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SPILL NEW MUSIC: T.R. BURGE TAKES FLIGHT WITH NEW BAND AND DEBUT SINGLE “EAGLE FLY”
SPILL TRACK OF THE MONTH: NOUVELLE VAGUE – “NEVER LET ME DOWN AGAIN” (FEAT. FLAVIA C...
SPILL FEATURE: GIVE ME DIRT, GIVE ME SOMETHING REAL – A CONVERSATION WITH CANCER BATS’ LIAM CORMIER
SPILL LIVE REVIEW: ONES: THE BEATLES #1 HITS @ PRINCESS OF WALES THEATRE, TORONTO
SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: ONE IN THE CHAMBER – “CROOKED GIRL”
SPILL MUSIC PREMIERE: AWAKE & DREAMING – “COLD SHOULDER”
SPILL NEW MUSIC: HAIR CONTROL – “SEEING IN THE DARK”
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: CINDY BLACKMAN SANTANA – COHERENCE
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: DEAD HORSE BEATS – CHILLING EFFECT
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: DOMI & JD BECK – WHO ASKED?
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: TRASHCAN SINATRAS – EVER THE OPTIMIST
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: STEVE HACKETT & STEVE ROTHERY – THE ROARING WAVES
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: MICHAEL HAMPTON – KING KONG
T.R. BURGE TAKES FLIGHT WITH NEW BAND AND DEBUT SINGLE “EAGLE FLY” INDEPENDENT T.R. Burge & The Temple released “Eagle Fly” on June 25th, the debut single from the Manchester and Berlin-rooted band. It marks the first [...]
NOUVELLE VAGUE – “NEVER LET ME DOWN AGAIN” (FEAT. FLAVIA COELHO) PIAS RECORDINGS/KWAIDAN RECORDS “Never Let Me Down Again” is one of Depeche Mode’s great songs — a dark, hypnotic anthem built on a promise and a [...]
ONE IN THE CHAMBER – “CROOKED GIRL” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE Five years ago, on a hot day in August, One In The Chamber watched the sun rise over a skyline we all know and love as they shot what was to become their [...]
AWAKE & DREAMING – “COLD SHOULDER” A Spill Exclusive Music Premiere Awake & Dreaming have the sound and ambition of a generational alt-rock band. Blending delicate piano with arena-scale guitars, electronic atmospheres, [...]
ONES: THE BEATLES #1 HITS @ PRINCESS OF WALES THEATRE, TORONTO AUGUST 1, 2026 ONES:The Beatles # 1 Hits is not a tribute show to The Beatles. There are not four musicians who try to look like The Beatles on stage. There is no one person playing [...]
COLLECTIVE SOUL w/ JADE ELEPHANT @ GREY EAGLE RESORT AND CASINO, TSUUT’INA NATION, CALGARY (AB) JULY 30, 2026 The Grey Eagle Resort and Casino in Tsuut’ina Nation on July 30 was packed to see iconic ‘90s alternative rock band Collective Soul. [...]
CALGARY FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026 – DAY 4 @ PRINCE’S ISLAND PARK, CALGARY (AB) JULY 26, 2026 It is the last day of the 47th annual Calgary Folk Music Festival at Prince’s Island Park. It ended on a high note as it was the best day of the [...]
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 [...]
SPILL FEATURE: GIVE ME DIRT, GIVE ME SOMETHING REAL – A CONVERSATION WITH CANCER BATS’ LIAM CORMIER
GIVE ME DIRT, GIVE ME SOMETHING REAL A CONVERSATION WITH CANCER BATS’ LIAM CORMIER Earlier this year, Canadian punk titans Cancer Bats celebrated the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Birthing The Giant. Not ones to rest on the achievements [...]
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 [...]
