Caveboy Night In The Park, Kiss In The Dark Independent Coming out of Montreal, one of last year’s most hyped Canadian buzz bands was the alt-pop three-woman outfit known as Caveboy, whose debut album [...]
Another Day Dawns Stranger Independent Among a growing scene of emerging hard rock bands that has been sweeping across America over the past few years, a number of independent bands have come to stand out for their musical output. Another Day [...]
Destroyer Have We Met Merge Records Since the release of Streethawk: Seduction in 2001, Dan Bejar has been coming up with one great album after another. Destroyer’s Rubies from 2006 Poison Season from 2015 can certainly end up on many, ‘best of [...]
Don Dokken Solitary (Expanded Reissue) Deadline Music It was 2008 when Don Dokken first released Solitary. A decline in music sales and distribution were in full swing shifting markets. Perhaps that is why it was first decided to have the CD [...]
Wayne Shorter The Music Of Wayne Shorter Blue Engine Records Wayne Shorter is among the few remaining musicians from the golden age of jazz. At the age of 86, the legendary saxophone player and songwriter has returned with his first album since [...]
Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band Express Yourself Real Gone Music While Charles Wright may not necessarily be a household name, everybody – everybody – knows the quintessential soul track “Express Yourself”. Whether it’s [...]
Drive-By Truckers The Unraveling ATO Records This is the twelfth album by southern country rock band Drive By Truckers. They are one of the hardest working bands on the circuit with a devoted following and hit the road to deliver their blend of [...]
Blossoms Foolish Loving Spaces Virgin/EMI Blossoms are a young British guitar-based band hailing from Manchester who have already a number one album in the UK tucked into their back pocket. They have a serious desire to take the interest they [...]
BEAT HOTEL – BEAT HOTEL A SPILL EXCLUSIVE ALBUM PREMIERE Tides ebb and flow, bands come and go… and then there are those who come back. After a lengthy hiatus from the music scene, the British collective Beat Hotel is one such band. Not [...]
ALIENBABY COLLECTIVE – “DEGENERATE MOON” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE Immersed in fuzz and feedback, today we have the pleasure of premiering ‘Degnerate Moon’ from Holland’s Alienbaby Collective. Turn it up load and don’t [...]
REX ORANGE COUNTY @ THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO JANUARY 30, 2020 Toronto loves Rex Orange County, so it’s no wonder he sold out three nights in a row at the Danforth Music Hall. The energy was feverishly high even on the second night, and [...]
Alex Southey You’re Not Just A Body To Me Oh Marlene Records Alex Southey is a newcomer to the indie folk scene in Toronto. Actually, according to his bio, he has only been playing for two years. Given the quality of music and lyrics on [...]
Katie Burden Edge Of Sleep Cautionary Tail It is really hard to be surprised by any ‘new’ sounds these days. Somehow you just get the feeling you’ve heard it all before. Too much of it. The influences are not only worn on a sleeve, they’re [...]
AUSTRA SHARES NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO FOR “RISK IT” VIA DOMINO RECORDS TOUR DATES BEGIN MAY 5 IN TORONTO Austra announces her return with the blistering new single “Risk It”; her first new music since 2017’s Future Politics. On “Risk [...]
BILLIE EILISH CONFIRMED TO PERFORM AT THE 92nd OSCARS ON FEBRUARY 9 MAKES GRAMMY® AWARD HISTORY AS YOUNGEST ARTIST TO WIN IN ALL FOUR MAJOR CATEGORIES, TAKING AWAY FIVE AWARDS FOR BEST NEW ARTIST, ALBUM OF THE YEAR, RECORD OF THE YEAR, SONG OF [...]
ROCK STAR BIF NAKED LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL ORGANIC CBD BRAND ‘MONALISA HEALING’ Gold and Platinum selling Canadian rock star — not to mention author, songwriter, manager, producer, and human and animal rights activist — Bif Naked has [...]
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CEREMONIES IN THE SHADOWS A CONVERSATION WITH LUIS NAVARRO & JOEL NIÑO, JR. OF TWIN TRIBES Even though the new album has only had a brief time to grace our ears, it has appeared on numerous reviewers “Best of the Year” lists. One listen will [...]
COLD WAR KIDS LIFT CURTAIN ON STRINGS & KEYS EP | NEW VIDEO FOR “BEYOND THE PALE (STRINGS & KEYS)” OUT NOW CWKTWA/AWAL Cold War Kids have unveiled STRINGS & KEYS, an all-new EP collecting exclusive acoustic renditions of songs found [...]
CHINA CRISIS w/ RATIONAL YOUTH & SLAVE TO THE SQUAREWAVE @ REVIVAL BAR, TORONTO JANUARY 25, 2020 Thanks to organizer Ed Sousa, there was an incredible triple bill that hit the stage tonight at The Revival Bar in Toronto. He has been putting [...]
We Are The City RIP Light Organ Records RIP is We Are The City’s long-awaited fifth album, combining musical and lyrical themes from their entire discography into one cohesive art piece. Though the back half drags a bit and there are the [...]
Dandy Lyon Wine Stilled Independent I remember being immediately captivated by Oshawa, Ontario’s Dandy Lyon Wine upon first seeing them live at Revival, a College Street club in Toronto. The trio took the stage with a raw and rootsy sense of [...]
Breaking Benjamin Aurora Hollywood Records Pennsylvanian band Breaking Benjamin have long since been one of the major influences that continue to shape the hard-rock/alternative scene. Having been quiet for some time since August 2017’s release [...]
Blue Öyster Cult Hard Rock Cleveland 2014 Frontiers Music Blue Oyster Cult, along with the fine folks at Frontiers Music are very seriously and methodically rereleasing the Blue Oyster Cult catalogue , along with some new material, such as this [...]
