Strawberries in January
By • January 19, 2013
Strawberries in January, written by Évelyne de la Chenelière in French and translated by Morwyn Brebner, is a story about saying the wrong thing …
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7 movies to feel lucky about in 2013
By • January 18, 2013
1. Man of Steel – This needs to be good in order to make up for the blasphemous Super Man Returns that unfortunately flew to the …
Mother Mother review
By • December 1, 2012
Nov. 17: take a bus to the Halifax Forum, where Mother Mother is marking the launch of their Canadian tour. The bus is packed. …
Jon Mckiel explodes slowly
By • September 27, 2012
It took two years to record. Track by track, Jon Mckiel began rendering the marvelous album Tonka War Cloud in his Halifax apartment with his …
Love is All You Need is all you need
By • September 27, 2012
Rarely does a romantic comedy simultaneously satisfy, compel and reveal. However, this is precisely what Susanne Bier, director of In a Better World, (winner …
Tunes Review: Coyote
By • September 7, 2012
Matt Mays’ new album Coyote is well worth the wait.
With Mays taking on sole production duties for the first time, listeners are treated to …
Stars find true North
By • September 6, 2012
It’s been two years since the last full-length album from Canadian electro-pop powerhouse Stars, but it feels like it’s been a sprawling, star-scrawled eternity.
After …
TemperTemper’s big break
By • March 30, 2012
His jaw dropped in awe.
The first time Thomas Hoy, the lead singer of Halifax’s TemperTemper, saw the Dirty Projectors in concert he was instantly …
The Beach Boys – The Smile Sessions
By • March 16, 2012
The sticker on the front of the record says “The most anticipated album in Rock n’ Roll history.” It’s not kidding.
As the leader of …
Carolina Chocolate Drops – Leaving Eden
By • March 16, 2012
Leaving Eden finds the Carolina Chocolate Drops in the unenviable position of having to follow up their marvellous, Grammy-winning, 2010 album, Genuine Negro Jig. The …
