MIKE “BEARD GUY” TAYLOR OF WALK OFF THE EARTH HAS PASSED AWAY Walk Off The Earth has confirmed that band member Mike “Beard Guy” Taylor passed away from natural causes on Sunday, December 30th. “Mike had a love for life that was [...]
GLOSSIES – “CACTUS WHAT YOU PEACH” A Spill Exclusive Album Premiere Glossies, formerly know as Dot Plaza, is the recording project of Los Angeles based songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Erich Tomkinson. Tomkinson got his [...]
ESTHER HAZY – “EGGS” A Spill Exclusive Video Premiere “Eggs” is the first single from Esther Hazy’s forthcoming debut album The War On Common Sense. A play on the adage “don’t count your chickens before they [...]
SPILL MAGAZINE’S BEST ALBUMS OF 2018 With a huge team of writers and an absolutely massive list of albums reviewed this year, it was no easy task to come up with something resembling agreement on what Spill Magazine identifies as the top [...]
JON COHEN EX – “BABY LIFE” A Spill Exclusive Video Premiere Fantasy prom king, master crafter of cult-pop gems and multi-threat instrumentalist Jon Cohen Ex creates sweet but potent stories that spring from a natural, and [...]
Born Ruffians w/ Luna Li & POESY @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto December 20, 2018 It was Thursday Night Fever at the Danforth Music Hall tonight as the artists of the Shondi Festoon (a night best celebrated with hot beer, dressing as [...]
CRANE LIKE THE BIRD – “WISHING CAP” (FEATURING JAMES MERCER) SELF-TITLED ALBUM OUT JANUARY 18 Revered drummer & prolific songwriter, Kyle Crane has lent his talents on tours with the likes of Neko Case and M. Ward among [...]
MANUKA HIVE – “SLAVE” THESE BLOODY THIEVES RECORDS Fusing their quirky genre-bending rock and roll for just over a year now, Manuka Hive’s explosive journey so far has been nothing short of incredible. Smashing into the scene [...]
HOLIDAY GUNFIRE TO RELEASE SELF-TITLED DEBUT ALBUM FEBRUARY 15th | PREMIERES NEW VIDEO CORNELIUS CHAPEL RECORDS Holiday Gunfire began in 2017 when longtime friends and seasoned Birmingham, Alabama musicians, Lester Nuby III (Verbena, Vulture [...]
NEW ORDER ANNOUNCE APRIL 5 RELEASE OF MOVEMENT ‘DEFINITIVE EDITION’ BOXED SET FOUR 12-INCH SINGLES TO ALSO BE RELEASED New Order are proud to announce the boxed set release of their debut album Movement on 5th April 2019. The four 12 inch [...]
CHUCK D JOINS THE UNIVERSAL HIP HOP MUSEUM AS CHAIRMAN OF THE CELEBRITY BOARD Today, Director of the Universal Hip Hop Museum, Rocky Bucano alongside Chairman of the Board, Kurtis Blow announce that Chuck D has been elected as Chairman of the [...]
NEW DOUBLE A-SIDE RELEASE FROM THE RACONTEURS “NOW THAT YOU’RE GONE” & “SUNDAY DRIVER” AVAILABLE NOW THIRD MAN RECORDS The Raconteurs – Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence & Patrick Keeler – are back [...]
HAWKSLEY WORKMAN ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM MEDIAN AGE WASTELAND TO BE RELEASED MARCH 1st WATCH + SHARE VIDEO FOR 1st SINGLE “BATTLEFORDS” Award-winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Hawksley Workman has announced his 16th studio album [...]
SAYING YES TO LIFE A CONVERSATION WITH ELLEN WARKENTINE What reality have we created, and how much power do we have in its destruction? Ellen Warkentine addresses these questions head on in her debut solo album, Nonsense Mouth released on Monte [...]
APOPTYGMA BERZERK SDGXXV TRACK LISTING REVEALED ARTOFFACT RECORDS The 25th Anniversary party continues… Following the magnificent releases and shows honouring the 25th anniversary of Apoptygma Berzerk’s debut album Soli Deo Gloria, the [...]
FORTUNATE LOSERS – “SILHOUETTES DIVIDE (ALICE)” A Spill Exclusive Video Premiere Fortunate Losers’ first music video ‘Silhouettes Divide a.k.a. Alice’ is a raw representation of the music and vision that the band [...]
Sammy Johnson Moonlight Lovers Mensch House Records Sammy Johnson’s new EP, Moonlight Lovers, is a mixture of Reggae and R&B, and evokes the feeling of relaxing on the beach. Half Australian and half Polynesian, Johnson connected with his [...]
INTO THE VOID A CONVERSATION WITH PATRICK BLÜMEL OF HOLYGRAM Holygram is a new band, based in Cologne, Germany. They formed in 2015, but have only recently released their debut album, Modern Cults. The band consists of Patrick Blümel (vocals), [...]
WE GOT GAS IN THE TANK TO GO ALL NIGHT A CONVERSATION WITH MAX KERMAN OF ARKELLS The relationship with one’s hometown is something special. Whether you love where you’re from, hate it, or simply feel a connection to it because it’s where you’re [...]
Bruce Springsteen Springsteen On Broadway Sony Music Paired with the release of his Netflix special, Bruce Springsteen has brought his highly acclaimed Broadway show to a recorded format. Featuring the songs and stories from Tony Award winner [...]
PURE SOUND DOESN’T FADE: URGE OVERKILL’S SATURATION AT 25 A CONVERSATION WITH URGE OVERKILL Eddie “King” Roeser and Nathan Kaatrud, aka Nash Kato, haven’t been proceeding at a regular pace, Roeser admits, but he’s not confessing a lack of [...]
LOBBY – FRAGRANCE A Spill Exclusive Album Premiere Born and raised in Pessac, LOBBY proves that a cold, authentic and radical post-punk can be brought up the same way by a suburban area from South-West of France than a post-industrial and [...]
The Josie Dye Show’s Holiday Sock Drop: FIDLAR w/ Sam Coffey & The Iron Lungs + Dboy @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre, Toronto December 13, 2018 Dboy took the stage in bondage masks for a blistering, performative punk rock set, complete [...]
THE COWLS – CERTAIN CALCULATIONS A Spill Exclusive Music Premiere “The Cowls exists in a sublimely sweet spot on the musical spectrum. A sumptuous blend of occasionally funked up indie and hypnotic electronica, their sound invites [...]