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SPILL NEWS: JON SPENCER ANNOUNCES NEW SHOWS FOR 2027 | BRAND NEW ALBUM ‘SONGS OF PERSONAL LOSS A...
SPILL NEWS: FONTAINES D.C. RELEASE NEW SINGLE “TONGUE” | TOUR DATES
SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: A SHORELINE DREAM – “20”
SPILL NEWS: A PERFECT CIRCLE RELEASE NEW SINGLE “TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN” | EXTENSIVE 2027 NORTH AMERIC...
SPILL NEWS: RIGHT ON! RECORDS ANNOUNCES BROS 10th ANNIVERSARY REISSUE + SHEEPDOGS DELUXE FT. TWO NEW T...
SPILL NEWS: THE PHOENIX CONCERT THEATRE RISES IN TORONTO’S WEST END
SPILL NEWS: DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979 ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘PRIVATE LIVES’ WITH TITLE TRACK VIDE...
SPILL NEW MUSIC: MR M & THE ALL NIGHTERS – “JOHNNY DRAMA”
SPILL NEW MUSIC: CARRIE MATISSE – “HIGH TREES”
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: MIKE DALEY – YORKVILLE: HOW A 1960s COFFEEHOUSE SCENE REWROTE POPULAR MUSIC
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: RICHARD BOWES – GARY NUMAN: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY
SPILL FEATURE: A REBIRTH THROUGH VINYL – A CONVERSATION WITH YOUNG MEDICINE
SPILL LIVE REVIEW: MASTODON w/ DEAFHEAVEN & ALCEST @ REBEL, TORONTO
HAG – “SO TIRED” INDEPENDENT Kingston’s HAG is quickly building a serious fan base. Blending rituals, spells and witchcraft into their songs and sold out live shows, Kingston’s supergroup of Ange Stever, Megan [...]
SLEEP NATION – “MANEATER” INDEPENDENT Though they keep the icons of decades past steady in the rearview, Sleep Nation has their eyes locked firmly on the future of rock ‘n’ roll. Unapologetic, high-octane, and constantly [...]
A SHORELINE DREAM – “20” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE There is something fitting about a song called “20” arriving at the point when a band has spent two decades trying to make sense of its own sound and the pursuit [...]
MR M & THE ALLNIGHTERS – “JOHNNY DRAMA” INDEPENDENT For anyone who has ever chased a dream in the entertainment industry, there is a familiar mix of excitement, frustration, rejection and unexpected triumph that comes with [...]
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 [...]
SECOND SUMMER FESTIVAL – DAY 3 @ VARIOUS TORONTO VENUES (THE MOD CLUB, LEE’S PALACE) SEPTEMBER 26, 2026 The city was going hard for the final day of Second Summer Festival and Multi-faceted Winnipeg musician JayWood had the Mod Club [...]
CANADIAN SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME 2026 INDUCTION CEREMONY @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 26, 2026 The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame has been celebrating excellence in songwriting since 2003. For the 23rd year in a row, Canadian songwriting [...]
SECOND SUMMER FESTIVAL – DAY 2 @ VARIOUS TORONTO VENUES (THE HORSESHOE TAVERN, LEE’S PALACE) SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 Day two of Second Summer Festival picked up right where it left off, with Concrete Vehicles playing their second and [...]
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 [...]
SPILL FILM REVIEW: PULP: WHAT DO YOU DO FOR AN ENCORE?
PULP: WHAT DO YOU DO FOR AN ENCORE? MUBI SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 What Do You Do For An Encore? is part concert film, part historical document, as director Garth Jennings attempts to tell the improbable second rise of Sheffield’s finest Britpop [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: KELLY CATLIN – KURT COBAIN: FOREVER IN BLOOM: THE LEGACY BEYOND THE TRAGEDY
KELLY CATLIN – KURT COBAIN: FOREVER IN BLOOM: THE LEGACY BEYOND THE TRAGEDY SKYHORSE PUBLISHING BOOK REVIEW BY CHRIS X Kurt Cobain. Grunge. For those of us that saw the events unfold in real time, we didn’t just listen to the music, we [...]
SPILL FEATURE: WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND – A CONVERSATION WITH PAUL DEAN OF LOVERBOY
WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND A CONVERSATION WITH PAUL DEAN OF LOVERBOY Mike Reno and Paul Dean of the legendary Canadian rock band Loverboy, known for the rock anthems “Hot Girls In Love,” “The Kid Is Hot Tonite,” “Turn Me Loose,” and “Working For [...]
SPILL FEATURE: HILLS AND VALLEYS, THAT IS HOW WE ROLL – A CONVERSATION WITH MIC MICHAELI OF EUROPE
HILLS AND VALLEYS, THAT IS HOW WE ROLL A CONVERSATION WITH MIC MICHAELI OF EUROPE Since 1983, Europe has released 11 albums. The band formed in 1979, under the name Force, but by the time they signed their first record deal, in 1982, the name [...]
SPILL FEATURE: THE GUITAR IS AN OPEN BOOK, THE SKY’S THE LIMIT – A CONVERSATION WITH WARREN HAYNES
THE GUITAR IS AN OPEN BOOK, THE SKY’S THE LIMIT A CONVERSATION WITH WARREN HAYNES At 12 years old, Warren Haynes sat in the audience of Asheville’s municipal auditorium watching some of his earliest concerts. Decades later, The [...]
SPILL FEATURE: WE’RE UP IN THE STARS AND WE’RE FLYING TONIGHT – A CONVERSATION WITH MARC ALMOND OF SOFT CELL
WE’RE UP IN THE STARS AND WE’RE FLYING TONIGHT A CONVERSATION WITH MARC ALMOND OF SOFT CELL Soft Cell probably didn’t know it at the time, and may disagree today, but when they released their debut album, Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, in [...]
SPILL FEATURE: TO SCRIBBLE OUTSIDE THE LINES SOMETIMES IS A GOOD THING – A CONVERSATION WITH IAN BLURTON
TO SCRIBBLE OUTSIDE THE LINES SOMETIMES IS A GOOD THING A CONVERSATION WITH IAN BLURTON Ian Blurton has been part of the music scene since the 1980s. Over time he has been in several bands, including the original drummer for Cowboy Junkies, and [...]
SPILL FEATURE: THE GODFATHERS OF “DRIVE-THRU” METAL – A CONVERSATION WITH MAC SABBATH
THE GODFATHERS OF “DRIVE-THRU” METAL A CONVERSATION WITH MAC SABBATH Within the wide, major umbrella of metal music, there are tons of niche subgenres that may pique the interest of many. Black Sabbath’s doom metal sound eventually birthed the [...]
SPILL FEATURE: SOMETHING TOO IRISH – A CONVERSATION WITH CHARLES HENDY OF THE MARY WALLOPERS
SOMETHING TOO IRISH A CONVERSATION WITH CHARLES HENDY OF THE MARY WALLOPERS The Mary Wallopers are back with their third album, Paddywhackery, and a North American tour in 2027 which brings them to History in Toronto in March. The band just [...]
