NOD WEBZINE

photo by Liam Decker.    @wreckedmail When I began to see teasers being shared across Instagram and Facebook that a new PITH album was closing in on a release date, I quickly sent the band a message and asked if they would be down to do an interview for the 'zine. I was beyond stoked when Guitarist Jason Vautour (known and loved by so many across the Halifax music scene as "J. Vo") responded, within minutes, with a great big YES! Please enjoy this interview and get stoked for the release of The Liminal Space Between Life And Death this Friday, May 16th! NOD_Zine: How was Pith formed? It seems as though Pith began as a Halifax based metal supergroup!  Jason and Brett are OG members while drum and bass duties seemed to switch players  throughout the years. Give me the Pith origin story. JASON VAUTOUR (Guitar, aka ‘J.vo’): I started writing stuff  around 2008. I was inspired mostly because I was missing  those death metal sounds in my life. At the time I was p...

I recently reached out to an old pal, Ray, to talk about his current band the Neo Lux. Ray and I had worked together, many years ago, for a retail skate company, and I met him when I made the move from Nova Scotia, to Ontario, to work out of the head office there. Ray and I quickly bonded over a love of skateboarding, and especially, music. Here is what Ray had to say: "The Neo Lux" is an intriguing name—how did you land on it? Does it reflect a philosophy or aesthetic for the band?  Yeah Totally! Even though it sounds a bit Sci-Fi it’s simply “The New Luxury” - These days luxury to us isn’t a house, a sweet car, or whatever else people are hustling for. For us, it’s getting 4 friends together in a room to write music, record, and play a few shows. Toronto has a rich punk history (from Teenage Head to Fucked Up and so many more). Where do you feel The Neo Lux fits in that lineage? Are you reacting against or building on something? Big question. Southern Ontario’s punk scene...