Adam Mowery has lived in Halifax ever since I’ve known him, but I’ve always considered him the Monarch of Saint John. He doesn’t know that, nor can I confirm that Saint John’s order of succession makes him the rightful ruler of his hometown. Mowery’s latest EP, Papal Visit’s Where Do They Swim?, however, would be worthy of the church’s blessing at his coronation. Continue reading A Word with His Holiness — A Q&A with Papal Visit’s Adam Mowery on ‘Where Do They Swim?’
Music Video: The Burning Hell Yearn for the Forbidden Fruit of Human Contact on ‘I Want to Drink in a Bar’
The Burning Hell released their latest album all of three days ago, but with a super-abundance of free time on their hands it seems like they’ve found ample occasion to get creative and a little stir-crazy. The latest video from the band, the self-explanatory “I Want to Drink in a Bar,” has loquacious lyricist Mathias Kom pinned between desire and restraint as he waxes poetic on his quarantine feelings. Continue reading Music Video: The Burning Hell Yearn for the Forbidden Fruit of Human Contact on ‘I Want to Drink in a Bar’
Iceberg Alley Performance Tent Cancels 2020 Festival
Usually held in September, Iceberg Alley’s organizers seem to have held out some hope that they might still squeeze in at the end of the season’s festivities. Today, however, the eleven-day festival held on the banks of Quidi Vidi Lake at the edge of St. John’s, NL, has finally announced that they’ll be joining the list of festivals that have been cancelled by COVID-19. Continue reading Iceberg Alley Performance Tent Cancels 2020 Festival
Single: Michael S. Ryan’s Decade Old Song About His Last Career Setback, ‘This Way’
The music industry may have taken a proverbial arrow to the knee this year, causing everyone involved to rethink their career paths. Some musicians are eager to pivot and capitalize on our new reality, others are prepared to pack it in, and Michael S. Ryan is preparing to weather the storm. The latest in his series of monthly singles, “This Way” is an ode to “believing in the path you’re on, inspiration, and the thing inside us all that motivates us to do what we do.” Continue reading Single: Michael S. Ryan’s Decade Old Song About His Last Career Setback, ‘This Way’
Music Video: Beauts Return to a World We May Never See Again on ‘Shut In’
Beauts ask a big question with the release of their brand new video for “Shut In”: Do you remember fun? Taken from the release of their debut full-length album, the song has proven to be somewhat prescient. Continue reading Music Video: Beauts Return to a World We May Never See Again on ‘Shut In’