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Paul Manchin – “Lift” A Spill Exclusive Video Premiere The first single from acclaimed Canadian singer/songwriter Paul Manchin’s forthcoming album Swim is “Lift”. Written and produced by Manchin, “Lift” has been available [...]
Phantastic Ferniture Phantastic Ferniture Universal Music Phantastic Ferniture, the darkly breezy garage-pop debut album of friends Julia Jacklin, Elizabeth Hughes, and Ryan K Brennan, is a passion project in the best sense. Jacklin’s acclaimed [...]
John Schumann & The Vagabond Crew Ghosts & Memories Universal Music Australia John Schumann was the front man of the group Redgum, a group he left to form The Vagabond Crew in 2005, their name coming from a Henry Lawson poem. He also [...]
COME SO FAR A CONVERSATION WITH TOM BAILEY OF THE THOMPSON TWINS In 1977, Tom Bailey, along with three friends, formed The Thompson Twins. In typical fashion of the day, the members lived in a squatters flat in London. Living up the street was [...]
SOMEWHERE OUT THERE A CONVERSATION WITH THIERRY NORITOP OF STEREO in SOLO Thierry Noritop is back, although he never really disappeared. You may remember him as one of the two members of the band, STEREO, who had a number of well known songs in [...]
A HEAVY NEW DIRECTION A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN BARRETT OF BASS DRUM OF DEATH I was nervous calling John Barrett of Bass Drum of Death. This band is so unbelievably cool, although John would probably laugh or roll his eyes at this comment. To my [...]
Evanescence w/ Lindsey Stirling @ Budweiser Stage, Toronto July 27, 2018 This is a case of two great forces coming together to combine strengths and create something miraculous. The highly anticipated co-headlining tour featuring the YouTube [...]
Clearance At Your Leisure Topshelf Records There are some bands that simply refuse to fit into the pre-existing genres or eras of music. Clearance is one of these bands, with a new album that could have very well topped the pop charts in the [...]
Tony Molina Kill The Lights Slumberland Tony Molina is back with a new EP. Molina is coming off a pretty solid run with his last release, but this new album is definitely a step in the right direction. Kill the Lights is a bit different than [...]
Bass Drum Of Death Just Business Red Music In 2011, a one-man-band from Oxford, Mississippi dropped its debut LP on Fat Possum Records. Over the next few years, Bass Drum of Death led by John Barrett released a slew of lo-fi goodness that looked [...]
SPILL MAGAZINE PRESENTS HEAVY MONTRÉAL TEN QUESTIONS || ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES QUESTIONS FROM SPILL MAGAZINE’S LUCY SKY & MARK DEAN ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES ARTIST NAME: ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES 1. When playing a [...]
I YA TOYAH – “FAREWELL-MIRRORS DON’T LIE” A Spill Exclusive Music Premiere I Ya Toyah landed here to spread the disease of music and infect the human race. I Ya Toyah is a Chicago-based DIY independent musician of Polish [...]
VAGUE NOTION – “WHY WOULD WE” A Spill Exclusive Music Premiere Vague Notion have emerged out of their Kootenay mountain hide away to release a new single from their forthcoming album. This is artful electronica reminiscent of [...]
Lord Huron @ Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto Wednesday, July 25, 2018 Though the band has experimented with sound and volume on their most recent effort, 2018’s Vide Noir, there exists a space within the music created by Lord [...]
SPILL MAGAZINE PRESENTS ’77 MONTRÉAL TEN QUESTIONS WITH ANTI-FLAG AND STEVE IGNORANT QUESTIONS FROM SPILL MAGAZINE’S LUCY SKY & MARK DEAN ANTI-FLAG STEVE IGNORANT ARTIST NAME: ANTI-FLAG 1. When playing a festival like this, do [...]
SPILL MAGAZINE PRESENTS HEAVY MONTRÉAL TEN QUESTIONS || ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES QUESTIONS FROM SPILL MAGAZINE’S LUCY SKY & MARK DEAN ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES ARTIST NAME: ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES 1. When playing a [...]
THE CRYSTAL METHOD ANNOUNCE THE TRIP HOME TOUR 2018 TOUR TO SUPPORT THE CRYSTAL METHOD’S NEW ALBUM THE TRIP HOME SET FOR RELEASE SEPTEMBER 28 ON TINY E RECORDS FIRST ALBUM SINGLE “HOLY ARP” OUT JULY 27 PRE-SAVE AVAILABLE HERE [...]
NIGHT CLUB ANNOUNCE EUROPEAN AND UK TOUR DATES WITH COMBICHRIST & WEDNESDAY 13 SECOND SINGLE “YOUR ADDICTION” OFF OF SCARY WORLD OUT NOW PRE-ORDER SCARY WORLD NOW! Los Angeles-based electronic duo Night Club has announced that [...]
VOLATILE ATTRACTIONS: SAUL HOLIFF, JOHNNY CASH AND MANAGING A MUSIC LEGEND A CONVERSATION WITH JONATHAN HOLIFF The University of Victoria Archives is the new home of a monumental piece of music history. On June 20, 2018, the highly-anticipated [...]
DRUMS AND DRONES A CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN CHASE Recently I had the chance to have a chat with Brian Chase. Originally having broken through in the mainstream music scene as the drummer of The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Brian has since gone on to work on [...]
MEANWHILE, BACK IN THE GARAGE A CONVERSATION WITH GRAHAM BONNET Graham Bonnet released his first single, as part of The Marbles (a duo he had formed with his cousin Trevor Gordon), in 1968. The single, “Only One Woman” was an impressive debut, [...]
30 YEARS TO BLOW YOUR MIND A CONVERSATION WITH WILKO JOHNSON Wilko Johnson is a living legend. And the word ‘living’ is an important adjective, but we will get to that later. Johnson got his professional start in the classic band Dr. Feelgood, [...]
STANDING ALONE A CONVERSATION WITH TIM BURGESS OF THE CHARLATANS Tim Burgess as singer of the Charlatans has been responsible for many classic songs and iconic anthems — a true legend of the Manchester music scene. Ahead of their new EP [...]
