Now we’ve always had a soft spot for the earnest rock & roll of Zeus here at the hill, but I know for certain many of you will be shelling out for the deluxe version of their last album Busting Visions. Why you ask? Well because as part of the deluxeness, Zeus is including a(…)
Yes today is almost over, but I’m guessing you could use a boost to get yourself through the rest of the day, and the week for that matter. I might suggest you get that boost from Gets in Car the sparking, frayed electrical wire of an EP from Sackville NB’s Yellowteeth. This foursome plays a(…)
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(…)
My idea is pretty simple. Pick a label, and offer up five songs courtesy of five of their heaviest hitters. It’s time to shine a light on the people still willing to venture down the thankless road of helping bands get their songs out and heard. With so much music being recorded at home and(…)
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(…)
Very few are given the chance to age gracefully. We fight through life like pugilists, but sadly, we eventually lose a step and our chin becomes weaker. Decisions and memories become clouded with the speed of a chemical reaction instead of a slow, natural progression. It’s an uncelebrated fall from grace that ultimately claims everyone.(…)
The comforts of habit and routine are a weighty albatross hung from almost every neck. For Mark Andrew Hamilton, front man of the orchestral folk outfit Woodpigeon, that weight became chains. Somehow, a man with a voice that soars freely became sedimentary and stagnate. Hamilton planned his escape. After bribing guards, picking locks and digging(…)
Heeeeeeey ‘Merica, this post is for you! Foremost friend of the hill Joel Plaskett is coming your way next month with a host of shows in your eastern quadrant, and you should go see him. Without hesitation we’ll happily admit to being biased as shit when it comes to our fellow Halifax West alumnus Mr.(…)
Canadian bred. Sick in my head. Yes. Just yes, this all day. Head-slap drums. Victorious horns. Bob James cowbell in the mix. Nasty mic skills. Lyrics. This is the kind of hip hop that still puts me in a trance and gets me nodding my old-ass head at my desk. The Antiheroes debut, This Is(…)
Subtlety is not part of the equation when it comes to Cold Warps sound. The steps are roughly the same each time out; write a two-minute sci-fi joint or a nostalgic heartbreaker, put a poppy riff behind it and make it fuzzier than Gene Wilder’s melon. Oh, and play the song like you have been(…)
