MR. BUNGLE THE NIGHT THEY CAME HOME @ EUREKA PUBLIC LIBRARY, EUREKA (CA) OCTOBER 31, 2020 One of the best things to happen in 2020 was the resurgence of Mr. Bungle, the experimental band, whose release of California in 1999 left their fans on a [...]
Various Artists Brown Acid: The Eleventh Trip RidingEasy Records There could be a few reasons why RidingEasy Records have had 11 runs with their ‘Brown Acid’ series so far, but two pop out as key. One is that their crate diggers have had great [...]
VAGUE NOTION – “SHADOW TALK” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE Eclectic electronica with an artistic edge. Melding real instrumentation with synths and samples. Comparisons to Kate Bush, David Bowie and Portishead have been made [...]
Motörhead Ace Of Spades (40th Anniversary Box Set) BMG 1980. Year of the Rubik’s Cube. CNN launches this year and we can now leave reminders on Post-It Notes. Light pop acts such as Captain and Tennille, Olivia Newton-John and Blondie dominate [...]
The OBGMs The Ends Black Box Music Following a series of singles released throughout this year, Toronto-based alternative punk band The OBGMs have returned with their latest album, The Ends. The 10-track record, clocking in at just over 23 [...]
Tom Morello Comandante Independent With only a few days’ notice, Tom Morello’s latest surprise EP, Comandante, has arrived. It is his first true follow-up to 2018’s The Atlas Underground – save a string of singles and an instrumental version of [...]
Church Of Trees Progression Independent It is hard to believe that Church Of Trees is only four years old, given the quantity (and high quality) of music that has been produced under that banner. Church Of Trees is more of a project than a band. [...]
Tobacco Hot Wet & Sassy Ghostly International Hot Wet & Sassy, the newest album from Portland-based experimental AND electronic outfit Tobacco, saunters through dripping, eclectic beats and saturated synthesizers. Anyone who’s seen a [...]
PUSCIFER EXISTENTIAL RECKONING: LIVE AT ARCOSANTI (AZ) OCTOBER 30, 2020 Maynard James Keenan, the mastermind behind Tool and A Perfect Circle, is back with his personal project Puscifer and their fourth studio album, Existential Reckoning. To [...]
Elvis Costello Hey Clockface Concord Records Over the last 40 plus years, Elvis Costello has produced some of the most influential and varied work known to pop music. His virtuosity and willingness to change have given him legendary status that [...]
Ice Nine Kills I Heard They KILL Live!! Fearless Records The Boston-based metal core band Ice Nine Kills has released a live album titled “I Heard They KILL Live!!” just in time for Halloween. They sold out a 3,000-capacity venue headliner show [...]
Puscifer Existential Reckoning Puscifer Entertainment/BMG Maynard James Keenan, a name synonymous with otherworldly experimental music, is back with his personal playground project Puscifer and their fourth studio album Existential Reckoning. [...]
GWAR Scumdogs of the Universe (30th Anniversary Edition – Remixed and Remastered) Metal Blade Records/Slavepit On the 30th anniversary of Scumdogs of the Universe, GWAR is rereleasing the album but this time it is remixed and remastered. Unless [...]
Stephen Becker Nothing Sun Under The New NNA Tapes The so-called bedroom artists are becoming ‘dime-a-dozen’ these days. After all, quite a few are stuck in their bedrooms and make music there. Literally. But with all the faded or not so faded [...]
ISAAC ROTHER AND THE PHANTOMS – “WITCHES BREW” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PREMIERE Beware of Isaac Rother & The Phantoms! These frenzied ghouls are possessed with a unique musical style that combines wild rock ‘n’ [...]
BETH HIRSCH – LOVE IS FOR EVERYONE – L.I.F.E. A Spill Exclusive Album Premiere The album features “All I Need (Elliot’s Cosmic Remix)” – one of the two tracks she’S featured on from Air’s multi-platinum [...]
Other Infinities Smaller Than Some Independent What if you tried to combine the smart synth-pop of LCD Soundsystem with the more boisterous side of heyday Britpop bands like Blur, throwing in vocals that range between those of David Bowie and [...]
SUNLUST – “ORANGE” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE From the heart of Toronto West, the hard-hitting garage-grunge power trio Sunlust is breaking ground with a music video for their debut single “Orange”. [...]
Rage Against The Machine The Battle Of Mexico City Sony Music It was as if the stars had aligned. Next to a reunion of Appetite era Guns N’ Roses, the return of Rage Against The Machine is often coveted as one of the most hoped-for reunions, and [...]
BASS DRUM OF DEATH ANNOUNCE NEW 7-INCH “TOO COLD TO HOLD”/”WAIT” MUSCLE BEACH RECORDS Bass Drum of Death have announced a forthcoming 7-inch with two new songs, “Too Cold to Hold” and “Wait,” to be released digitally [...]
DAN MANGAN SHARES NEW PROTEST SONG “THERE’S A TUMOR IN THE WHITE HOUSE” ARTS & CRAFTS This week Dan Mangan is sharing his new protest song, “There’s A Tumor In The White House”. “Generally, in my songwriting, I’ve aimed for the [...]
USS ANNOUNCES DETAILS SURROUNDING FINAL STUDIO ALBUM EINSTEINS OF CONSCIOUSNESS COALITION MUSIC/WARNER MUSIC CANADA After more than a decade of creating music together USS, Toronto’s most iconic musical duo, has announced details [...]
BUZZCOCKS COMPLETE UNITED ARTISTS SINGLES 1977-1980 7” BOXSET TO BE RELEASED JANUARY 15 DOMINO RECORDS Following last year’s extensive re-release campaign, Domino are pleased to announce details of the release of a Buzzcocks’ 7” boxset [...]
BORN RUFFIANS REVEAL VIDEO “WAYLAID” FEATURING HANNAH GEORGAS | TAKEN FROM SQUEEZE OUT NOW YEP ROC RECORDS Born Ruffians today reveal the video for their latest single, “Waylaid”, taken from their new album, SQUEEZE, out [...]
