Ahead of the nation-wide release of her feature length debut Hunting Pignut, Martine Blue talks gutter punks, acceptance and the misfit in us all
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You’ve all likely seen a coming of age film, in some form or fashion. You know the shtick – some forlorn or frustrated adolescent goes
When the planes struck the Twin Towers on 9/11 many lost faith, but for those like American Kevin Tuerff, who found themselves stranded in Gander, this was about to become an encounter with strangers they would never forget
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Kevin Tuerff believes in the power of pay it forward, and he
Newfoundlander Joseph Hewitt has cultivated a strong following for his brand Polar Bear Comix in his now home-country of South Korea
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Cormack’s own Joseph Hewitt is a notable name in his now-home South Korea. The resident of Ulsan, South Korea, who relocated from his Western Newfoundland home 19 years
If you’ve heard the name Category VI, you’ll be familiar with one of the island’s giants of heavy metal. Fronted by the fiery powerhouse vocal stylings of Amanda Gosse, anchored by longtime stalwarts of the scene and bonafide masters of their craft Geoff Waye and Keith Jackman, and the welcomed
A Newfoundlander on Broadway, Petrina Bromley reflects on the roller-coaster ride in the form of the Tony winning musical Come From Away
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Herald readers do not need to be reminded of Petrina Bromley’s remarkable path to Broadway.
A well-liked and respected stalwart of Newfoundland and Labrador’s theatre scene, Bromley
Offering up a unique hybrid of accordion styles, Cordeen merges Newfoundland and Irish talents for a sound entirely all its own
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Music is a great binder. It brings together friends, families, acquaintances and strangers. Music can cross oceans, borders, genres and races. It has just so happened to bring
Creators of the inspirational musical Come From Away Irene Sankoff and David Hein talk Gander, Broadway and the ties that bind
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When husband and wife creative duo David Hein and Irene Sankoff travelled to Gander on the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11th tragedy, they never thought their names would
Acclaimed local singer-songwriter Steve Maloney defies convention on his emotive new solo record The Memory Game
It’s been a couple of years since we’ve sat down with you. How long have you been working on The Memory Game?
We actually made this record last summer. It’s been a bit of
“Ol’ Snooky … ends up on the cover of his very own,
professionally published, book …”
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You’ve been churning out columns for us for a while now. Where did the inspiration come to put the best of the best together for a book?
The notion came up right from
Perhaps no one knows how complicated this country of ours is more than comedian,
actress and author Mary Walsh who’s made a career out of poking fun at our ways,
and our politicians, from coast to coast
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Being greeted on the porch by Mary Walsh is next to a
Matching her contemporaries at the tender age of 16, Rachel Cousins hits her stride with her new release This Fire
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Sixteen is a number you will see associated with Rachel Cousins quite a bit these days. Natural, that, since the fiery singer-songwriter clocks in at a mere sixteen years
You’d have to go back to February of 2009 to pinpoint when and where the second-life of Colin Hollett began. February 4th, to be exact, and the place was Yuk Yuk’s in St. John’s, the now closed comedy club that routinely featured the best stand-up comedians from across the country