Following a very unique Valentine’s Day surprise of a cease-and-desist letter from Los Angeles-based street art and clothing brand OBEY Giant last year, Halifax’s OBEY Convention were left somewhat adrift. Nearly a year later, the genre-fluid festival have announced they’ve rebranded – with a new name, new look, and a new winter series of shows and workshops. Continue reading OBEY Convention Rebrands as EVERYSEEKER – Announces New Winter Performance and Workshop Series
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Music Video: Alli Walker Reminds Us That Everything Adds Up With ‘Little Things’
Currently riding on a wave of success from her album The Basement Session: What I’ve Learned So Far, released back in September, 2019, Prince Edward Island-native and country singer-songwriter Alli Walker has released a video for “Little Things” from the album. The song is a reminder that, even if you’re not a superhero, our days are made up of tiny moments, choices and actions, and if you’ve managed to get most of them add up to something positive then you’re probably doing alright. Continue reading Music Video: Alli Walker Reminds Us That Everything Adds Up With ‘Little Things’
Music Video: Kiwi Jr. Poised for Global Domination with ‘Gimme More’
We really loved Kiwi Jr.’s album, Football Money, and it seems like we weren’t the only ones. Riding on the success of the album’s 2019 Canada-wide release via Mint Records, the Prince Edward Island ex-pat-filled band have put out a fresh video for “Gimme More” and the band promise to do just that. They’re re-releasing the album worldwide on Persona Non Grata Records later this month. Continue reading Music Video: Kiwi Jr. Poised for Global Domination with ‘Gimme More’
Music Video: Carry the Lost Break the Solace of Windsor’s Textile Mill for ‘Battle Tested’
Ten years and two EPs into their music career, Carry the Lost are currently preparing for the release of their debut album. Despite the decade of history already behind them, including opening for Big Wreck, performing on Canada’s Got Talent, and having their song, “Never Easy,” be featured in the end credits of The Trailer Park Boys, Carry the Lost still had yet to take the first and most crucial step that so many Nova Scotian bands and musicians had taken before them: filming a music video at the abandoned textile mill in Windsor.
That moment has finally come for the band, with the release of “Battle Tested,” the first heavy new single off of their upcoming album. Continue reading Music Video: Carry the Lost Break the Solace of Windsor’s Textile Mill for ‘Battle Tested’
Brandon Howard Roy Addresses the Abuses Found in the Theatre Industry on ‘Proud’
Prior to finding his place in the indie-pop scene, Brandon Howard Roy spent years working as a professional stage actor in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa. It was not the glamorous career it had been talked up to be; on the contrary, it proved to be demanding, cut-throat, exclusionary and abusive.
In early 2020, when the theatre industry was pushed to its limits due to the pandemic, like many other industries, it provided an opportunity for light to shine through its cracks. Roy’s new single, “Proud,” is an arpeggiated address to these shortcomings. Continue reading Brandon Howard Roy Addresses the Abuses Found in the Theatre Industry on ‘Proud’