SPONTANEOUS MOMENTS IN THE MORNING A CONVERSATION WITH DAVE GUY Over the course of the last two decades, Dave Guy has expertly crafted a career as a highly sought-out trumpet player. Perhaps best heard on mega hits by Mark Ronson, the Amy [...]
SEX BEAT LIVE AT THE BATCAVE AND OTHER DARK PLACES CLEOPATRA RECORDS London, UK-based Goth band, Sex Beat, managed to release only one single while they were together in the 1980s, the now classic “Pump”, which was all but ignored when it was [...]
HEROIN FOR THE DAMNED A CONVERSATION WITH RAYMOND WATTS OF PIG Having recently released Red Room, and having re-released and re-mastered Sinsation, Raymond Watts, a personal representative of our favorite side (served with eggs and toast), [...]
SEXY MATHEMATICS – “RESPONSORY” INDEPENDENT In life, we find that the beauty of connection is often shadowed by the pain of loss, and the enduring nature of love is contrasted by the fleeting moments of existence. This duality [...]
CANADIAN SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME 2024 INDUCTION CEREMONY @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 Canada’s most iconic songwriters came together for the Canadian Songwriters Hall Of Fame 2024 Induction Ceremony hosted at Massey Hall in Toronto [...]
BURTON CUMMINGS A FEW GOOD MOMENTS JOJO PRODUCTIONS Burton Cummings has been making music for a very long time. Cummings first went solo with his debut album, Burton Cummings, which proved to be a huge success, making top ten in Canada, and top [...]
HORACE ANDY AND JAH WOBBLE TIMELESS ROOTS CLEOPATRA RECORDS Jamaican-born Horace Andy is an icon and legend. Although he is known for his songwriting, he is equally known for his remarkable voice and interpretation of songs. One of his biggest [...]
MAXÏMO PARK STREAM OF LIFE LOWER THIRD/[PIAS] Perhaps the late 2000s greatest indie survivors, Maxïmo Park return with their eighth album, and if there are any lingering doubts about their remaining power, they dispel it pretty quickly with [...]
ADELINE HOTEL WHODUNNIT RUINATION RECORDS When artists pick up monikers, these may be telling signs, and yet, they may not be. Brooklyn’s Dan Knishkowy goes under one – Adeline Hotel, and based on his latest album Whodunnit, that [...]
BIG SHARE PRINTED PICTURES INDEPENDENT Some just might remember Bent By Elephants, a collaborative musical effort that produced some interesting music from 2009 to 2015. Part of that effort were Chesley Walsh & Luke Fowlie, the [...]
ALICE IN CHAINS BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE (15th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) CRAFT RECORDINGS Originally released in 2009, Black Gives Way To Blue stands as Alice In Chains’ seminal return following the passing of original vocalist Layne Staley in 2002. [...]
THE ASTEROID NO. 4 SEVERAL SHAPES OF SOLAR FLARES CLUB AC30/LITTLE CLOUD RECORDS As nostalgic as Several Shapes Of Solar Flares is, it’s difficult to create such music without the listener straying too far from the sounds and voices that placed [...]
KENSINGTON MARKET JAZZ FESTIVAL @ KENSINGTON MARKET, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 27-29, 2024 Kensington Market Jazz Festival hosted its ninth edition the weekend of September 27-29, 2024. This annual jazz tradition, led by legendary singer-songwriter and [...]
THE CURE SET TO RELEASE FIRST NEW ALBUM IN SIXTEEN YEARS SONGS OF A LOST WORLD OUT NOVEMBER 1 OPENING SINGLE “ALONE” AVAILABLE NOW The Cure will release their long-awaited new album, Songs Of A Lost World, on 1st November. The album, [...]
FUR TRADER WHOSE DREAM IS THIS INDEPENDENT It has become a sort of a tradition for artists to pick more than one role in the creation of their art, and in this case, music. So, it might come as no surprise thar Los Angeles singer/songwriter [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS WHY DON’T YOU SMILE NOW: LOU REED AT PICKWICK RECORDS 1964-65 LIGHT IN THE ATTIC RECORDS Back in the sixties Pickwick Records were supposed to be a budget version of the then-dominating songwriter powerhouse that was New [...]
BLITZ VEGA NORTHERN GENTLEMAN FUTURESONIC RECORDS/CEN/THE ORCHARD On May 19, 2023, the world lost Andy Rourke. He was a remarkably talented bass player and DJ. He was also working with KAV (Kav Sandu, the former guitarist for Happy Mondays) in a [...]
LUCY DREAMS – “DO I WANNA KNOW (ARCTIC MONKEYS HOMAGE)” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PREMIERE The trio couldn’t have had a smoother landing than last weekend after ten incredible shows in Canada. Lucy Dreams, consisting of [...]
VALERIE RENAY – “PEEL THE SKIN” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PREMIERE Valerie Renay unveils her latest single: ‘Peel The Skin’ as an exclusive music premiere for Spill Magazine ‘ A Mesmerizing Fusion of haunting [...]
LONDON RECORDS TO RELEASE ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN’S WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH YOUR LIFE? ON VINYL LP FOR THE FIRST TIME TO CELEBRATE 25th ANNIVERSARY PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW 25 years since its first release, London Records are set to [...]
KITCHENER’S AVALON STONE STUNS WITH NEW SINGLE “CLIFFHANGER” HIGHLIGHTING HER RISE IN THE POST-GRUNGE SCENE Clutching onto a doomed relationship until your fingernails start to crack is a feeling a lot us can all too easily [...]
ANDREW BIRD & MADISON CUNNINGHAM SHARE PREVIEWS FROM THEIR REIMAGINED VERSION OF BUCKINGHAM NICKS COLLABORATION ALBUM OUT OCTOBER 18 ON LOMA VISTA RECORDINGS/VERVE FORECAST/CONCORD RECORDS Andrew Bird and Madison Cunningham join forces to [...]
PHANTOGRAM SHARE NEW SINGLE “IT WASN’T MEANT TO BE” NEW ALBUM MEMORY OF A DAY OUT OCTOBER 18 VIA NEON GOLD RECORDS Phantogram will release their fifth album, Memory Of A Day on October 18 via Neon Gold Records. For the band’s Sarah Barthel and [...]
BON IVER IS HERE! | “S P E Y S I D E” OUT NOW NEW EP OUT OCTOBER 18 VIA JAGJAGUWAR Justin Vernon has announced the release of SABLE,: three intimate songs that together serve as a reset and reintroduction. Arriving October 18 via Jagjaguwar, the [...]
