Mastadon Ridge: Excavating the Lost Alt Rock of Sydney, Nova Scotia
Digging into the overlooked rock scene of Cape Breton in the 1990’s with Sydney’s unintentionally misspelled alt rock band.
Tag Archives: Halifax
Super Nova: Maritime Launch Services Selects Canso for Launchpad
In an era in which the governing bodies of Atlantic Canada are trying to resurrect long dead industries, we can sleep soundly knowing that we have not regressed from the space age.
Track Premiere: “Soup” by Not You
Check out a preview track of Not You’s upcoming EP entitled Misty, and pre-order your copy on 12″ vinyl, CD and digital download via Fundog Records.
Crossed Wires Announce Spring Tour, Share Video for “New Year”
From one spring to another, Halifax trio Crossed Wires have dropped a batch of tour dates, as well as a seasonally appropriate music video, to followup their 2016 False Spring EP.
Lemmy of Motörhead Recalls a Near-Death Experience in Newfoundland
To follow up on the cassette bootleg of Motörhead live in St. John’s in 1988, we tracked down a near-death Newfoundland anecdote from the pages of Lemmy Kilmister’s 2002 autobiography White Line Fever.
UFC Signs Newfoundland Featherweight Gavin “Guv’nor” Tucker
Gavin “Guv’nor” Tucker, the 145lbs featherweight from Ship Cove, NL who has a 9-0-0 (W-L-D) record, has reportedly signed a contract with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Track Premiere: “Gambler” by Astral Gunk (Secret East Records, 2017)
Take an exclusive first listen to “Gambler” from Astral Gunk’s upcoming cassette Buzzin’ on Secret East Records (February, 2017)
Best Fiends are Back with “Another Love Song”
Best Fiends are back to champ at the rock and roll bit, and continue to prove that there is still flavour to be found in the bubblegum rock song, it just depends on how you chew it. Check out the video for their new single “Another Love Song”, as well as our chat with Keith McFadden about residency, romance and keeping rock n’ roll fun.
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.