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File Under Awesome:: Noyes 7″ series (yes, we are giving one away)

Feb 23, 2011 By ack in Canada, Cold Warps, Cousins, Dog Day, Doug Mason, DUZHEKNEW, Halifax, Homo Duplex, Music, Noyes, Reviews 2 Comments

For the last few years, Noyes Records has been fighting the good fight. Noise-laden bands from all over Nova Scotia have found the vinyl obsessed label willing to put money into acetate and hope word of mouth and cranked up amps get the songs heard. Some would call it altruistic (me); others a huge risk(…)

Contest:: Win 2tix to Silly Kissers, Grimes & Duzheknew @ The Bus Stop Theatre

Jun 23, 2010 By ack in Canada, Contests, DUZHEKNEW, Halifax, Music No Comments Tags: Grimes, Silly Kissers

June, July and August usually finds Halifax flooded with great bands from out of town. The sun, the surf and the sappy(fest) all help bring people East, but in reality not having to make that drive during ice and snow storms is probably the biggest draw. This summer is no different (especially with a killer(…)

Contest:: Win the new DUZHEKNEW/COUSINS tape + tix to the release show

Apr 8, 2010 By Mic Teluxe in Best-of '10, Black Hen music, Cousins, DUZHEKNEW, Halifax 1 Comment

You read that title right friend. Adam – aka DUZHEKNEW – and Aaron – front man of herohill fav Cousins – decided to unite their bands like Voltron and put together a cassette‘s worth of new music for you to hear. New music from either band would be enough to get the hill salivating (you(…)

News:: DUZHEKNEW 7" and tape on the way!

Nov 30, 2009 By Mic Teluxe in Best-of '10, DUZHEKNEW, Halifax, Music, Quick Hitters No Comments

Usually around December the pickings are pretty slim for the bloggers. Instead of new music it is list after list – yes, we will have a few, but trust me, you will want to tune in for some super holiday treats we have – or albums that the plebs wont be able to buy until(…)

Video Hits:: Dusted, Mike Feuerstack, Jim Guthrie and Leif Vollebekk

Yesterday Shane bogarted my Listen Up style post, so it’s time to issue a little James Brown style big payback. These video hits posts have fallen off our radar as of late, but a few great efforts have landed in the inbox and it’s only right we share them with you. All of these artists(…)
Listen Up:: Reversing Falls

These “Listen Up” posts are usually the Ack’s domain, and truthfully I’m not sure what his main goal is for them, but I’m co-opting his style today because I really want you to listen to the self-titled debut from Montreal’s Reversing Falls. Put on your hyperbole pants for this bit if you must, but I(…)
Contest:: Win 2tix to see Hayden @ The Marquee

Talk about a trip down memory lane. I have such fond memories of seeing Hayden play shows in Halifax that this tour announcement melted my frozen heart instantly. Being a longtime fan, I would happily listen to one of Canada’s greatest song writers play hits from the past, but Mr. Desser’s latest record, Us Alone,(…)
Reviews:: David Myles In the Nighttime

I’m not naïve. With the commercial success that resulted from David Myles and Classified’s last collaboration, the easy sell for Myles will be the companion EP that comes with his latest LP. The duo went back to the lab and Myles let Class create the beats and shape the tone of After the Party. Their(…)
Pick a Piper – Cinders and Dust

Is it possible your Tuesday could use an extra dose of whimsy and wonder? Well you can get both of those from this rather lovely video from Toronto’s Pick A Piper. Animated & illustrated by brothers Graeme and Kyle Reed respectively, the video tells a mesmerizing story of an industrous monk and his mysterious forrest(…)
Navy Skies – Cut My Teeth

Mondays, ugh, etc. A long weekend is coming, but it is not coming near fast enough. This calls for something to assist the rest of this day in going on it’s merry way. For me, nothing does that trick quite like cranked guitars and a good sing along chorus or two. Toronto’s Navy Skies offers(…)
Listen Up:: Shawn Mrazek Lives! Love is Bursting Through the Walls

Has anyone ever been giddy with anticipation when it comes to the solo work of a drummer? (EDITOR NOTE: This doesn’t extend to Phil Collins, as he is awesome, and that shall not be be questioned on our site). Drummer jokes aside, it’s not surprising the release of Shawn Mrazek‘s debut solo record was met(…)