S.H.R.I.M.P. Ring are going to be ringing in the new year at Wilser’s Room in Fredericton, New Brunswick and for that to happen, they’ve composed the perfect song for the occasion. ‘Countdown To Oblivion‘ is a cheery reminder of the trajectory 2017 has set us on. At least you can dance to it. Continue reading Single: SHRIMP Ring Launch ‘Countdown To Oblivion’ Just In Time For New Year’s Eve
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Music Video: Baby God Release Double Feature ‘Down Then Up / Marigold’
Nathan Gill and Andrew Murray, both members of Prince Edward Island’s Two Hours Traffic and English Words, are living in a self-imposed exile. With a dissolution of bands and breakups, the two found themselves living in Toronto. It’s an unusual sort of place to look for miracles, unless they’re coming directly from the scripture, according to Drake or the Gospel of Neil Gaiman. But there, bathed in the warm glow of the string lights gracing Gill’s living-room, Baby God was born. Continue reading Music Video: Baby God Release Double Feature ‘Down Then Up / Marigold’
Fredericton Videographer Tackles Issues Of Sexual Abuse In New Video
Fredericton-based videographer, Sophie Cormier, wants to talk about something that we’ve all been talking about. What the internet has been shouting about for months now: sexual abuse. But she wants to make sure you hear her, so she put it in a slam poetry video. Continue reading Fredericton Videographer Tackles Issues Of Sexual Abuse In New Video
Music Video: Levi Rowan Talks About The Future Of Rap And His New Video ‘What Happened’
The world is changing. Rapidly. The year 2017 has been full of fear, shifting attitudes, and outrage. Not necessarily in that order. The way in which people are approaching many topics, like gender, sex and race, and the language with which we describe them has come under scrutiny. It may take a while to identify any sweeping and lasting changes to the music industry, but rap, the genre of lyricism, has been a steadfast holdout.
Levi Rowan’s new video for his single ‘What Happened’ is, comparatively, standing on some relatively safe ground. At it’s core is a tale of post-breakup debauchery as catharsis, but at least it’s largely self-inflicted. The undeniably talented Rowan possesses a self-awareness that sets the song apart as a layered act of self-destruction—a modern day Romeo meets Macbeth. So, we asked him where the genre was headed. Continue reading Music Video: Levi Rowan Talks About The Future Of Rap And His New Video ‘What Happened’
Music Video: Braden Lam Visits Some Of His Favourite Halifax Sights In ‘Into The Light’
Braden Lam revisits ‘Into The Light’ with a new video for the first single from his latest EP. The video, much like the EP, focuses on celebrating Lam’s relocation to Halifax, and takes in a few of the local sights. Continue reading Music Video: Braden Lam Visits Some Of His Favourite Halifax Sights In ‘Into The Light’