Atlantic Canada’s metal scene is a curious niche in our cultural cornucopia. If anything, it is tenacious. Its fan are fervent. And while they may be toiling away in the shadows (though perhaps not so quietly), the metal scene has had a near constant presence over the last several decades. Now, one fan and former music promoter is hoping to shed some light on the scene with a Maritime Metal Documentary. Continue reading Filmmakers Launch Indiegogo Campaign to Produce the Definitive Maritime Metal Documentary
Music Video: Partner Blow Through Dozens of Dollars Producing New Video for ‘Lost My Pick, Can I Borrow One?’
Partner may have just been declared the creator’s of Canada greatest rock album of the year, and they may have just won the $10,000 SOCAN Songwriting Prize for their single “Play The Field,” but it doesn’t looking like they’re spending any of that cash on film equipment. They’ve slapped together their latest single “Lost My Pick, Can I Borrow One?” with a DIY video that might have cost them $40 if you include the candle, plus a two-four if they had to borrow their bud’s GoPro. Continue reading Music Video: Partner Blow Through Dozens of Dollars Producing New Video for ‘Lost My Pick, Can I Borrow One?’
Single: Shadow Teases New Double EP With ‘Moon’
Releasing a full album is an ambitious project for anyone, but a double concept EP complete with horn arrangements is going above and beyond. That’s what Halifax’s Shadow is doing, with a stark contrast between night and day on her upcoming releases The Dark and The Dawn, and she’s bridged the two by a mighty sense of funk. Though having quietly trickled out a couple of tunes, our first real listen is this single for “Moon,” a horn-powered track that asks all the big questions. Continue reading Single: Shadow Teases New Double EP With ‘Moon’
Music Video: Shreem’s ‘One World, One Dance’ Features A Tribe Called Red and The Fretless for a Universal Dance Party
East coast export Shreem is finding ways of bringing people and music together. His latest celtic remix combines Ottawa’s A Tribe Called Red with Victoria’s The Fretless in an effort to show that, ultimately, we all belong to the human race and there might be no stronger unifying factor to all of us than our desire to mindlessly jump up and down to a good beat. His video for “One World, One Dance” features a collection of found footage that acts as sound historical documentation that the hokey-pokey is truly a universal phenomenon. Continue reading Music Video: Shreem’s ‘One World, One Dance’ Features A Tribe Called Red and The Fretless for a Universal Dance Party
Music Video: Marc Durkee on the Influences of Depersonalization in ‘A Way to Escape’
Ahead of the release of his upcoming solo album Remain in Stasis, Rain Over St. Ambrose’s Marc Durkee has released a video single that gets to the crux of his own experiences. “A Way to Escape” digs deep into Durkee’s struggle with depersonalization, the challenges of trying to find yourself and, ultimately, the role that plays in his creative process. Continue reading Music Video: Marc Durkee on the Influences of Depersonalization in ‘A Way to Escape’