Category Archives: Music Geekdom

Midweek Mixdown // Missed It By This Much Edition….

December 13, 2017 Trev

It's that time of year when everyone is busy compiling their Best of 2017 (or Favourites of 2017) lists, and deciding who does and doesn't make the cut. With every list, there are always going to be those acts that were good, but just not good enough to make it onto that final list, so…Read More

Friday Night Soundtrack // Where has time gone?

December 8, 2017 Trev

"Live in the Moment" - Portugal. The Man At the moment, Portugal. The Man have taken Midas' golden touch, and continue to drop these incredibly infectious slices of indie-rock. Just press play, and don't call us when you can shake this one out of your head. https://youtu.be/Hha0bwVvGmY "Chainsmoking" - Jacob Banks There is something soulful…Read More

Friday Night Soundtrack // We’ll start by flipping a Table

December 1, 2017 Trev

"Witch Doctor" - Hopsin I regret missing Hopsin's Marquee show earlier this year, as his recent release "Witch Doctor" is nothing short of fire. Mainstream Hip-Hop has seriously deviated from what made me fall in love with growing up with the likes of Public Enemy, Nas, Talib Kweli and Tribe Called Quest, but there are…Read More

Midweek Mixdown // Side A :: In Gord We Trust

November 22, 2017 Trev

Alert the Medic - "Grace, Too" Local rock outfit Alert the Medic called upon an instantly recognizable name from the Can-Con heydey of the '90s in Mike Turner (of Our Lady Peace fame) to cover a Hip classic from Day for Night. "Grace, Too" is well suited to Ryan McDonald's vocal range, and the band sounds…Read More

Album Review // Gabrielle Papillon – Keep the Fire

October 26, 2017 Trev

There are albums that you set out in search of, and there are those albums that have a way of finding their way to you. Sometimes it’s a hidden gem from an artist’s early work, other times you catch an artist on the verge of releasing a collection of songs that will most certainly propel…Read More

Album Review // Matt Mays – Once Upon a Hell of a Time…

October 26, 2017 Trev

It has been 5 years since Mays unleashed Coyote on the world, and he has finally returned with a new LP entitled Once Upon a Hell of a Time... The creative process is funny in the way that it works, but with the life altering events that transpired since Matt Mays last released a record,…Read More

Midweek Mixdown // Side A – Ladies Only

October 25, 2017 Trev

Gabrielle Papillon - "Keep the Fire" https://youtu.be/Yyknc92r17k The lead single off of Papillon's recently released LP is nothing short of fire. It may not be loaded with bombast, but it is a dynamic and soaring affair that comes through like a cool breeze during a nor'easter. It's a beautifully haunting track that deserves your attention.…Read More

My ongoing love affair with the Halifax Metro Centre/Scotiabank Centre

August 15, 2017 Trev

Some of my earliest (and fondest) memories are tied to what is now known as the Scotiabank Centre (the former Halifax Metro Centre). It is the arena here in Halifax that my dad and I would commonly visit to see a hockey game or sporting event; he and I saw the Voyageurs, the Citadels, and…Read More

Midweek Mixdown – Clearing the Long Weekend Hangover Edition

August 9, 2017 Trev

As we're all nursing Long Weekend Hangovers (figuratively, not literally in most cases), it might be a good time for a Midweek Mixdown that can get us into gear for the rest of this week. While it's only a short week, we're still a ways out from the weekend. Let's push through the fog and…Read More

Friday Night Soundtrack // The Return Edition…..

July 21, 2017 Trev

We are back in your lives, after a long overdue absence. The HAFILAX team was out milling about last week at the TD Halifax Jazz Festival, and hopefully you had an opportunity to pop down and check out some of the great music that was going on. While we may toss in a tune from…Read More