Category Archives: Recommended Listening

Recommended Listening

The Lazys @ Monte’s – Oct 20th, 2014

When you come across a Bar/Club owner so excited about a band who is out on tour, to actually line up an alternate venue in which the band can play, there might be something worth checking out.  Even if it happened to be a show which was best suited for a messy weekend outing, the…Read More

Hafilax Does HPX: HPX Is Hip-Hop (The Preview)

2014 appears to be the year of Hip-Hop when it comes to the Halifax Pop Explosion's line-up, with acts such as critical favorite Danny Brown, fan favorites and Wu-Tang alumni Raekwon (the Chef) and Ghostface Killah, Canadian Sensation SonReal and local favorites Ambition, Quake Matthews and Mike Boyd.   With that murderers row of well…Read More

ALBUM REVIEW: South America – The Meds

Earlier this year, PEI-based band The Meds released their debut full length record entitled South America,  and late in September unleashed the video for the album's title track (which premiered on Canada AM).  While the band is based in a region of the country which has been a musical hotbed in recent years, this is an album…Read More

Friday Night Soundtrack – All over the place…

1. "Carried Away" - Sloan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXr8gJEaceE Sloan is one of those bands who has been making music since Halifax was on the verge of becoming the next Seattle, and their latest track Carried Away showcases how they've remained viable in the current musical landscape.  They manage to sound both current and timeless all at once,…Read More

ALBUM REVIEW: Gloryhound, Loaded Gun, eOne Music Canada

Gloryhound, Loaded Gun, eOne Music Canada Earlier this year Gloryhound released their long-awaited full length album “Loaded Gun” which is the sophomore follow-up to their 2009 debut album Leave It Alone.  In those three years between albums, there was also the Electric Dusk EP released in 2012 which kept audiences primed with singles such as…Read More

Friday Night Soundtrack: New Stuff Edition

It's been a good week for music discovery around these parts and we'll share a handful of those song with you to take with you into your long weekend.  Enjoy! 1. Bahamas - "Stronger Than That" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7icDQA7UHV0 When this track first grabbed my attention, it was because I thought the new Jack Johnson tune sounded…Read More

Friday Night Soundtrack – Aug 15th/2014

For the past few weeks we've been busy showing you what we've been up to, with a slew of pictures from the shows that have been taking place around town.  What we failed to do is share what we've been listening to while we've been out and about, so tonight's Friday Night Soundtrack will look…Read More

One Track: Rich Aucoin, “Yelling In Sleep”

Just thought I'd throw some more love towards the Rich Aucoin camp, and in support of his upcoming album, "Ephemeral". This is the latest track, it's called "Yelling In Sleep", and I'll have to admit, it's pretty bad ass. The song opens with some distorted like bass, and just charges into the chorus like some…Read More