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Halifax Rock Trio Diamond City Shine Bright on Debut Album ‘Therapy’

There are really only three things to consider when talking about diamonds. Heat, pressure, and time. There is far more to consider however when talking about Halifax’s Diamond City. The year-old rock trio brings so many elements to its debut album Therapy that you might have better luck mining an actual diamond than covering it all. Continue reading Halifax Rock Trio Diamond City Shine Bright on Debut Album ‘Therapy’

Get Real! Are in Search of a Lost ‘Daphne’ Blue Stratocaster

Songs about lost loves are about a dime a dozen, and the authors—or victims—of each one will tell you that theirs was special, that there was no love quite like theirs and, as a result, their song inherently rings out with the purity of a uniquely heartfelt experience.

Cookie cutter. The lot of them. They each pale in comparison to real suffering like the totally incomparable to the heartbreak experienced by Get Real! guitarist and vocalist, Andrew MacDonald, who once gave up a subpar Stratocaster and it has haunted him ever since. Continue reading Get Real! Are in Search of a Lost ‘Daphne’ Blue Stratocaster

Thomas Stajcer Puts the ‘Sea’ in ‘Country’ on ‘Midwestern States’

The fact that Thomas Stajcer can even entertain the idea of recording his own songs speaks volumes about his love of the game.  Stajcer is up to his ears in music all day, every day. His day job is to capture the sounds at New Scotland Yard; the Joel Plaskett-owned, award-winning studio in Dartmouth. One might think that swimming in that much music all the time would make it hard to focus on your own sound. When you get a chance to get out and dry off, you don’t always feel like diving back in. Stajcer, however, just keeps gathering steam Continue reading Thomas Stajcer Puts the ‘Sea’ in ‘Country’ on ‘Midwestern States’

The Tom Fun Orchestra Release ‘I’m Your Man’ – First Original Recording in Almost a Decade

Some things are worth the wait, and if Cape Breton’s The Tom Fun Orchestra required the last nine years to percolate their first recording of original music in all the time, then that’s exactly how long it took. It all seems to be worth it when hearing the results on “I’m Your Man.” Continue reading The Tom Fun Orchestra Release ‘I’m Your Man’ – First Original Recording in Almost a Decade