Anberlin Convinced Equal Vision Records Florida-based rock band Anberlin have released their latest EP, Convinced, a six-track follow-up to 2022’s Silverline, and the second release since returning from their four-year hiatus. Convinced proves [...]
Charlie Watts Anthology BMG Legend has it that The Rolling Stones knew they needed Charlie Watts if they wanted to make it to the next level in their local scene, they just couldn’t afford him. Watts, an in-demand session musician, eventually [...]
Frank Zappa Funky Nothingness Zappa/Universal Music In 1969, Frank Zappa released his second solo album, Hot Rats. Over time, the album has become a landmark, a classic, and one of Zappa’s most loved. Hot Rats was also the first album to be [...]
Danny Michel Ghost Town Independent Toronto singer-songwriter Danny Michel hasn’t been heard from in a while, at least as far as official recordings go. Actually, it has been five years to be exact, but now he’s back with his latest, [...]
JD Pinkus & Tall Tall Trees Ponder Machine Shimmy Disc Telling you that this is a collaboration between Butthole Surfer’s bassist, JD Pinkus, and Tall Tall Trees (Mike Savino) is only scratching the surface of this collaboration titled [...]
Erin K Sink To Swim Independent Singer-songwriter has become such a broad category these days, even though that with quite a few listeners the first thing that comes to mind is a single artist with an acoustic guitar or behind a piano. Does [...]
SLIP~ons Heavy Machinery Scamindy Records Punk or post-punk, if you consider the more modern form of the genre, even in its primal form in the 60s, always touched on another genre or two, even if you were the Ramones, Vancouver’s SLIP~ons [...]
Estrella Del Sol Figura De Cristal Felte Records Dream pop has become such a musical phenomenon that you can find (or stumble upon) a great release within the genre from practically any corner of the world. So it is not a great surprise that the [...]
Nothing But Thieves Dead Club City Sony/RCA/AWAL Nothing But Thieves prove they are one of the freshest rock bands working today with their latest album Dead Club City. Dead Club City is far from perfect, but is it ever exhilarating. The album [...]
SILVERTONE HILLS – “WDYTMF” INDEPENDENT Silvertone Hills do indie-rock the way you wish it still was — earnest, tenacious, and unpretentious. From Hamilton, Ontario, the five-piece fuses memorable melodies with jangling guitars [...]
THE FIRST HUMANS – “STUNNED” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PREMIERE This Friday, arresting Edmonton-based Dreampop venture The First Humans introduces the outfit’s debut single, “Stunned”. The solo project is helmed [...]
JESSE RAY AND THE CAROLINA CATFISH – “SWEET LIKE SUGAR” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PREMIERE Jesse Ray And The Carolina Catfish is a hyper-energetic rockabilly and blues band founded in 2013 by guitarist and singer Jesse Ray Cahue. [...]
THE BREEDERS ANNOUNCE 30th ANNIVERSARY ORIGINAL ANALOG EDITION OF LAST SPLASH + SHARE UNRELEASED TRACK “GO MAN GO” 4AD A defining album of the 90s, Last Splash by The Breeders turns 30 this year. Recorded by the ‘classic’ Breeders [...]
THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE A CONVERSATION WITH RIVAL SONS’ GUITARIST SCOTT HOLIDAY With the recent release of their seventh album, Darkfighter, and the conclusion of their massive headlining tour, Rival Sons are a leading presence among a growing [...]
GIVING BACK TO THE INDUSTRY A CONVERSATION WITH MAC DOWNEY, FESTIVAL DIRECTOR OF THE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL Toronto has one of the most distinguished music scenes in the entire world, from icons like The Weeknd, to visionary [...]
ARKELLS RELEASE NEW TRACK + VIDEO “SKIN” | LAUNDRY PILE OUT SEPTEMBER 21 ARKELLS MUSIC/UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA Arkells have released a new single, “Skin,” via Universal Music Canada. The release of the official single follows title [...]
JULIAN TAYLOR RELEASES NEW SINGLE “SEEDS (ACOUSTIC) FT. CARSEN GRAY” + ACOUSTIC COLLECTION INDEPENDENT Award-winning singer-songwriter Julian Taylor has released a new single, “Seeds (Acoustic) ft. Carsen Gray”. At the [...]
THE HELLTONES – “EVERY TIME YOU PICK A FIGHT” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PREMIERE Oakland garage rockers The Helltones bring a beachy, modern doo-wop vibe to their new album Medusa (out Nov. 17), drawing inspiration from [...]
SEVENDUST RELEASE MUSIC VIDEO FOR “HOLY WATER” FROM UPCOMING 14th ALBUM TRUTH KILLER OUT JULY 28 NAPALM RECORDS With their latest single “Everything” currently in the Top 25 at Active Rock radio and celebrating weeks as one of the top most-added [...]
THE FIXX’S JAMIE WEST-ORAM SET TO RELEASE FIRST-EVER SOLO ALBUM SKELETON KEY DUE AUGUST 18 VIA BFD/THE ORCHARD FIRST SINGLE “KNUCKLE DOWN” AVAILABLE NOW The FIXX’s acclaimed guitarist, Jamie West-Oram, is set to release his [...]
I’M INTO SOMETHING GOOD A CONVERSATION WITH HARVEY LISBERG Since the beginning, the rock ‘n’ roll manager has always been almost as important as the bands/artists they represented. Starting with Colonel Tom Parker through to Brian Epstein, [...]
PUBLIC IMAGE LTD. RELEASE NEW SINGLE “CAR CHASE” OFF FORTHCOMING ALBUM END OF WORLD OUT AUGUST 11 CARGO/REDEYE Public Image Ltd. (PiL) share new single “Car Chase,” taken from their forthcoming 11th studio album, and first album in 8 [...]
ACHINGS – “UNDOING HOME” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PREMIERE Achings formed in the fall of 2018, almost by sheer accident. Singer-songwriter Rebecca Joy, having just started maternity leave, happened to overhear one of guitarist [...]
AMANDA SHIRES AND BOBBIE NELSON LOVING YOU ATO RECORDS As a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Amanda Shires was and still is one of the stalwarts on the roots/americana music scene for all the right reasons. Her musicianship, singing, [...]
