The Burning Hell are re-releasing their third album, Baby, for its ten-year anniversary – and this time on vinyl. Back when Baby first saw daylight, the world was practically a whole different place. In 2009 we were still asking “What the heck is going on?” but with far fewer expletives mixed in. It was a time of relative innocence: Barrack Obama was peddling hope and everyone was still trying to come grips with the phenomenon of sparkly vampires. Given the gross shift in perspective the last decade has brought, we thought it prudent to check in with Mathias Kom, the loquacious lyricist himself, to see where things stood for him at the time of the album’s original release.
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Mo Kenney and David Myles Top Winners at 2018 Music Nova Scotia Awards
Nova Scotia’s musically inclined have made their annual pilgrimage to the Music Nova Scotia Week in Truro, to see forty-nine awards handed out in forty-eight categories. Now we know who got their names engraved on them.
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Single: Tomato/Tomato Release ‘Take it on the Road’ While Announcing Their Own Music Label
Saint John’s folk duo extraordinaire Tomato/Tomato are skewing that folk sound in favour of some sounds inspired by the Big South. Complete with mariachi trumpets, “Take it on the Road” epitomizes the band’s perpetually-on-tour lifestyle. Alongside the release of a new single the band are off on their next big adventure: the creation of their own record label, Denim on Denim Records. Continue reading Single: Tomato/Tomato Release ‘Take it on the Road’ While Announcing Their Own Music Label
Single: The Swiftkicks’ ‘Toxic Bliss’ is a Reminder to Live your Best Life
Moncton’s The Swiftkicks have returned with their first single in more than a year. Their latest is an uplifting message brimming with positivity, and a reminder to look on the bright side of life, however short, titled “Toxic Bliss.”
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In Review: PIG and Fruit Machine Goes Against Mainstream and Evokes Strong Emotional Response
Described as two productions of physical theatre, one may not be sure what to expect from the performances of PIG by Solo Chicken Productions and Fruit Machine by their emerging artist initiative, the coop, as the lights fall and a woman veiled in red shows up. However, in the Open Space Theatre of Fredericton’s Theatre New Brunswick, the hour that follows will see viewers in a deep reflection on the oppression of both modern-day women and the LGBTQ2+ community—just not in a mainstream fashion. Continue reading In Review: PIG and Fruit Machine Goes Against Mainstream and Evokes Strong Emotional Response