Trigger warning: if you’re old enough to have played Megaman 2 when it first came out, you’re in for a tough reminder that those years are slipping away faster than you’re probably comfortable with. Halifax ex-pats Sleepless Nights have just done a fresh cover if B.A. Johnston’s classic 2005 hit “My Heart is a Blinking Nintendo.” Continue reading Music Video: Sleepless Nights takes on B.A. Johnston Classic ‘My Heart is a Blinking Nintendo’
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New Music: B.A. Johnston’s ‘The Skid is Hot Tonight’ Leaves Us Hungover and Reaching for Our Flintstones Vitamins
B.A. Johnston, Hamilton local, East coast regular, and out-of-work wizard who personally describes his musical style as “low rent Canadiana”, has released his newest album, The Skid is Hot Tonight. This marks his twelfth studio album and it pulls no punches. Continue reading New Music: B.A. Johnston’s ‘The Skid is Hot Tonight’ Leaves Us Hungover and Reaching for Our Flintstones Vitamins
New Music: B.A. Johnston’s ‘Gremlins 3’
B.A. Johnston’s newest release, Gremlins 3 is his 11th studio album, recorded in Nova Scotia with Saint John rockers, Reagan’s Rayguns backing six tracks. Johnston, who is known for his raucous shows from coast to coast, sticks to what he knows on this album. Despite little change stylistically, Johnston always seems to find fresh new material. His country-punk sound fits right in at your favourite bar or your friend’s kitchen party and the lyrics are relatable on a national level. Continue reading New Music: B.A. Johnston’s ‘Gremlins 3’
Music Video: B.A. Johnston Releases ‘Drivethru Beef’
B.A. Johnston, who was reportedly raised by bears, and current nationwide record holder for the most popular press release ever crafted has released a second video from his upcoming album Gremlin’s 3. This one goes right for the coronary as B.A. serenades us with the song of the everyman – the struggle, the mayo, the missing gravy, with ‘Drivethru Beef’.
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New Music: BA Johnston’s New Single ‘I Need Donair Sauce’
Sing what you’re passionate about. For a lot of people that probably means they’re going to write about love, or perhaps suffering. B.A. Johnston nails that Venn diagram in an impassioned ode/plea with his latest single, ‘I Need Donair Sauce’. Continue reading New Music: BA Johnston’s New Single ‘I Need Donair Sauce’