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SPILL FESTIVAL REVIEW: CALGARY FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026 – DAY 3 @ PRINCE’S ISLAND PARK, CALGARY (AB)
SPILL FESTIVAL REVIEW: CALGARY FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026 – DAY 3 @ PRINCE’S ISLAND PARK, CALGARY ...
SPILL FEATURE: ONES: THE BEATLES #1 HITS – A CONVERSATION WITH FRANK ZIRONE
SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN – “FEED THE LIGHT”
SPILL NEW MUSIC: CAPITOL/UME CELEBRATES THE 20th ANNIVERSARY OF BOB SEGER’S ‘FACE THE PROM...
SPILL NEWS: THE CRYSTAL METHOD’S ICONIC ALBUM ‘TWEEKEND’ TURNS 25 | LIMITED EDITION ...
SPILL NEW MUSIC: DEF SERA FEAT. OATMILKANDCODEINE – “UNCOMFORTABLE”
SPILL NEWS: UNIVERSAL PICTURES CONTENT GROUP AND BLEECKER STREET’S CROSSWALK ACQUIRE CONCERT FILM R...
SPILL NEW MUSIC: TEENAGE FANCLUB ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ‘DO NOT DARE TO DREAM’ OUT OCTOBER 9 ...
SPILL NEW MUSIC: RADIO FREE ALICE TIRELESSLY GRIN AND BEAR IT ON NEW SINGLE “KICK IN THE SHINS” | RECE...
SPILL NEW MUSIC: JONNY COUCH – “WHERE THE SIDEWALK ENDS”
SPILL FESTIVAL REVIEW: CALGARY FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026 – DAY 2 @ PRINCE’S ISLAND PARK, CALGARY (AB)
SPILL FESTIVAL REVIEW: CALGARY FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026 – DAY 2 @ PRINCE’S ISLAND PARK, CALGARY ...
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: SODA GUMBALL – SUPER HONEY TEASPOON!
JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN – “FEED THE LIGHT” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE Some anniversary releases are really just acts of preservation. Fortunately, Joan As Police Woman’s album Real Life Evolution takes a different [...]
CAPITOL/UME CELEBRATES THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF BOB SEGER’S FACE THE PROMISE WITH EXPANDED EDITION CAPITOL RECORDS/UME Capitol/UMe will commemorate the 20th anniversary of Bob Seger’s acclaimed 2006 album Face The Promise with an [...]
DEF SERA FEAT. OATMILKANDCODEINE – “UNCOMFORTABLE” INDEPENDENT “Uncomfortable” started out as a hard-dance track built for punch and chaos on the floor, anchored by a prominent Clams Casino sample that ties the [...]
TEENAGE FANCLUB ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM DO NOT DARE TO DREAM OUT OCTOBER 9 | STREAM NEW SINGLE “DAY IN THE SUN” MERGE RECORDS On October 9, Teenage Fanclub will release their new album Do Not Dare To Dream on Merge Records. The band’s 13th studio [...]
CALGARY FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026 – DAY 3 @ PRINCE’S ISLAND PARK, CALGARY (AB) JULY 25, 2026 The 2026 Calgary Folk Music Festival continues its excellent streak of top-tier music with Day Three. Prince’s Island Park was packed the entire [...]
CALGARY FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026 – DAY 2 @ PRINCE’S ISLAND PARK, CALGARY (AB) JULY 24, 2026 The second day of the 47th Calgary Folk Music Festival at Prince’s Island Park was just as good as the first and yet again provided people with an [...]
CALGARY FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026 – DAY 1 @ PRINCE’S ISLAND PARK, CALGARY (AB) JULY 23, 2026 The 47th Calgary Folk Music Festival is officially underway. Running over the course of July 23 – 26, the annual family-friendly festival features [...]
STEVE EARLE w/ JEFF CROSBY @ THUNDER BAY COMMUNITY AUDITORIUM, THUNDER BAY JULY 13, 2026 The temperature had reached a record high tonight, as Steve Earle took the stage at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, on his 51 Years of Songs & [...]
SPILL FEATURE: ONES: THE BEATLES #1 HITS – A CONVERSATION WITH FRANK ZIRONE
ONES: THE BEATLES #1 HITS – A CONVERSATION WITH FRANK ZIRONE A CONVERSATION WITH FRANK ZIRONE The Beatles stopped touring in 1966, for many reasons. One reason was that they could not replicate their new songs on the stage. In fact, during [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: ADAM BERNARD – ONE HIT WONDERING: THE STORIES OF 40 ONE HIT WONDERS + OTHER TALES FROM THE CRATES
ADAM BERNARD – ONE HIT WONDERING: THE STORIES OF 40 ONE HIT WONDERS + OTHER TALES FROM THE CRATES INDEPENDENT BOOK REVIEW BY CHRIS X What if a musician’s greatest, most terrifying nightmare isn’t fading into absolute obscurity, [...]
SPILL FEATURE: WHAT RHYMES WITH DOULA? – A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN KONESKY OF MISSOULA
WHAT RHYMES WITH DOULA? A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN KONESKY OF MISSOULA Missoula is an instrumental superstar project from drummer Brooks Wackerman (Avenged Sevenfold, Bad Religion) and guitarist John Konesky (Tenacious D). They have just released [...]
SPILL FEATURE: IT’S NEVER YOUR FAULT – A CONVERSATION WITH LISA MOLINARO
IT’S NEVER YOUR FAULT A CONVERSATION WITH LISA MOLINARO Lisa Molinaro has had an incredible career, and with the release of her debut solo album, Blind Trust, it just keeps getting better and better. Lisa Molinaro is a composer, violist, [...]
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 [...]
