With their latest video, Murder Murder, the east-coast bloodgrass band from Ontario, are trying their hardest to convince us that they’re not a bunch of bloodthirsty murderous brutes. Taken from their 2017 album, Wicked Lines and Veins, their video for ‘Pale Rider Blues’ follows the band on a blatantly-staged, happy-go-lucky trip to Live From The Rock music festival in Red Rock, Ontario. Full of smiles and classic road-trip shenanigans, the band go to great lengths to put themselves in any light where the bloodstains won’t show. What are they going to try next? Photo shoots with puppy dogs? Continue reading Music Video: Murder Murder Head To Red Rock, Ontario For ‘Pale Rider Blues’
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Music Video: Little Cities Takes You Back To 2000’s Pop Punk Era With ‘First Impressions’
Once upon a time, when the worst things I had to worry about were picking up after my dog and occasionally turning in a bit of homework, music seemed to mirror life’s simplicities with a glorious peak of well-polished nonchalance. It was a time of carefree noise and gross exuberance. It was the era of pop punk.
There’s no way around the fact that 2017 was a comparatively complicated and largely unpleasant year. It leaves a bad taste in the mouth to think of it, and people are finding themselves yearning for simpler times. Enter Charlottetown’s Little Cities and their debut video for their song ‘First Impressions.‘ Like The Beach Boys before them, they have returned us to the carefree days of a bygone era. Continue reading Music Video: Little Cities Takes You Back To 2000’s Pop Punk Era With ‘First Impressions’
Film: Black Guitar Features Slowcoaster Frontman & A Dark Truth About The Music Industry
Most of you will recognize Steve MacDougall as the friendly frontman from Slowcoaster. You can catch him cheerily singing away at music festivals for about half the year. But a recently-released short film from director Devin Casario gives us a look at how his life might have gone very differently. MacDougall stars in Black Guitar, which takes a look at some of the darker truths about the music industry. Continue reading Film: Black Guitar Features Slowcoaster Frontman & A Dark Truth About The Music Industry
Music Video: Scientists Of Sound’s ‘In It DEEP’ Reminds Us That The Apocalypse Is Here
Scientists of Sound continue to tease us with the release of their latest single, ‘In It DEEP,’ ahead of their massive post-apocalyptic double-vinyl The Beginning (of the Beginning of the End). We just hope we get to hear the whole thing before the world ends. Continue reading Music Video: Scientists Of Sound’s ‘In It DEEP’ Reminds Us That The Apocalypse Is Here
East Coast Music Awards — Second Wave Of 2018 Performers Includes Sloan And More
Remember the pre-Arcade Fire golden era of Canadian pop music? When artists like Alanis Morissette, Our Lady Peace and Great Big Sea ruled our CanCon-saturated airwaves? No need, because it’s coming back for you! The East Coast Music Awards have announced their second wave of performers for their 2018 Awards Show and at the top of the bill are Halifax superstars Sloan. Continue reading East Coast Music Awards — Second Wave Of 2018 Performers Includes Sloan And More