Just four months after the release of their debut album Loved It More Than You Could Ever Know, Charlottetown band Stabbing Joy have released a brand new single. And luckily, the track, titled ‘Adoration,’ is just as catchy as the rest of their music.
Continue reading Single: Stabbing Joy Close Out The Year With ‘Adoration’
At this point, we can’t talk about 2017 without getting angry. So, if you don’t mind, let’s just skip it. Thankfully, there was some good to come out of the year, particularly in the category of music. We’ve heard some great music from veteran songwriters, new artists making their mark and some bands (we’re talking about you, Partner) launching themselves to international stardom.
Here’s what we liked this year in a quantifiable format that will, no doubt, offend some people. Enjoy! Continue reading The Best Music Of 2017
It has been five years since we last heard from one of the east coast’s most beloved artists, Matt Mays. His last release, Coyote, was a record that saw Mays experience some off the hardest times and greatest achievements in his career. The record won him his first Juno for Rock Recording of the Year in 2014, but also saw the tragic passing of Mays’ long-time friend, guitarist and original El Torpedo member, Jay Smith. Appropriately titled Once Upon A Hell Of A Time, the first tracks from Mays after such a challenging time in his career are a roller coaster that will leave a lump in your throat and restore your faith in humanity at the same time.
Continue reading New Music: Matt Mays Turns Tough Times Into Something Beautiful With ‘Once Upon A Hell Of A Time’
Hailing from Hants County, Nova Scotia, The Basin Brothers released their debut album this past October. Staying true to their self-proclaimed genre of “cosmic country,” this album takes the listener on a journey through different areas of country, all wrapped up in one 10-track package.
Continue reading New Music: The Basin Brothers’ ‘Country Paranoid’
In his song ‘As Days Go By’, Jesse Frederick immortalized the words, “It’s a rare condition, this day and age, to read any good news on the newspaper page.” That was in 1989: a time before 9/11, Twitter, and Donald Trump’s political career. If he had only know what the next few decades would bring… 2017 was, at best, a warning shot. It was a new benchmark. It was a year that should stand out in history as a lesson, a painful reminder that we can do better, because while we could do worse, we wouldn’t survive it very long.
While we’re not unaffected by the relentless barrage 2017 has offered, we’ve been fortunate to cover a lot of really great stories here on the east coast. Here are the ones that were most popular this year. Continue reading Our Top Stories Of 2017
