All posts by Kris G. Hamlyn

Secret Selector: Mod’rn World Thang

The Secret Selector serves up a slice from the Golden Age of Canadian hip hop with track selections by Halifax pioneers Mod’rn World Thang. Check out the overlooked legacy of MWT that ranged from opening for Public Enemy in 1989, to helping create the first Haltown hip hop compilation in 1993.

Track Premiere: “Don’t Sleep” by Hard Ticket

If you’re looking for an inspiration of musical efficiency for the RPM Challenge, look no further than Hard Ticket. Only a few short months after their first gig, Hard Ticket are ready to drop their debut full length in March. To tide you over until then, we’ve got an exclusive track for your listening pleasure.

WIVES IS OVER! If You Want it: 2005-2015

New Brunswick psych punks Wooden Wives are calling it quits after ten years, and they’ve marked the occasion with their final album Workers! Strike Down These Enemies of Victory. Check out one last correspondence with guitarist, vocalist and saxophonist Jud Crandall

Watch: Fog Lake’s “Bury My Dead Horses” Video

Fog Lake’s summer release Victoria Park has received yet another great visual accompaniment, and this time it’s for the track “Bury My Dead Horses”. The video is a creation by Jam King of Family Video, and the current live bass player for Fog Lake. The footage was shot during a trip to Iceland.