On the bright side, let’s just say that 2019 has well prepared us for whatever next year might bring. At home, at least where arts and culture are concerned, nothing is literally on fire (but did you see our Top 100 Songs of 2019?). We can be thankful that the most ground shaking news came in the form of a few tremors that rippled through the festival scene as Shambhala announced their change in dates and caused a few festivals across the continent to shift nervously in their wake. Some festivals were more shook than others.
Good Lord, what have we done? We didn’t want to torture ourselves by shaving the Best Music of 2018 down to just 40 songs, so instead we’re torturing ourselves by trying to sort it into a list of the top 100! Have at it and if you’d care to engage us in fisticuffs please reserve it for the end of the list. Continue reading The Best Music of 2018→
Art is tough. Just try it. You probably won’t even know what makes for good art until you’ve overdosed on it at least a few times. Get up close and drink it in. Have a go at it first hand. Get it wrong. Ask questions. Subjective as it may seem, there are experts available who can tell you not only what is good, but also why. Fortunately for you, we’ve rounded up a few to tell us just what made the top of their lists for the best art produced in Atlantic Canada in 2018.
Whatever doesn’t kill you only makes you stronger, right? Or else it cripples the economy, hobbles journalistic credibility, and puts children in cages. 2017 was just the warm-up and 2018 felt like the trial-run that gave us serious doubts about our ability to cope as a species. Next year the best situation we can hope for is probably a Planet of the Apes showdown where Nicolas Cage is our only hope.
Come to think of it, let’s enjoy what we have now while we still have it. Here are our most popular stories from 2018.
Congratulations on surviving 2018. I think we can all safely recognize that, now more than ever, we need music in our lives. We need it to tell our stories, and deliver important messages, and just keep us buoyant. Thankfully, music is both plentiful and readily available. There’s a lot to sort through though, and for that we’ve turned to some experts for the 2018 edition of The East’s Annual Musicians Peer Review. Continue reading Peer Review: The Best Music of 2018→
