#New Brunswick rock

[mistwalker-official]

It was an absolute pleasure to share the stage with Hard Charger at l'Hémisphère Gauche last Friday. I’ve always said that they’re basically the Maritimes’ version of Motorhead and that was essentially proven true once I got to see them live in the flesh again.

[hold-fast-and-rise]

Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick, Canada

Walk the bottom of the ocean

[wingsofhistory]

Hillsborough, New Brunswick (and a few other places)

Sorry I haven't been posting much in the past little bit. I was recently in Moncton for two weeks, visiting some family. We went on a day trip to Fundy National Park, where I got to watch the famous tides that the Bay of Fundy's known for. Above is the CF-101 Voodoo (serial 101028), which was placed recently in Hillsborough, New Brunswick, about 45 minutes from Moncton. It's apparently been there since 2023.

Above is a view from the Fundy National Park Observation Deck, located up the hill from HQ. It wasn't as windy as it was near the ocean, which was a great change. I tried to observe the skies and the general fall weather that this area of New Brunswick was having so I could get an idea of what to stick in the flashback parts of this story.

I have a few photos of Hopewell Rocks too, which I might mention as well. The flowerpots are very pretty.

[beatler]

Rock Formation at the Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick (1999) 📷 Minolta Freedom III. 35mm

[zaycanstay]

humanalltoohuman 3/30 at Cinco

using pierces camera

[emissary-of-dog]

the duality-maybe-not-duality of being an mcr and king gizzard listener

[mistwalker-official]

⛓️ TOUR JOURNAL: DAY 4 - MIRAMICHI ⛓️

- Thanks again to Shea for letting us crash at their place in Halifax! We woke up, rallied the troops, and went back to Real Fake Meats again for breakfast. So nice we had to eat their twice.

- Grabbed some booze and hit the road for Exmoor (just outside Miramichi) for the final show of the Crisswalker Tour.

- We arrived at The Shred Shed and, not gonna lie, we got completely wasted for this set. Might be the first time in this band’s history where we all played while completely sloshed and we had the MOST fun doing it. If there’s a venue that demands you not play sober, it would be The Shred Shed.

- While Ten Dollar Meat Bags unfortunately had to drop off the bill, Bathurst’s Mean Street absolutely ruled! Some real Motorhead-style street punk rock n’ roll. Fuckin’ badass.

- Had a great time partying into the wee hours of the morning by messing around on the halfpipe.

[onryou-onryou]

Starve the Beat: The Screaming Females Story

[h4ppy2nom]

A black(?) rock i found in New Brunswick

[vinceaddams]

Hi, I am traveling to the Eaat coast soon, and wonder if you have any fun craft/fashion/history related tourist attractions to recommend in Halifax, Charlottetown, or drivable distances thereabouts? (I seem to recall you live(d) somewhere in the maritimes, please excuse me if I got that wrong)

Hi! I do live in the Maritimes, but haven't travelled much at all (never learned how to drive cars) so I don't know of very much to do.

I've never been to Charlottetown, and I visited Halifax about 15 years ago and recall visiting a fort up on a hill that had old cannons and some neat underground rooms that echoed. I'm sure @sprucegrouses can tell you some things to do in Nova Scotia though!

Here in New Brunswick we've got a big axe statue, the worlds longest covered bridge (which is still not super long) and the Covered Bridge potato chip factory. I've been there once and we got to go on a little tour to watch the chip machines and workers (there was a big glass window). Also the gift shop had big bags of just the tiny little crumbly bits, and I got one of them and they had much more flavour dust on them than just regular chips. That factory burned down last year though and now they're set up somewhere else, I think temporarily? So alas it doesn't look like they've currently got tours or a gift shop with delicious crumbs :(

Saint John has some museums, and I was going to recommend the one with the whale skeletons, but it looks like it's temporarily closed.

NB also has the alleged frog from this post.

The Bay of Fundy has the highest tidal range in the world, which comes with these cool rocks.

And there's a national park there with some lovely hiking trails. Though rereading your ask I see that these are not fashion or craft related.

Oh! Just remembered that some photos of a 1780's coat I used in my Death's Head button video came from the Ross-Thompson House in Nova Scotia, but I've never been there, they sent me the photos. Looks like somewhere I would like to visit though.

[lil-tachyon]

For the last couple weeks I've been drawing logos / designs for local-ish (mostly NJ, some PA and NY) bands as warmups in the morning. Here's what I've come up with! Massive post below the break explaining each logo + where to find each band and listen to their music.

Teenage Halloween- a staple of New Jersey basements for probably about a decade now and finally getting wider recognition in the last couple years. Pop punk / power pop with a killer horn section. First time I saw them was in New Brunswick playing with Walter Etc. and Blowout. They played a killer cover "Build Me Up Buttercup" and my wife got a black eye in the pit. Recommended tracks: "Brain Song," "666," "Clarity." Their first EP is on a separate bandcamp page btw, check it out here it's great.

Sweet Pill - They will call themselves a Philly band but in my heart they'll always be from Glassboro. Definitely one of the more recognizable names on this list. Emo revival - early stuff is more twinkly, more recent stuff is heavier. All of it's great. Recommended tracks "Nephew," "High Hopes."

Shark Club - Central Jersey's finest. I'm very biased because I actually know these dudes and they did the music for my wedding. Some of the best pop punk you'll hear and the nicest people you'll meet. Recommended tracks: "Game Theory," "Bill Murray," "Heavens to Betsy."

Rest Ashore - My favorite band for the last (oh God I'm old now) eight years. From gut-wrenching emo ballads to virtuoso math-rock instrumentals they do it all. One time I got to sing vocals on "Lucy's Theme" at a house show- thank you Erica! Recommended tracks: "Hjarta," "Chinese Opera," "Devotion," "Soyuz Sweetheart." Too many bangers to name honestly, just deep dive their discography.

Morus Alba - First band I ever went to see at a house show and still one of my absolute favorites. Their music feels like the bridge between the best pitchfork, /mu/ alt rock bands and high energy basement emo. I mean that as a compliment and I hope it comes off as one lol. I should note that since 2019 Morus Alba has morphed from a band into an experimental hip-hop project so later releases sound radically different and basically disconnected from the earlier stuff. Also my favorite release from them, Live at Isabelle's, has been scrubbed from the internet but if you'd like the files just email me. Recommended tracks: "Skyscraper," "Human Resources," "The Goodnight Waltz."

Have a Good Season - another Jersey mainstay that's still going strong. Emo revival in their earlier releases, now with more 70s power pop influences in their newer stuff. See them live, they put on a fantastic show and usually play some great covers in addition to their original music. HaGS guys if you're reading this, please put your version of "Since You've Been Gone" online, I'm begging you. Recommended tracks: "Joseph / Shel Silverstein," (you have to listen to them together for the drop, so good) , "Gum, "Gleaux / Scab." Also, frontman Nic Palermo interviewed me once.

Elephant Jake - If you see any of these bands live make it EJ, they put on such a damn good show. Electrifying indie punk from the Empire State. Recommended tracks: "F.D.C." "Sarah Moyer," "Goodness to Honest," and of course you gotta learn "Sebastien Bauer" for the singalongs.

Blind Lion - Sadly one of the greats that we lost along the way. Defunct since about 2017. I only got to see them once but it was a great performance. Alongside their own stuff they played some killer covers of "Bad Moon Rising" and "Moonage Daydream." I had trouble doing a logo design for them because I actually really like the composition, if not the "Ed Hardy-ness," of their existing logo so what you see here are two separate attempts, neither of which feels entirely satisfying to me. Frontperson Larry Flately currently plays in Nematode and also handled production of Bradley Gardens joke hiphop group The Breakfast Boiz under the moniker "DJ Ova EZ." Recommended tracks: "Brumous," "Dinner."

Fighting Seasons - A band that I sadly found out about too late (via a sticker under the bridge in my town which has since been painted over). 2010s pop punk that packs a helluva punch, especially considering that I'm pretty sure the members were high schoolers for most of the band's existence. I think some members may have gone on to form Sawce (FFO Chon, Polyphia, that type of music) but I can't remember where I read/heard that so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. Recommended tracks: "Fighting Seasons," "Oil on Canvas"

Milkmen- Another fallen giant, officially disbanded in 2019. Like Morus Alba, they played the very first house show I attended and their few releases remain on constant rotation in my home. Used to put on a great show and were one of the bands I always thought would make it big until suddenly they weren't around anymore. Frontman Ben Thieberger contributed guitar and vocals to Covid quarantine project Kin if you're looking for a bit of an extra fix but beyond that I don't know what these guys are up to these days, sadly. Recommended tracks: "Ramus," "Johnny Dangerously," "how sieves catch breeze," "K.O.T.H."

Stand and Wave - New York (now Philly) pop punkers delivering instant dopamine hits with every track. Another great live act, see them with EJ if you can! They often play shows together. Recommended tracks: "Convos," "Mrs. Dash," "Splashton Kutcher," "Michael Collins."

My Chemical Romance - You know who they are. While I was drawing all these other logos I ran a poll on Patreon to decide which famous New Jersey band should also be graced with a drawing from me. MCR won the poll by a hefty margin so unfortunately you won't get to see me do an illegible black metal take on Hoboken's Yo La Tengo. I ended up doing two versions: the one with the halo is the first, the one with the bats was the second. I tried to do something kind of thin and elegant with the first one and I don't think it's terrible but I also wasn't quite satisfied with it. For the 2nd attempt I tried to lean into the kind of pulpy, almost horror punk aesthetic of early MCR and I think that one looks better even if it's less original.

Anyway if you took the time to read through all this, thank you very much! And please support these bands! Also If any of the links aren't working please let me know.

-Logan

[foolandscholar]

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[kdo-three]

Bill Haley and His Comets - Goofin' Around (1956) 'Franny' Beecher/ Johnny Grande from: "Goofin' Around" (UK Promo Single} "Rock n' Roll Stage Show Pt. 3" (US | EP) "Calling All Comets" / "Goofin' Around" (German Single) "Bill Haley: The Decca Years and More" (Bear Family Records 5 CD Box Set)

Instrumental

JukeHostUK (left click = play) (320kbps)

Personnel: Bill Haley: Rhythm Guitar Francis 'Franny' Beecher: Lead Guitar Rudy Pompilli: Tenor Saxophone Johnny Grande: Accordion / Piano William F. 'Billy' Williamson: Steel Guitar Al Rex: Double Bass Ralph Jones: Drums

Produced by Milt Gabler

Recoded: @ The Pythian Temple in New York City, New York USA on March 23, 1956

Released 1956: Brunswick Records (UK) Decca Records (US)

Box Set Released 1991: Bill Haley: The Decca Years and More (Bear Family Records 5 CD Box Set)

[have-you-been-here]

Hopewell Rocks, New Brunswick, Canada