The East Coast Music Association is taking a more inclusive approach to its 2021 Conference and Much Awards, with a slew of changes in policy and approach, along with the appointment of new board members and the creation of several new programs. Continue reading East Coast Music Association Opens 2021 Submissions – Announces Changes to Encourage Diversity and Community Engagement
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Monthly Roundup: September 2020
The Atlantic Bubble might be finding ways of getting back to normal but, obviously, some things are still the same. September is, historically, a busy month for music releases. With award nominations on their way, there’s always a big rush to get new material out in time. This year was no exception. We may have only skimmed the surface.
Here is everything we covered in September of 2020. Continue reading Monthly Roundup: September 2020
Single: Keeper E. is Getting Along So Well with Debut ‘Please Don’t Tell Me’
With the debut of her first single, Keeper E. walks in the door with a wholesome opener anyone wishes they could state: “I’ve been getting along with myself so well.” But this positively charged thread that runs through “Please Don’t Tell Me” is weighed against a longing feeling that plays against the lighter side in a track that speaks to women’s desire to be loved for more than outward beauty. The result is a surprisingly reflective pop anthem that sits perfectly in the transition from summer to fall. Continue reading Single: Keeper E. is Getting Along So Well with Debut ‘Please Don’t Tell Me’
Single: Blue Acres Works to Reconcile With Creativity on ‘I Will Return to Your Arms’
As Blue Acres, Darrel Cameron is on a journey of rediscovering and redefining himself. After releasing an album under his own name in 2010, he spent a decade working as a music therapist, raising kids, and now he’s making the leap to reconnect with a part of himself that he says has been long neglected.
If it were a simple matter of rekindling an old hobby, that would be the end of the story, but his second single, “I Will Return to Your Arms” is about reconciling with a creative side that he felt had been at odds with his faith. Continue reading Single: Blue Acres Works to Reconcile With Creativity on ‘I Will Return to Your Arms’
Music Video: Terra Spencer Features The Bombadils on Bittersweet Nova Scotian Love Song ‘Lunenburg Moon’
Terra Spencer, one of Atlantic Canada’s most endearing songwriters, is playing to her strengths with her latest single. Well-known her ability to pluck at the heart-strings with her bittersweet tunes, Spencer often tailored her songs to the key of a romance finding its thorn. “Lunenburg Moon,” however, is strictly a love song, albeit a bittersweet one. Continue reading Music Video: Terra Spencer Features The Bombadils on Bittersweet Nova Scotian Love Song ‘Lunenburg Moon’