Growing up, it was an annual tradition to sit down and watch the Juno Award broadcast, especially growing up through the heyday of Can Con, and listening to a wide swath of nominees and winners over the years. It was exciting to take in all of the events that were in and around town back… Read More
A week ago I had the absolute pleasure of spending the day (and evening) in the Juno Media Centre, posted in the Winners Wall room. Here a parade of Juno Award winners and performers made their way through the Q&A rooms, ultimately stopping to have their picture snapped while proudly hoisting their Juno award high… Read More
Hot off the heels of The Beaches' Halifax show in February of 2023, the band promised they’d return soon. In most cases, this is little more than lip service being paid to the amped-up attendees; but sure enough, shortly after that show, the initial leg of the Blame My Ex tour was announced and true… Read More
There are plenty of bands out on the road, who have cut or are cutting their teeth in the local Legions, or in the back of a small seedy bar someplace. Those same bands dream of playing those larger hockey arenas, or concert halls, never having the opportunity… Read More
With the resurgence of pop-punk (mall-punk) currently underway, it’s only fitting that the pop-punk princess herself Avril Lavigne has returned. Her return also includes her latest album Love Sux, and the subsequent Bite Me tour. A tour that saw its first leg cross our fair country, wrapping up last… Read More
After a two-week vacation, I've just started getting back up to speed. It felt good to unplug a bit, and take a few road trips while listening to far too much pop music, as some of it started to sound good. I've been jamming on a few new tunes, so I've put together a few… Read More
Sure, we've made it to the middle of the week, but really we're only halfway there. Let's inject a bit of fury, chaos and energy into the Mixdown and blast through the rest of the week. What we'll also do, is toss up a Spotify playlist for those of you so inclined to find our… Read More
You can be sure that the streets of Halifax are still littered with a handful of ECMA zombies, who enjoyed an event-laden weekend and are still not fully recovered. Fortunately for Taylor Knox and The Beaches, very few were dissuaded by the prospect of another concert, which followed so hotly on the heels of the… Read More
As Blue Monday passed through earlier in the week, it was clear that a legion of rock n’ roll fans were in need of some nourishment for their souls, as the Scotiabank Centre was comfortably packed for the triple bill of The Beaches, July Talk… Read More