The Halifax Explosion

The Halifax Explosion

This playlist was started Dec 23, 2025 and is in progress....In the late 80's and early 1990s, a loose network of bands, venues, and independent labels centered in Halifax, Nova Scotia began drawing national attention. While rarely labeled as a “scene” by its participants at the time, the cluster would later be widely referred to as The Halifax Pop Explosion.
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Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage, and going through the cites of the word in classical literature, discovered the undoubtable source. Lorem Ipsum comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, written in 45 BC. This book is a treatise on the theory of ethics, very popular during the Renaissance. The first line of Lorem Ipsum, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..", comes from a line in section 1.10.32.

Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage, and going through the cites of the word in classical literature, discovered the undoubtable source. Lorem Ipsum comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, written in 45 BC. This book is a treatise on the theory of ethics, very popular during the Renaissance. The first line of Lorem Ipsum, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..", comes from a line in section 1.10.32.

Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage, and going through the cites of the word in classical literature, discovered the undoubtable source. Lorem Ipsum comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, written in 45 BC. This book is a treatise on the theory of ethics, very popular during the Renaissance. The first line of Lorem Ipsum, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..", comes from a line in section 1.10.32.

Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage, and going through the cites of the word in classical literature, discovered the undoubtable source. Lorem Ipsum comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, written in 45 BC. This book is a treatise on the theory of ethics, very popular during the Renaissance. The first line of Lorem Ipsum, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..", comes from a line in section 1.10.32.

Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage, and going through the cites of the word in classical literature, discovered the undoubtable source. Lorem Ipsum comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, written in 45 BC. This book is a treatise on the theory of ethics, very popular during the Renaissance. The first line of Lorem Ipsum, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..", comes from a line in section 1.10.32.

Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage, and going through the cites of the word in classical literature, discovered the undoubtable source. Lorem Ipsum comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, written in 45 BC. This book is a treatise on the theory of ethics, very popular during the Renaissance. The first line of Lorem Ipsum, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..", comes from a line in section 1.10.32.

Contrary to popular belief, Lorem Ipsum is not simply random text. It has roots in a piece of classical Latin literature from 45 BC, making it over 2000 years old. Richard McClintock, a Latin professor at Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia, looked up one of the more obscure Latin words, consectetur, from a Lorem Ipsum passage, and going through the cites of the word in classical literature, discovered the undoubtable source. Lorem Ipsum comes from sections 1.10.32 and 1.10.33 of "de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum" (The Extremes of Good and Evil) by Cicero, written in 45 BC. This book is a treatise on the theory of ethics, very popular during the Renaissance. The first line of Lorem Ipsum, "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet..", comes from a line in section 1.10.32.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Thrush Hermit Western Dreamz Clayton Park
Super Friendz 10 lbs. Mock Up, Scale Down
Compilation Basic English - Love Don't Wait Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986
Basic English Avalanche Emanations
Basic English Lost in the Shadows Sweet Panic!
Thrush Hermit Without You? Sweet Homewrecker
Bucket Truck Hidden Three Mr. Hero
Thrush Hermit Marya Marya b/w Simple Universal Leader/ Cott
Sloan 400 Metres One Chord to Another
Basic English Outside the Law Emanations
Thrush Hermit This Week Sweet Homewrecker
Basic English Images of Love Emanations
100 Flowers At Your Expense Places We Sit
Thrush Hermit Seven Years of Bad Luck and Bad Timing (unavailable on album) Rock and Roll Detective (EP)
Thrush Hermit Noosed and Haloed Swear Words Sweet Homewrecker
Jellyfishbabies Rainy Day ST
Jellyfishbabies Messiah ST
Jellyfishbabies Berlin is Just a Dream Away The Unkind Truth About Rome
Compilation Les Gluetones - Reincarnated Trim Crusts if Desired
Compilation Jale - Brother Trim Crusts if Desired
Compilation North End Fender Benders - She's Gone Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance
Jale The Unseen Guest Dreamcake
100 Flowers Upside Down Places We Sit
Compilation Sloan - Ragdoll Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance
Compilation The Misery Goats - Back to the Fall Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986
Bubaiskull Snake Oil Drive By Suicide (EP)
Jellyfishbabies Abbott The Unkind Truth About Rome
Thrush Hermit We Are Being Reduced Clayton Park
Thrush Hermit Snubbed Sweet Homewrecker
Basic English Have it Your Way Emanations
Jellyfishbabies Girl in the Window The Unkind Truth About Rome
Super Friendz Good to Go Compilation Tracks
Basic English I Won't be Leaving Emanations
100 Flowers The Last Forgetting Places We Sit
Super Friendz Ditched Sticktoitiveness 2
Wankin Family No Way to Live We Did It For the Kids
Eric's Trip I Exist The Road South
Jale Emma (Komoda Mix) Brave New Waves Session
Jale Drag So Wound
Sloan Underwhelmed Smeared
Thrush Hermit Picturesque Nobody Famous
Wankin Family T.O. We Did It For the Kids
Thrush Hermit Oh Man What to Do Clayton Park
Sloan Nothing Left to Make Me Want to Stay One Chord to Another
Basic English Birds Fly By Sweet Panic!
Compilation PlumTree - Dog Gone Crazy Trim Crusts if Desired
Compilation Hardship Post - Won't You Come Home Trim Crusts if Desired
Super Friendz Restricted Mock Up, Scale Down
Super Friendz Two Songs Slide Show
Sloan Worried Now Twice Removed
Thrush Hermit The Ugly Details Giddy With The Drugs b/w The Ugly Details
Thrush Hermit Before You Leave Clayton Park
Jale Jesus Loves Me Closed (EP)
Cleveland Steamer Burnt Toast Burnt Toast b/w Matthew (denim sleeve)
Sloan What's There to Decide? (LP Version) Underwhelmed (promo)
Basic English Don't Have to Dance Sweet Panic!
Cleveland Steamer Matthew Burnt Toast b/w Matthew (denim sleeve)
Thrush Hermit Uneventful Clayton Park
Sloan People of the Sky Twice Removed
Bubaiskull Heebie Jeebie Drive By Suicide (EP)
Sloan Deeper Than Beauty Twice Removed
Jale Emma Dreamcake
Compilation Phil Sedore - Rainbow Thieves Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993
Bucket Truck The Fight Song Mr. Hero
Compilation Jale - Twisted Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance
Bubaiskull The Hum Drive By Suicide (EP)
Super Friendz Citizens Banned Slide Show
Compilation The Misery Goats - Back to the Fall Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993
Sloan Autobiography One Chord to Another
Compilation Salsa Picante - Acuyuye Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993
Sloan Junior Panthers One Chord to Another
Bucket Truck Racecars & Burgers Mr. Hero
Jale Mosquito So Wound
Bucket Truck Speed Freak Show Mr. Hero
Thrush Hermit Patriot The Great Pacific Ocean (EP) (picture disc)
Compilation Bluegrass Lawnmower - Bone of Contention Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance
Basic English Don't Have to dance Emanations
Thrush Hermit Giddy With The Drugs Giddy With The Drugs b/w The Ugly Details
Compilation Eric's Trip - Laying Blame Trim Crusts if Desired
Thrush Hermit Simple Universal Leader Marya b/w Simple Universal Leader/ Cott
Compilation Rebecca West - Sick (demo) Trim Crusts if Desired
Thrush Hermit Headin' South Clayton Park
Super Friendz Down in Flames Mock Up, Scale Down
Compilation Donner Party Reunion - Omniverous Society Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance
Jale Tumble So Wound
Jale Promise (Jimmybeam magestic version) Dreamcake
Super Friendz Optimists Sticktoitiveness 2
Compilation Deep Woods - The House Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance
Bucket Truck Page Thirteen Mr. Hero
Jale Twisted (Frank Mix) Brave New Waves Session
Sloan The Good in Everyone One Chord to Another
Compilation The Killer Klamz - The Boviner's Song Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986
Jellyfishbabies Mile of Glass ST
Jale Hey Hey So Wound
Super Friendz Rescue Us from Boredom Play the Game, Not Games
Jellyfishbabies Alba The Unkind Truth About Rome
Super Friendz Rescue Us from Boredom Sticktoitiveness 2
Jellyfishbabies Never Really Knew ST
Sloan Bells On Twice Removed
Sloan Stove - Smother Stove/ Smother (split with Eric's Trip)

100 Flowers

The Road South

Basic English - Emanations INSIDE

Basic English - Emanations

Basic English - Emanations

Emanations

Sweet Panic!

Basic English

Super Friendz

Up and Running

Compilation Tracks

Play the Game, Not Games

Slide Show

Mock Up, Scale Down

Sticktoitiveness 2

Super Friendz (8)

Super Friendz (6)

Super Friendz (5)

Super Friendz (4)

Super Friendz (3)

Super Friendz (2)

Super Friendz (1)

BANNER HALIFAX EXPLOSION (1)

Basic English FOR MOCM

Basic English (11)

Basic English (10)

Basic English (9)

Basic English (8)

Basic English (7)

Basic English (6)

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