100 Years of “Crazy Blues”: The Story Behind Mamie Smith’s Classic
Recorded in 1920 and released by Okeh Records, “Crazy Blues” stands out as possibly the very first vocal blues record made by an African American woman.
“Creepin’ Fuzz” by The Krystals (Labrador City, 1971)
The Krystals formed in 1966 when a young Dutch engineer relocated to Labrador City for work in his field, but soon found himself resuming a role in his other area of expertise: rock n’ roll.
Full Album Stream: Kyle Gryphon – Isolation (2020)
Stream the full length debut of Kyle Gryphon’s dark Newfoundland neofolk masterpiece.
Track Premiere: “Cold Iron Stare” by Kyle Gryphon
Folk songwriter Kyle Gryphon debuts his new album with a haunting ballad of the broken working Newfoundlander: “don’t think, don’t feel, get back to work.”
Watch Bawnie Oulton perform “These Days” on Kinda Kountry in St. John’s (1978)
Bawnie Oulton effortlessly croons a smokey rendition of “These Days” by Jackson Browne on an episode of CBC’s Kinda Kountry filmed in St. John’s circa 1978.
Watch: “Shootin’ The Gift” by Hip Club Groove
Recognize one of these rappers? Before being simply known as Cory on the Trailer Park Boys, Cory Bowles was dropping bars as Cheklove Shakil of Truro, Nova Scotia’s Hip Club Groove.
Banter From the Bunker: The Blog is Back
We are in a goddamn pandemic and I can’t leave my home. I don’t know when I’ll have this much time on my hands ever again.
R.I.P. Rocky Johnson
Did you know The Rock’s father was a Amherst-born Nova Scotian who broke down racial barriers in the world of wrestling?
The Twilight Zone: A 60th Anniversary Celebration Screens in Mount Pearl This Thursday
6 classic episodes will be featured, along with a short documentary on series creator Rod Sirling.