On an ordinary, boring day in 2016, with the bleakness of Saint John’s dim sky darkened to an unusually apocalyptic shade, a shadowy saucer descended from the overcast skies, bringing mad cosmic beats! There were some who danced and some who shoegazed. Others simply bobbed their craniums in what could only be interpreted as a sign of optimistic approval. Many, however, thought the planet itself to be doomed; then, a seductive voice boomed, “COME BACK TO MY PLACE.” Continue reading New Music: SHRIMP Ring’s Interstellar Dance Party ‘Activate Your Function EP’
In The Dead Of Winter Adds Rose Cousins And More In Final Line-Up Announcement
This week, In the Dead of Winter announced that Rose Cousins will be joining headliners Waxahatchee and Kaia Kater on the festival line-up. Rose Cousins will be replacing Terra Lightfoot, who will not be performing due to mysterious and unforeseen circumstances. Continue reading In The Dead Of Winter Adds Rose Cousins And More In Final Line-Up Announcement
Music Video: Baby God Release Double Feature ‘Down Then Up / Marigold’
Nathan Gill and Andrew Murray, both members of Prince Edward Island’s Two Hours Traffic and English Words, are living in a self-imposed exile. With a dissolution of bands and breakups, the two found themselves living in Toronto. It’s an unusual sort of place to look for miracles, unless they’re coming directly from the scripture, according to Drake or the Gospel of Neil Gaiman. But there, bathed in the warm glow of the string lights gracing Gill’s living-room, Baby God was born. Continue reading Music Video: Baby God Release Double Feature ‘Down Then Up / Marigold’
Peer Review: The Best Art of 2017
What if we told you that before memes existed, people were able to convey emotions and thoughts without having to superimpose big blocky letters? Or that there exists a whole medium of communication that people use to express themselves that doesn’t come in a gif? Or that, even in the year 2017, people are out there creating beautiful artwork with ambivalence, or perhaps in total ignorance, of Salt Bae. We asked the experts what their favourite pieces of art were this year, just in case you need to brought up to speed. Continue reading Peer Review: The Best Art of 2017
Fredericton Videographer Tackles Issues Of Sexual Abuse In New Video
Fredericton-based videographer, Sophie Cormier, wants to talk about something that we’ve all been talking about. What the internet has been shouting about for months now: sexual abuse. But she wants to make sure you hear her, so she put it in a slam poetry video. Continue reading Fredericton Videographer Tackles Issues Of Sexual Abuse In New Video