That Time The White Stripes Played a Single Note on George Street
Relive The White Stripes’ 50 second show in St. John’s that once held the Guinness World Record for shortest concert of all time.
Category Archives: Found Footage
Video Depot: The Sailor White Collection
Check out the first comprehensive video collection of Newfoundland wrestling legend Ed “Sailor” White.
Can St. John’s Feel Less Bad About Throwing Shoes at Queens of the Stone Age?
Since Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age has made headlines for kicking a photographer in the head, cutting himself with a knife, and berating a California audience, perhaps St. John’s can feel less bad about that time they pelted him with shoes in 2008.
The Moldy Tapes Pt. 1: Schizoid’s 1989 Reunion in St. John’s
Within the last few weeks, a bedraggled VHS tape surfaced containing some vital footage of Newfoundland’s punk rock history. Though recovering the previously unseen video was anything but a clean process, our pal Alex Rumboldt got his hands dirty for the greater good of archiving this fundamental tape.
Newfoundland’s Sailor White Wrestles 30 Minutes with Austrian Strongman Otto Wanz (1981)
As a Secret East salute to the recent passing of the Austrian strongman and wrestling icon Otto Wanz, we dug up some footage of him going belly-to-belly with Newfoundland wrestling legend Sailor White in 1981.
That Time Fugazi Played Halifax in 1998
Remember that time Fugazi played Halifax in 1998? Check out an hour and a half of footage from their performance, or buy the live audio recording straight from Dischord Records.
20 Years Later: Watch MusicMusic’s Snow Job ’97 at Marble Mountain
Check out some found footage from when MuchMusic gave Marble Mountain an SJ in 1997 featuring Sloan, Wilco, I Mother Earth and Collective Soul.
Hit List: 10 Most Viewed Newfoundland Uploads on YouTube
Check out the 10 most viewed Newfoundland uploads on YouTube which include crashing sports cars, collapsing icebergs, exploding whales, and of course, The White Stripes.
Found Footage: Halifax Pop Explosion 1994
Before we roll out our wrap-up of the HPX 2016 festivities, we wanted to share this great piece of throwback video from Much Music’s 1994 coverage of Halifax Pop Explosion. This found footage features Eric’s Trip, Thrush Hermit, Sunny Day Real Estate, Blonde Red Head, Treble Charger, Hardship Post and much more.