GARY KEMP THIS DESTINATION EAST WEST RECORDS Gary Kemp has had a fascinating career and quite frankly continues to surprise even his most ardent fans. He was a principal writer for Spandau Ballet, an actor, and is a member of Nick Mason’s [...]
JERRY CANTRELL w/ FILTER @ OLG STAGE AT FALLSVIEW CASINO, NIAGARA FALLS (ON) JANUARY 31, 2025 Following the October 18 release of his fifth solo album, I Want Blood, Alice In Chains’ Jerry Cantrell is embarking on the I Want Blood North American [...]
THE KOOKS ANNOUNCE BRAND NEW ALBUM NEVER/KNOW VIA VIRGIN MUSIC GROUP FIRST SINGLE “NEVER KNOW” OUT NOW British indie-rock favourites The Kooks are back with their most accomplished album to date. Never/Know is out on May 9th via [...]
BRYAN FERRY & AMELIA BARRATT ANNOUNCE LOOSE TALK | NEW TRACK “ORCHESTRA” OUT NOW DENE JESMOND RECORDS Introducing Loose Talk, the new collaborative album of music by Bryan Ferry with spoken texts by performance artist, writer and [...]
SPILL CONTEST WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE PHANTOGRAM AT THE DANFORTH MUSIC HALL ON FEBRUARY 12! CONTEST ENDED WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 2 TICKETS TO SEE PHANTOGRAM LIVE AT TORONTO’S DANFORTH MUSIC HALL ON FEBRUARY 12! SPILL CONTEST: [...]
I WISH I WAS A BIG STRONG TREE A CONVERSATION WITH MITZWOOD & THE CARBON FOOTPRINTS Mitzwood & The Carbon Footprints is a brand-new indie band operating out of a secluded trailer-turned-recording studio on Toronto’s outskirts. Led by [...]
WE PICKED UP RIGHT WHERE WE LEFT OFF A CONVERSATION WITH JEREMY GALINDO OF YOU, INFINITE Legendary post-rock instrumental band, This Will Destroy You, has released some of the best post-rock songs since the 2000s, including “Quiet”, “Serpent [...]
WE’RE SO MUCH MORE RELAXED ABOUT THE WHOLE THING NOW A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE SMITH OF THE VAPORS With a charmingly infectious blend of power pop, punk, and new wave, The Vapors’ 1980 debut album, New Clear Days, was a commercial success [...]
EBO TAYLOR EBO TAYLOR JID022 JAZZ IS DEAD As a pioneering force among the Afrobeat genre, Ebo Taylor has enjoyed a career that has spanned over six decades. Releasing his latest album at the age of 88, Ebo Taylor JID022, Taylor has collaborated [...]
CIRCA WAVES DEATH & LOVE PT. 1 LOWER THIRD There’s immediate joy in Circa Waves’ new album; “American Dream” opens in a blaze of sound and classic indie pop, an explosion of euphoria after trauma, which is probably not that far [...]
MEGGO – “SYLVIA’S PLACE ;; TRICKS” INDEPENDENT MEGGO, the creative project of Montreal-based musician and producer Megan Ennenberg, invites listeners into an intimate world with her debut EP, eavesdropper ;; death [...]
SPARKS RELEASE NEW SINGLE “DO THINGS MY OWN WAY” MAD! – THE NEW ALBUM – OUT IN 2025 Sparks, brothers Ron and Russell Mael, make their opening gambit for 2025 with the release of “Do Things My Own Way”. A [...]
SIMPLE MINDS UNVEIL EPIC NORTH AMERICAN HEADLINE TOUR | LEGENDARY UK BAND’S BIGGEST NORTH AMERICAN LIVE RUN IN FOUR DECADES SUPPORT FOR THE WHOLE TOUR WILL BE SOFT CELL AND MODERN ENGLISH Simple Minds has announced plans for a major North [...]
JULIAN SHAH-TAYLER – “SUFFERATION” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE “All the yearning and all the memories can never make good what reality hath wrought to the dreams of the helpless romantic fool. I wrote this song in [...]
D. D. DANAHY HALF – BAKED INDEPENDENT D. D. Danahy is an interesting and talented artist, perhaps best known for being one half of Keldari Station or most recently for the music he has made with The Amaretto Sours. He has also released a [...]
LOOKERS – “BURY YOU UNDER” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE The genesis of Lookers began when vocalist and poet Muggs Fogarty and guitarist/frontman Rafay Rashid sparked as a songwriting duo in the 2010’s. They recruited [...]
SHIV AND THE CARVERS – “DANGER GIRL” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE Skate punk group Shiv and the Carvers unveil their enigmatic new single, “Danger Girl,” released January 28, marking their first release since [...]
CASINO HEARTS – “JESUS DOESN’T WANT ME FOR A SUNBEAM” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE In 1993, Nirvana broke the mold with MTV Unplugged in New York, a concert that surprised everyone and unveiled a different side of [...]
THE JESUS LIZARD RELEASE STANDALONE DIGITAL SINGLE “WESTSIDE” WESTERN U.S. TOUR BEGINS MAY 2 The Jesus Lizard kicks off the next round of their U.S. tour this May, with the seminal band visiting the West Coast on the latest leg of their Rack [...]
PATRICK SMITH – “ENDLESS CONSTRUCTION” INDEPENDENT Originally from Ottawa, ON, Patrick Smith is a Toronto-based saxophonist who has studied with Mike Murley, Kelly Jefferson, and acclaimed American saxophonist Mark Shim. Smith [...]
24 HOURS OF ENO FILM FIRST JANUARY 24, 2025 Brian Eno is not a conventional artist. He may have produced some of the biggest albums and singles over the past 40 years, but he is anything but conventional. Eno is a documentary of sorts of the [...]
ERIC CANNATA HOLDING ONTO THE HOLY INDEPENDENT Eric Cannata is known for being the songwriter, guitarist, and producer for indie rock band Young The Giant, who had several hit songs in the 2010s, most notably “Cough Syrup”, “My Body”, and “Mind [...]
MOGWAI THE BAD FIRE TEMPORARY RESIDENCE LTD After 30 years on the music scene, you can’t really call Scottish giants Mogwai really productive, as they have come up with only 11 albums, including this new one titled The Bad Fire. And while [...]
LARKIN POE BLOOM TRICKI-WOO RECORDS There was always a dilemma for the Lovell sisters – how to stay in touch with their love of blues roots and move forward with their music, without leaving blues out at any point. Or was there any dilemma [...]
