A QUARTER CENTURY MUSICAL MEMORIAL IN MEMORIAM OF MUSICIANS LOST IN 2025 Bluntly, 2025 was a hell of a year. The world finished its first quarter of the Millennium and forgetting ongoing international conflicts, constant economic struggles, and [...]
DOPAMINE DREAM DOPAMINE DREAM SON DOWN RECORDS Dopamine Dream is the second album from the Toronto-based band. Dopamine Dream debuted in 2023 with the album Unknown, and during the last two years, the band grew and expanded their sound. This [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS YACHT METAL CLEOPATRA RECORDS Once, Yacht Rock was known as ‘Adult Contemporary’ or even ‘Middle of the Road’ (MOR for short). For some reason, that name has been switched to Yacht Rock. This album features various heavy metal [...]
TODD RUNDGREN SOLO IN CLEARWATER CLEOPATRA RECORDS In 2003, Todd Rundgren embarked on a lengthy tour. These three dozen shows were different, in that Rundgren was going out on his own, with just his guitar, piano, and foot pedals. Of course, the [...]
JOE MATERA – THE MAKING OF ABBA: THE STORY BEHIND THE BAND’S BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM SONICBOND PUBLISHING BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY By 1975, ABBA had firmly established themselves in Europe and the U.K. as a substantial singles band with the [...]
TAKE OFF, EH!? BOB & DOUG MCKENZIE CELEBRATE 44 3/4 YEARS OF HOSER HISTORY WITH A NEW COMPLETE AND REMASTERED COLLECTION GREAT WHITE NORTH & STRANGE BREW 44 ¾ ANNIVERSARY OUT FEBRUARY 27 ON ANTHEM RECORDS The iconic creations of Rick [...]
TOM MORELLO TEAMS UP WITH BEARTOOTH TO RELEASE NEW SINGLE ON MOM+POP MUSIC “EVERYTHING BURNS” FEATURED IN FINAL FANTASY XIV Legendary guitarist Tom Morello joins metalcore powerhouse Beartooth with new single “Everything Burns” (out now on [...]
ARKELLS RELEASE NEW SINGLE “MONEY” FEATURING PORTUGAL. THE MAN | NEW ALBUM COMING IN 2026 UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA/VIRGIN MUSIC GROUP 9X JUNO Award winners Arkells release their new single, “Money” featuring Portugal. The [...]
FISHBONE RELEASES THEIR ONE-TAKE LIVE COVER OF ALICE IN CHAINS’ “THEM BONES” 5 YEARS AFTER THE ICONIC MOPOP FOUNDERS AWARD PERFORMANCE INDEPENDENT Los Angeles genre-defying legends Fishbone release their explosive, one-take live cover of Alice [...]
WHERE THERE’S LIFE, THERE’S BLUES A CONVERSATION WITH BILLY GIBBONS Billy F Gibbons is a living legend who remains in constant motion. This year alone, the singer and guitarist led ZZ Top across the United States, Canada, and [...]
CHOIR! CHOIR! CHOIR! WITH SPECIAL GUESTS THE TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAYMEN HEADED TO OLG STAGE AT FALLSVIEW CASINO THIS APRIL TICKETS ON SALE DECEMBER 19 A singing extravaganza is headed to the OLG Stage at Fallsview Casino with Choir! Choir! Choir! [...]
FINN WOLFHARD DIRECTS FIRST EVER VIDEO FOR GEORGE HARRISON’S “GIVE ME LOVE (GIVE ME PEACE ON EARTH)” STOP-MOTION VIDEO TAKES VIEWERS THROUGH THE GARDENS OF FRIAR PARK WITH HARRISON Actor, director, and musician Finn Wolfhard has directed the [...]
EXPERIENCE QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE’S BREATHTAKING CONCERT FILM ALIVE IN THE CATACOMBS AND IT’S COMPANION DOCUMENTARY ALIVE IN PARIS AND BEFORE AVAILABLE TO STREAM NOW ON YOUTUBE The acclaimed concert film Queens of the Stone Age: Alive in the [...]
TRIPLES SIGN TO BLEAK ENTERPRISE & ANNOUNCES EVERY GOOD STORY EP OUT JANUARY 30 BLEAK ENTERPRISE Triples is the musical project of Toronto-based songwriter and actor Eva Link. The band was initially founded as a duo with Eva’s sister [...]
PARK HILLS CIRCLE – “SIGHT OF THE MOON” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PREMIERE Park Hills Circle is the atmospheric indie project of Maris Maeve O’Tierney, a singer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist (guitar, piano) currently [...]
GERMAN PUNK PIONEER NINA HAGEN ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM HIGHWAY TO HEAVEN OUT MARCH 27 GRÖNLAND RECORDS Nina Hagen is back—and with her comes a gospel firestorm impossible to ignore. Fifteen years after her cult album Personal Jesus, the iconic punk [...]
GORILLAZ RELEASE NEW TRACK “DAMASCUS” (FEAT. OMAR SOULEYMAN AND YASIIN BEY) NEW STUDIO ALBUM THE MOUNTAIN COMING FEBRUARY 27 “Damascus” (feat. Omar Souleyman and Yasiin Bey) is the latest brand new track from Gorillaz, the fourth [...]
MICHAEL HAMPTON INTO THE PUBLIC DOMAIN INDEPENDENT Longtime Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist Michael Hampton has released his latest solo album. Into the Public Domain marks the first release from Hampton as a part of his current project that [...]
MALINOWSKI OF JUNO AND PLATINUM AWARD WINNING BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH RELEASES HAUNTING NEW SONG “THE DOGS OF GOD” TRACK INSPIRED BY HIS PODSONGS CONVERSATION WITH PHILOSOPHER RICHARD KEARNEY | FIRST SOLO ALBUM IN OVER A DECADE ARRIVES [...]
JIM PETERIK & WORLD STAGE RIVER OF MUSIC: THE POWER OF DUETS VOLUME ONE FRONTIERS MUSIC Jim Peterik is a legend in the world of rock ‘n’ roll. Beginning in 1964 with the classic band Ides of March, to the 1980s Survivor, through to 38 [...]
THE DANDY WARHOLS COVER THE CURE, DYLAN, GANG OF FOUR, AND MORE NEW ALBUM PIN UPS OUT MARCH 20 ON BEAT THE WORLD RECORDS/LITTLE CLOUD RECORDS | VIDEO FOR “KISS OFF” OUT NOW “We’ve been talking for years now about getting [...]
KENNYHOOPLA SHARES “BIRTHDAY CARD//” VIDEO FROM ‘CONDITIONS OF AN ORPHAN//’ DELUXE EP | THE ORCHARD HEADLINE UK TOUR DATES KICK OFF THIS WEEK Last week, KennyHoopla dropped the deluxe version of his widely loved EP [...]
NAUGHTY, NICE & NOISE SPILL MAGAZINE TEARS INTO THE BEST & WORST OF THE 2025 CHRISTMAS RELEASES (THE ALBUMS) It is that time of year again. The stores are getting busy, Hallmark movies are the television, and music is in the air. This [...]
JULIANA HATFIELD LIGHTNING MIGHT STRIKE AMERICAN LAUNDROMAT RECORDS Juliana Hatfield, founding member of Blake Babies and the front of The Juliana Hatfield Three, creates her 20th solo album in her 30+ year-long career, Lightning Might Strike. [...]
