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Premiere: Stream Andrew Smith’s Away Game EP
Stream the debut EP from Newfoundland & Labrador singer/songwriter Andrew Smith.
Big Sounds From a Small City: The Music of Mount Pearl Punk
As we started to dig into the local punk rock roots in Newfoundland & Labrador, we quickly discovered that there is a Mount Pearl connection that runs back to the very beginning…
Age of Majority: Mount Pearl’s First Hardcore Punk Band (1989-1991)
The all ages punk scene in St. John’s gradually stretched beyond the capital city, and by the late 1980s, the community inspired its first hardcore punk band from Mount Pearl. This band was called Age of Majority…
Punk Rock Pearl: Our New Partnership with the Admiralty House Museum
For over three decades, one of Mount Pearl’s big contributions to Newfoundland & Labrador art and culture has been punk rock music.
Alma Mills and Newfoundland’s First Women’s Wrestling Match (1955)
The first women’s wrestling match in Newfoundland took place in the summer of 1955 at the Memorial Stadium. The advertised photos of Alberta’s Alma Mills peaked curiosity across the island prior to her arrival, but audiences were shocked when they finally got to see her in the ring.
SE on IG: Dead Reckoning on the Dini Petty Show (1992)
On the heels of local success, Long Harbour’s Dead Reckoning moved to Toronto where they performed before a studio audience on Dini Petty’s popular Canadian talk show.
Found Flyer: The Tragically Hip Live at MUN in 1991
These were the third and fourth shows of The Tragically Hip’s Road Apples tour, and the band’s first gigs in St. John’s.
Kitty Power: an Unsung Hero of Preserving Newfoundland History
Kitty Power started with Newfoundland’s Traveling Library in 1940.