Bravestation have a new EP entitled IV ready to see the light of day next week. This is a band I’ve been fond of for a few years now, but why should you care? Well, if you head out into the springtime sunshine with the lovely sounds of their new single Somewhere We Belong bouncing(…)
In the immortal words of Chet Harper, “sweet sassy molassy.” Up until yesterday, if you had asked me about UBT I would have assumed you needed some sort of vaccine to clear that shit up. Now, after having my ear drums shattered with delightful noise, I know UBT is the band Priestess’ Mikey Heppner started(…)
We can do better. When it comes to the state of modern hip hop, I think you’d find more people who believe such a statement to be true, versus the opposite viewpoint. So we can do better, but do we really want to? When it comes right down to it, it’s the ignorant, guns+money+swag+drugs+misogyny rap(…)
The purity of these harmonies could stand defiantly against any storm. A ray of sunshine that could slice through fog, winds, torrents of rain. A warmth that somehow even makes goodbye feel comforting. The first pass of “Warboats”, the standout track from the debut Dark for Dark record of the same name, is a simple(…)
Time, we have none of it! As an addendum to the Ack’s post from the other day I’m putting up this drive-by of a post to extoll the virtues of Vancouver duo Pigeon Hole and their latest record Chimp Blood. Like everyone else, my workload is ever-increasing and on the homefront we’re continuing our quest(…)
You hear people say things like, “food doesn’t taste right” or “I just can’t see people right now.” To that, the supposed crippling pain of a breakup, I offer a resounding FUCK YOU. Ben Harper once said that he would never mess with someone else’s blues, hoping they would never mess with his. I get(…)
I’ve been meaning to post this video for a while, but today is the perfect day to finally get around to it. The sun is finally out here in Halifax, which maybe/hopefully means spring might finally be in the air, and the laid back vibe of this song (from Self Taught’s recent album Feast of(…)
Hey look. It’s Bill Simmons’ tired gimmick where he steals his fans best ideas and claiming them as his own! Or, I’m just super busy and these records are nice and deserve more time than I can give them right now. If you live in Halifax and fill out a ballot for The Coast Best-of(…)
I’m not even sure if people read any of the pre-Long list pieces about Polaris anymore. With 240 people writing in their fictional ballot and ten times that ready to tell why those choices are wrong, it’s a torrent of maybes and what ifs. Basically, it’s the music nerd mock drafts, and we all saw(…)
It’s fitting that Zach Braff is about to successfully complete a kickstarter for Garden State Two: Electric Whimsy-loo as I soak in the new Mike Feuerstack record. For better or for worse, Garden State is now associated with the realization that music (or maybe just The Shins) can change your life. I’ve honestly never felt(…)
