In the last year there has been a momentous transformation in the public understanding of sexual assault and trauma. Thanks in large part to the increasing number of courageous individuals coming forward, we see now, clearer than ever, the deep structural prejudices and long practiced abuse of power that have helped enable a maddeningly prevalent culture of assault and harassment. Harley Alexander’s latest release is a meditation on these themes.
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New Music: SHRIMP Ring’s Interstellar Dance Party ‘Activate Your Function EP’
On an ordinary, boring day in 2016, with the bleakness of Saint John’s dim sky darkened to an unusually apocalyptic shade, a shadowy saucer descended from the overcast skies, bringing mad cosmic beats! There were some who danced and some who shoegazed. Others simply bobbed their craniums in what could only be interpreted as a sign of optimistic approval. Many, however, thought the planet itself to be doomed; then, a seductive voice boomed, “COME BACK TO MY PLACE.” Continue reading New Music: SHRIMP Ring’s Interstellar Dance Party ‘Activate Your Function EP’
In The Dead Of Winter Adds Rose Cousins And More In Final Line-Up Announcement
This week, In the Dead of Winter announced that Rose Cousins will be joining headliners Waxahatchee and Kaia Kater on the festival line-up. Rose Cousins will be replacing Terra Lightfoot, who will not be performing due to mysterious and unforeseen circumstances. Continue reading In The Dead Of Winter Adds Rose Cousins And More In Final Line-Up Announcement
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’
New Music: Julie Aubé’s ‘Joie de vivre’ Is An Ode To Acadian Culture
Julie Aubé’s ‘Joie de vivre’ is not just force of soul and psychedelia, it’s an ode to Acadian Culture. Imagine a meeting between Alabama Shakes and Janis Joplin, except sung in the signature twang of Acadian French, ornamented with the kaleidoscopic jangle of early Francois Hardy and finally, caked in a layer of constant guitar propulsion. Picture this and you have a fairly good image of New Brunswicker Julie Aubé’s latest solo project. Continue reading New Music: Julie Aubé’s ‘Joie de vivre’ Is An Ode To Acadian Culture