Megan Coles

Megan Coles is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada and Memorial University of Newfoundland. She has contributed to the CBC’s Radio Noon and Here and Now programs, Canadian Geographic and is a regular columnist with the Northern Pen. When not doggedly pursuing a career in the arts, Megan enjoys drinking on decks, ranting with friends and/or drinking on decks while ranting with friends. She divides her time between Savage Cove and St. John's, Newfoundland, and does her best writing while sunburned.

Posts


  • > Priscilla Ahn | When You Grow Up
    May 17, 2011
    Priscilla Ahn's album When You Grow Up could have easily been titled Lullabies For Baby Hipsters if not for stepping on Heather O'Neills streetwise toes. The t... Read More

  • > History of Artistic Fraud
    May 2, 2011
    Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland was founded in 1995 by the production and creative team of their first project (In Your Dreams Freud) and have since proved thems... Read More

  • > Lawnya Vawnya, Pt. 1
    April 21, 2011
    This bay girl has never heard it, but apparently, Lawnya Vawnya is a Newfoundland expression meaning, “having a good time at a dance party with plenty to eat.... Read More

  • > Rock Shows | Born Ruffians
    April 7, 2011
    Luke Lalonde and Mitch DeRoiser met as babes in diapers (they're cousins). Steve Hamelin was recruited from a high-school music class while Andy Lloyd was the ... Read More

  • > Workspaces | Kevin Wright
    April 4, 2011
    The Modern Shoe Hospital has been located at 244 Duckworth Street since 1951 when Kevin Wright's father and his uncle moved into the workspace. “The shop's... Read More

  • > Fixing for a fair fight on the ice
    March 23, 2011
    April is a transitional month in Newfoundland and Labrador. Parents start to recover strollers from storage and seasonal workers begin about prepping for their ... Read More

  • > Rock Shows | The Beach B’ys
    March 18, 2011
    There aren't many venues in town that can accommodate a ten-piece band, but The Beach B'ys are certainly making their rounds of the venues that do. The Beach Bo... Read More

  • > A catch-up with Kim Stockwood
    March 11, 2011
    What's your daily routine like right now? It's very interesting right now, actually, 'cause I have two boys and am basically full-time mom in addition to the... Read More

  • > Hate and Hollywood
    March 9, 2011
    John Galliano's anti-Semitic rant in a Paris nightclub cost him his top dog job at the house of Dior. The designer's remarks have divided the fashion world as a... Read More

  • > Rock Shows | The Subtitles
    March 4, 2011
    The Subtitles was born when a self-taught language buff named Boobi started playing acoustic around the city of legends with a songwriter yet to purchase an iPo... Read More

  • > Workspaces | Mark McCrowe
    February 28, 2011
    “It's pretty much a little dream space really.” Chef and owner Mark McCrowe is thrilled with his workspace at Aqua Kitchen and Bar. McCrowe studied to... Read More

  • > Kaput by Destroyer
    February 23, 2011
    Destroyer's new album Kaput was released this past January to much indie music lover fanfare. The album in question does not disappoint as Dan Bejar's intimate ... Read More

  • > The invasion of the butt-bugs
    February 23, 2011
    St. John's is under siege. That's right, there's an infestation spreading through the downtown core that will eventually reach you. This dirty secret is ... Read More

  • > Workspaces | Adam Cryderman
    February 21, 2011
    The opportunity to open Focal Point Gallery and Printing (116 Duckworth Street) fell into Adam Cryderman's lap fourteen months ago. “It was just too good t... Read More