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Even before setting foot in the building, there’s a sweet smell of malt that engulfs the whole area, but inside the air is cut with a strong string of expletives. It’s the audible expression of a strict adherence to perfection. Today is first day of a collaboration between the Hammond River and Big Axe Brewing companies, and not everything has gone according to plan. Continue reading A Tale Of Two Breweries: NB Nano-Brewery Brotherhood At Its Finest
“Left, left, left, left, last right before gravel and you’re there.” These were photographer James Wilson’s minimalist directions to his Hampton studio traveling from the highway. I’m running late, as usual, and coming at it backwards, taking the scenic route through the Kingston Peninsula. “Right, right, right, right, left, oops, there it is”, and whoosh —straight past his studio and into the weeds. Cursing, I course correct and pull up a steep drive to a rambling century home where Mr. Wilson appears from within — self-possessed and welcoming. Continue reading The Portraiture of James Wilson
Inside the front doors of the Saint John Arts Centre is a large brass plaque with a very short list of donors. It’s their exclusive platinum donors list, reserved for only the biggest of names. At the very top is none other than steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie. In 1904 he donated the money to construct the building (and 2508 others buildings across North America and Europe just like it) as a public library. You can imagine how hard it is to compete with that. Lady Aitken made the list in 1987 after providing the funds to support the building for over a decade in it’s conversion to the Aitken Bicentennial Exhibition Centre. While that’s some pretty rare air, over the last one hundred and eleven years a lot of love and support has gone into this building as a hub for the arts and culture community, often in the form of smaller donations and grants. Now in its current incarnation as the Saint John Arts Centre, it’s looking for a new way to give back. Continue reading The Saint John Arts Centre: How To Look Good After 113 Years (Updated)
You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. The same, no doubt, holds true that you shouldn’t judge an album for its cover, but there’s nothing wrong with judging a cover as a cover. A good album cover might relate to its lyrical content, but more often than not, it’s the glitzy bit of packaging that draws us in, and in that regard, is a deserving art form in its own right. It’s that physical keepsake from a live show, a canvas for the band’s autographs, and the liner notes flipped through on the first, or umpteenth, listening. It’s an integral part of the whole musical experience. Here are what we think are some of the best that the East Coast has to offer. Long live the album cover. Continue reading 25 Best Album Covers Of The East Coast
