All posts by Charlotte Simmons

Single: AA Wallace Expertly Honours Belinda’s ‘It’s Not a Game, It’s a Lifestyle’

Nu-disco is perhaps one of the most underrated subgenres in the world of EDM, compounded by the fact that the genre’s arguably most prominent artist, Televisor, remains largely unheard of.  Sleepless Nights frontman AA Wallace may just be able to turn those tides with his remix of Moncton artist Belinda’s (aka Lisa LeBlanc) “It’s Not a Game, It’s a Lifestyle.” Continue reading Single: AA Wallace Expertly Honours Belinda’s ‘It’s Not a Game, It’s a Lifestyle’

Single: T. Thomason’s and Ivan Coyote’s ‘Birdsong Pt. II’ Sure to be Remembered for Ages

What happens when you put two queer icons of the Canadian music scene together in one room? You get “Birdsong Pt. II,” an absolute work of art for the ears and hearts of listeners big and small, young and old, and most importantly, the young queer folk who need role models now more than ever. Continue reading Single: T. Thomason’s and Ivan Coyote’s ‘Birdsong Pt. II’ Sure to be Remembered for Ages

Single: COMPOSIT Combine Pop-Rock and 8-Bit Nostalgia for ‘ALPHA’

Halifax pop-rock duo COMPOSIT have struck gold in the form of their latest single, “ALPHA.” With heavy ties to chiptune influenced nostalgia, excellent chemistry between vocalist and producer, and among the most gorgeous cover art around, the Nova Scotian outfit have truly outdone themselves this time around.
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New Music: Brandon Voyeur’s ‘Not Dead Yet’ Sets a Dark, Alluring Example for Art Rock

Halifax’s Brandon Voyeur is a living, breathing example of why art rock as a genre deserves more prominence. For all the glorious headbangers and road-trip anthems in the world of rock, there’s nothing quite like painting rock music with your own, heavily-saturated creative flair, and that’ just what Voyeur has done in his latest album, Not Dead Yet. This 7-track collection concocts its own, eerily fascinating world, dipping in and out of familiarity without ever forgetting what it is, and is, without a shadow of a doubt, a damn good album. Continue reading New Music: Brandon Voyeur’s ‘Not Dead Yet’ Sets a Dark, Alluring Example for Art Rock

In Review: ‘The Fifth Wall’ Brings Important Lessons to an Uncertain World

The COVID-19 pandemic has been nothing short of a worldwide disaster. From pole to pole, we’ve seen several businesses come to a close, countless lives lost, and our very way of life altered for what’s sure to be the long run. The losses we’ve experienced from the pandemic will never outweigh the things we’ve gained.

Despite this, there’s something to be said about the introspection opportunities that we’ve been afforded. With that in mind, if any art project is up for the job of addressing these introspections, it has to be The Fifth Wall, the multi-artist project headed by Fredericton theatre artists Corenski Nowlan and Scott Shannon, of Herbert The Cow Productions and Nasty Shadows Theatre Co., respectively. Continue reading In Review: ‘The Fifth Wall’ Brings Important Lessons to an Uncertain World