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Halifax Pop Explosion’s Initial Lineup Announcement Starts with a Bang!

Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires, Charlotte Day Wilson, Clairmont The Second, Cloud Nothings, Patrick Watson, Tasha The Amazon, Weaves, and comedy headliner Wyatt Cenac are the initial acts slated to perform at the 2017 Halifax Pop Explosion Music Festival & Conference. They join previously announced artists Japandroids and Ria Mae for the festival, which celebrates its 25th anniversary in Halifax, NS this year from October 18-21, 2017. Early… Read More

Groundswell Music Festival//Concert Review x3

Supporting local is something we should all strive for whenever possible. This past weekend Groundswell Music Festival took local support to another level. Nova Scotia can feel a great deal of pride in the product that was displayed. Food, drinks, and of course, music, all from our beautiful province, thrilled the crowd from March 16-19.… Read More

Top 10 Albums of 2016 // Trev’s List

Growing up, December was always one of my favourite months as it meant the year-end issues of Rolling Stone, Spin, Blender and the countless other music mags published their yearly lists and picked their favourites from the past 12 months. Sadly, a lot of those publications have either shuttered, or gone to an online-only model.… Read More

Midweek Mixdown // Some Fresh Tunes – 08:06:2016

1. "Paper Girl" -  July Talk https://youtu.be/iOEUPba1-1g Oh, how I wish I was aware of July Talk's unbridled awesomeness when this show took place at the Carleton. I've been lucky enough to have caught a handful of sets from the band, and I wish I had been at the Carleton for this. Looking forward to… Read More

Monday Morning Soundtrack: The Drought is Over

It's been a hectic couple of weeks, but now that the drought is over I have a handful of tunes for you to get you through the start to your work week.  Alright, let's get down to the tunes! "Dreams" - Beck https://youtu.be/oTM3YPTYNo0 Not since 1999's Midnight Vultures has Beck been so upbeat and dance-y. "Dreams"… Read More

Here’s Some East Coast Music For Yah…

Also known as... Here's Some East Coast Music For Yah... Tunes For Winter Afternoons I stumbled on a pretty good set of tracks this afternoon, totally by random of course. And as I was going through the tracks, one by one, I was thinking to myself... "this is really good but... I've heard this before".… Read More