The concept is simple; when we fall in love with a record and cover it on herohill we reach out to the artist and ask for a song-by-song breakdown of their latest release, hoping to give the reader a window into the creative process. Whether it’s about the lyrics, the timing, or finding the sound,(…)
I have no idea why I’m only just posting this video now. If you were to try break out the bunson burners and the beakers & such to try and concoct the perfect song for the hill it would likely contain all the elements on display here. Wolves is a five man, Voltron-esque ensemble that(…)
The merciless cold that crippled most of Canada is finally relenting. The type of cold that cracks your skin and forces you to huddle for warmth almost instantaneously. The type of cold that burns your lungs and kills your spirit. The type of cold that makes you wonder how the homeless persevere. Live! at the(…)
As I was watching Dwight Howard’s corpse limp lifelessly around the key last night in search of braaaaaaaaaaains, I was hit by an idea to help promote great labels we love. It probably didn’t hurt the naming process watching twitter explode over Pau’s benching, but the phrase I kept coming back to was “the starting(…)
My father hails from Saint John (Nouveau Brunswick, so like Phil C’s jacket, there’s no “s” required), and as such, I’ve driven over the Reversing Falls many, many times in my life. Of course my father explained the Falls to me on pretty much each and every trip, but, despite this, I couldn’t make heads(…)
Our age is starting to show. Wrinkles around the corners of our style sheet. A few more greys in the color scheme. We think it makes us look a bit more distinguished, but who knows, maybe we’re just the music blog Vahlere. “Joe lies! When he cries!” Either way, those years are probably why I’m(…)
The lonely road traveled by the country folk troubadour has become increasingly populated over these last few years. You can’t turn on the radio – well, CBC or your local college joint – without hearing pedal steel, and there are enough tears in the beers to make La Fin du Monde taste like Coors Light.(…)
Making a good performance video isn’t the easiest thing in the world, and it’s made even more challenging when you’re talking about a hip hop song. But it can certainly be done, and this new video from Toronto/Montreal collective Ain’t No Love is a prime example of it. I suppose it certainly helps when you(…)
To be fair, this review is fully jacked from ’11, when we bestowed the same honor on the output of Colyn Cameron. He released the Wild Country EP on his bandcamp, humbly asking people to pay what they could. Flash forward two years, and the five-song EP is getting a second release (with a demo(…)
If you read my review of Toronto MC/producer Muneshine’s awesome last record, There is Only Today, you know the Mune is the man to see if you want that lush-sounding hip hop with honest and engaging lyrics. After checking his latest video for the title track, directed by Dan Jardine, I know he has what(…)
