Matt Steele’s “Falling Asleep at the Metal Show” is going to be the sleeper summer hit of 2021. The new video for his latest single has the Halifax-based artist doing a perfect Bernie Lean among a crowd full of familiar faces, all eager to see him finish the show. Continue reading Matt Steele Does his Best Bernie Lean for ‘Falling Asleep at the Metal Show’
Off Grid Ales Seeking New Ownership
In the early rush of craft breweries to hit the New Brunswick market, Off Grid Ales quickly made a name for themselves, partly due to their flavourful and hoppy as heck double IPA and the charm of its two owners, Denise and Randy Rowe. As the brewery’s name implies, they were also about to distinguish themselves as the province’s only off-grid craft brewery.
Now, six years into running their successful business, the Rowes have announced their impending retirement. Off Grid Ales is in the market for new owners. Continue reading Off Grid Ales Seeking New Ownership
Alicia Toner’s ‘Joke’s on Me’ Is for the Pep Talk You Should Have Heard From Yourself
After the release of Dangerous Home in 2019, award-winning Prince Edward Island musician Alicia Toner raised the bar for crafting songs of a personal nature. Covering an assortment of abuses, self-afflicted and otherwise, and the challenges of struggling to maintain a solid footing on her mental health while several factors independently and collectively worked to erode that foundation, the album laid bare some difficult to address themes in a cold and honest light.
Now, with a sophomore album coming at the end of June, Alicia Toner has released a new single, titled “Joke’s on Me,” a song about denial and the precursor to what may potentially be Toner’s most personal work yet. Continue reading Alicia Toner’s ‘Joke’s on Me’ Is for the Pep Talk You Should Have Heard From Yourself
Jah’Mila’s New Single ‘Sugar & Spice’ is Everything Nice About Coming Home
There’s not much left of English poet Robert Southey left in Jah’Mila’s new single, “Sugar & Spice.” Known for having toured the world as a supporting vocalist with legendary acts such as The Wailers, Black Uhuru, Groundation, and Richie Spice, Jah’Mila finds more inspiration in the works of British-Jamaican artists like Carroll Thompson, Ken Boothe, Dennis Brown, and Marcia Griffiths than the 19th-century nursery rhyme. Continue reading Jah’Mila’s New Single ‘Sugar & Spice’ is Everything Nice About Coming Home
Dave Sampson Expresses Some Thoughts About Arriving at His Thirtieth Birthday on ‘All My Friends’
There comes a point in the lives of many people when they look up from their game of Edward Fortyhands and realize that they’re the oldest person sitting at the beer pong table. Their friends have long ago lost interest, grown-up and moved on to a fabulous lifestyle of lawn maintenance and RRSP contributions.
While musicians get a little leeway in the growing-up department, often professionally so, as Dave Sampson approached his thirtieth birthday he began to notice that, unlike his friends, he was without a designer dog of his own. Continue reading Dave Sampson Expresses Some Thoughts About Arriving at His Thirtieth Birthday on ‘All My Friends’