: Kathryn Calder
Submitted by Herohill on 07.14.10 at 8:05am.
As is the case for many music fans, I stumbled onto Kathryn Calder because of her talents as a collaborator. I think the first time I heard her was playing with Carl Newman on his solo tour @ Lee’s Palace, but since then I’ve seen her fill out melodies and hooks for The New Porns & The Immaculat...
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Exclusive:: New Apollo Ghosts – Cedar Street EP
Submitted by Herohill on 07.13.10 at 7:55am.
I’ve made no secret of my torrid love affair/borderline stalking issues when it comes to Vancouver’s Apollo Ghosts. Almost every day I try to come up with a new way to post on the scrappy three-piece from Vansterdam, hoping not to get scooped by my arch nemesis over at Chipped Hip.
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Through the Opera Glasses - 62 - Courage to Climb Higher
Submitted by A Piece of My Mind on 07.13.10 at 7:52am.
It's probably hard to imagine that orchestra conductors don't emerge fully-formed from the womb in white tie and tails.
However, these elite artists have to train like anyone else in order to harness the potential of a live performance.
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A week of hot music
Submitted by Halifax Magazine blog on 07.13.10 at 7:49am.
What a week to be a music fan in Halifax. With dozens of shows at venues around the city, the Halifax Jazz Festival showcases dozens of musicians, with diverse specialities. On Saturday, Halifax Magazine sponsored a blues show with Chicago native Lurrie Bell—it was one of the best shows I’ve seen...
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Old School Mondays:: Miles Davis = Badass Edition
Submitted by Herohill on 07.12.10 at 8:29am.
For reasons I won’t go into here, my father-in-law has been storing many of his surplus possessions at our house for a couple months. Amongst these possessions are three or four large wooden crates filled with vinyl records. Sounds like a pretty awesome scenario, I know, but the majority of the r...
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CATTLE DRUMS - The Boy Kisser Sessions
Submitted by Halifax Collect on 07.12.10 at 8:06am.
From the small town Onenta of New York state, comes CATTLE DRUMS, an irresistibly charming band that has rare quality that exceeds demands of originality. See, there's not really anything new happening here, but they successfully breach two genres and in doing so, their infectious appeal override...
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De La Soul in Halifax Tonight
Submitted by Herohill on 07.9.10 at 8:16am.
The truly legendary De La Soul plays Halifax tonight in the main festival tent to kick things off for the 2010 edition of the Halifax Jazz Festival. I’m not sure this information really helps you, seeing as how the show is sold out (doesn’t help me either, no ticket for this sap), but if you’re i...
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Pale Creation - S/T
Submitted by Halifax Collect on 07.8.10 at 7:30am.
Cleveland’s PALE CREATION delivers a mammoth 7” EP on A389 Records, containing two epic tracks of crushing, yet melodic metallic hardcore. Rising up alongside similar legendary acts such as Ringworm and Integrity, this incredible band has been churning out well written and innovative music for ne...
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Eternia and MoSS – At Last
Submitted by Herohill on 07.7.10 at 8:02am.
Considering how big a fan I am of Shad’s Keep Shining, a song that contains a verse encouraging more female participation in hip hop, it would be a little hypocritical of me to overlook an album from an incredibly talented, Canadian female MC. Eternia calls Brooklyn home these days, but she’s Ott...
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Review: Zappa Plays Zappa
Submitted by Halifax Magazine blog on 07.7.10 at 8:00am.
Last night, Dweezil Zappa was in town for his Zappa Plays Zappa show, a tribute to his guitar god father. Halifax Magazine reader Aimish Wallace was there, and shares this review: “Tuesday night’s performance of Zappa Plays Zappa at the Rebecca Cohn demonstrated that Dweezil Zappa has not only i...
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Best-of ’10:: Half way there (LPs)
Submitted by Herohill on 07.6.10 at 8:00am.
Apollo Ghosts :: Mount Benson – review
I’ve been riding Apollo Ghosts hard these last few months, including a constant barrage of tweets/posts to the Polaris jury hoping to help push them onto the short list. Mount Benson is a rough album in construction, but one that’s almost perfect in its fra...
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Young@Heart
Submitted by Bev Boy's blog on 07.6.10 at 7:57am.
Wow, 3 blog posts in one day. Aren't you lucky? Nobody does that for me.
I was listening to The Sunday Edition on CBC radio yesterday morning. They were interviewing the leader of Young@Heart, which is a choir composed of old people who mostly sing contemporary songs. It's not silly at all.
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UNITED NATIONS - Never Mind The Bombings - Here's Your Six Figures
Submitted by Halifax Collect on 07.6.10 at 7:35am.
Never Mind The Bombings - Here's Your Six Figures is UNITED NATION's first EP release, fast on the heels of their 11 song debut on Eyball Records. The UN is an experimental punk supergroup.
Nobody really knows which punk/hardcore superstars are in the band but there are some speculations online....
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Old School Mondays:: Classics 88-90 Vol. 1 – Part 2
Submitted by Herohill on 07.5.10 at 8:05am.
After the rousing success of last week’s OSM (according to me anyway), I decided to keep the tape-fueled fun going with a part 2. To recap, last week I found a mix tape I made who knows when, that was entitled “Classics 88-90″, and so I decided to post the first five songs on the tape. This...
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The Stones 'Exile' N.S. Connection
Submitted by Ron Foley Macdonald on 05.25.10 at 7:09pm.
The media swirl around the re-release of the Rolling Stones classic 1972 album Exile On Main Street has revolved mostly around the 1o new tracks unearthed and polished up for one of the new editions of the landmark double disc.
What’s been missed in all of this is the Nova Scotia connection. T...
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All You Need is Hal Bruce
Submitted by Kim Kinrade on 02.13.09 at 11:51am.
The tribute band industry began with Elvis impersonators in the 1970’s. When Elvis died the numbers blossomed. The Beatles were next and, today, Australian Pink Floyd is one of the biggest tribute shows on stage. So where does one guy get the brass ones to take on a tribute to the most famous ban...
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HPX 3: Holy Frig
Submitted by AineCaitriona on 10.24.08 at 11:47am.
Halifax loves a good dance party. Last night at the Marquee was a beautiful cross-section of the local music scene, with everyone from headbangers to indie kids to dirty hippies showing up to check out Toronto experirockers Holy Fuck. While downstairs in Hell’s Kitchen local bands The Beginners a...
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HPX 2: Rock Out Or Die
Submitted by AineCaitriona on 10.23.08 at 10:31am.
Oh. My. God.
Anyone who needed proof that rock n’ roll is alive and kicking (kicking you hard in the teeth, that is) got it last night at Gus’ Pub, at a show that is unlikely to be topped for the rest of Halifax Pop Explosion 2008.
A line-up including local scene darlings VKNGS and come-f...
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