Jerry Granelli is a jazz icon, pioneer, and bonafide legend. You probably know him best as the drummer on the best selling holiday album of all time, A Charlie Brown Christmas, but Granelli has been a major force in the jazz community and beyon

Hillsburn

May 24th, 2018 22m 22s

Crashing out the gate back in 2015 as the regional winners of CBC's Searchlight competition, Hillburn has since earned a reputation as a high energy, must-see live act equipped with powerhouse vocals, catchy as hell choruses, and harmonies for

Hillsburn

May 24th, 2018 22m 22s

Crashing out of the gate back in 2015 as the regional winners of CBC's Searchlight competition, Hillburn has since earned a reputation as a high energy, must-see live act equipped with powerhouse vocals, catchy as hell choruses, and harmonies f

Marianne Collins

May 18th, 2018 12m 43s

Marianne Collins is an award-winning visual artist based in Nova Scotia. Earlier this year, she earned the 2018 Album Artwork of the Year Juno Award for her work on the latest Do Make Say Think record, Stubborn Persistent Illusions. Following t

David Myles

Dec 4th, 2017 33m 20s

David Myles is back with his tenth album, Real Love. Like a trip in a time-machine, the record harkens back to the dawn of rock n' roll drawing allusions to Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Johnny Cash, and more. Following a cross-Canada tour, which

James Robertson

Nov 21st, 2017 1h 3m

James Robertson is a member of punk bands The Hemingways and Weekend Dads. Back in February 2017, we sat down to talk about what playing in Halifax was like in the early to mid aughts, how a Maritime band goes about releasing records on a Calif

Stephanie Clattenburg

Sep 19th, 2017 34m 3s

Stephanie Clattenburg is the director of the award-winning documentary, Play Your Gender. The film examines a significant gender divide in the music industry - particularly the lack of women in behind the scenes roles such as producers, mixing

Jenn Grant

May 12th, 2017 32m 8s

Fresh off the first leg of her North American tour in support of her new record, Paradise, I catch up with Jenn Grant for an old fashioned chat around her kitchen table. We talk songwriting, collaboration, dreams, and more.A portion of this i

Bill & Joel Plaskett

Apr 8th, 2017 40m 53s

Joel Plaskett is perhaps one of the most notable names in the Atlantic Canadian music scene. His latest album, Solidarity, is a collaborative album written and recorded with his father, Bill. Ahead of a Canadian tour in its support, Joel and Bi

Ed Gerrard (Scream Music Supervisor) :: Part 1

Feb 21st, 2017 44m 46s

Ed Gerrard was the music supervisor for my all time favourite movie: Scream. As the film celebrates its 20th anniversary, I speak with Ed about his work on the soundtrack. We talk about Nick Cave's "Red Right Hand" a whole lot, revisit a few ot

Wintersleep :: Halifax Is Burning :: Full Interview

Jan 26th, 2017 15m 56s

While in Halifax, NS for a two-night stint at The Marquee Club, I sit down with Wintersleep's Paul Murphy to talk about The Great Detachment, how long success can take to come, how it feels to play songs from the back catalogue, what got him in

Kestrels :: Halifax Is Burning :: Full Interview

Nov 18th, 2016 24m 20s

On the heels of their new, self-titled full-length, I sit down with Kestrels head honcho Chad Peck to talk about the making of the album, flying under the radar in the Nova Scotia music scene, playing with bands like Dinosaur Jr. and Ash, how b

Mike O'Neill :: Halifax Is Burning :: Full Interview

Nov 4th, 2016 48m 57s

Ahead of the Halifax Pop Explosion, I spoke with Mike O'Neill about his old band The Inbreds, what the Halifax music scene was like when they first got to town, the new band TUNS, writing television shows, and more.A clip from this interview

Hello Dellaware :: Halifax Is Burning :: Full Interview

Sep 28th, 2016 19m 47s

On the heels on their new album, My Mistake, I speak with Hello Delaware's Dana Beeler about the making of the album, the transition from solo artist to rock band, and the move towards a grand unveiling. Hear the entire episode here: halifaxi

Hayden :: Halifax Is Burning :: Full Interview

Sep 27th, 2016 17m 56s

Ahead of his Everything I Long For 20th Anniversary tour, I speak with Hayden about the process of revisiting the album, the seemingly daunting task of re-learning alternative tunings, and the decision to re-issue this Canadian classic.Hear t

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