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Newfoundland and Labrador Pop Culture
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Pop Culture Posts
Matthew Byrne’s Christmas Flight
15 days ‘til Christmas — check out Matthew Byrne’s take on the Dave Paddon recitation ‘Christmas Flight’ from his Holiday ep Sing Through The Earth and Skies.
Stephen Green: Winter
16 days ‘til Christmas — check out Stephen Green’s ‘Winter’ from his 2015 release Thirty.
The Irish Descendants: Must Be Christmas
17 days ‘til Christmas — check out The Irish Descendants Christmas slush-referencing new release ‘Must Be Christmas.’
Chris Kirby: In The Magic With You
18 days ‘til Christmas — check out Chris Kirby’s new Christmas release ‘In the Magic With You.’
Je Serai Là Pour Noël by Port-aux-Poutines
19 days til Christmas… Check out Port-aux-Poutines take on a modern, Newfoundland Christmas classic.
This Year by Quote The Raven
20 days ‘til Christmas — check out the brand new Christmas track from Quote The Raven.
Rock & Roll Christmas: Clint Curtis & The Reflectors
21 days ‘til Christmas — check out the Clint Curtis & the Reflectors
With Bells On/ The Moving Cloud: The Ennis Sisters
There are 22 days until Christmas and The Ennis Sisters are heading home With Bells On.
Christmas Time is Here: Land of the Lakes
23 days ‘til Christmas — spend part of it listening to Land of the Lakes indie-pop cover of the Charlie Brown’s Christmas classic ‘Christmas Time is Here.’
Brad Tuck & Rosemary Lawton: The Christmas Ornament
24 days ‘til Christmas… Let’s start off the 2023 NL Music Advent Calendar with a touching new song from Brad Tuck and Rosemary Lawton.
Courtney Madison: Good Things Never Last
Good Things Never Last… but great songs can be played on repeat. Check out the debut from NL’s Courtney Madison
Spooky Season Song: Deadman’s Pond by Quote the Raven
Another 'Spooky Season Song'! Deadman's Pond by Quote the Raven is inspired by the supposedly-bottomless body of water on Signal Hill that became a receptacle for the bodies of executed criminals.
Andrew Rodgers’ Downtown
It’s not Tina Turner. It’s not Liza Minnelli. It’s the new single from Andrew Rodgers.
Spooky Season Song: Eras’ Wolves
Howling wolves and an ear worm of a chorus, check out this track from Eras.
Spooky Season Song: Pete’s The Ghost Goes Boo
Check out this perfect, fun-sized Halloween treat from Pete.
Spooky Season Song: Adam Staple’s Michael Myers
Is it a Halloween song? On the surface it definitely fits the bill but, in the context of the album it seems to be about more than just jump scares.
With Violet’s Your Sunday Best
Check out With Violet’s new ep Your Sunday Best — and play it every day of the week.
Kelsey Arsenault’s Gallery Walls
Kelsey Arsenault’s debut album Gallery Walls makes for perfect autumn listening… and even other season too.
The Duds: When He Danced With Me/Your Dead Heart
The Duds have just released two brand-new Halloween-inspired songs that are prefect for the spooky season (and the whole year round.)
Cereal Milk: Feast
There’s funky-fun afoot in the form of a brand new single from Cereal Milk
Newfoundland & Labrador Mixtape
There is amazing music being made in Newfoundland and Labrador. Every day. You can hear some of my latest favourites on the Youtube playlist above. Get more playlists here.