Two members of Halifax’s Matt Steele & The Corvette Sunset have teamed up for a twist. As they say, “Punks don’t grow old, they go country.” Matt Steele and Devin Fox, known collectively as Steele Fox are debuting with a pair of singles that lean hard into a classic twang. Their first release is a double A-side single, “My Church is at the Bottom of this Bottle”/”Consequences.” Continue reading Exclusive Premiere: Steele Fox – Halifax Musicians pair up for pair of Singles ‘My Church/Consequences’
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Music Video: The Trews Capture the Energy of their Live Shows with ‘Vintage Love’
The Trews, those princes of Antigonish, those kings of Nova Scotia, have released a brand new video for their single “Vintage Love” from their latest album and perpetual dance party, Civilianaires. The video captures the band’s shows at The Rec Room, The Kee to Bala, The CNE, and Hard Luck in and around Toronto this summer, casually setting a new high water mark for performance videos. Continue reading Music Video: The Trews Capture the Energy of their Live Shows with ‘Vintage Love’
The Burning Hell: Mathias Kom on a Decade Old Album and the Re-Release of ‘Baby’ on Vinyl
The Burning Hell are re-releasing their third album, Baby, for its ten-year anniversary – and this time on vinyl. Back when Baby first saw daylight, the world was practically a whole different place. In 2009 we were still asking “What the heck is going on?” but with far fewer expletives mixed in. It was a time of relative innocence: Barrack Obama was peddling hope and everyone was still trying to come grips with the phenomenon of sparkly vampires. Given the gross shift in perspective the last decade has brought, we thought it prudent to check in with Mathias Kom, the loquacious lyricist himself, to see where things stood for him at the time of the album’s original release.
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Mo Kenney and David Myles Top Winners at 2018 Music Nova Scotia Awards
Nova Scotia’s musically inclined have made their annual pilgrimage to the Music Nova Scotia Week in Truro, to see forty-nine awards handed out in forty-eight categories. Now we know who got their names engraved on them.
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Single: Tomato/Tomato Release ‘Take it on the Road’ While Announcing Their Own Music Label
Saint John’s folk duo extraordinaire Tomato/Tomato are skewing that folk sound in favour of some sounds inspired by the Big South. Complete with mariachi trumpets, “Take it on the Road” epitomizes the band’s perpetually-on-tour lifestyle. Alongside the release of a new single the band are off on their next big adventure: the creation of their own record label, Denim on Denim Records. Continue reading Single: Tomato/Tomato Release ‘Take it on the Road’ While Announcing Their Own Music Label