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SPILL FEATURE: IT’S A GOOD LIFE IF YOU DON’T WEAKEN – A CONVERSATION WITH THEATRE PR...
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: ANDREA SWENSSON – FLEETWOOD MAC AND RUMOURS: 50 YEARS
SPILL FEATURE: PENDULUM – A CONVERSATION WITH CARL BELL OF FUEL
SPILL FEATURE: I AM THE MINISTER FOR ESOTERIC AFFAIRS – A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE KILBEY OF THE ...
SPILL NEW MUSIC: PLAGUE VENDOR DROPS HIGH-OCTANE NEW SINGLE “HIGHWAY LOVE LETTER”
SPILL NEW MUSIC: TOTAL FUCKING DARKNESS – “THIS IS THE LAST TIME”
SPILL CONTEST: WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE THE AFGHAN WHIGS PERFORM AT THE CONCERT HALL IN TORONTO ON...
SPILL NEW MUSIC: JENNIFER FOSTER – “DON’T WALK ON THE DEAD PEOPLE”
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: MICHAEL KIWANUKA – FUDGE
SPILL NEW MUSIC: TONI CORNELL SHARES COVER OF “SURRENDER” + HAUNTING MUSIC VIDEO
SPILL NEW MUSIC: DEEP PURPLE – “SPLAT!” NEW SINGLE & VIDEO
SPILL NEW MUSIC: DAPTONE RECORDS TO RELEASE 45RPM OF THE WOMACK SISTERS “IF I LET YOU” ON ...
PLAGUE VENDOR DROPS HIGH-OCTANE NEW SINGLE “HIGHWAY LOVE LETTER” EPITAPH RECORDS Post-punk provocateurs Plague Vendor are back, proving once again that the highway is the only route to the top. The Whittier, California outfit has [...]
TOTAL FUCKING DARKNESS – “THIS IS THE LAST TIME” INDEPENDENT Total Fucking Darkness return with “This Is The Last Time,” a skyscraping piece of electronic pop schmaltz about letting go, following your dreams, and [...]
PILOT FISH – “JENNY” HISS RECORDINGS Hiss Recordings, the Nashville-based singles label founded by GRAMMY Award winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Deftones, Korn) to bring emerging bands to a wider audience, has [...]
JENNIFER FOSTER – “DON’T WALK ON THE DEAD PEOPLE” INDEPENDENT Just in time for Halloween, Toronto singer-songwriter Jennifer Foster spotlights “Don’t Walk On The Dead People,” a standout track from her [...]
CAROLINE MARIE BROOKS @ 918 BATHURST STREET, TORONTO OCTOBER 22, 2026 On a warm autumn night in Toronto, Caroline Marie Brooks took to the stage to launch her second album, Light And Matter. Within minutes of hitting the stage, she had engaged [...]
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 [...]
SPILL FEATURE: IT’S A GOOD LIFE IF YOU DON’T WEAKEN – A CONVERSATION WITH THEATRE PRODUCER MICHAEL RUBINOFF
IT’S A GOOD LIFE IF YOU DON’T WEAKEN A CONVERSATION WITH THEATRE PRODUCER MICHAEL RUBINOFF Michael Rubinoff has worn many different hats in the past. He began his professional career as a lawyer, but musical theatre was in his blood. [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: ANDREA SWENSSON – FLEETWOOD MAC AND RUMOURS: 50 YEARS
ANDREA SWENSSON – FLEETWOOD MAC AND RUMOURS: 50 YEARS MOTORBOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY BRYAN WILLISTON The creation of Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 album, Rumours, is the stuff of rock ‘n’ roll legend. It is a now-familiar tale of a British blues act who [...]
SPILL FEATURE: PENDULUM – A CONVERSATION WITH CARL BELL OF FUEL
PENDULUM A CONVERSATION WITH CARL BELL OF FUEL Multi-platinum rock icons Fuel return with their seventh studio album, Pendulum. Known for their hit songs “Falls On Me,” “Hemorrhage (In My Hands),” and “Shimmer,” Pendulum marks a change for Fuel: [...]
SPILL FEATURE: I AM THE MINISTER FOR ESOTERIC AFFAIRS – A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE KILBEY OF THE CHURCH
I AM THE MINISTER FOR ESOTERIC AFFAIRS A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE KILBEY OF THE CHURCH Steve Kilbey helped form The Church in 1980, with their debut album, Of Skins And Heart, which was released in 1981. It is now 45 years later, and The Church [...]
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 [...]
