New Videos & Updates From Three Local Solo Artists!!

Yes, we can stretch our daily post streak to 91 days! Time will tell how far this goes, but for now, we have new videos from three very different local solo projects to take in, so here's what you should know!

Local/Thompson, Manitoba alt-hard rock musician Mike Haggith live-streamed his fifth #LockdownLive post-show on his Facebook page yesterday, so what all went down here? Mike started by outlining what happened in #LockdownLive XI on Saturday night, while also re-iterating the updated share contest, which has moved to the most engaged share on Facebook rather than the most shares total (so as to lessen spamming and presumably make it easier for Mike to tally the results, and Mike teased some possible format changes to #LockdownLive to boost the view count. He did reveal that the planned #LockdownLive XIII in two weeks will be a quarterly review of past installments, but the theme of this week's episode is not public yet (the private fan group may tell you that answer though!) Mike then calls the winner of the share contest live, namely first-time winner Brandi Martel, who will be a familiar sight from Din concerts during their run.

Brandi decided to be kind re: the nominated cover for next week, as she chose Elton John's "Your Song" for him to play. Luckily, Mike already loves the song, so you know he'll give it the proper respect on Saturday, assuming work doesn't postpone #LockdownLive XII! Mike also let Brandi pick an original for him to close the post-show with, and this time, she went with two, namely "Come On Home" from Mike's upcoming studio album "Bridges" (which is still planned for release by the end of the year) and "In Search Of The Perfect Moment" from The Din's debut CD. After playing them, Mike wrapped up by talking with fans watching along, letting us see his cats, and hyping up #LockdownLive XII. Entertaining after-show as usual, if a little more straight-laced than a lot of his recent live-streams have been, so check it out below, and stay tuned for much more from Mike on Saturday!



Next up, let's take a look at local punk musician Mikey Hawdon's two newest quarantune videos on his YouTube channel! Yesterday's is of him and guest musicians covering Tom Petty's "Wildflowers", but embedded below is today's 92nd straight daily video, which sees Mikey alone with his uke covering The Replacements' "If Only You Were Lonely". Both are well done in their own way, and the spare, almost country-ish take on The Replacements is effective, so give both covers a watch, and look for #93 tomorrow!



Finally for today, here's some new YouTube videos from local goregrind solo project Crucify the Whore, as uploaded to label Blood Shed Productions' YouTube channel in the past month! A lot of their recent uploads there have been related to drum & bass projects like Alegendary and Nothing Good, but goregrind fans haven't been left out, including a re-recorded version of "Fixing GTA", a 56 seconds-long track that fans will have previously heard in 2013 on C.T.W.'s "Grindshed" split with the defunct Tomgrindy. The new version is 14 seconds longer, and has a heavier and fuller sound with better production, but the pig squeal/gurgling vocals will still not be to everyone's taste. Embedded below is the full YouTube streaming copy of Tyler's new full-length release "P.C. Sells... But I Ain't Buyin'!", which you can also buy on a name your price model on Bandcamp. This won't convert non-believers (especially lyrically), but it delivers more one-man death metal action, so give it a listen for free below, and stay tuned for more updates from the Blood Shed camp!



That's all for today, but stay tuned for more news and notes on the site soon! Thanks everyone!