Tag Archives: Nova Scotia

Secret Selector: Thee All Hallows’ Jukebox Playlist

Indulge in our 80 track youtube playlist of perfect stab-you-in-the-background music to accompany your costume making, candy eating, pumpkin carving, apple bobbing, ouija boarding, punch spiking, bedroom roleplaying, and all other seasonally appropriate activities.

Secret Selector: The Sidewinders’ Flatfoot Hustlin’

The Sidewinders were a seven piece deep funk n’ soul outfit from Halifax, NS who released a 1977 self-produced LP entitled Flatfoot Hustlin’. Collectors consider the release the holy grail of Canadian funk, with the original pressing selling upwards from $1-2,000 CAD, but little information is available on the group beyond the eight song LP.

Watch: Botfly’s Union Street Basement Session

Check out Halifax hardcore trio Botfly’s new video session. It was shot in the basement of a house on Union St. as a thoughtful nod to a place that became a home, hangout, jam spot and recording space to a plethora of punk and hardcore bands in the Halifax scene.

To Toronto and Beyond: The Story of TWRP

TWRP (Tupper Ware Remix Party) started their colourful brand of intergalactic heavy funk in Halifax, NS nearly a decade ago. Since then they’ve relocated to Toronto, ON, released a slew of EP’s, and kept a steady tour schedule. Angela Sutherland gets the full TWRP story from synthesizist Doctor Sung.

Vulva Culture’s In Vain is Duality in Motion

Vulva Culture is the culmination of personal trauma, interpersonal upheaval, and the small struggles that bring peace within the self. Amy V writes songs that are admittedly ripped straight from her journal. On August 21st the band released In Vain, the first of two planned EP’s this year.

CROSSS Close Out Shed Island 2

In anticipation of tonight’s dual-show closing celebrations for Shed Island, we caught up with Andy March of CROSSS for some words on the importance of the Atlantic Canadian small fest circuit, ongoing live developments, and the anxieties of the songwriting process