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SPILL FEATURE: STRIPPING AWAY A LOT OF THE VENEER AND THE RETROGRADE NOSTALGIA AND REPLACING IT WITH S...
SPILL FEATURE: WHERE HISTORY RESONATES – A CONVERSATION WITH PÄR SUNDSTRÖM OF SABATON ON COMPOSI...
SPILL FEATURE: WE’RE GOING ON TOUR, SO WHY NOT HAVE A LITTLE BONUS – A CONVERSATION WITH WES MAR...
SPILL FEATURE: HOPE AND LOOKING UP – A CONVERSATION WITH CAROLINE MARIE BROOKS
SPILL NEWS: THE ANNUAL ANDY KIM CHRISTMAS RETURNS TO TORONTO’S MASSEY HALL ON DECEMBER 2
SPILL NEWS: MENAHAN STREET BAND SHARE NEW SINGLE “THERE BEFORE THE SUN” | ‘ILLUSIONS...
SPILL NEWS: MOUTH ULCERS ANNOUNCE DEBUT LP ‘YOU’RE NOT IN HEAVEN’ & RELEASE LEA...
SPILL NEWS: ORBITAL ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘OTHER’ OUT MARCH 19 | NEW SINGLE “MOTHER, MA...
SPILL NEW MUSIC: NORMAL BIAS DROPS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW EBM SINGLE “SOFT POWER”
SPILL FEATURE: THE ART OF BEING SEEN – A CONVERSATION WITH LIAM GUINANE & JUSTIN KEURNTJES ...
SPILL FEATURE: NOTHING LEFT TO SAY, TOMORROW STARTS TODAY – A CONVERSATION WITH ALEXANDRA ROSE O...
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: DARREN HAYMAN – I’M YOUR TEAM
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: BRIAN ENO – ANOTHER DAY ON EARTH & DRAWN FROM LIFE (REISSUES)
NORMAL BIAS DROPS HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW EBM SINGLE “SOFT POWER” DKA RECORDS Synthpop duo Normal Bias have returned with “Soft Power,” a sweltering EBM cut loaded with hard basslines, walls of cutting synths, and sultry [...]
NEXT WEEK’S WASHING – “CLEAR EYES” INDEPENDENT Continuing to push beyond the sound established on their breakout debut EP, Toronto indie quintet Next Week’s Washing shares “Clear Eyes,” a massive, [...]
THESE GIRLS ARE ELECTRIC – A SONIC NEW LIFE A SPILL EXCLUSIVE ALBUM PREMIERE A Sonic New Life is the fourth and final EP in These Girls Are Electric’s current release cycle, following Signals, Isle of Souls and Lost Universe. Across [...]
LEMEOW – “I’M GONNA LOVE YOU” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PREMIERE Ottawa-based Canadian artist leMeow creates velvet pop with a soul beneath it, blending sultry vocals, cinematic textures and vintage glamour. A vocalist and [...]
SUE FOLEY: AN INTIMATE EVENING – GUITAR WOMEN BOOK SIGNING & SOLO SHOW @ EL MOCAMBO, TORONTO OCTOBER 14, 2026 Toronto’s iconic El Mocambo was the perfect venue for an intimate evening with Canadian Blues icon Sue Foley. The multiple [...]
DIE TOTEN HOSEN w/ CADENA PERPETUA & FEINE SAHNE FISCHFILET @ MOVISTAR ARENA, BUENOS AIRES (AR) OCTOBER 10, 2026 Some bands visit Argentina. Die Toten Hosen became part of its punk scene. At Buenos Aires’ Movistar Arena on Oct. 10, the [...]
W.A.S.P. w/ KK’s PRIEST @ PICKERING CASINO RESORT, PICKERING OCTOBER 7, 2026 Blackie Lawless is back at it with his merry band of headless children for another kick around the Western Hemisphere, showcasing W.A.S.P.’s undeniable power on [...]
MASTODON w/ DEAFHEAVEN & ALCEST @ REBEL, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 28, 2026 The 2026 album Marrow Deep is Mastodon’s first album without guitarist and founding member Brent Hinds, and although his absence is felt, the record still steps it up a [...]
SPILL FEATURE: STRIPPING AWAY A LOT OF THE VENEER AND THE RETROGRADE NOSTALGIA AND REPLACING IT WITH SUBSTANCE – A CONVERSATION WITH ART D’ECCO
STRIPPING AWAY A LOT OF THE VENEER AND THE RETROGRADE NOSTALGIA AND REPLACING IT WITH SUBSTANCE A CONVERSATION WITH ART D’ECCO A new Art d’Ecco album is upon us! The innovative art rocker flawlessly shifts genres, constantly reinvents himself, [...]
SPILL FEATURE: WHERE HISTORY RESONATES – A CONVERSATION WITH PÄR SUNDSTRÖM OF SABATON ON COMPOSITION, COMMUNITY, AND HEAVY METAL’S FUTURE
WHERE HISTORY RESONATES A CONVERSATION WITH PÄR SUNDSTRÖM OF SABATON ON COMPOSITION, COMMUNITY, AND HEAVY METAL’S FUTURE When an ocean of devoted flooded the Great Canadian Casino Resort in Toronto on September 27, 2026, the thunderous chants [...]
SPILL FEATURE: WE’RE GOING ON TOUR, SO WHY NOT HAVE A LITTLE BONUS – A CONVERSATION WITH WES MARSKELL OF THE DARCYS
WE’RE GOING ON TOUR, SO WHY NOT HAVE A LITTLE BONUS A CONVERSATION WITH WES MARSKELL OF THE DARCYS The last couple of years have been phenomenal for The Darcys (Wes Marskell and Jason Couse). Their last album, Rendering Feelings, became a [...]
SPILL FEATURE: HOPE AND LOOKING UP – A CONVERSATION WITH CAROLINE MARIE BROOKS
HOPE AND LOOKING UP A CONVERSATION WITH CAROLINE MARIE BROOKS Caroline Marie Brooks, for the last 20 years, has been and continues to be one third of the Good Lovelies. A trio who have established themselves as a premier folk band. However, as [...]
SPILL FEATURE: THE ART OF BEING SEEN – A CONVERSATION WITH LIAM GUINANE & JUSTIN KEURNTJES OF WINDWAKER
THE ART OF BEING SEEN A CONVERSATION WITH LIAM GUINANE & JUSTIN KEURNTJES OF WINDWAKER There is something about Windwaker’s new album, smile, you’re on camera., that feels like a flashbulb flickering on in a dark room – emotionally sudden, [...]
SPILL FEATURE: NOTHING LEFT TO SAY, TOMORROW STARTS TODAY – A CONVERSATION WITH ALEXANDRA ROSE OF THE CRYSTAL TEARDROP
NOTHING LEFT TO SAY, TOMORROW STARTS TODAY A CONVERSATION WITH ALEXANDRA ROSE OF THE CRYSTAL TEARDROP There is a difference between revisiting the past and bringing its spirit into the present. For Alexandra Rose, frontwoman of British [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: GILLIAN GAAR – GRUNGE! THE STORY OF THE MUSIC THAT REDEFINED ROCK
GILLIAN GAAR – GRUNGE! THE STORY OF THE MUSIC THAT REDEFINED ROCK MOTORBOOKS/QUARTO PUBLISHING GROUP BOOK REVIEW BY CHRIS X I never stood a chance of ignoring this book. The striking cover didn’t invite me in so much as it pinned me [...]
SPILL FEATURE: SURVIVING THE COLLAPSE – A CONVERSATION WITH CODY QUISTAD OF WAGE WAR
SURVIVING THE COLLAPSE A CONVERSATION WITH CODY QUISTAD OF WAGE WAR A weird, uncomfortable silence often follows a devastating impact. There are no cinematics to it, just the universe reacting to the internal chaos and destruction caused mostly [...]
SPILL FEATURE: NEW CHAPTERS, WRITTEN IN ICE AND LIGHT – A CONVERSATION WITH LEFT TO SUFFER GUITARIST PETER HIGGS
NEW CHAPTERS, WRITTEN IN ICE AND LIGHT A CONVERSATION WITH LEFT TO SUFFER GUITARIST PETER HIGGS Stepping into a new chapter with Unwelcome Guest, everything Left To Suffer has been through has led to this moment, when their careers have shifted [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: MIKE DALEY – YORKVILLE: HOW A 1960s COFFEEHOUSE SCENE REWROTE POPULAR MUSIC
MIKE DALEY – YORKVILLE: HOW A 1960s COFFEEHOUSE SCENE REWROTE POPULAR MUSIC SUTHERLAND HOUSE BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY I was eager to read this book, as this is an era and place that has not had deep dives written about it. From 1954 [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: RICHARD BOWES – GARY NUMAN: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY
RICHARD BOWES – GARY NUMAN: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY SPENWOOD BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Tubeway Army, featuring Gary Numan, released their self-titled debut album in 1978. By 1979, Numan began dominating the charts in the U.K. both with [...]
SPILL FEATURE: A REBIRTH THROUGH VINYL – A CONVERSATION WITH YOUNG MEDICINE
A REBIRTH THROUGH VINYL A CONVERSATION WITH YOUNG MEDICINE There is a particular electricity around Young Medicine right now, an energy that feels like a band that’s finally found its footing. With the release of the Cold Blooded vinyl and [...]
SPILL FEATURE: A CROWN MADE OF TEETH, NOT GOLD – A CONVERSATION WITH JACK UNDERKOFLER OF DEAD POET SOCIETY
A CROWN MADE OF TEETH, NOT GOLD A CONVERSATION WITH JACK UNDERKOFLER OF DEAD POET SOCIETY There is this eerie feeling when listening to Dead Poet Society’s Monarch that feels like the floor is caving in beneath you, not because the soundscapes [...]
SPILL FEATURE: OLD SCARS, NEW STORIES – A CONVERSATION WITH MATT GOOD OF FROM FIRST TO LAST
OLD SCARS, NEW STORIES A CONVERSATION WITH MATT GOOD OF FROM FIRST TO LAST There is a unique sort of ache that only comes from a journey that requires you to return to another version of yourself you thought or swore you would never have to go [...]
SPILL FEATURE: LOTS OF PEOPLE WANT TO BE A FIREMAN OR A SPACEMAN. I WANTED TO BE A POP STAR. – A CONVERSATION WITH JARVIS COCKER OF PULP
LOTS OF PEOPLE WANT TO BE A FIREMAN OR A SPACEMAN. I WANTED TO BE A POP STAR. A CONVERSATION WITH JARVIS COCKER OF PULP You could forgive Jarvis Cocker for looking a bit content when we meet him one day short of his 63rd birthday. After all, the [...]
