Remember getting your first flip phone? It was probably so incomprehensibly advanced that you could store all your friend’s phone numbers in there, and if you were really lucky, you might have even be able to play snake on it. The postal service was alive and well, people still read books, and occasionally you got shuffled off from in front of the television if your parents thought you weren’t getting enough sunlight. Those were simpler times. “Modern Days,” the new video from Fredericton’s CHIPS, is not about those times. Continue reading Music Video: CHIPS ‘Modern Days’ Probably Won’t Be On The Next iPhone Commercial
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Single: Calm Baretta ‘Slack Royalty’ Reminds You That You Are Not Your Possessions
Prince Edward Island’s Calm Baretta want to dreamily lure you in to a world of decadence with their newest single “Slack Royalty“—at least until they slap you around a bit and remind you that you are not your possessions. Continue reading Single: Calm Baretta ‘Slack Royalty’ Reminds You That You Are Not Your Possessions
Premiere: Sheik Release New Single ‘Alone In The Dark’
Saint John dream-pop trio Sheik have just released their first single since the departure of their bassist. Coincidently, “Alone In The Dark” is all about the challenges of a new relationship. Continue reading Premiere: Sheik Release New Single ‘Alone In The Dark’
Music Video: Tomato/Tomato Release ‘Gotta Get Up’ – Live Version Of New Album Track
Saint John folk duo Tomato/Tomato have released a live video of a track from their yet-to-be-named and yet-to-be-released album. Following in the footsteps of many a singer/songwriter who has seen troubled times, the new tune “Gotta Get Up” has the band donning the mantle of political folk-heroes. Continue reading Music Video: Tomato/Tomato Release ‘Gotta Get Up’ – Live Version Of New Album Track
Lost & Found: ‘The Song of Saint John’ Comes From The Golden Era Of Big Bands
Recently recovered from deep within the bins at Backstreet Records in Saint John was a mid-century gem for the City: “The Song of Saint John.” The song was produced by CHSJ and was composed by Richard H. Ullman, one of the great Jingle Kings, and makes the city sound glamorous as heck. Continue reading Lost & Found: ‘The Song of Saint John’ Comes From The Golden Era Of Big Bands