Monthly Archives: October 2011
The Haunted Hype
Well Halifax, Halloween is almost upon us and spooky celebrations abound. There’s a Haunted House at the Halifax Armoury this weekend! Just like old castles had their dungeons and tortured spirits, the Armoury has it’s secrets hidden deep within its … Continue reading
Things I Learned from HPX: Friday/Saturday
the main lesson I learned from the Halifax Pop Explosion is that if you’re doing it right, you’re going to end up very, very tired. So I think we clearly did it right. Because Monday is really giving me a … Continue reading
Things I Learned at HPX: Thursday Edition
On Thursday night we learned that if you don’t get to events well in advance you’re probably not going to get in – such was the case with our misadventure to try and see Dan Mangan. We headed back to … Continue reading
Things I Learned at HPX: Wednesday Night Edition
Last night the Hype blogging duo headed to the Carleton to check out local boys Home Town Heroes and to see the much talked about ‘Secret Guest’ performance first hand. While there were some murmurs on the interwebs about just … Continue reading
Things I Learned at HPX: Tuesday Night Edition
After months and months of anticipation the Halifax Pop Explosion is finally here! Each day we’ll be bringing you a short update on what we checked out the night before, a mini feature we like to call ‘Things I Learned … Continue reading
Pop Explosion – Part II
Last week we gave you the low down on our plans for Halifax Pop Explosion from Tuesday – Thursday, and now we’re here to follow up with our plans for the weekend. Friday: We’re pretty excited to head to the … Continue reading
The Other Halifax Explosion
It’s starting to feel like a music fans’ version of Christmas around these parts – that’s right, Halifax Pop Explosion is quickly approaching! We’ve been spending our evenings pouring over the schedules, trying to figure out our ‘ultimate line-up’ – … Continue reading