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 All Dressed Up Smart Bomb (EP)
Super Friendz Everything Writes Itself Slide Show
Compilation North End Fender Benders - She's Gone Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance
Super Friendz Two Songs Slide Show
Compilation Hardship Post - Won't You Come Home Trim Crusts if Desired
Compilation I Want - Losing You Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986
Super Friendz Evening Sun Slide Show
Thrush Hermit Puerto Rico Sweet Homewrecker
Basic English Last Mile Sweet Panic!
Jellyfishbabies Can it Be ST
Jale Superstar So Wound
Sloan Take the Bench One Chord to Another
Compilation Weasel Faced Judge - Veal Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance
Sloan Left of Centre Smeared
Compilation Adrenalin - Forced Consent Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance
Basic English I Can't Wait Emanations
Compilation Tall Poppies - Fall Well Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993
Thrush Hermit Patriot The Great Pacific Ocean (EP) (picture disc)
Jale I'm Sorry Dreamcake
Basic English Avalanche Emanations
Sloan Loosens Twice Removed
Compilation The Lonestars - Dying Town Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986
Basic English Highlanders 48 Sweet Panic!
Wankin Family T.O. We Did It For the Kids
Compilation ChucksWagon - Chameleon Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993
Super Friendz One Day Mock Up, Scale Down
Super Friendz Dear Old Ireland Mock Up, Scale Down
Jale Mosquito So Wound
Thrush Hermit Cookie Ammo (EP)
Wankin Family Local Youths (Gassenhauer) We Did It For the Kids
Compilation Fourteen Eyz - Salvation Man Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance
Compilation Mark Wellner - Who's That Jerk She's With Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986
Cleveland Steamer Burnt Toast Burnt Toast b/w Matthew (denim sleeve)
Jellyfishbabies Rainy Day ST
Sloan The Lines You Amend One Chord to Another
Bucket Truck Kyle's Day Out Mr. Hero
Sloan I Can Feel It Twice Removed
Jale Nine Years now Closed (EP)
Thrush Hermit Before You Leave Clayton Park
Compilation Too Many Daves - Motorcycle Song Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993
Thrush Hermit Strange to be Involved Sweet Homewrecker
Sloan Nothing Left to Make Me Want to Stay One Chord to Another
Compilation Sloan - Ragdoll Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance
Compilation Jeremy Robinson - Get Out Of Jail Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993
Sloan I Hate My Generation Twice Removed
Super Friendz 10 lbs. Mock Up, Scale Down
Jale Mend Dreamcake
Thrush Hermit Rosebody John Boomer
Thrush Hermit Simple Universal Leader Marya b/w Simple Universal Leader/ Cott
Thrush Hermit Violent Dreams Clayton Park
Compilation Karma Wolves - Break the Silence Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986
100 Flowers Sea Monkeys Places We Sit
Jellyfishbabies Certain Memories ST
Basic English Birds Fly By Sweet Panic!
Thrush Hermit Giddy With The Drugs Giddy With The Drugs b/w The Ugly Details
Bucket Truck Crack'n Up Mr. Hero
Jellyfishbabies Mile of Glass ST
Bubaiskull Snake Oil Drive By Suicide (EP)
Thrush Hermit Great Pacific Ocean The Great Pacific Ocean (EP) (picture disc)
Compilation Cool Blue Halo - Some Other World Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance
Compilation Quahogs - Them Trim Crusts if Desired
Super Friendz Good to Go Compilation Tracks
Compilation Basic English - Love Don't Wait Out of the Fog Too: The Halifax Music Scene 1993
Basic English Justice Sweet Panic!
Thrush Hermit I'm Sorry If Your Heart Has No More Room Sweet Homewrecker
Jale Over You So Wound
Thrush Hermit Oh My Soul! Clayton Park
Super Friendz Ditched Sticktoitiveness 2
Sloan The Good in Everyone One Chord to Another
Sloan Same Old Flame Stood Up b/w Same Old Flame (picture sleeve)
Compilation The Killer Klamz - The Boviner's Song Out of the Fog: The Halifax Underground 1986
Jale Sweetness Aunt Betty (EP) (1st press)
Cleveland Steamer Matthew Burnt Toast b/w Matthew (denim sleeve)
Sloan Snowsuit Sound Twice Removed
Super Friendz Boots Sticktoitiveness 2
Jale Wash My Hands Closed (EP)
Eric's Trip The Road South The Road South
Basic English The Bottom Step Emanations
Jale Emma (Frank Mix) Brave New Waves Session
Thrush Hermit Noosed and Haloed Swear Words Sweet Homewrecker
100 Flowers Mr. Empty Man Places We Sit
Sloan What's There to Decide? Smeared
Bucket Truck Racecars & Burgers Mr. Hero
Sloan Can't Face Up One Chord to Another
Compilation Jale - Twisted Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance
Basic English Things Are Done Emanations
Thrush Hermit 1991 (unavailable on album) Rock and Roll Detective (EP)
Sloan Stove - Smother Stove/ Smother (split with Eric's Trip)
Wankin Family I Left My Heart in Iran (Forgotten Rebels) We Did It For the Kids
Jale Wash My Hands Closed (EP)
Jale Again (Frank Mix) Brave New Waves Session
Compilation Leonard Conan - Frightened of... Trim Crusts if Desired
Jale Tumble So Wound
Compilation Black Pool - What Are You Saying? Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance
Thrush Hermit Rosebody Ammo (EP)
Super Friendz Rescue Us from Boredom Play the Game, Not Games
Wankin Family Suck Your Life Away We Did It For the Kids
100 Flowers Down Side Up (Lloyd's Remix) Places We Sit
Compilation Thrush Hermit - The Young and the Groomed Cod Can’t Hear: The Halifax Independant Musical Festival 1992: Live from the Double Dance
100 Flowers 21st Guessing (Remix) Places We Sit

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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