With the leaves on the ground and the cold sweeping through, Maybe Babs gives us a solemn snapshot of this Autumnal mood with their new video for their single, “Simple Life.” Self-described as “Appalachian emo” and a former half of electronic group Vogue Dots, songwriter Babette Hayward weaves unique layers into folk sensibilities here. Emerging from Maybe Babs’ residency at the Banff Centre for Arts & Creativity, “Simple Life” paints a vivid picture: of loneliness, of longing, and of loss. Continue reading Music Video: Maybe Babs is Haunting and Haunted on ‘Simple Life’
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Nova Scotian Musicians Offer Free Releases and More in Show of Support for Mi’kmaq Fishers
Over the past few weeks, the conflict arising in Nova Scotia between Mi’kmaq and settler fishers has stayed at a high boil. Developing from disputes on Indigenous fishing rights and lobster fishing, the situation quickly devolved into acts of destruction and violence towards Indigenous fishers and their defenders. With headlines downplaying the crimes against the Mi’kmaq and coverage avoiding the racism that fuels many of these actions, some artists are doing what they can to decrease their own presence and aid Indigenous voices in this trying time. Continue reading Nova Scotian Musicians Offer Free Releases and More in Show of Support for Mi’kmaq Fishers
Music Video: We Are Not Worthy of Partner’s Sweet Shredding on the Wayne’s World-Inspired ‘Honey’
Partner is back with their final single- “Honey” – ahead of the release of Never Give Up, their new album out November 20th through You’ve Changed Records. It rocks. It rolls. It schwings. And it comes with the Wayne’s World-inspired video you didn’t know you needed. Continue reading Music Video: We Are Not Worthy of Partner’s Sweet Shredding on the Wayne’s World-Inspired ‘Honey’
Isolated Connection is Explored in Millefiore Clarkes’ ‘Love in Quarantine’
With large scale productions and adventurous undertakings being off the table this year, the time is ripe for intimate new films. Filmmaker Millefiore Clarkes took the strange time of reflection this year gave us and put together Love in Quarantine, a documentary exploring various aspects of human connection and love within our isolated context. Released last month through the NFB, the film may reflect feelings you’ve dwelled in over these long months. Continue reading Isolated Connection is Explored in Millefiore Clarkes’ ‘Love in Quarantine’
New Music: Sarah Slean & Symphony Nova Scotia Astound with Christos Hatzis’ ‘Lamento & Ecstasy’
Spanning the better part of a decade, the collaborations of Sarah Slean, Christos Hatzis, and Symphony Nova Scotia have just been released together. The announcement of Lamento & Ecstasy‘s release is sure to excite any orchestra fans who have been missing that musical experience, but it may excite the uninitiated as well. This immaculately captured, genre-defying work is hard not to get caught up in. Continue reading New Music: Sarah Slean & Symphony Nova Scotia Astound with Christos Hatzis’ ‘Lamento & Ecstasy’