All posts by Alex Cook

Music Video: Braden Lam Shows Off His Adopted Nova Scotia On ‘Driftwood People’

Braden Lam, Halifax’s adopted pop troubadour, may not be an east coast native, but he’s all about putting down roots. “Driftwood People,” his latest video and title track to his recent album, is all about those who chose to wander. While Lam is trying to convey that message as he “drifts” around picturesque Nova Scotia for the video, it really looks more like a campaigned designed to lure us in. Continue reading Music Video: Braden Lam Shows Off His Adopted Nova Scotia On ‘Driftwood People’

Music Video: The Once Release ‘Any Other Way’ Along With Cross-Canada Tour Dates

The Once have already had a busy year of touring, having done a stint in the UK for the release of their latest album Time Enough back in May. So when it came time to release a video for ‘Any Other Way’ ahead of their Canada-wide tour, naturally they put it together on the road. Continue reading Music Video: The Once Release ‘Any Other Way’ Along With Cross-Canada Tour Dates

Shivering Songs Announce First Five Headliners of 2019

October is upon us and, along with the frost and falling leaves. inevitably comes the early festival announcements of 2019. First among them, naturally enough is Shivering Songs, who will be hosting their ninth edition between January 22nd and 27th in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Continue reading Shivering Songs Announce First Five Headliners of 2019

Herman Monster Returns For Third Book, ‘Cornelius’s Conundrum: The Sewer Central Star’

The adventures of Herman the Monster continue. After waiting a full year since the release of A New Song for Herman, Fredericton’s favourite little monster is returning for a third book in the series from Monster House Publishing, Cornelius’s Conundrum: The Sewer Central Star. Continue reading Herman Monster Returns For Third Book, ‘Cornelius’s Conundrum: The Sewer Central Star’

Single: The Summer Rabbit Break out the Halifax Murder Ballads on ‘Gottingen Street, 1979’

The Summer Rabbit have just released their first single since their 2016 self-titled debut album. The Dartmouth-based trio are turning the tables and casting aspersions on Halifax with their murder ballad, “Gottingen Street, 1979.” But then again, maybe it was a suicide… Continue reading Single: The Summer Rabbit Break out the Halifax Murder Ballads on ‘Gottingen Street, 1979’