Review and giveaway of A.C. Newman's Get Guilty
Caleb BuyersLet’s be honest, there’s not a lot of reason for there to be a Carl Newman solo record. The man is the chief songwriter in The New Pornographers, an outfit that turns out material at a...
View ArticleRebekah Higgs, The Darcys, The Modern Superstitions and more at Halifax Pop...
Frank YangWhen I went to Vancouver some seven years ago, I made the mistake of venturing out onto the seawall in Stanley Park without first having lunch or bringing along some water. And so it was that...
View ArticleCanadian Musicfest 2011 suggestions that I won’t be taking
Samantha CardowWith festivals come hard choices, and for this year’s edition of Canadian Musicfest, getting underway with a handful of events tonight and in earnest as of tomorrow, I am choosing to...
View ArticleWilco love you, baby, and wants to give you some tickets
Austin NelsonSo y’all know Wilco, right? Chicago-based outfit that rose from the ashes of Uncle Tupelo and survived numerous lineup changes and label drama to release some of the best pop/rock/roots...
View ArticleRebekah Higgs has songs, streams, shows, videos
Rob FournierFive years is no small amount of time with regards to most things of a human scale, but for an artist following up a promising debut album, as Halifax native Rebekah Higgs was for her 2006...
View ArticleArcade Fire wins the 2011 Polaris Music Prize; people bragging about...
Frank YangExecutive summary of this post: Arcade Fires’s third album The Suburbs did what everyone kind of expected and won the 2011 Polaris Music Prize last night, and with the $30,000 giant novelty...
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