The Weeknd Beauty Behind The Madness XO Republic Pining for The Weeknd! Smooth-voiced Canadian/Ethiopian Abel Makkonen Tesfaye a.k.a The Weeknd, a.k.a the dreadlocked raconteur, kicks in your eardrums with this 14-track, star-studded, 2nd full [...]
Hooton Tennis Club Highest Point In Cliff Town Heavenly Recordings Does Hooton Tennis Club serve an ‘ace’? This fast-tracking, four-piece, poppy garage band from Chester, England are the toast of the town this past year, having gone [...]
Nirvana Nirvana Universal Music Nevermind the Bleach In Utero, Nirvana! And here it is, Nirvana’s 2002 posthumous self-titled collection that was swimming in legal troubles, parties fighting with each other, and further distractions. This [...]
Beach House Depression Cherry Sub Pop Musically, it’s rare to find a dreamier band than Baltimore’s Beach House. Depression Cherry is yet another amazing example of their musical power. Since their incredible self-titled debut album in 2006, [...]
Mr. Kitty Fragments Negative Gain Productions “The light to guide you through the darkness . . .” Austin, Texas resident Forrest Avery Carney creates ambrosial synth-pop tracks under the guise of Mr. Kitty. With a litany of [...]
Moondog Matinee Carry Me, Rosie Independent Moondog Matinee is the epitome of blues and rock ‘n’ roll. Their forthcoming sophomore album,Carry me, Rosie, set to be released this summer, is an explosive fusion of drums, electric guitar, and [...]
D.O.A. Is Back With A Vengeance! It looked like Canada’s legendary punk pioneers were going to hang it up, as Joe Shithead Keithley, the godfather of “hardcore” sought political office, but that didn’t happen this time so the political world’s [...]
Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Cherry Cola’s Rock ‘n’ Rolla Cabaret And Lounge https://www.facebook.com/events/1090144357669935/ Blackdog Ballroom returns to Cherry Colas Aug. 22 for a night of spectacular music with King Beez [...]
Will Currie And The Country French They Killed Us Murderecords Will Currie and the Country French are back, proving that jazz is still very much alive in 2015. In an era of pop music, their sophomore album, They Killed Us, is a combination of [...]
Cocksure Corporate Sting Metropolis Records Corporate Sting is a collaboration between Chris Connelly (of, among numerous others, Revolting Cocks fame, which I’m guessing was the impetus for the band name) and Jason Novak, perhaps best known for [...]
The Fratellis Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied Cooking Vinyl The Fratellis’ fourth album, Eyes Wide, Tongue Tied, is easily their best to date. Each song requires at least two listens – the first to take in the new sounds, fusion of instruments, and [...]
Aftermath 2015: Aftermath’s 2nd Edition To Be Held In August If you didn’t have already a summer music festival to attend this year in Toronto, get ready to finish August with a high, dark note. Toronto will be once again the lair of [...]
Saturday, September 5th, 2015 https://www.facebook.com/events/802731676492037/ Diemonds will be celebrating the release of their brand new album “Never Wanna Die” at Hard Luck Bar with guests TimeGiant, Wildheart, The Cola Heads and PYTHON
Teen Daze Morning World Paper Bag Records Laced with crunchy guitars, tastefully used strings, and plenty of synthesizers, Morning World sounds cinematic at times, like it could soundtrack a dialogue-free film or a commercial. The newest release [...]
THE SPILL MAGAZINE ARTIST PORTRAIT: TAME IMPALA Much has changed since Tame Impala first emerged with an EP of dusty home recordings in 2008. By and large Kevin Parker’s approach to recording has not, though the sound coming out of his home [...]
THE SPILL MAGAZINE ARTIST PORTRAIT: STARS Sharing a fondness for sophisticated soul and pop artists like the Smiths, New Order, and Marvin Gaye, vocalist Torquil Campbell and keyboardist Chris Seligman formed Stars in Toronto. Along with friends [...]
Lindi Ortega Faded Gloryville Last Gang Records It looks like August promises to be a scorcher, and certainly the best month of the whole summer. It promises to be glorious because our very own Canadian Tin Star, Miss Lindi Ortega, is treating [...]
THE SPILL MAGAZINE ARTIST PORTRAIT: WEEZER Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1992. The band consists of Rivers Cuomo (lead vocals, lead guitar), Patrick Wilson (drums), Brian Bell (rhythm guitar, backing vocals, [...]
Slow Death Lights Broken Spirit Desert Nightmare Independent Another fuzzed-out stepchild of hard rock and heavy metal! Toronto-based stoner rock band Slow Death Lights throws down a two-track EP that showcases their veteran ability to go with [...]
