MAKING THE BEST OF A BAD SITUATION A CONVERSATION WITH LUKE BENTHAM OF THE DIRTY NIL New release by Hamilton-based The Dirty Nil, Fuck Art, is ringing in the new year. The rock ‘n’ roll trio first made waves with their 2016 album, Higher Power, [...]
WE’LL GIVE HIM GOLD AND FRANKINCENSE. BUT WAIT…THERE’S MYRRH! (PART TWO) A SPILL MAGAZINE BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THE TOP 2020 CHRISTMAS RELEASES As The Beatles once sang, “Christmas time is here again/Ain’t been ‘round since you [...]
WE’LL GIVE HIM GOLD AND FRANKINCENSE. BUT WAIT…THERE’S MYRRH! (PART ONE) A SPILL MAGAZINE BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THE TOP 2020 CHRISTMAS RELEASES Perhaps it is a sign that we need more light and more hope in our lives, but Spill [...]
THE CRUISE SHOW MUST GO ON! MONSTERS OF ROCK: OPERATION MONSTER BEACH STARRING ALICE COOPER REPOSITIONS TO TWO ALL-INCLUSIVE LAND-BASED RESORTS Heavy metal fans aren’t going to let a worldwide pandemic stand in the way of their fun. With [...]
Shawn Benfield The Shorter It Gets, The Harder It Hits... Shotgunn Records There must be something in the drinking water in The Appalachians, as here we have yet another artist from that region making his debut with the EP The Shorter It [...]
AILI AND TRANSISTORCAKE – “DANSU” ESKIMO RECORDINGS For her debut single, “Dansu” Belgian-Japanese artist Ailihas joined forces with another of Belgium’s most exciting new acts Transistorcake, the pair working [...]
ROBERT LAWSON – WHEATFIELD EMPIRE: THE LISTENER’S GUIDE TO THE GUESS WHO FRIESEN PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY BRYAN WILLISTON “If you love The Guess Who, as I do, you will love this book.” So writes author and Rheostatics member Dave Bidini, in [...]
George Thorogood And The Destroyers Live In Boston, 1982: The Complete Concert Craft Recordings George Thorogood has been making music since the early 1970s, with his roots firmly grounded in the Delta Blues. However, when he formed The Delaware [...]
Paul McCartney McCartney III MPL/Capitol Paul McCartney has always used music to get through difficult times. In 1970, when the Beatles split, he came out with the classic McCartney in 1980. As Wings were falling apart, McCartney gave us [...]
The Kinks Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One: 50th Anniversary Edition Box-Set BMG Originally released in the winter of 1970, Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround gave The Kinks their biggest hit single in five years, [...]
THE ROMAINES – “MERRY CHRISTMAS (I DON’T WANT TO FIGHT TONIGHT)” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PREMIERE The Romaines are back and better than ever this holiday season. With their new Ramones cover in tow “Merry Christmas [...]
CLAN OF XYMOX WEAVES AN ALLURING WEB OF CREATIVITY IN 2020 A CONVERSATION WITH RONNY MOORINGS The year 2020 has brought dark days indeed, and with Clan of Xymox’s new album, Spider on the Wall, Ronny Moorings brings to life another set of dark [...]
TORONTO’S renforshort COVERS THE GORILLAZ “FEEL GOOD INC.” GEFFEN/INTERSCOPE Toronto’s renforshort has released a cover of one of her favourite bands The Gorillaz with her version of “Feel Good Inc.” featuring [...]
ALTERNATIVE POP ARTIST LIV STRANGE COVERS THE DOORS “PEOPLE ARE STRANGE” LIVSTRANGE MUSIC Alternative Pop artist, Liv Strange, released her cover of “People Are Strange,” originally released by American rock band The [...]
MOSCOW APARTMENT UNVEIL “18 (THIEVES LIKE US REMIX)” HIDDEN PONY Seventeen and eighteen year old Brighid Fry and Pascale Padilla are the duo behind Moscow Apartment, the Toronto based indie rockers who released their self-produced [...]
Splinter Never Went Back Gonzo Multimedia British duo Splinter’s first three albums were released on George Harrison’s Dark Horse Records label between 1974 and 1977. Although they were never able to match the success of their debut, they [...]
Belle And Sebastian What To Look For In Summer Matador Records Those that did not have the chance to see Belle and Sebastian live might question how both their musically and lyrically intricate material would transfer to a live performance. [...]
Guided By Voices Styles We Paid For Rockathon Records The new Guided By Voices album wasn’t supposed to be like this. At the beginning of the year, band mastermind Robert Pollard was plotting an album recorded entirely with analog equipment, [...]
Chris Cornell No One Sings Like You Anymore Universal Music Few, if any, can take a cover and adapt it in a manner quite like Chris Cornell could. This was previously apparent through his 2007 transformation of Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean”, [...]
WARDRUNA KVITRAVN PRESENTATION (ONLINE PERFORMANCE) DECEMBER 10, 2020 Wardruna, the Norwegian music group known for their modern interpretation of ancient Nordic traditions and language, will be releasing their next studio album Kvitravn on [...]
SEASURFER – ZOMBIES A SPILL EXCLUSIVE ALBUM PREMIERE Well established as one of the most respected dreampop acts of the last decade, Seasurfer are breaking new ground with the 16 tracks of their third album Zombies, set for release on 11th [...]
CATCH THE WAVE AND TAKE THE RIDE A CONVERSATION WITH SMALL TOWN TITANS’ PHIL FREEMAN Having released their sophomore full-length album, The Ride, on November 13, 2020, Small Town Titans have more than proved their worth as perhaps the most [...]
Coco Reilly Coco Reilly Golden Wheel Records The number of current artists trying to channel music from the bygone years of rock grows by the day. In most cases, they try to mimic certain genre or genres concentrating more on style than [...]
GUITAR MAN PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT DECEMBER 8, 2020 Guitar Man chronicles the life and career of guitar virtuoso Joe Bonamassa, one of the few major guitar slingers around today credited with keeping the blues alive. From his early life as [...]
