When Maxmilian Flint moved back to Halifax after spending years in New Zealand, his return wasn’t quite the homecoming he had imagined. More than the city itself, Flint found that the years away had changed him and his perspective of “home” took on a mercurial nature; his arrival back in Halifax proved to him that life itself is a journey.
“It’s pronounced ‘Mo Vaaaaair’,’ Mary Beth Carty emphasizes of her new Scottish Gaelic single, “Mo Mhathair,” meaning “My Mother.” No stranger to working in both French and English (not to mention a certain fluency in accordion, which seems to be a language all of its own), Carty has crafted a modern-day Rosetta Stone just in time for both Mother’s Day and Gaelic Awareness Month in Nova Scotia. Continue reading Mary Beth Carty Crafts a Modern Day Rosetta Stone with ‘Mo Mhathair’→
Mike Trask continues to solidify his place in our cultural cornucopia as a folk legend. His latest single, awash with all the hallmarks of a Trask song, “My My, Bye Bye” comes with a video that gives a closer look at Trask’s life and yet, somehow, only reinforces the mythology of this quirky and enigmatic figure. Continue reading Mike Trask Releases Video for ‘My My, Bye Bye’ Ahead of TV Dinner→
New Brunswick-based woodwind quintet Ventus Machina is showing off the breadth of their musical influences with their latest offering, Roots. Containing selections from historical composers (Bach) modern Canadian legends (Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen), and strong original works that rework other arrangements, Roots is a quilt of the quintet’s own musical muses. It endeavours to show off that there is much more to this quintet than polished classical fare. Continue reading Ventus Machina Examines Their Musical Tree on ‘Roots’→
Nap Eyes have pronounced their love for Green Day once again, and put their money with their mouth is with a cover of “When I Come Around.” For frontman Nigel Chapman, it’s a dream come true with video directed by Margarita Brighton in which Nigel transforms himself into a pop-punk caricature… but it’s conducted with such a perfect fluency in the culture that it’s hard to spot the joke. This goes beyond homage and well into the territory of competing on the level with the original. Continue reading Nap Eyes Put Their Own Spin the Joyous Cacophony of Green Day’s ‘When I Come Around’→
