PEARL JAM ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM DARK MATTER OUT APRIL 19 SONIC PROJECTIONS APPEAR IN DOWNTOWN TORONTO GUERILLA MARKETING Pearl Jam will release their twelfth studio album, Dark Matter, on Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records/Universal Music [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE (MUSIC INSPIRED BY THE FILM) UNIVERSAL MUSIC In conjunction with the box-office hit, Bob Marley: One Love, the biopic starring Kingsley Ben-Adir as the titular icon, Universal Music has released the companion [...]
PAUL McCARTNEY AND WINGS BAND ON THE RUN (50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) MPL/UNIVERSAL On December 12, 1973, Paul McCartney released the third Wings album (his fifth solo since leaving The Beatles), Band On The Run. The album was a critical and [...]
STEPHEN SANCHEZ @ HISTORY, TORONTO NOVEMBER 28, 2023 Stephen Sanchez marked his triumphant return to Toronto on a grander stage, drawing a larger and more captivated audience. The moment he graced the stage, a flawless entertainer, he held the [...]
THE BEATLES THE BEATLES 1962-1966 & THE BEATLES 1967-1970 (2023 REISSUES) APPLE CORPS LTD./UNIVERSAL MUSIC In 1973, The Beatles and their record label, Apple Records, released two double album sets, The Beatles 1962 – 1966 and The [...]
NIRVANA IN UTERO (30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) UNIVERSAL MUSIC For the past 30 years, Nirvana’s In Utero has always been an album that is meant to be taken in two parts. While we see a band that was on the cusp of primal musical growth and [...]
THE ROLLING STONES HACKNEY DIAMONDS UNIVERSAL MUSIC The peak that The Rolling Stones summitted in the early ‘70s remains unparalleled; something that should be coveted as among the greatest eras of not only rock ‘n’ roll, but popular music as a [...]
RINGO STARR REWIND FORWARD UME/UNIVERSAL MUSIC A couple of years ago Ringo Starr made the bold declaration that he was not releasing any further albums, but rather focusing on EPs. Rewind Forward is his fourth, and his best yet. Starr has called [...]
STEPHEN SANCHEZ ANGEL FACE MERCURY RECORDS/REPUBLIC RECORDS/UNIVERSAL MUSIC Stephen Sanchez is a new artist who released his debut EP, What Was, Not Now, in 2021. it caught the attention of many radio programmers and record labels. Republic [...]
Arkells Laundry Pile Virgin Music/Universal Music Laundry Pile is the latest record from the beloved Canadian band Arkells. It is quite different compared to the majority of their discography. Arkells are known for their energetic, groovy, [...]
Frank Zappa Funky Nothingness Zappa/Universal Music In 1969, Frank Zappa released his second solo album, Hot Rats. Over time, the album has become a landmark, a classic, and one of Zappa’s most loved. Hot Rats was also the first album to be [...]
John Mellencamp Orpheus Descending Universal Music I am not sure that John Mellencamp has always received the credit and respect he deserves. He has a heavy body of work that has somehow not received the critical acclaim that is offered to [...]
Def Leppard Drastic Symphonies Universal Music Part greatest hits and part live performance, Def Leppard haS collaborated with The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to deliver Drastic Symphonies. The album sees The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra record [...]
RINGO STARR AND HIS ALL STARR BAND ADD DATES TO SPRING 2023 TOUR Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band – Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart, Gregg Bissonette – have added 4 dates to their upcoming Spring [...]
The Who The Who With Orchestra: Live At Wembley Universal Music Six decades into their career, The Who continues to experiment with its performances, justifying its worth as one of the greatest bands of its era. Their 2019 tour saw the British [...]
FEIST RELEASES NEW SINGLE “BORROW TROUBLE” FROM MULTITUDES THE NEW ALBUM OUT APRIL 14 Feist has released “Borrow Trouble”, the brilliant new single from the multi-award winning, hugely influential musician’s new [...]
CROWN LANDS EMBARK ON A NEW CHAPTER WITH ANNOUNCEMENT OF SOPHMORE ALBUM FEARLESS SET FOR RELEASE ON MARCH 31 Juno Award-winning, powerhouse rock duo Crown Lands – Cody Bowles (vocals and drums) and Kevin Comeau (guitar, bass, and keys)—share [...]
RINGO STARR AND HIS ALL STARR BAND ANNOUNCE SPRING 2023 TOUR WILL INCLUDE SHOWS AT THE VENETIAN IN LAS VEGAS AND AT THE GREEK THEATRE IN LOS ANGELES Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band – Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Warren Ham, [...]
I’M TALKIN’ ABOUT A LIFETIME PLAN REMINISCING WITH GRAEHAM GOBLE OF LITTLE RIVER BAND “Toronto? We played there once. The El Mocambo Club. The most memorable show, maybe, in my whole career. Incredible! Because, the audience was [...]
THE ROCK AND COAL BREAKDOWN SPILL MAGAZINE DISSECTS SOME OF THE BEST/WORST 2022 CHRISTMAS RELEASES (PART ONE) Christmastime is here again, ain’t been around since you know when….that means new Christmas music. This year, there seems to be a lot [...]
Little River Band Ultimate Hits/Masterpieces Universal Music A Little River Band revival is long overdue and therefore it is perfect timing for these collections to be released. Ultimate Hits and Masterpieces are two separate albums but should [...]
The Police Ghost In The Machine (Vinyl Reissue) Universal Music/Polydor Originally released in 1981, Ghost In The Machine represents The Police in the middle their career. In the late 1970s and early ’80s, a series of successful albums, singles, [...]
PJ Harvey B-Sides, Demos & Rarities Universal Music/Island Records Concealing almost no part of her musical progression, PJ Harvey’s B-Sides, Demos & Rarities provides us with a road map to her as an artist, as well as a person, and [...]
The Beatles Revolver – Special Edition (Super Deluxe) Apple Corps Ltd./Universal Music The Beatles entered EMI Studios on April 6, 1966 to begin work on their follow up to their brilliant, ground-breaking, and landmark album Rubber Soul. [...]