Is it possible your Tuesday could use an extra dose of whimsy and wonder? Well you can get both of those from this rather lovely video from Toronto’s Pick A Piper. Animated & illustrated by brothers Graeme and Kyle Reed respectively, the video tells a mesmerizing story of an industrous monk and his mysterious forrest(…)
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Abdominal and The Obliques – Courage
Now this is great. I don’t want to go all crazy and proclaim this the greatest Mother/Son rap collabo ever, but it has to be in the mix. I kid of course, Abdominal’s wonderful mother is the only Mom I can even recall being on a track outside of Hov’s mom, never mind actually rapping.(…)
Quake Matthews – We Can Do Better
We can do better. When it comes to the state of modern hip hop, I think you’d find more people who believe such a statement to be true, versus the opposite viewpoint. So we can do better, but do we really want to? When it comes right down to it, it’s the ignorant, guns+money+swag+drugs+misogyny rap(…)
Self Taught – No Fear (Figured Out)
I’ve been meaning to post this video for a while, but today is the perfect day to finally get around to it. The sun is finally out here in Halifax, which maybe/hopefully means spring might finally be in the air, and the laid back vibe of this song (from Self Taught’s recent album Feast of(…)
Donovan Woods – The Coldest State
My goodness, what a week. I’ve been away from the hill for a couple weeks as we’ve been welcoming our third son into this nutty world of ours, and I’d intended to extend my posting vacation until next week. But this was a rather raw week for most of us, as we’ve watched so many(…)
The Antiheroes – I’m Ghost
I’m ghost, I’m gone. If you’re still hanging around here and reading the hill on a semi-regular basis, you’d be forgiven for thinking that brief quote above, from The Antiheroes latest video I’m Ghost, describes my feelings for current hip hop. This is indeed true from time to time, but not on the whole. Believe(…)
Lions in the Street – So Far Away
We’re getting a late start on our posting week, as the Ack has travelled back here to the motherland for a short visit and I’m once again battling my usual combo of busyness & laziness. But we can’t leave the tens of people who read the hill religiously hanging, so we’ve got a quick video(…)
Teenage Kicks – Middle of the Night
It’s kind of a cliche, but it’s hard to dispute that Monday nights are likely the least sexy night out of all the nights. Add in the daylight savings-type lag that many of us are dealing with today and there’s plenty of ass dragging on this particular Monday night. Well there’s no need for it.(…)
The Caravan – What Up Steve?
I’ll be honest with you, reviewing submissions for a blog-type music site such as ours is simultaneously inspiring and dispiriting as old hell. Don’t get me wrong, even with the stuff I absolutely hate, I still mostly feel honoured when someone takes the time to send us the art they’ve sweated & slaved over with(…)
Contest:: A.A. Wallace Flexidiscs
A quick perusal of the hill will show I’ve always enjoyed the work of Halifax’s multi-talented A.A. Wallace, so news of an impending debut full-length release in May is welcome news indeed. As a taste of what’s to come, A.A. has released a new single entitled This Can Heal in original and extra remixy flavours(…)
