A decade is a long time—not in the grand scheme of things, not in the sense of how long the universe has been here or, if you asked a brachiosaurus, how long they’d been extinct, but certainly it’s an era of someone’s life. If you needed to think back on what you were doing ten years ago, chances are you’d have to check your notes, but I bet you could remember the music you were listening to at the time. When Hey Rosetta! announced last year that the band would be going on an indefinite hiatus after a decade as one of Atlantic Canada’s most prominent bands, it was like the collapse of a pocket universe for their fans. Continue reading Hey Rosetta! Releases Post-Mortem, Decade-Spanning Retrospective Video
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Single: Rawlins Cross Release ‘Hold You Tonight’
Over the course of nearly thirty years and eight albums Rawlins Cross have established themselves as one of Canada’s most accomplished and beloved Celtic rock bands. They’ve been nominated for two JUNO awards and won countless ECMAs. Now they’re back at it again with a new single, ‘Hold You Tonight’. Continue reading Single: Rawlins Cross Release ‘Hold You Tonight’
MusicNL 2017: Janet Cull, The Kubasonica And Steve Maloney Takes Three MusicNL Each
Newfoundland and Labrador held their MusicNL 2017 Awards this weekend. The 25th Anniversary Show at the St. John’s Convention Centre was hosted by none other than legendary ambassador for the Rock and staple for east-coast kitchen parties Alan Doyle. The night also featured performances from Amelia Curran, Cordeen, Denis Parker, Fortunate Ones, Janet Cull, JYAY, Shanneyganock, Steve Maloney, The Kubasonics, The Novaks and The Once. Continue reading MusicNL 2017: Janet Cull, The Kubasonica And Steve Maloney Takes Three MusicNL Each
Hey Rosetta! Calling It Quits For ‘Foreseeable Future’
If you were wondering what could go wrong this Friday the 13th, Hey Rosetta! enlightened us of one possibility. After more than a decade of performing, recording and touring, one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s biggest bands is calling it quits, at least for now. Continue reading Hey Rosetta! Calling It Quits For ‘Foreseeable Future’
New Music: Scott Royle Releases ‘Tennis Elbow’
It’s been two years since Scott Royle’s first two releases, Sweet Shop Crop Top and How To Break The Horse. Both releases came out within two months of each other in the first half of 2015, the former a beefy EP, and the latter something of a coda. How To Break The Horse feels like an afterthought, a post script on just a few more things worth mentioning by-the-way. Comparitively, Royle’s new full-length album, Tennis Elbow, shows the difference two years can make. Continue reading New Music: Scott Royle Releases ‘Tennis Elbow’