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Afrika Bambaataa's Interplanetary Craftnew

The legendary founder of the Universal Zulu Nation gets cosmic.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Mark Black  |  12-04-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

i see rowboats Takes Halifax by Stormnew

Earlier this year i see rowboats didn't even have a name. Nine months later, the chamber-pop quintet has sailed up the campus radio charts to become one of the city's favorite indie bands.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Mike Landry  |  11-16-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Montgomery Moth's Hard-Rock Sound Stays Freshnew

The band's new release, Go Crazy, goes hard on the rock and light on the image.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Ian Gormely  |  11-16-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Chromeo Loves the Ladiesnew

This year's hit album Fancy Footwork launched synth, keyboard and talk-box king P-Thugg (Patrick Gemayel) and ultra-smooth vocalist and guitarist Dave 1 (David Macklovitch) even further into the private jet-fuelled, champagne-soaked world they've created.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Stephanie Johns  |  11-12-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Tegan and Sara's Double Lifenew

Commitment and break-up. Love and loss. The duo brings diverging but connected perspectives to The Con.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Shannon Webb-Campbell  |  10-15-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Matthew Good is In Good Companynew

Only the outspoken provocateur could turn an overdose, divorce and bipolar diagnosis into Hospital Music.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Tara Thorne  |  10-15-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Markit's Worknew

The Fax 4 MC and full-time scientist releases his academically inclined debut LP Mark My Words.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Mark Black  |  09-24-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Don Brownrigg Releases Debutnew

Newfoundland's Brownrigg creates Wander Songs, a prolific musical anthology of thought and needs time to steep, like any good cup of tea.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Shannon Webb-Campbell  |  09-18-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Great Lake Swimmers Shrug Off Neo-Folk Labelnew

Call it the Garden State effect: Bands got lumped into the "neo-folk" group, but the Swimmers don't feel like they're part of the movement.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Ian Gormely  |  09-18-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Big Band!new

The musical ensembles The Hylozoists (minimum seven members) and Slavic Soul Party! (minimum nine members) explain how so many people can create such distinctive, singular sounds.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Sean Flinn  |  07-13-2007  |  Music

Ian MacKaye Still A Major Threatnew

When punk legend Ian MacKaye resurfaced with his new band The Evens, many viewed the guitar-and-drums combo as MacKaye going gently into that good night -- but this Fugazi veteran has other plans.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Ian Gormely  |  06-15-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

The Conversionnew

I've turned my 1,000 CDs into mp3s -- here's why I'll never go back.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Matt Charlton  |  06-04-2007  |  Music

The Fantastic Twonew

Indie duo The Superfantastics pops up into consciousness with a savvy sense of the offbeat, a zest for DIY and a great debut LP.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Shannon Webb-Campbell  |  04-02-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

Great Expectationsnew

The Halifax rock trio Great Plains Finally gets its outstanding, long-simmering debut, Home of the Totem, into the world this week.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Chris McCluskey  |  03-19-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

'Hearts' Afirenew

Punkabilly outfit Rock'n Rebels blasts into town with a new record in tow.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly  |  Shannon Webb-Campbell  |  03-12-2007  |  Profiles & Interviews

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