We really loved Kiwi Jr.’s album, Football Money, and it seems like we weren’t the only ones. Riding on the success of the album’s 2019 Canada-wide release via Mint Records, the Prince Edward Island ex-pat-filled band have put out a fresh video for “Gimme More” and the band promise to do just that. They’re re-releasing the album worldwide on Persona Non Grata Records later this month. Continue reading Music Video: Kiwi Jr. Poised for Global Domination with ‘Gimme More’
Music Video: Carry the Lost Break the Solace of Windsor’s Textile Mill for ‘Battle Tested’
Ten years and two EPs into their music career, Carry the Lost are currently preparing for the release of their debut album. Despite the decade of history already behind them, including opening for Big Wreck, performing on Canada’s Got Talent, and having their song, “Never Easy,” be featured in the end credits of The Trailer Park Boys, Carry the Lost still had yet to take the first and most crucial step that so many Nova Scotian bands and musicians had taken before them: filming a music video at the abandoned textile mill in Windsor.
That moment has finally come for the band, with the release of “Battle Tested,” the first heavy new single off of their upcoming album. Continue reading Music Video: Carry the Lost Break the Solace of Windsor’s Textile Mill for ‘Battle Tested’
Video: Pocologan Camp Party 2019
When Pocologan Camp Party officially transitioned from a backyard party to a full blown festival it only took two years before the question had to be asked: “exactly how you determine the maximum capacity for a backyard?” With a huge buzz growing around the small festival and an amazing line-up this year, it left festival organizers worried that they’d be turning would-be festival-goers away at the gate. Continue reading Video: Pocologan Camp Party 2019
Brandon Howard Roy Addresses the Abuses Found in the Theatre Industry on ‘Proud’
Prior to finding his place in the indie-pop scene, Brandon Howard Roy spent years working as a professional stage actor in Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa. It was not the glamorous career it had been talked up to be; on the contrary, it proved to be demanding, cut-throat, exclusionary and abusive.
In early 2020, when the theatre industry was pushed to its limits due to the pandemic, like many other industries, it provided an opportunity for light to shine through its cracks. Roy’s new single, “Proud,” is an arpeggiated address to these shortcomings. Continue reading Brandon Howard Roy Addresses the Abuses Found in the Theatre Industry on ‘Proud’
Our Top Stories of 2019
On the bright side, let’s just say that 2019 has well prepared us for whatever next year might bring. At home, at least where arts and culture are concerned, nothing is literally on fire (but did you see our Top 100 Songs of 2019?). We can be thankful that the most ground shaking news came in the form of a few tremors that rippled through the festival scene as Shambhala announced their change in dates and caused a few festivals across the continent to shift nervously in their wake. Some festivals were more shook than others.
Here are our top stories from 2019.