All posts by Alex Cook

New Video for Kristen Martell’s ‘Quiet Hearts’ Relates Overcoming Her Inner Critic to an Impossible Struggle

“Quiet Hearts” is where Kristen Martell’s inner critic meets the frustrations of restlessness. It’s a call to break out and dance, especially when it feels like you’re being smothered under the impossible weight of a stubborn duvet cover. Continue reading New Video for Kristen Martell’s ‘Quiet Hearts’ Relates Overcoming Her Inner Critic to an Impossible Struggle

Electric Spoonful Drop ‘Johnny Drunken Drawers’ – The Spooky New Single That Will Haunt Gus’ Pub Forever

“It’s the greatest thing we’ve ever done,” laughs Rudy Pacé, lead signer of Electric Spoonful. That might be a little tongue-in-cheek considering how absurd their new single “Johnny Drunken Drawers” is, but Pacé is probably right.

Just in time for Halloween, “Johnny Drunken Drawers” is what you’d get if you set the Tim Burton seasonal staple A Nightmare Before Christmas in Halifax’s Gus’ Pub, and made it about 100% greasier. The results are absolutely amazing. Continue reading Electric Spoonful Drop ‘Johnny Drunken Drawers’ – The Spooky New Single That Will Haunt Gus’ Pub Forever

Rose Cousins Revisits ‘The Lullaby (My Oldest Love)’ With Tim Baker and Announces Tour Dates

Rose Cousins and Tim Baker, two of Atlantic Canada’s biggest songwriters have teamed up to revisit a song from Cousins’ 2020 JUNO-winning album, Bravado. “The Lullaby (My Oldest Love)” aims to soothe a troubled mind and quell its more discordant thoughts and while the song originally appeared on Cousins’ album as a solo effort, the new single with the duet between Cousins and Baker is just as it was always meant to be.

Continue reading Rose Cousins Revisits ‘The Lullaby (My Oldest Love)’ With Tim Baker and Announces Tour Dates

Christina Martin Gets a Visit From Cthulhu in New Brendan Henry-Directed Video for ‘Stay With Me’

In the Before Times, singer-songwriter Christina Martin was visited by a dream. Maybe it was prophetic. Maybe it was inevitable. Whatever the case, the video for “Stay With Me” is an absolutely surreal reminder that our fears and insecurities, even if they are somewhat justified, are often bigger in our own minds. Continue reading Christina Martin Gets a Visit From Cthulhu in New Brendan Henry-Directed Video for ‘Stay With Me’

The Trews’ ‘Permission’ is a Promise to Never Compromise Artistic Freedom Featuring Rich Robinson on Guitar

No one has been itching to get back onto stages more than The Trews. They’ve recently managed a stripped-down tour across Ontario and a performance of the national anthem at the Ottawa Senators gave vs. the Toronto Maple Leafs, but even that isn’t enough to satiate their craving for big crowds. Their new single, “Permission” from their upcoming album Wanderer, is the latest in a  series of untimely releases that boldly declare that the band live to perform.

Fortunately for them, they’ve just announced a bunch of cross-Canada tour dates. Continue reading The Trews’ ‘Permission’ is a Promise to Never Compromise Artistic Freedom Featuring Rich Robinson on Guitar