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The Future of Music is DIY: A Conversation with Alex MacNeil and Andy MacInnis

“When you’re making rock records, you don’t need to overthink production…we can make great rock ‘n’ roll records in this garage.”

As I’m sitting in a small, cramped back room of a house nestled deep in Halifax’s north end I’m flanked on my right side by an old washer and dryer. To the left, a pile of jackets and a stack of skateboards. A half-eaten open-face sandwich sits on the coffee table in front of me.

You wouldn’t guess that this space is the new laboratory of two prominent Halifax rock acts. Continue reading The Future of Music is DIY: A Conversation with Alex MacNeil and Andy MacInnis →

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Sundae Girl Express a Little Self-Doubt on ‘Faces’

Halifax-based five-piece indie-rockers Sundae Girl have thrown themselves into the current trend of reimagining the ’80s, ten checkerboard Vans first. Sonically, they’re name-dropping inspirations like The Smiths, Blondie and their ideological successors, The Strokes, but their aesthetic screams Vaporwave.

Despite the band’s playful, retro leanings, “Faces,” the latest single off of their debut EP, Just For Fun, is a colourful trip through self-doubt. Continue reading Sundae Girl Express a Little Self-Doubt on ‘Faces’ →

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Leona Burkey Releases Most Folk-Forward Offering to Date ‘Sitting Tight’

Leona Burkey joins the ranks of many artists whose projects have been drastically altered by the effects of the pandemic. Luckily, she also joins the ranks of those whose work has been painted with a unique brush for the very same reason. Sitting Tight is a folk-forward offering that treads far off territory so we don’t have to. Continue reading Leona Burkey Releases Most Folk-Forward Offering to Date ‘Sitting Tight’ →