R.I.P Skip Beckwith: Halifax Jazz Legend Passes Away
Nova Scotia jazz musician, musical director and teacher Skip Beckwith has passed away at the age of 79.
23 Years Ago: “MUN Employees Attacked by Skateboarders” (July 26th 1996)
The origin of the Memorial University campus-wide ban on skateboarding in the late 1990s. Articles clipped from the pages of the Muse newspaper on July 26th, 1996.
Video Premiere: “So Damn Long” by Albert Dalton (Ft. Bails)
With less than 2 years of musical output, 21-year-old Newfoundland hip-hop artist Albert Dalton has already dropped a mixtape, 4 EP’s, 4 singles, a collaborative album, as well as over ten feature credits. Check out his latest video.
SE on IG: Sinatra in Stephenville, Bowie in St. John’s, Satchmo in Corner Brook
In our ongoing effort of digging up lost slices of lost Atlantic Canadiana, we’ve been previewing some of our favourite photo finds on our Instagram feed.
Revisiting Newfoundland’s First Memorial Day on July 1st, 1917
We dove into the archives for some in-depth press coverage from 1917 of Newfoundland’s first Memorial Day ceremony, just one year after 700+ young Newfoundlanders were decimated in the Battle of Beaumont-Hamel.
Premiere: Watch AAIESIEUX Make Noise in the Basement of Fred’s Records
For the sixth video from the Haliburton Live Sessions, watch AAIESIEUX make noise in the basement of Fred’s Records using scrap hardware, a jar of water, and a bunch of modded pedals.
“Best Kind, How Ya Doin’?’: St. John’s Reacts to Rush in 1987
That guy in the weed shirt is somebody’s uncle and we wanna know who.
20 Vintage Newfoundland Print Ads
Follow our Golden Pages project as we roll out weekly gems from our ongoing collection of vintage Newfoundland print ads clipped from the pages of newspapers, magazines, phonebooks and more.
“Meat And Greet”: a Q&A with Bonnie Trash
The musical roots of the Guelph’s Bonnie Trash go deeper than their time in the psych rock band The Folk, or even their teenage instrumental punk band Red Rosary. The dark blend of art rock and menacing pop produced by the duo is entirely composed by twin sisters Sarafina and Emmalia Bortolon-Vettor, and that’s about as deep of a musical connection as you can find.