Thomas Stajcer, Nova Scotia’s great country troubadour, is keeping up the good fight on behalf of analog folks everywhere. His tongue-in-cheek protest song, “Who Will Listen To Country Music When Trucks Drive Themselves?” champions the need for ear-having peoples to hold their place behind the wheel. It calls for bartenders to remain tender. It insists that John Deere lawn tractors are maintained at their current IQ levels. Continue reading Music Video: Thomas Stajcer Rises Up Against Our Robot Overlords on ‘Who Will Listen To Country Music When Trucks Drive Themselves?’
Single: TV Wife Surprises With a Psych-Rock Tune We Thought We Had Sworn Off, ‘Social Distancing’
The mere mention of the much-maligned “quaran-tune” has become a nigh-on unforgivable sin. Eleven months into the year, eight of which have been spent under varying stages of lockdown, the ubiquitous concept of composing under quarantine, universal though it might be, has become the most tiresome subject matter to ever be put to song. Every now and then, however, a surprise comes along.
Fredericton’s TV Wife has tip-toed over our standards to bring us “Social Distancing,” and we swear this song is it for the genre. There’s nowhere left to go that hasn’t already been done, never mind crafting something enjoyable. Continue reading Single: TV Wife Surprises With a Psych-Rock Tune We Thought We Had Sworn Off, ‘Social Distancing’
Ava Strange’s ‘Heavy Cloud’ Manifests the Energy of 2020 Straight Into Some Psychedelic Blues
Harmonizing with our overall energy that has manifested over the course of 2020 is Heavy Clouds, the debut EP by Ava Strange. With darkness and doom and five blues-heavy tracks, the EP goes for a big mood that’s best experienced through total immersion
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Hollerado Frontman Debuts as Mav Karlo – Heads to Atlantic Bubble for Solo Tour
At a cottage property out in Hackett’s Cove on the South Shore of Nova Scotia, Menno Versteeg sounds like he’s thriving. The former Hollerado frontman and head of Royal Mountain Records has been enjoying a cozy stint of self-sufficiency for his two weeks of isolation amongst the soothing cottage surroundings. Every day he writes, plays guitar, cooks and explores the waterfront — all while staying keyed in as the head of his record label.
The usually Toronto-based artist has been preparing for a solo tour in support of his new album, Strangers Like Us, and two weeks of quarantine aside, the exceptional circumstances of the Atlantic Bubble have made it possible. These are Versteeg’s first shows since debuting under the name Mav Karlo earlier this year, and they are more than welcome after such a lack of live music. Continue reading Hollerado Frontman Debuts as Mav Karlo – Heads to Atlantic Bubble for Solo Tour
Music Video: KINLEY Hits the Racetracks for ‘Run With You’
One year following the release of her single “Run With You,” KINLEY is back with a video for the track. Brimming with horses and a lust for friendship, the new video touches on familiar imagery for residents of Prince Edward Island and will surely be a hit with all fans of all things equestrian. Continue reading Music Video: KINLEY Hits the Racetracks for ‘Run With You’