“Never Let Go,” the new song from Newfoundland’s award-winning looping-flutologist Rozalind MacPhail, captures an uncomfortable sense of the inevitable, with just a thread of perseverance. Inspired by Joshua Jamieson’s LGBTQ short film, Waiting Outside, “Never Let Go” explores the grim possibilities of letting go of a world that you yourself are no longer at the center of, except as a steward, and the hope that it’s capable of carrying on without you—with the aid of an atmospheric omnichord, and percussive flute loops. Continue reading Rozalind MacPhail’s ‘Never Let Go’ Inspired by Twillingate and Award-Winning Short Film, ‘Waiting Outside’
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‘Can’t Let Go’ Is Adam Baxter’s Vow to Never Give Up on Music in Any Capacity
Adam Baxter, like a lot of musicians, regularly wears a multitude of hats. He splits his time between the stage and the classroom. His career is divided between that of a high school band director in Central Newfoundland and a singer-songwriter who regularly criss-crosses the province. While some have said that’s one hat too many, for Baxter it’s more than a choice, it’s a passion.
“Can’t Let Go,” Adam Baxter’s latest single, is his response to anyone who has said to find success, he must first find focus. He’s not about to give up either career path. Continue reading ‘Can’t Let Go’ Is Adam Baxter’s Vow to Never Give Up on Music in Any Capacity
Kids Losing Sleep Lean Right Into 2021 With ‘We Are a Mess’
Kids Losing Sleep’s latest emo-driven single is another one of those twist songs, written in the early half of 2019 only to find its relevance increasing the further we wander down this timeline. “We Are A Mess” is right on brand for 2021.
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Imperial Theatre Goes Big For 28th Season Return
The staff at Saint John’s Imperial Theatre have breathed a sigh of relief and boisterously announced “Woot! We made it!” alongside the schedule of artists who will be performing as part of the theatre’s 28th season. Continue reading Imperial Theatre Goes Big For 28th Season Return
Get Real! Are in Search of a Lost ‘Daphne’ Blue Stratocaster
Songs about lost loves are about a dime a dozen, and the authors—or victims—of each one will tell you that theirs was special, that there was no love quite like theirs and, as a result, their song inherently rings out with the purity of a uniquely heartfelt experience.
Cookie cutter. The lot of them. They each pale in comparison to real suffering like the totally incomparable to the heartbreak experienced by Get Real! guitarist and vocalist, Andrew MacDonald, who once gave up a subpar Stratocaster and it has haunted him ever since. Continue reading Get Real! Are in Search of a Lost ‘Daphne’ Blue Stratocaster