Halifax Pop Explosion has a lot going for it. This year’s lineup includes Japandoids, Cloud Nothings, Devarrow, Julie (Doiron) & The Wrong Guys, Elliott Brood, Partner, and a bunch of other bands we’re excited to see. But no headliner was more exciting than Charles Bradley. At least until today, when Bradley announced he will be cancelling his appearance and all upcoming tour dates.
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Fredericton’s Stephen Lewis Is Bringing The Funk To Burning Man
Located in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert, with an intensely immersive culture, know for its massive wooden sculptures (not to mention the burning thereof), and a temporary city of more than 70,000 people that appears for one week in late August, Burning Man is the Grand Daddy of all festivals. Now the Grand Daddy is about to meet New Brunswick’s Feels Good President of Funk: Stephen Lewis. Continue reading Fredericton’s Stephen Lewis Is Bringing The Funk To Burning Man
Fredericton Girls Camp Hopes To Curb Gender Disparity In Music Scene
A Fredericton initiative is hoping to curb gender disparity in the music scene by inviting young women to join in New Brunswick’s first ever Girls Rock Camp. Continue reading Fredericton Girls Camp Hopes To Curb Gender Disparity In Music Scene
Earthbound: Band Photo Goes Viral After Becoming A Meme
The internet is a big place. Sometimes things get lost on it, and sometimes they get found again in the strangest of places. That happened this week for New Brunswick funky folk band Earthbound whose band photo turned up as a viral meme on a random Facebook page. Continue reading Earthbound: Band Photo Goes Viral After Becoming A Meme
Immigrant Services Association Of Nova Scotia Causes Uproar Over Stanfields Song
Two days ago Jon Landry of The Stanfields was contacted by the CBC regarding a comment that had been phoned in by a listener. The comment came after the station had aired ‘A Free Country’ – a song from The Stanfields 2013 album ‘For King And Country’ – one the listener deemed offensively xenophobic.
Landry agreed to be interviewed on the subject, during which the original call was also aired. What Landry had not been made aware of prior to the interview was that the complaint came from Gerry Mills, Executive Director for ISANS – the Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia. Continue reading Immigrant Services Association Of Nova Scotia Causes Uproar Over Stanfields Song