It’s no secret that we are fans of Rock Plaza Central here on the hill. We were the site of choice for their fantastic Dylan cover and have loved every record they’ve put out. But front man Chris Eaton is more than just a singer; serious fans of the band may know he’s an equally [...]
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Reviews:: Wilderness of Manitoba Hymns of Love and Spirits
The Wilderness of Manitoba have just released an expanded reissue of their debut EP, so we thought we’d re-post our review of this great record. Enjoy. It’s no secret that sometimes music is the only thing that helps you get through real loss. I’m not talking about a broken heart or a bad [...]
Contests:: Paper Lions
Who (is playing):: Young PEI indie rockers Paper Lions With (support from):: North Lakes & The Belle Comedians When (is it):: Saturday, Feb. 5th, doors @ 10PM Where (at, yo):: The Seahorse What (do you win):: Two guestlist spots & a CD at the door Why (should you go):: [...]
Pro-Tip:: Get Yourself on the Hill in 2011 – Vol. 1
Hello friends, old and (hopefully) new. Welcome to our little crawlspace of a Canadian Music Blog in 2011. As you may or may not know, we’ve been at this thing as a music-specific site for probably 6 or 7 years now. Why do we keep going? Well it’s like any other hobby that becomes an [...]
Christmas Stocking Stuffers:: Postdata, Young Doctors in Love, Jody Glenham, Coco et Co & More!
It’s the season of giving… and rum & eggnogs. Since I have two weeks off, I thought I’d try a little (or a lot) of each. This post is full of gift ideas, free songs from great bands and is drunk enough to make anyone’s Work Party a little too grabby. Up first, three new [...]
Rap-Sack Backpack:: CBC R3 Podcast Edition Ep. 3
‘Aight then, if you’ve been paying attention to the hill over the last week, you’ve heard that the folks at CBC R3 used a playlist of Canadian hip hop that we created as their ehList of the day early last week. We also did a podcast with CBC’s Lana Gay, which they posted up last [...]
Reviews:: Jill Barber, Rose Cousins & Meaghan Smith – A New Kind Of Light
As a Friday special, and because the album is once again available to purchase in support of FEED Nova Scotia, I’m re-upping my original review (pubbed Nov. 1st, 2007) for the beautiful A New Kind of Light by Jill Barber, Rose Cousins & Meaghan Smith. With no exaggeration I say it’s become the favorite Christmas [...]
Mailbag:: New Country Rehab & Kites Overhead
Remember when herohill was all high & mighty, screaming we only do full record reviews and it made us special? Well, time’s proven that most people don’t care about what we have to say about a record, they just want to hear the jammy jams. So, lets give the people what they what… AMIRITE? [...]
Reviews:: KWES – Against the Dying of the Light
This right here is something I’ve been meaning to post on for a while, so let’s cut right to the chase: I would like you to go to Montreal based MC KWES’ Bandcamp page and download his EP Against The Dying of The Light, mainly because I think it’s very good. It’s also free, so [...]
Contest:: Win 2tix to the Tanya Davis CD release show
This Friday Tanya is playing her CD release show at St. Matthias church with a full backing band consisting of Jim Bryson, Tim CrabtreeBenn Ross (drums), Ian Bent (Caledonia), and Matt Myers (Gypsophilia). Rumor has it that there will be enough cameos to make Larry Blackmon blush. We have guestlist +1 for one [...]