Welcome to The Best Music of 2019, otherwise known as the principle cause of our annual staff fist fight. After carefully considering, deliberating, arguing and a few unflattering and entirely untrue remarks about some mothers, we have calculated, sorted, and contextualized what may amount to, more or less, the best music produced in Atlantic Canada during this year of our Lord, 2019. At least, according to some. The rest, we assure you, have been disposed of as humanely as possible. The undertaking has called into question our judgement, our tastes, our ethics, and any belief in a higher power, but we do so hope that enjoy this finished product. Continue reading The Best Music of 2019
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Peer Review: The Best Art of 2019
Art is subjective. So very dangerously subjective that we find it’s safest to determining who produced the best artwork of 2019 by leaving it to the experts. As is our annual tradition, we asked some of our favourite artists from around Atlantic Canada to name their favourite pieces from other Atlantic Canadian artists. Here is the best they came up with. Continue reading Peer Review: The Best Art of 2019
Peer Review: The Best Music of 2019
It’s come down to the end of the year when we can safely assume the majority of music that is going to be released has already done so. Before we get down to our list of our favourite songs from 2019, we like to give a chance to the experts to have their say on who produced the best tunes this year. We asked musicians from across Atlantic Canada what their favourite tracks for 2019 were and here’s what we heard back. Continue reading Peer Review: The Best Music of 2019
Peer Review: The Best Art of 2018
Art is tough. Just try it. You probably won’t even know what makes for good art until you’ve overdosed on it at least a few times. Get up close and drink it in. Have a go at it first hand. Get it wrong. Ask questions. Subjective as it may seem, there are experts available who can tell you not only what is good, but also why. Fortunately for you, we’ve rounded up a few to tell us just what made the top of their lists for the best art produced in Atlantic Canada in 2018.
Here’s our annual peer review for the best art of 2018.
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Peer Review: The Best Music of 2018
Congratulations on surviving 2018. I think we can all safely recognize that, now more than ever, we need music in our lives. We need it to tell our stories, and deliver important messages, and just keep us buoyant. Thankfully, music is both plentiful and readily available. There’s a lot to sort through though, and for that we’ve turned to some experts for the 2018 edition of The East’s Annual Musicians Peer Review. Continue reading Peer Review: The Best Music of 2018