Atlantic Canadian rockers Wintersleep burst through a new level of mainstream with the release of their 2016 studio album The Great Detachment. Anchored by the number one single Amerika, the album became a definitive stamp for a band that paid their dues with gigs across the nation and beyond.
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I was working in the newsroom at NTV one morning some years ago when the phone rang. On the line was an irate woman who without introduction launched into an attack on two pieces that I had written for presentation on the Reflections segment of the news.
One was about
Comedian Jeremy Hotz talks Canadian cold, American comedy climate and overcoming anxiety before his Dangerously
Handsome Tour hits St. John’s
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Known far and wide as ‘The Most Miserable’ Comedian working today, Jeremy Hotz has become a fan favourite thanks to his cutting, observational humour and patented gestures.
With a
Director Adriana Maggs delves deep into her emotional and stirring portrait of the pain and passion of hockey legend Terry Sawchuk
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Adriana Maggs is what folks in the entertainment industry world call a multi-threat.
Occasional actor, director, writer and producer, Maggs has clocked considerable hours across film and television
Newfoundland’s Kellie Loder embraces the fear in taking chances, dissecting the biggest moment of a career, one with a near limitless ceiling
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When Kellie Loder left Newfoundland and Labrador last year to pursue a career as a singer-songwriter in Toronto, there was a certain amount of fear that arose.
With a revamped lineup and renewed energy, local rockers Ascend The Throne are set to make an immediate impact on their debut album, Rise.
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There are many reasons to become a rock musician. Attention seekers crave the eyes and ears latching on to their own particular brand of hard
NTV’s Beth Penney talks seizing opportunities and making the most of any situation in this can’t-help-but-feel-good one-on-one
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In a word, Beth Penney is sunshine. Smiling and cheery, she lights up The Herald’s office as she takes a few minutes from her busy day – and her increasingly popular NTV
From beloved standout in Republic of Doyle, to lead in the emotional biopic Goalie, Paradise native Mark O’Brien remains humble through his ascent to stardom
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Perhaps quietly, Paradise’s own Mark O’Brien has had one of the most impressive rise through the ranks of Hollywood of just about any Newfoundlander
The professional evolution of NTV anchor, entertainment reporter and multifaceted broadcaster Amanda Mews
She’s perhaps NTV’s most versatile journalist. That’s a profound statement when you consider the station’s talented news team features a host of multi-talented broadcasters –award-winning reporters who, when not in the field, are bringing viewers the latest
It is with great interest I watch Britain as it twists in the wind trying to deal with the Brexit vote. They are very much between a rock and a hard place.
You may remember that after the original Brexit vote I wrote in the Herald that I would believe