Alive Alone Therapy Independent Following the release of their debut single, “Safe Sinner”, earlier this year, Alive Alone has released their debut studio EP, Therapy. The rough, hard-hitting, and abrasive six-track release marks a strong and [...]
KIM MITCHELL RETURNS WITH “THE BIG FANTASIZE”, HIS FIRST ALBUM IN 13 YEARS Multi-platinum, Juno Award-winning rock icon and Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame inductee Kim Mitchell announces the surprise release of his brand new [...]
HARLEY AND THE ANIMALS “HELLO ROCK N’ ROLL” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE Harley Di Nardo is an American singer songwriter and filmmaker. He was born and raised in Westchester, New York. Belonging to a family of Italian folk [...]
Evening Hymns Heavy Nights Shuffling Feet Records Heavy Nights is the first album Jonas Bonetta has released under the Evening Hymns name in five years. The last Evening Hymns album was the brilliant Quiet Energies, and for a lot of artists, it [...]
Various Artists Brown Acid: The Tenth Trip RidingEasy Records You’ve got to hand it to RidingEasy Records! To be able to come up with 10 editions of Brown Acid, their heavy, psych, fuzz, proto-metal series in less than five years) is a feat in [...]
The Manvils Reaction Arrow Manvils Music Toronto-based indie power trio The Manvils have gifted us with their exciting new album, Reaction Arrow, and it is nothing short of great. Recorded over a three-year period in California and Toronto, [...]
Stuck On Planet Earth Beautiful Nowhere Anthem Entertainment After a number of years as a staple of the Toronto live music community and a handful of singles and EPs, Stuck On Planet Earth have released their long-awaited debut full-length [...]
WE’LL BUILD A LIFE BY SENECA CREEK A CONVERSATION WITH CHARLES WESLEY GODWIN There is a world of music out there, and for those who tuned into the Appalachian Folk Festival livestream in April, many of us were introduced to many artists who, [...]
SUSU – “EVER FALLEN IN LOVE (WITH SOMEONE YOU SHOULDN’T’VE?)” – THE BUZZCOCKS COVER INDEPENDENT The Buzzcocks asked and SUSU answered. The New York-based rockers SUSU have love on their minds with a new cover [...]
ROCKER & ACTOR MICHAEL DES BARRES OFFERS TIMELY TAKE ON “ANARCHY IN THE UK” WICKED COOL RECORDS Rocker, actor and European Marquis Michael Des Barres has released his newest single, his alternative and timely take on the Sex [...]
PRIVATE WORLD ANNOUNCES DEBUT LP ALEPH | SHARES FIRST SINGLE + VIDEO DAIS RECORDS After announcing their signing to Dais Records last year with the addictive ‘On The Run‘ single, Cardiff-based pop outfit Private World are announcing [...]
APPALACHIAN FOLK FESTIVAL PREVIEW A CONVERSATION WITH FILTHYBIRD The Appalachian Folk Festival Livestream has been a brilliantly programmed and curated live online music series. In addition to the already excellent array of performers, the [...]
Kidsmoke A Vision In The Dark Libertino Records Welsh quartet Kidsmoke debut their new album, A Vision in the Dark, and at first listen, this gorgeously-layered record is anything but dark. It is a dream pop record with the best elements of Real [...]
Japandroids Massey Fucking Hall Arts & Crafts If you saw Japandroids live prior to 2017, chances are it would have been in a modestly-sized, yet uncomfortably rammed room, and you probably left having lost 10 lbs in sweat alone. In the five [...]
Julian Taylor The Ridge Independent Few Toronto artists get me as excited with the news of new music as Julian Taylor does. A musical chameleon, Taylor’s work has come in the shape of rock, funk, pop, and soul, written and performed with an [...]
Wire 10:20 Pinkflag Records You could call Wire’s 10:20 a B-sides album. Released through the English band’s own label Pinkflag, they refer to the tracks on 10:20 as ‘strays’ — songs that had no place on their previous 17 studio [...]
The Killer Wails The Killer Wails Independent Toronto’s The Killer Wails offer something refreshing this summer with their first self-titled full-length. Described as “weirdo punks”, they have created an album which is undeniably punk-influenced [...]
ERASURE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM THE NEON | LISTEN TO THE LEAD TRACK “HEY NOW (THINK I GOT A FEELING)” MUTE RECORDS Erasure (Andy Bell and Vince Clarke) have announced details of their eighteenth studio album, The Neon, and share the [...]
TORONTO’S ALT-FOLK AMERICANA-ROCKERS LAMBLION RELEASE NEW SINGLE “ONLY THE BRAVE” INDEPENDENT Canadian duo LambLion step out in front with the release of their prophetic new single, “Only The Brave” — available now! Circling the topics of [...]
AND YOU’RE DYING INSIDE A CONVERSATION WITH KRISTOF BATHORY OF DAWN OF ASHES Kristof Bathory, founder and principal songwriter of Dawn of Ashes, is a seeming prophet of the anarchy the world has descended into. A checkout of the video [...]
DIO, DRUMS, AND 50 YEARS OF ROCK A CONVERSATION WITH CARMINE APPICE The name Carmine Appice is one of respect and high regard among drummers as a stylistic innovator whose influence made rock drumming what it is today. While he may not be a [...]
Edward McCormack Astral/Aphotic Eyedear Productions Ambient music is much like rock’n’roll, in that, within that genre there are many different styles and sub genres. Edward McCormack is one artist who releases music under this banner, but his [...]
LISTENING TO MYSELF SAVED MY LIFE A CONVERSATION WITH MYER CLARITY & DANIELLE KNOLL Eccentric Canadian hip hop artist Myer Clarity is known for his moody production and motivational lyrics. The 27-year-old Montreal native moved to Toronto in [...]
WHEN IT COMES TO ONE TO ONE, COMMUNICATION CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT A CONVERSATION WITH NEIL ARTHUR OF BLANCMANGE I can’t think of many artists who consistently and frequently put out such high quality material. In fact, with each release, Neil [...]
