It’s been two years since Scott Royle’s first two releases, Sweet Shop Crop Top and How To Break The Horse. Both releases came out within two months of each other in the first half of 2015, the former a beefy EP, and the latter something of a coda. How To Break The Horse feels like an afterthought, a post script on just a few more things worth mentioning by-the-way. Comparitively, Royle’s new full-length album, Tennis Elbow, shows the difference two years can make. Continue reading New Music: Scott Royle Releases ‘Tennis Elbow’
Atlantic Provinces Punch Above Their Weight In 2017 Canadian Folk Music Awards
Canada’s Atlantic provinces sometimes get accused of being a little bit folksy, and that might be true. But if life gives you lemons, the best thing you can do is make a big pitcher of gin sours. When the Canadian Folk Music Awards announced their list of 2017 nominees, it was clear some people decided to work with their strengths. East coast artists garnered seventeen nominations across the CFMA’s nineteen categories this year. Continue reading Atlantic Provinces Punch Above Their Weight In 2017 Canadian Folk Music Awards
In Review: Mary Walsh’s ‘Canada, It’s Complicated’
Produced by This Hour Has 22 Minutes veteran, Mary Walsh, Canada, It’s Complicated is a piece intended to provoke audiences to look at Canada’s past in a way that is meant to entertain and illustrate that our wonderful country was built on a series of “big fat lies.” Continue reading In Review: Mary Walsh’s ‘Canada, It’s Complicated’
Music Video: Like A Motorcycle Get Theraputic With ‘Dead Finger’
Halifax four-piece punk band Like a Motorcycle have just released the third single off their debut album High Hopes along with a video that takes us back in time about 90 years. Titled ‘Dead Finger,‘ the song dives deep into the wound of a love that has gone sour. Using music as a form of therapy, the band take an old relationship and turn it into something we can all relate—and yell along—to.
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Saint John Strong Celebrates Saint John’s Quirks In T-Shirt Form
Saint John is a city. That means a lot of things. Some of the things are good, some are bad, but in the case of Saint John most of them are a little quirky. You could spend a lifetime getting to know all of those quirks. If you’re lucky, you’ve grown up here and already accepted those quirks for what they are and learned to love them. If not, you’re going to need a primer, maybe a close friend to guide you, or some cliff-notes. There’s a comedic goldmine’s worth of material here. Fortunately, thanks to Saint John Strong, we now have some convenient wearable memes to guide us along. Continue reading Saint John Strong Celebrates Saint John’s Quirks In T-Shirt Form