Ugh, today certainly is taking it’s sweet time passing by isn’t it? Perhaps the throwback rock goodness of Zeus’ Anything You Want Dear will give it a healthy kick in the posterior. The gents from Zeus have a new record entitled Busting Visions, coming out March 27th on Arts & Crafts, and the sound of [...]
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Zeus – Anything You Want Dear
The Head and the Heart – River and Roads
God damn, this song is a punisher. So stripped down it’s barely alive; the opening moments are little more than connected tissues and bones, supporting a dying heart that needs a charge. People are leaving, moving on, and there’s nothing we can do to stop it. This song, written by The Head and the Heart, [...]
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David Myles – I Will Love You (Acoustic Version)
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More Halifax-related Valentine goodness for you! Man, I’m not sure I’ve ever done a Valentine’s Day-related post before, but this is my second of the day. It can’t be helped though, as the excellent David Myles posted this acoustic version of I Will Love You pour gratis and I thought I’d share it. You can [...]
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Jenn Grant – Baby’s Been Away
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It’s Valentines Day on the internet! But what chance does a little schmaltz-filled pseudo-holiday have of making it here on “the web” – the most outwardly cynical and downright hostile place there is? Like any good underdog, Cupid will get by with a little help from his friends. And his friends in this case are [...]
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Favorites-of ’12:: Mike O’Neill Wild Lines
If asked, I don’t think Mike O’Neill would ever admit to being an elder statesman of East Coast rock n’ roll. I mean, he still happily plays the same clubs, but when you hear the career spanning Wild Lines, you can’t help but embrace the depth of his talent. This record, technically, took four years [...]
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D-Sisive – Ghetto Bastard
Well it seems I’ve arrived at Monday’s end without posting my tradition Old School Hip Hop jam (well, I’d traditionally been doing multi-song OSM posts for years, but for various reasons I’ve recently switched this to one old school jam per Monday. Here’s to new traditions!), but D-Sisive’s going to save my bacon this time [...]
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Reviews:: K. Stebner’s Cold Water
It’s no secret that making money from music is a failed venture. Even the biggest bands in the world are stuck grinding from city to city, dreading the inevitable ding from an increasingly fickle 15-minute timer. For artists like Kevin Stebner, a man making music for an incredibly small subset of the few people left [...]
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URBNET Certified Volume 1
I don’t write about compilations much on the hill, but when I do, I prefer they be from Urbnet. Ha, I just most interesting-man-in-the-world’d you, and you didn’t see it coming, so well done me, very current reference there for sure. But seriously, I’ve said this before and I’ll keep on saying it, if you’re [...]
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Sneak Peak:: Slow Down, Molasses Remix EP
With apologies to Frank Yang’s twitter slogan, I think the new fre-EP from Slow Down, Molasses should pique your interest. For anyone unfamiliar with the band the Saskatchewan collective, just know they write songs that hit with the drama and intensity of post-rock, but still offers the tenderness of the music more often played on [...]
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CFCF – Exercise #3 (Building)
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I know he’s a rather buzz-tastic chap these days, but I’ve loved Michael Silver’s (aka CFCF) stuff for a while now, so I’mma go ahead and post this new track from his upcoming album Exercises. Exercise #3 (Building) is a peek into the contemplative nature of CFCF’s new record (which was partly inspired by “institutional [...]
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Sneak Peak:: Klarka Weinwurm Tannery EP
It’s hard to define Klarka Weinwurm as a musician. She’s one of the staples of the East Coast scene, routinely supporting Jon Mckiel and Shotgun Jimmie, but you’d be forgiven if you hadn’t heard her songs. The soft spoken Weinwurm doesn’t have a Web site and unless you cornered her in a dark alley, I’m [...]
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Wildlife – Sea Dreamer
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I don’t know about you, but after a long hard Wednesday, there is only one thing that can soothe my savage beast of a soul: street gang-related hi-jinks. Luckily Wildlife has me covered with their new video for Sea Dreamer off of their amazingly well received last album, Strike Hard Young Diamond. The video features [...]
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Self Taught – Five Year Journey
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When they sent me their new album, 5 Year Journey, it struck me that Vancouver hip hop outfit Self-Taught chose a very appropriate name for themselves. I’m sure it certainly describes how they learned their craft, but to me, it’s fitting because the guys that invented hip hop actually created this movement & music that [...]
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Sneak Peak:: Zachary Lucky Back in the Fall
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Zachary Lucky sounds like man that had love break his heart and the road break his spirit. Words fall from his lips, heavy and heartfelt, and you wonder how a man so young became saddled with such weight. Lucky’s anguish is the listener’s reward. “Back in the fall”, the first single from his new Saskatchewan [...]
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Octoberman – Dressed Up
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Marc Morrissette has seen the world as a tourist, as a foreigner. Years ago, his solo work was a collection of observations and memories from his travels, held close and shared openly like sepia toned photos. The songs were stripped down, which made complete sense considering they were born in new countries and lonely hostels. [...]
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Jon Epworth – Soothsayer
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Well this bit of news has plenty of people in Halifax excited, so why not share it: Jon Epworth has a new album coming out at the end of the month. Failure Epics will be released in digital form on the 28th and on vinyl in March via Diminished Fifth Records. The Epworth and D5R [...]
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EPMD – Strictly Business
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Seems today is Bob Marley’s birthday, so I figured we might as well celebrate with the most famous Marley sample in Old School hip hop history – EPMD’s Strictly Business, the title track from their debut album. Obviously an amazing jam, but of course it’s not really a Bob Marley sample that is uses, but [...]
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A Song About Falling Down Drunk At A Party
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The end of the week has finally arrived, and I think we all want the same thing right about now: to watch a video of Old Man Luedecke playing a song in his bathtub. Well the folks at the very impressive Nova Scotia-based video site Analog Songs have you covered in fine style. So here’s [...]
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Teenage Kicks – Middle of the Night
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I shant lie to you, I pretty much loved Teenage Kicks last EP, Rational Anthems, and so any news from the band is welcome on my cyber doorstep. And there appears to be TK news aplenty right now, as not only will they be playing in Halifax on March 30th (Michael’s with Wildlife and Glory [...]
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One Hundred Dollars – Ties That Bind Video Premier
It’s no secret that I love the visceral country songs One Hundred Dollars delivers each and every time out. The band hits like a sledgehammer; sure any country purist will soak up the melodies, but Simone Schmidt refuses to settle for cheap cliches and tried and true imagery. Her pen cuts deep as she tells [...]
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