David Bowie A New Career In A New Town (1977-1982) Parlophone David Bowie was to the 1970s what Elvis was to the ‘50s and the Beatles were to the ‘60s. He was the most dominant and experimental force in possibly the most musically diverse decade [...]
SKYDIGGERS RELEASE “AN APOLOGY” SINGLE FROM FORTHCOMING ALBUM WARMTH OF THE SUN + TOUR DATES Latent Recordings Skydiggers are sharing another track from their upcoming album, Warmth Of The Sun. The original idea for album track “An [...]
MINISTRY SIGN TO NUCLEAR BLAST RECORDS TOUR DATES WITH DEATH GRIPS Groundbreaking industrial-metal pioneers, MINISTRY, have signed a worldwide deal with Nuclear Blast Records. The band recently wrapped up recording their new album AmeriKKKant , [...]
THE SOUNDS ANNOUNCE RUN OF CALIFORNIA DATES IN SUPPORT OF LATEST EP It’s been just about a year since THE SOUNDS were in the U.S. celebrating the 10th anniversary of their breakthrough album Dying to Say This To You, but for the Swedish [...]
Max Webster The Party (Box Set) Ole Label Group/Anthem Records Formed in 1973, Max Webster became one of Canada’s biggest selling and most prolific live bands, led by frontman Kim Mitchell. Included in this eight-vinyl disc box set are [...]
Acid Baby Jesus Lilac Days Fuzz Club Records Acid Baby Jesus’ 2011 self titled debut album was one of those records that seemingly sprung from nowhere. Straight out the gate with psych guitars blazing and self assured garage roars, it [...]
KANSAS RELEASE LIVE TRACK OF “CARRY ON WAYWARD SON” Live Concert Album Leftoverture Live & Beyond To Be Released November 3 Inside Out Music KANSAS, America’s legendary progressive rock band, will release their new live [...]
WELCOME TO THE PARTY A CONVERSATION WITH MIKE TILKA OF MAX WEBSTER Formed in 1973 by Kim Mitchell and Mike Tilka, Max Webster soon became one of the most original and popular rock bands in Canada. Deemed to be ahead of their time, Max Webster’s [...]
Primus The Desaturating Seven ATO Records Whilst being apropos, I was certainly skeptical of a new Primus album that is entirely inspired by a children’s book. I’ve always enjoyed the dark side of Les Claypool’s writing; the social commentary, [...]
Black Pistol Fire Deadbeat Graffiti Modern Outsider Down and dirty, lethargic and healing, Black Pistol Fire’s newest album Deadbeat Graffiti can easily go head to head with the best albums of 2017. The twelve tracks on this album are [...]
Chris Rea Road Songs For Lovers BMG The return of Chris Rea, not that he disappeared or that it has been that long between records, but Road Songs For Lovers feels like a return. Not a comeback, just the return of a good friend. It is hard to [...]
Pearl Jam Let’s Play Two Republic Records/Universal Music Canada Not sure if you’ve heard, but in what may be the most exciting moment in sports history, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series last year, ending a 108-year drought. Having [...]
Shania Twain Now Mercury Records Throughout the 1990’s and early 2000’s, Shania Twain was inescapable. Her reign over both pop and country music was fueled by a string of hits from her four records, including “That Don’t Impress Me Much”, “Up”, [...]
BETTY MOON – “LIFE IS BUT A DREAM” A Spill Exclusive Video Premiere Betty has dreamt up a new collection of songs ready for release in 2017. The second single from Betty Moon’s new album is “Life Is But A [...]
Jason Crosby Cryptologic Blue Rose Music You may not know the name, but you do know his work. Jason Crosby is an in demand session artist who has played with more artists than he can remember. To name a few, he has worked with Blind Boys of [...]
Blancmange Unfurnished Rooms Blanc Check Records Blancmange is Neil Arthur, or Neil Arthur is Blancmange. Since Stephen Luscombe left the band (the other original member) due to health reasons, Arthur has carried the torch and continued on under [...]
Cindy Doire Panorama Arté Boréal Panorama is Cindy Doire’s fourth solo album. Doire is one half of Scarlett Jane, a fantastic folk duo who have issued two multi nominated folk albums. Panorama is Doire’s third album recorded in French. Over the [...]
BELINDA CARLISLE ‘HEAVEN 30th ANNIVERSARY’ UK TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED American singer Belinda Carlisle announces she’s back on the road with a very special UK tour this Autumn with the ‘Heaven 30th Anniversary Tour’ in October 2017 [...]
MORE EAZE – bodiezNcOde Self-Sabotoge Records bodiezNc0de, the latest album from prolific performer, composer & producer More Eaze (aka Marcus Maurice aka Marcus Rubio), is a combination of pop-oriented songwriting, process/generative [...]
HOWARD JONES ELECTRIC BAND TOUR UK 2017 HOWARD JONES ANNOUNCES FIVE VERY SPECIAL UK ELECTRIC BAND CONCERTS FOR 2017 Howard Jones returns for a UK tour in November, his first since 2014, with his new and extended Electric Band; following a 24 [...]
The Darts Me.Ow. Dirty Water Records The Darts return with their debut solo album, Me.Ow. They have previously released two ten inch EPs and those two EPs were issued as an album (The Darts, 2017). But Me.Ow. is their first full length album [...]
ROBERT PLANT ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN TOUR IN CELEBRATION OF NEW ALBUM CARRY FIRE Robert Plant has announced the first North American headline dates on his upcoming world tour celebrating the release of his eagerly anticipated new album Carry [...]
FAN – “FIRE” Polyvinyl Meric Long has been making music as one half of The Dodos for over a decade, and today he announces a brand new solo project entitled FAN. Conceived upon hearing an irreproducible pattern made from the [...]
IMAGES IN VOGUE TO RELEASE 4LP VINYL BOX-SET Artoffact Records Artoffact Records announces the first in a series of Images in Vogue reissues! Images in Vogue was a Vancouver-based new wave group formed in 1981 and released several singles and [...]
