All posts by Alex Cook

Music Video: Short for Arthur Get a Little Surreal on ‘Hanging Paintings’

Short For Arthur have been dabbling in surrealism. The Moncton-based four-piece are spelling out their namesakes with a nod to the heavyweights of art with “Hanging Painting” as they take a deeper look at the world around us – showing that art is in everything we see and do. Continue reading Music Video: Short for Arthur Get a Little Surreal on ‘Hanging Paintings’

Single: Pirate Jenny Release ‘Swept Away’ as Singer Recovers from Throat Surgery, Band Planning to Record Live Album

One flute shy of a Marshall Tucker Band classic, and two gulls short of a shanty, Pirate Jenny have released a single that shows both sides of their native Cape Breton. “Swept Away” is a balanced perspective about a home they can’t help but love, despite its faults. Continue reading Single: Pirate Jenny Release ‘Swept Away’ as Singer Recovers from Throat Surgery, Band Planning to Record Live Album

Single: Nova Scotia’s Tony Ronalds Finds Fresh Success in Australia with ‘Go’

“None of us get out of here alive” is an ominous way to open a song in 2020, but rather than a dire Thelma and Louise cliff-side scenario, Tony Ronalds is singing about the rest of his life. Originally from Port Hawkesbury, Nova Scotia, the singer-songwriter’s new track, “Go” is inspired by his own life-changing moment in which he made the decision to move to Sydney, Australia. The single has already hit #5 on the AMRAP chart, just behind Australian legends The Hoodoo Gurus. Continue reading Single: Nova Scotia’s Tony Ronalds Finds Fresh Success in Australia with ‘Go’

Music Video: Nurture Nurture Breakdown a Breakdown for You With ‘Heart and Panic’

“Heart and Panic,” the latest single from Saint John-based math rockers, Nurture Nurture, is about panic attacks. In particular, they’re about lyricist, vocalist and guitarist Jeff Cook’s panic attacks, and how they’ve affected him emotionally, physically, professionally, and romantically. Continue reading Music Video: Nurture Nurture Breakdown a Breakdown for You With ‘Heart and Panic’