Ha, actually, goodbye seems a little melodramatic, so let’s call it more of a “so long for now”. As you may have heard, the Ack and I are putting our beloved Herohill out to pasture. It’s a bitter-sweet decision to be sure, and I encourage you to read the Ack’s post from last week announcing(…)

Ten years. That’s how long herohill has been around. It’s hard to believe, but herohill has been a part of my life longer than my wife, any of my jobs and almost all of the friends I have. It’s a part of who I was and who I am, but I’ve come to realize it(…)

Running a music blog/website in this current timeframe means being constantly blessed & cursed by modern technology and the way it’s enabled every Jane Doe to create their own music and spray it across the internet like so much painfully earnest fertilizer. Yes, we have to deal with countless emails from MC BlazePurp and his(…)

Many moons ago, I was an obsessive jets to Brazil/Jawbreaker fan. There was something about Blake Schwarzenbach’s words that I connected with on a very deep level. In 2003, the band released their final record (the fabulous Perfecting Loneliness) and on first listen, the end results were jarring. When you considered the raw sound and(…)

You crack me up like my iPhone screen, or the Mayor of the city of my home team. haha, Rob Forb, amirite? Do we still care about him this week? You have to say, despite his being perhaps the worst example of a human being one could possibly fashion with a gigantic amount of surplus(…)

When this concert announcement came out, a Toronto based curmudgeon wrote me to let me know they may have finally come up with a bill perfectly tailored for my depressing, folk leaning preferences. It’s true; Hayden, Doug Paisley and Reuben and the Dark have all graced our pages countless times over the last decade and(…)

Wet Denim is a damn good rock band. End of discussion. WEB:: Wet Denim

As we are currently experiencing a reprieve from the full onset of winter with Spring like temperatures in Halifax, I thought it appropriate to post this video from We Were Lovers, which is a beautifully shot homage to days spent outside in blissful, carefree sunshine. It’s also rather topical because this Saskatoon based duo of(…)

I alluded to this the other day, but regardless of how you view our country’s largest city (as someone who lived there for seven years, I’ve seen both sides of the coin), there’s no denying Toronto’s place as the cultural epicentre for a great many things. One of these things is hip hop, and there’s(…)

Considering how unique the sounds and textures Sandro Perri explores, it’s surprising how well his creations lend themselves to reinterpretation. Impossible Spaces was a beacon of light, shining brilliantly through the fog, and thankfully musicians are still inspired by the sonic collages Perri offers. This time out, Sing Leaf – a.k.a., David Como – puts(…)