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SPILL NEW MUSIC: SÉBASTIEN DE FRANCESCO – “FLEURY STREET”
SPILL FEATURE: I AM OK WITH BEING OPTIMISTIC – A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN DOUGLAS OF TRASHCAN SINATRAS
SPILL FEATURE: I AM OK WITH BEING OPTIMISTIC – A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN DOUGLAS OF TRASHCAN SINA...
SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: KYE ALFRED HILLIG – “ON SMALL WINGS”
SPILL FEATURE: TAKE ME TO THAT FIRST GOODBYE – A CONVERSATION WITH JOE NEWMAN (JJEROME87/ALT-J)
SPILL FEATURE: DICTION, LANGUAGE & FLOWERY WORDS – A CONVERSATION WITH COURTNEY CARMICHAEL ...
SPILL NEWS: JOIN THE RINGO STARR BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AT TORONTO’S NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE | PEAC...
SPILL FEATURE: KINGSTON CELEBRATES THE TRAGICALLY HIP – A CONVERSATION WITH JAYSON DUGGAN, PERFO...
SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: THE VELDT – “MORNING, JUNE AND YESTERDAY”
SPILL MUSIC PREMIERE: THE JOY THIEVES – “I’LL BE YOUR HAMMER” (FEAT. CHRIS CON...
SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: THE SILVERTEENS – “DON’T BURN YOUR BRIDGES”
SPILL NEW MUSIC: NEW MILDREDA SINGLE FEATURING SUICIDE COMMANDO “VIRTUAL GODDESS”
SPILL NEW MUSIC: KENI TITUS RELEASES ‘ANGELPINK (NO HALO)’ EP FEATURING NEW SINGLE “...
SPILL NEWS: LORDS OF ACID – “DREAM BOY” | NEW VIDEO FOR RECENT SINGLE BY PIONEERING ...
SPILL NEW MUSIC: ADAM & THE ANTS DRUMMER DAVE BARBAROSSA RETURNS WITH BARBAROSSA BEAT
SPILL TRACK OF THE MONTH: HUNTER AS A HORSE – “LEVIATHAN”
SÉBASTIEN DE FRANCESCO – “FLEURY STREET” INDEPENDENT Québec-based singer-songwriter Sébastien De Francesco shares “Fleury Street,” a nostalgic and deeply moving folk-rock single that transforms a final goodbye into [...]
KYE ALFRED HILLIG – “ON SMALL WINGS” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE Tacoma songwriter Kye Alfred Hillig returns July 8 with “On Small Wings,” the first single from his forthcoming album Widowmaker Express, due August 5. Over [...]
THE VELDT – “MORNING, JUNE AND YESTERDAY” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE The Veldt return with “Morning, June and Yesterday”, a recording that drifts in a suspended state of atmosphere and motion. Built on blurred [...]
THE JOY THIEVES – “I’LL BE YOUR HAMMER” (FEAT. CHRIS CONNELLY) A SPILL EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PREMIERE With a sprawling roster and a deliberately fluid identity, The Joy Thieves have built a legacy defined less by conventional [...]
YOUNG THE GIANT w/ COLD WAR KIDS & ALMOST MONDAY @ HISTORY, TORONTO JUNE 22, 2026 Toronto’s HISTORY was packed with energy as Almost Monday, Cold War Kids, and Young the Giant brought an unforgettable evening of alternative rock to one [...]
SLED ISLAND MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL: ILLUMINATI HOTTIES w/ THEE SOREHEADS, CIRCLING GIRL & SUB // CELL @ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION NO. 1 BRANCH, CALGARY (AB) JUNE 18, 2026 Sled Island Music & Arts Festival is in full swing here in Calgary. [...]
NXNE 2026 – BIANCA ESPINO @ CASSETTE, TORONTO JUNE 13, 2026 Mississauga’s Bianca Espino made her NXNE debut at Cassette inside The Gladstone House at 8:30 PM instead of 8 PM on a breezy and cool Saturday night as more people started to [...]
NXNE 2026 – LUCY ELLIS @ THE CAMERON HOUSE, TORONTO JUNE 12, 2026 Toronto multidisciplinary artist Lucy Ellis and her bandmates took to the stage at the Cameron House on a fine Friday evening to a packed crowd. They tuned their guitars [...]
SPILL FEATURE: I AM OK WITH BEING OPTIMISTIC – A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN DOUGLAS OF TRASHCAN SINATRAS
I AM OK WITH BEING OPTIMISTIC A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN DOUGLAS OF TRASHCAN SINATRAS It has been 10 years since the last Trashcan Sinatras’ album, 2016’s Wild Pendulum. There have been a few singles, but it has been a while since we heard from [...]
SPILL FEATURE: TAKE ME TO THAT FIRST GOODBYE – A CONVERSATION WITH JOE NEWMAN (JJEROME87/ALT-J)
TAKE ME TO THAT FIRST GOODBYE A CONVERSATION WITH JOE NEWMAN (JJEROME87/ALT-J) Some music interviews are difficult. At times, one has to almost crack open a coconut of guardedness for a mere morsel of something interesting to write. That wasn’t [...]
SPILL FEATURE: DICTION, LANGUAGE & FLOWERY WORDS – A CONVERSATION WITH COURTNEY CARMICHAEL & NIKKI ST. PIERRE OF SUNDAYCLUB
DICTION, LANGUAGE & FLOWERY WORDS A CONVERSATION WITH COURTNEY CARMICHAEL & NIKKI ST. PIERRE OF SUNDAYCLUB There’s some great, howling shoegaze coming out of Winnipeg, and its sound is the direct consequence of the push and pull between [...]
SPILL FEATURE: KINGSTON CELEBRATES THE TRAGICALLY HIP – A CONVERSATION WITH JAYSON DUGGAN, PERFORMING ARTS MANAGER WITH THE CITY OF KINGSTON
KINGSTON CELEBRATES THE TRAGICALLY HIP A CONVERSATION WITH JAYSON DUGGAN, PERFORMING ARTS MANAGER WITH THE CITY OF KINGSTON 2026 is the summer of the Tragically Hip in Kingston. In honour of the 10th anniversary of their final concert played in [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: TYLER SONNICHSEN – THE DEAD MILKMEN
TYLER SONNICHSEN – THE DEAD MILKMEN J-CARD PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY JOHN PORTER It’s hard to understand how one even begins to tell the story of The Dead Milkmen, being the incongruous fits even for the punk scene that they are, but credit to [...]
SPILL FEATURE: LET’S JUST START AGAIN – A CONVERSATION WITH NICK HEYWARD & LES NEMES OF HAIRCUT 100
LET’S JUST START AGAIN A CONVERSATION WITH NICK HEYWARD & LES NEMES OF HAIRCUT 100 When Nick Heyward left Haircut 100 officially in 1983, Haircut 100 soldiered on for their second album, Paint and Paint, while Heyward went on to a solo [...]
SPILL FEATURE: AFTER THE ASTRONAUT – A CONVERSATION WITH KING COFFEY OF BUTTHOLE SURFERS
AFTER THE ASTRONAUT A CONVERSATION WITH KING COFFEY OF BUTTHOLE SURFERS The wait is over! Butthole Surfers are finally unearthing their lost 1998 album After The Astronaut. After the Astronaut was supposed to be the follow-up to their 1996 [...]
SPILL FEATURE: KINGSTON CELEBRATES THE TRAGICALLY HIP
KINGSTON CELEBRATES THE TRAGICALLY HIP In 1984, a group surfaced in Kingston and started making waves, especially in local pubs, such as Clarke Hall Pub, Alfies and at Queen’s University Pubs. The Tragically Hip began getting shows in Ontario, [...]
SPILL FEATURE: 7 SEAS: A RETURN TO WATER, AND THEMSELVES – A CONVERSATION WITH DIRTY HEADS
7 SEAS: A RETURN TO WATER, AND THEMSELVES A CONVERSATION WITH DIRTY HEADS Dirty Heads is a band that has always lived at the crossroads of breezy escapism and grounded emotional honesty. But with their new release, 7 Seas, the emotional [...]
SPILL FEATURE: CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE – A CONVERSATION WITH JOEL PLASKETT OF JOEL PLASKETT EMERGENCY
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE A CONVERSATION WITH JOEL PLASKETT OF JOEL PLASKETT EMERGENCY Joel Plaskett Emergency is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their current lineup! To commemorate this special occasion, the trio, which consists of Joel [...]
SPILL FEATURE: RAISING HELL – A CONVERSATION WITH HIP-HOP HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR JAYQUAN
RAISING HELL A CONVERSATION WITH HIP-HOP HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR JAYQUAN On May 15, 1986, Run-DMC released what is often considered their commercial and artistic opus, a record that would establish them as Bonafide legends as they pioneered the [...]
SPILL FEATURE: BETWEEN THE LIGHT AND THE LEAVING – HELD. ON THEIR DEBUT ALBUM ‘GREY’
BETWEEN THE LIGHT AND THE LEAVING HELD. ON THEIR DEBUT ALBUM GREY Held.’s debut record, GREY, is the kind of record that thrives on the interplay of shadows and self-discovery. When one builds this kind of record from that kind of energy, this [...]
SPILL FEATURE: TO BE OR NOT TO BE: FROM POPULAR FRONT TO LOW TIMES APLENTY – A CONVERSATION WITH RON HAWKINS OF LOWEST OF THE LOW
TO BE OR NOT TO BE: FROM POPULAR FRONT TO LOW TIMES APLENTY A CONVERSATION WITH RON HAWKINS OF LOWEST OF THE LOW 2026 marks the 35th anniversary of the heralded indie release Shakespeare My Butt… from Toronto’s Lowest of the Low. To honour the [...]
SPILL FEATURE: A BEAUTIFUL, CRAZY KIND OF ART FORM – A CONVERSATION WITH JON SPENCER
A BEAUTIFUL, CRAZY KIND OF ART FORM A CONVERSATION WITH JON SPENCER Jon Spencer has been playing his own style of music for over 40 years. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion really did explode on the scene in 1991 with their classic album A Reverse [...]
SPILL FEATURE: FIVE MEMBERS WORKING TOGETHER IN HARMONY – A CONVERSATION WITH JON DAVISON OF YES
FIVE MEMBERS WORKING TOGETHER IN HARMONY A CONVERSATION WITH JON DAVISON OF YES Yes formed in London in 1968 with their debut album Yes being released one year later. The original line-up of Yes was the founding members Jon Anderson (vocals, [...]
