Pineo & Loeb weren’t exactly lowering the bar with ELEVATION. As easy as it would be to dismiss their latest album for being a collection of covers, they’ve picked some amazing songs and collaborators to work with. These covers feel like genuine upgrades, breathing fresh life into songs that long held positions at the top of the game. Today the duo released their first video from the album: a cover, featuring After Funk and Liinks, of Michael Jackson’s Grammy-nominated hit from 1995, “Earth Song.” Honestly, we might like it better than the original. Continue reading Music Video: Pineo & Loeb (ft. After Funk & Liinks) cover Michael Jackson’s ‘Earth Song’
Playlist: Listen to the Musicians Representing the East Coast at Folk Alliance International
Canada’s East Coast is about to take centre stage, or at least an impressive chunk of it, at the Folk Alliance International Conference, the largest folk music industry event in the world. With more than 10% of the event’s 150 performers representing Atlantic Canada, we get to celebrate our folksy ways on an international level. Have a listen to all of our east coasters showcasing at this year’s FAI in Montreal.
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Seachange Music: Stan Rogers Folk Festival’s Artistic Director turns Festival Consultant
For up-and-coming (or even well-known) musicians and artists, finding the time it takes to properly sell your art and make a living off it can be daunting. With little circulating knowledge on how to manage your business circulating in the local music community, important tasks like applying for grants often get put on the back burner. Chris Greencorn, artistic director of the Stan Rogers Folk Festival, sees this problem and has created Seachange Music: a program designed to help musicians and music festivals with these important but tedious tasks. Continue reading Seachange Music: Stan Rogers Folk Festival’s Artistic Director turns Festival Consultant
New Music: Tachichi is in His Element, Namely Halifax, on ‘Top Ten’
Do not let the title fool you. Tachichi’s newest album Top Ten has eleven — that’s right, eleven — head-bopping tracks. Under Hand’Solo Records, this makes album number 12 for the Halifax local and includes beats from multiple producers, such as Sean-One, Uncle Fester, Pineo & Loeb, ChanHays, Petey Punch, DJ Moves, Gordki, DJ Cosmo and Fresh Kills. Continue reading New Music: Tachichi is in His Element, Namely Halifax, on ‘Top Ten’
Single: Lennie Gallant Fights Back Against Winter With ‘There’s a Storm Comin”
If you find yourself lamenting over the weather of late, fear not. Lennie Gallant’s latest single has come just in time to either lift your spirits out of the snow or make you cry over an ex-lover. “There’s A Storm Comin’” from Gallant’s album Time Travel warns of foul weather on the horizon in the midst of relationship turmoil. Continue reading Single: Lennie Gallant Fights Back Against Winter With ‘There’s a Storm Comin”