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(…)
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.(…)
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(…)
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(…)
