The first impression from Halifax-based electronic pop duo COMPOSIT’s latest single, “Make It Right,” is that someone decided that Mega Man should have a love interest, and thus required a romantic theme song. That impression, however, is incorrect; that’s because the inspiration for this track was not at all Mega Man but, in fact, Jurassic Park. Continue reading COMPOSIT Find Inspiration in Fresh Romances and Old NES Chiptune Soundtracks for ‘Make It Right’
Apryll Aileen Shares Her Love of Atlantic Canada with Big ’90s Vibes on ‘Home’
Apryll Aileen may have played stages from Hollywood, California to London, England but, of all places, it’s the natural beauty of her home in Atlantic Canada that she’s celebrating with her latest single, “Home.” Aileen breezes from the anthemic straight into these gloriously fun ’90s pop-inspired beats and back again for what might be her greatest track yet. Continue reading Apryll Aileen Shares Her Love of Atlantic Canada with Big ’90s Vibes on ‘Home’
East Coast Music Association Pivots 2021 Awards Show & Conference from Sydney to Online Event
With Nova Scotia announcing tighter restrictions for travel amidst concerns and rising numbers of cases of COVID-19 in the province, the East Coast Music Association has made the decision to move their 2021 East Coast Music Awards from an in-person event in Sydney, Cape Breton to an online event. Continue reading East Coast Music Association Pivots 2021 Awards Show & Conference from Sydney to Online Event
Skeleton Club Break From Their Fish Expedition for a Tune About the Impending Uprising Of ‘Wormz’
Pick away at anything long enough and it’ll be an art form, and that includes whatever we were doing in the mid-90s. Arguably, Skeleton Club have had two and a half decades to perfect their video for “Wormz” and the result is gloriously bizarre lo-fi bliss. Continue reading Skeleton Club Break From Their Fish Expedition for a Tune About the Impending Uprising Of ‘Wormz’
‘Still The Water’ Wades Through Connection, Guilt, and the Sanctity of Hockey
Following a year on the international film festival circuit, Susan Rodgers’ first scripted feature film Still The Water is seeing a Canada and US release at the end of April. A sorrowful dig into the messy nature of small-town east coast life, this gorgeously crafted tale of Prince Edward Island makes a strong impact emotionally and visually. Following the ever-down-on-his-luck hockey player Jordie MacAulay, we are privy to his family’s pendulous spiral at Jordie’s return home and all of the old wounds that he brings with him. Continue reading ‘Still The Water’ Wades Through Connection, Guilt, and the Sanctity of Hockey