Category Archives: Thoughts

2017… Will Be The Year Of Noise Rock Bands

January 2, 2017 Justin

Here's my bold prediction for the upcoming year: 2017 will be the year of noise rock. Sure, we had some stellar releases in 2016 from White Lung's Paradise, and Kestrels' self-titled album, but hear me out, 2017 is gonna kick the shit out of you. Let me analyse this for you, for a sec. First…Read More

Rave & Drool, A documentary on ’90s Canadian Rock in the making…

July 18, 2016 Justin

It appears that a filmmaker from Regina, by the name of Tyler Elynuik, is working on a rockumentary that documents the '90s Canadian hard-rock/alternative music scene. The project, titled "Rave & Drool", is currently being funded by Kickstarter. On their website, you'll find the latest trailer of the documentary, that includes clips from retro '90s…Read More

Festival Review – A Gridlock Rundown

July 13, 2016 Jeff

"If you book them, they will come" And with that Matt McIntyre and Jeremy MacNeil get to now wake up knowing what it feels like to have pulled off the unthinkable: successfully bring together a diverse musical line-up consisting of DJs, indie rock darlings, and local home grown talent, all within the city limits of Halifax. (more…)Read More

The Panic(?) Of An Inadvertent Digital Downsizing

October 4, 2015 Trev

Last week, I rushed home after the Kodaline/Good Old War show pumped up to churn out a review and upload some pictures. I got to my computer, fired up Lightroom, opened Word, and then I noticed that LR popped an error that my library was missing. I didn't think anything of it, but when I…Read More

For The Music Collector: Vinyl vs. CD vs. Digital

August 25, 2015 Justin

Let me take you back a decade and a half ago. It was the turn of the century, and I was going to college on Spring Garden Road with my buddy Trevor (one third of HAFILAX dot com). Every once in awhile during lunch hour we would duck out of the college to hit up…Read More

Favourites Thus Far of 2015: A Trio of Albums

August 11, 2015 Trev

As 2015 is ticking by at an alarming rate, I've been taking account of the albums which really grabbed me and continue to hold up through the first 3 quarters of the year. I just wanted to share some thoughts on this trio of albums, as they are almost assured locks to appear on my…Read More

Five Albums That Started Right

May 7, 2015 Jeff

Creating an album can be a fickle process where every step of the way is scrutinized to the Nth degree. Opinions are often emotionally charged thus resulting in multiple discussions on how both songs are constructed and how they fit within the larger whole of an album. (more…)Read More

Hafilax Predicts The ECMA Winners

April 4, 2015 Jeff

With the 2015 ECMA award show right around the corner (April 8th - 12th), it seemed like a good idea to go ahead and predict who we feel that this year's winners will be. It should be noted that there is no science behind how we came up with our picks, nor do we have any…Read More

Tom Petty vs Music

January 27, 2015 Jeff

It was recently announced that new kid on the block, Sam Smith, has agreed to terms that will pay one of music's most well-known artists, Tom Petty, a reported 12.5% writing credit for Smith's massive 2014 hit, "Stay With Me". Apparently the case was made when it was noticed that both the verse and chorus…Read More

Much Anticipated Albums Of 2015

January 23, 2015 Justin

We've taken the time to reflect on what a year it had been in 2014. We had the pleasure to tear apart and enjoy each and every album we could get our feisty hands on, and compiled up all of our favourites. And after going from album to album, through multiple spins, we are ready…Read More