Quarry Island. A small chip of land not far from New Glasgow, NS. It is secluded, sedate, and cradled in nature. Quarry Island is, in short, everything that Brooklyn, NY is not. Yet it is here, in the company of friends, and with the world standing still, that Nat Osborn, a native New Yorker wrote his most reflective album to date. Continue reading Castaway in Nova Scotia: Nat Osborn Tells His Story on ‘The Quarry Island Sessions’
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The Burning Hell Break the Curse of Their Latest Album to Return to Work
A year and a half ago, in the final days of the Before Times, The Burning Hell’s Ariel Sharratt and Mathias Kom were on the far side of the planet, preparing for the release of their newly recorded album, when the unthinkable happened. The world shut down.
Their album, Never Work, very quickly turned from an apropos tongue-in-cheek perspective on the state of the gig economy into something that bizarrely prophesied their immediate career prospects and societal collapse.
Now, after months of sporadic shows and livestreams, they’ve announced that they’ll finally be able to hit the road and fully embark on the tour they began so long ago. Continue reading The Burning Hell Break the Curse of Their Latest Album to Return to Work
The Best Music of 2021 (So Far)
The time has come once again, dear readers, to render our inboxes into playlists. We’ve scientifically and democratically processed every song sent our way, studied it meticulously, crunched the numbers, to arrive at this: The Best Music of 2021 (so far). This is our playlist. There are many playlists like it, but this one is ours.
Please enjoy responsibly.
Monthly Roundup: June 2021
Among everything else that happened this month (David Myles turning a funky new page, one of New Brunswick’s longstanding craft breweries going up for sale, Matt Steele admitting to a professional narcoleptic habit, and more), something funny happened. The East took home two East Coast Music Awards (read: they’re in the mail) in the categories of Media Outlet of the Year and Media Person of the Year. We’re pleased as punch and honoured to be the recipients of these awards.
But enough about us! Here is everything we covered in June of 2021.
Monthly Roundup: May 2021
It’s hard to believe that we celebrated The East’s 7th birthday this month — mostly because the date passed unnoticed while we were all working from our separate homes, but pass it did. It’s been a wild journey, even if for the last little bit we haven’t been able to go anywhere. Hopefully, we’ll be able to celebrate in person sometime soon.
In the meantime, there’s plenty of news as people prepare for The Great Return. Here is everything we covered in May of 2021. Continue reading Monthly Roundup: May 2021