BEST ARTIST OF 2015 WORST ALBUM OF 2015 BEST ALBUM OF 2015 BEST SINGLE OF 2015 BIGGEST DEBUT ARTIST 2015 BEST CONCERT OF 2015 BEST VIDEO OF 2015 VARIOUS 2015 PICKS BEST ARTIST OF 2015 Tame Impala Tame Impala has outdone [...]
The Scene Unseen | December 29, 2015 We arrive at the empty club early in the evening, drag five hundred-plus pounds of awkwardly shaped gear and twisted cables onto a sticky stage and start piecing the puzzle together. After sound check, if the [...]
Martin Atkins – Band:Smart Soluble LLC (June 1, 2014) ISBN-10: 0979731356 FROM THE AUTHOR: The nice people at CDBaby have put together a BookBaby page for a special deal of 75% off the list price of $40! Just $9.99 for a little while. Why [...]
Vicky Speedboat Two Years No Basement Independent More than halfway through Two Years No Basement, vocalist/guitarist Will Lindsay declares “I tend to fall in love at first sight/ two or three times a night.” Vicky Speedboat writes [...]
DIES AT HOME TWO DAYS AFTER BEING DIAGNOSED WITH AGGRESSIVE FORM OF CANCER Kilmister celebrated his 70th birthday just three days ago, on December 24th. Lemmy Kilmister, the legendary lead singer and bassist of Motörhead, passed away today at [...]
DILLY DALLY – “PURPLE RAGE” Sore (2015) Partisan Records Had enough of those Christmas tunes? Here’s a little ditty by Dilly Dally to clear your brain’s musical palate. Enjoy. 😉 ABOUT:
CONTEST CLOSED Enter below for a chance to win a signed Astoria album art canvas print and a pair of tickets to the HEY YOU GUYS!! tour! 1 Grand Prize Winner will receive a canvas print signed by Marianas Trench, a merch pack from the [...]
PIGEON PARK – “HIGH TO GET BY” Stripes (2015) Independent Time to take a little break from the Holiday pressures and have a listen to a new tune. Today’s choice? This rockin’ song by Vancouver’s Pigeon Park. [...]
THE SPILL MAGAZINE ARTIST PORTRAIT: ADELE Early Years and Influences Adele Laurie Blue Adkins was born on May 5, 1988, in North London, England. She was the only child of Penny Adkins, an “arty mom” who was just 18 at the time of her [...]
THE ROUTES – ANGLO-NIPPONESE RETRO ROCKERS INVADE EUROPE Announce 2016 Tour There’s a huge number of great bands in Japan right now and one of the best is right here, right now. With a sound that’s tough, breakneck yet soulful, there’s [...]
“AN EVENING WITH” SAID THE WHALE CANADIAN TOUR SET FOR APRIL & MAY 2016 Vancouver’s SAID THE WHALE will be touring Canada in the spring of 2016 in a reverse engineering exercise to road test new material for their next album. The Juno-award [...]
Yellow Bird Project – The Indie Rock Coloring Book Chronicle Books – July 29, 2009 ISBN-10: 0811870944 Want a last minute gift for that person who has everything? Check this out! The Montreal-based nonprofit Yellow Bird Project has [...]
Sugarmen – “Plastic Ocean” Independent 2015 has been a huge year for Sugarmen. The band played two Hyde Park shows with The Who and Blur, as well as sharing stages with Sleaford Mods, The Bohicas, Hooton Tennis Club, Deer [...]
DIIV SHARES NEW SINGLE “UNDER THE SUN” Launches International Tour In January Is The Is Are Due February 5th Captured Tracks Records On the heels of recently detailing their forthcoming sophomore album Is the Is Are, DIIV are back [...]
Announce UK Live Dates First International/Ignition Records Primal Scream announce the follow up to 2013’s critically acclaimed More Light. The new album, Chaosmosis, will be released on March 18, 2016 on the band’s own First [...]
Weiland Died Of A Toxic Mix Of Cocaine, Ethanol and MDA Sadly, this is not the news we were all hoping to hear. Toxicology reports confirm that Scott Weiland, former frontman of The Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, died of an accidental [...]
David Bowie – Lazarus Iso/RCA (UK) Just in case you haven’t yet heard the buzz, David Bowie is set to release a brand new album, ☆ (pronounced Blackstar) on January 8, 2016, his 68th birthday. He has now released the the full audio [...]
CONTEST CLOSED Win a copy of David Laurie’s book ‘Dare’ and learn how David Bowie and Kraftwerk inspired the Synthpop/New Wave explosion that came out of the UK in the period 1979-1982! Bands like New Order, Simple Minds, [...]
The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame has announced its list of inductees for 2016! Cheap Trick Chicago Deep Purple Steve Miller N.W.A. How do the inductees get chosen? According to rockhall.com — “Artists become eligible for induction 25 [...]
CONTEST CLOSED to win a pair of tickets to the Stay Warm Festival! FEATURING: Silverstein, Cancer Bats, Seaway and many more! Sunday December 20th, 2015 5:00PM @ The Danforth Music Hall – Toronto [contestfriend [...]
THE BESNARD LAKES A COLISEUM COMPLEX MUSEUM OUT JANUARY 22, 2016 ON OUTSIDE MUSIC Outside Music A Coliseum Complex Museum, the new album from The Besnard Lakes, is due out January 22nd on Outside Music. The band already shared the stunning lead [...]
WAVVES AND BEST COAST ANNOUNCE CO-HEADLINE TOUR SUMMER IS FOREVER II WILL BE SUPPORTED BY CHERRY GLAZERR Wavves and Best Coast are excited to announce a co-headline tour this winter called Summer Is Forever II. Touring on the heels of their new [...]
Ian Fletcher Thornley w/ Chris Caddell: Share Your Secrets Tour @The Mod Club Theatre, Toronto December 16, 2015 The Share Your Secrets Tour made its last 2015 stop at the Mod Club on Wednesday night. But fans can rejoice, as the tour will [...]
THE SPILL MAGAZINE ARTIST PORTRAIT: MARTIN CRANE Brazos is the moniker of Martin McNulty Crane. Originally from Austin, Texas, Brazos gained recognition in 2009 with the self-released debut album Phosphorescent Blues. He and the band are [...]
