With a well-timed return to theatres, FIN Atlantic International Film Festival was able to host its annual eight-day celebration of films from Atlantic Canada and around the world. In the process, they were also able to announce the winners of their 2021 Atlantic Awards. Continue reading Wildhood Takes Home Four Awards from 2021 FIN Atlantic International Film Festival
Daysick Venture into the Territory of Dante’s Inferno for ‘Good Riddance’
Lunenburg Country Alternative Rock trio Daysick have released a follow-up to their debut single “Retry” in a way that suggests we might ultimately be looking at a concept. Where “Retry” describes a character reaching a rather disappointing and unexpected end of their life, Daysicks’ new single, “Good Riddance” goes even further over the cusp of death. Continue reading Daysick Venture into the Territory of Dante’s Inferno for ‘Good Riddance’
No, It’s Fine. Return with Pair of Fun-at-All-Costs Singles ‘YaYaYas’ and ‘Pisces•Gemini•Libra’
“It’s thanks to this self-possessed, obsessive, overthinking ego that’s constantly craving validation and sympathy I started writing all these songs in the first place and that’s how I know I’m a Pisces” sings No, It’s Fine.’s Cailen Pygott on “Pisces•Gemini•Libra.” The song is an absolutely barrage of self-flagellation that somehow still very clearly a ridiculous amount of fun.
“Pisces•Gemini•Libra” gets released as a video today, along with a second helping of its b-side, “YaYaYas.”
Janet Cull Gets Deeply Personal With Intoxication Results on New Album ‘Hear It’
One of Newfoundland’s most prolific and celebrated vocalists, Janet Cull exceeds all expectations with the release of her latest album, Hear It. Continue reading Janet Cull Gets Deeply Personal With Intoxication Results on New Album ‘Hear It’
Quote the Raven Praise the People Who Divert Them from Distraction on ‘Through the Night’
The Newfoundland-based duo of Jordan Coaker and Kirsten Rodden-Clarke, better known as Quote the Raven, are doing their best impressions of a couple of magpies. They’ve teamed up with award-winning bluesman Charlie A’Court for a song about the unwitting influence of shiny objects and what can go wrong when you’re an artist on the road who is expected to juggle everything at once. Continue reading Quote the Raven Praise the People Who Divert Them from Distraction on ‘Through the Night’