Award-winning songwriter Keith Mullins has dropped a double release with his two latest albums, Onward and Upward. With two East Coast Music awards and six awards from Music Nova Scotia since his musical debut at 15 years old, the Cape Breton singer-songwriter is no stranger to good tunes, and proves it once, or maybe twice, again. Continue reading New Music: Keith Mullins Releases A Double Threat With ‘Onward’ And ‘Upward’
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Music Video: Pretty Archie Weigh Small Town Living and FOMO on ‘This Whole Town’
They say most Canadians live in cities these days. We didn’t always. Many of us were born into small towns and rural communities. Much of the Maritimes still haven’t changed all that drastically. A lot of us grew up wondering what the hell to do on Friday night, and more than a few of us no doubt came to the conclusion that there are worse places (but not many) to take a date than karaoke at the local bingo hall. Cape Breton’s Pretty Archie have managed to see it in a more romantic light for their new video “This Whole Town.” Continue reading Music Video: Pretty Archie Weigh Small Town Living and FOMO on ‘This Whole Town’
Single: Kurtis Eugene Releases ‘Rosa’ and Teases New Album
Conveniently coinciding with the two year anniversary of Kurtis Eugene releasing his last album Old Rooms, New Light, we’re seeing a standalone tease of what the esoteric musician has been up to. “Rosa” is the first new song we’ve heard from Eugene in all that time, and if anything it provides a clear signal of where he’s shifted. Continue reading Single: Kurtis Eugene Releases ‘Rosa’ and Teases New Album
TwoFifteen Records: CHSR Station Manager Launches Record Label
There’s a lot more to being a band than just playing guitar (and we’re told that anybody can do that). Even if you have got the basics down there is still a large gap between your parent’s garage and attaining some modicum of success. Spoiler alert: this article won’t tell you what those steps are, however, Erin Bond will. The Station Manager for Fredericton’s campus/community radio station CHSR 97.9FM is launching TwoFifteen Records, a small label with fledgling bands in mind. Continue reading TwoFifteen Records: CHSR Station Manager Launches Record Label
Filmmakers Launch Indiegogo Campaign to Produce the Definitive Maritime Metal Documentary
Atlantic Canada’s metal scene is a curious niche in our cultural cornucopia. If anything, it is tenacious. Its fan are fervent. And while they may be toiling away in the shadows (though perhaps not so quietly), the metal scene has had a near constant presence over the last several decades. Now, one fan and former music promoter is hoping to shed some light on the scene with a Maritime Metal Documentary. Continue reading Filmmakers Launch Indiegogo Campaign to Produce the Definitive Maritime Metal Documentary