Video:: Entire Cities on Aux TV

As you may have heard, a new year has begun, so what better time to talk about a new relationship we're cultivating here on the hill. aux.tv is (in it's own words):

AUX is What's Next in music television. Raw, authentic and intimate, AUX is the emerging and diverging music channel. Digging deep into music culture and uncovering some of the best artists from indie rock to hip hop, this is real music television.

Which is to say: "because music television channels no longer air shows about music, we will do it on the interweb". And based on my initial perusal, they're doing it quite well. But I may be biased, even way back in my heavy hip hop zealotry period, I watched shows like The New Music (back when it wouldn't have had a pic of Fallout Boy on it's web page - aka: when it was interesting), simply because I found the process of making music endlessly interesting. I still do, hence the slaving over this blog that only a few of you truly brilliant souls read, and my predilection for videos of the kind you'll find at aux.

There may also be some bias due to the fact that the fine folks at aux have seen fit to publish some of our musings in their blog section. And if there's anything you should know about bloggers, it's that flattery will get you everywhere. Oh, well that and free stuff. The Ack and I would likely give the Nicklesack our fictional Polaris vote if they sent us something cool (Note: this is not true, boo Nicklesack always and forever). Anyway, since we're hoping this is the start of a fruitful collabo between aux and the hill, I thought it made sense to share some of aux videos of bands we've covered with our faithful readers.

The first is a live performance from hill faves Entire Cities, and it features them playing in Kennsington market music store Paul's Boutique, and talking about what the area means to them. It's well fun, and well done, and made me go back and revisit their debut, Deep River. It's really quite enjoyable, as the Ack said in his review: "Really, I can't find anything wrong with this record, and more importantly, I don't want to. It's a great showcase of a lesser known Canadian band doing all the right things." And he's right - with colourful, playful, and thoughtful lyrics, group sing-alongs, banjo, thick moustaches, horns, and the occasional f-bomb, there is hardly anything else you could ask for from a record. So, enjoy!