THE REED EFFECT – “NO WAY OUTTA HERE” A STRANGE CURIOSITY (NOVEMBER 10, 2017) Independent November 24, 2017 Want the true definition of Canadian Kickass? Here it is.. The Reed Effect. The Toronto-based trio of Kirk Reed on [...]
Here Lies Man Animal Noises RidingEasy Records What if Black Sabbath played Afrobeat?— a question and curiosity that we never thought we’d have but that one was still nonetheless perfectly satisfied in Here Lies Man’s work and latest EP, Animal [...]
JOPO & THE RIZE – “DOG DAYS OF SUMMER” A Spill Exclusive Video Premiere JoPo (Joanne Polack) is a singer, songwriter & multi-instrumentalist from Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. She recorded her album at The House of Blues [...]
RUE BELLA – FLIRT WITH THE DIRT A Spill Exclusive Album Premiere Although born out of the sleepy town of Newmarket, ON, Rue Bella’s sound is anything but provincial. Bending the carnival menace of Tom Waits and gritty alt-rock acts like Pj [...]
Björk Utopia One Little Indian Records Björk’s latest and ninth studio album, Utopia, is an audible journey into her whimsical and sonic dream world. Undoubtedly one of her best releases, flutes and bird songs carry you throughout the [...]
Great Lake Swimmers They Don’t Make Them Like That Anymore Nettwerk Great Lake Swimmers return after 2016’s EP Swimming Away, with the ever appropriately titled EP, They Don’t Make Them Like That Anymore. This one is a four track Christmas [...]
Sufjan Stevens The Greatest Gift: Mixtape Asthmatic Kitty Don’t get it twisted, Sufjan Stevens’ The Greatest Gift: Mixtape is not a Christmas album, nor is it is it something thrown together in time for the Christmas market. This is a well-mixed [...]
Ekali w/ Josh Pan & Y2K @ Velvet Underground, Toronto November 23, 2017 You may think that you’ve never heard of Ekali, aka Nathan Shaw, but there’s a good chance that you’ve listened to some of his music. The twenty-five-year-old [...]
PROJECT MAMA EARTH A CONVERSATION WITH JOSS STONE Preparation is overrated. Impulse is everything. In June 2017, five world-renowned musicians met in Devon, England for a high-wire act unique in modern music. They had no songs. No chord charts. [...]
DAFT PUNK RELEASE HOLIDAY SPECIALTIES Daft Punk have unveiled their 2017 line of commemorative Christmas items alongside more of their celebrated vintage magazine style adverts – see item descriptions and ads below. As always, their [...]
THE SUN MACHINE – TURN TO EVIL A Spill Exclusive Album Premiere The Sun Machine is a 5 piece Schitzo Pop band from Austin, Texas. Inspired by the psychedelic sounds of the ’60s and classic Rock ‘n’ Roll music, [...]
Big City Cough w/ Animal Parts: Born At Night Album Release Residency @ The Dakota Tavern, Toronto November 21, 2017 As they await Big City Cough, a hushed crowd is aglow from the stringed lights draped across the stage at Dakota Tavern. Its [...]
LULU LEWIS – “ONE NOTE ROCK AND ROLL” A Spill Exclusive Canadian Music Premiere The creators of Lulu Lewis are Dylan Hundley and Pablo Martin. They bring forth a multilayered approach to their music and visual art. Post punk, [...]
SHEENAH KO – “WE CAN BE FREE”” A Spill Exclusive Video Premiere Sheenah Ko, a very active player in the Montreal music scene and keyboardist/vibraphonist for The Besnard Lakes, is creeping out from behind the psychedelic [...]
DARK SMITH – “IT GETS WORSE” A Spill Exclusive Video Premiere Dark Smith is a Seattle-based alternative outfit formed by post-punker Danny Denial, Post Rapture Party guitarist Ashe Tempest, Nashville-bred bassist Lia Lovecraft [...]
ALL BANDS ON DECK! 2018 KICKS OFF A TRIO OF SAILINGS FOR MUSIC LOVERS There’ll be no post-holiday blues for rock fans thanks to three explosive music sailings that feature some of the biggest names in classic rock, progressive rock and heavy [...]
THE UK’S AMERICANA SWEETHEARTS A CONVERSATION WITH JD & THE STRAIGHT SHOT Americana band JD & The Straight Shot have released their vibrant sixth studio album Good Luck And Good Night on September 15th. The band comprises of [...]
AC/DC GUITARIST AND CO-FOUNDER MALCOLM YOUNG PASSED AWAY AT 64 (JAN 6, 1953 – NOV 18, 2017) AC/DC guitarist Malcolm Young who has suffered a long battle with dementia has passed away at the age of 64. He was born in Scotland on January 6, [...]
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS RETURN WITH “MEADOW” & NEW VOCALIST JEFF GUTT To say the least, the past few years have been nothing short of both tumultuous and tragic for Stone Temple Pilots. After reforming in 2010 with original vocalist Scott [...]
Bee Bee Sea Sonic Boomerang Dirty Water Records/Wild Honey Records Blasting out of the industrial town of Castel Goffredo, Italy, comes Bee Bee Sea – an exuberant surge of happy surf garage rock. Having published a self-titled album on [...]
Charlotte Gainsbourg Rest Because Music/Warner Music Known mainly as an actress, Charlotte Gainsbourg began her singing career at the age of 12, when she sang with her father, Serge Gainsbourg, on his 1983 single “Lemon Incest”. Since then she [...]
Diana Ross Diamond Diana: The Legacy Collection Motown Records Ain’t no stoppin’ Ms. Ross As the recipient of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the American Music Awards, Diana Ross proves her talent and elegance stand the test of time. [...]
John Cale: 50th Anniversary Of The Velvet Underground And Nico @ Brooklyn Academy Of Music, New York Novmber 17, 2017 Although it was November 17, 2017, when I walked into the Brooklyn Academy Theatre, with ambient music humming, cool [...]
PATRICK WATSON – “BROKEN” Secret City Records Inc. Patrick Watson is proud to share “Broken”, a brand new single and video. The track was recorded at studio PM in Montreal last month. “This is a song I just [...]
