Listen Up:: Cam Penner Memphis

Listen Up:: Cam Penner Memphis

Cam Penner has seen the best and worst humanity has to offer. A man that spent years slinging soup for the unfortunate and broken dreams on tattered couches, found his voice over desolate picked riffs and human suffering. Five albums deep, you hear changes in Cam’s sound. Bolder textures dance around your headphones; he’s just(…)

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.(…)

Favorites-of ’13:: The Shilohs So Wild

Favorites-of ’13:: The Shilohs So Wild

Wearing an influence on your sleeve can be a dangerous branding… just ask anyone with Chinese characters or a tribal armband. For The Shilohs, one of the most buzzed about Vancouver bands to hit the scene in years, their dedication to crafting shimmering pop nuggets worthy of the bands from ’60s and ’70s is more(…)

Friday Fun:: Zeus – Vasoline

Friday Fun:: Zeus – Vasoline

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(…)

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(…)

Listen Up:: Mike Feuerstack Bones in the River

Listen Up:: Mike Feuerstack Bones in the River

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.(…)