Moncton’s The Swiftkicks have returned with their first single in more than a year. Their latest is an uplifting message brimming with positivity, and a reminder to look on the bright side of life, however short, titled “Toxic Bliss.”
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The Lost City: The Photographs of Ian MacEachern and John Leroux on Where Saint John Went Wrong
Saint John is a hard city to love. You practically have to be into born it, like a hereditary Stockholm syndrome. It is the industrial business-end of a province that has often taken it for granted and the result of centuries of questionable city planning choices. It is, however, not without its Victorian charms. It is a city at odds with itself, perpetually torn between modernization and preservation. The Lost City, featuring the photographs of Ian MacEachearn and written by architect John Leroux, documents one such period of aggressive urban renewal within Saint John during the 1960s, indeed one of the most aggressive in Canadian history, and the miscalculation that led to the displacement of an entire community. Continue reading The Lost City: The Photographs of Ian MacEachern and John Leroux on Where Saint John Went Wrong
Music Video: The Bloody Hell Release ‘Diggin” Just In Time For Halloween And Get A Visit From The Fire Dept
Just in time for Halloween, Halifax’s Horror Punks The Bloody Hell have released a video for the song “Diggin’,” the most recent installment in a long standing tradition of bands looking for love down at the graveyard. Continue reading Music Video: The Bloody Hell Release ‘Diggin” Just In Time For Halloween And Get A Visit From The Fire Dept
Music Video: Brandon Voyeur Creates Art-Rock Spectacle ‘IIV’
Believe it or not, there’s a genuine shortage of modern rock stars, or at least true artists, in the world. There’s a lacking in the sort of people who will get up on stage and not just make music, but perform! Kanye West isn’t about to pull an Alice Cooper and chop off his own head on stage, only to reattach it during the next song. If Taylor Swift ever sets fire to a guitar at best it’ll be as a poor cliché, or, at its worst, a tragedy.
When artists like Brandon Voyeur comes along, with the full song and dance of a Thin White Duke, it’s a rarity that gets lumped in on the fringes of art-rock. Playing to his strengths, Voyeur’s latest release, “IIV,” feels like a teaser to a full-on rock opera. Unfortunately, as he explains, that’s been more of a hindrance than anything at this point in his career. Continue reading Music Video: Brandon Voyeur Creates Art-Rock Spectacle ‘IIV’
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Single: Sheik Release ‘Stoned’ – Donating Proceeds to Local 107.3fm’s Annual Fun[D]rive
Saint John’s Sheik are on the edge of releasing their new EP, Love And Hate Someone, but they’ve found an opportunity to release their first single early in support a of good cause. The band are donating the proceeds from “Stoned” to Local-107.3fm’s annual Fun[D]rive. Continue reading Single: Sheik Release ‘Stoned’ – Donating Proceeds to Local 107.3fm’s Annual Fun[D]rive