THE CHURCH RETURN WITH THE SMOKY-FLAVORED SINGLE “WESTERN” NEW ALBUM LACUNA OUT OCTOBER 30 VIA COOKING VINYL Set amongst chiming guitars and a propulsive beat, the new single “WESTERN” from Australian psychedelic dream [...]
MENAHAN STREET BAND ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ILLUSIONS OUT NOVEMBER 13 DIAMOND WEST RECORDS Twenty years ago, Tom Brenneck first rigged a studio in his tiny Bushwick apartment on Menahan Street and rallied his Daptone Records cohorts Dave Guy, Nick [...]
TRICKY’S NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BEGINS THIS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18 NEW ALBUM DIFFERENT WHEN IT’S SILENT OUT VIA FALSE IDOLS Following sold-out UK and European tours, and select shows this summer, legendary artist and producer, Tricky, embarks on [...]
THE GODFATHERS OF “DRIVE-THRU” METAL A CONVERSATION WITH MAC SABBATH Within the wide, major umbrella of metal music, there are tons of niche subgenres that may pique the interest of many. Black Sabbath’s doom metal sound eventually birthed the [...]
STRANGE PAINS – “LUCIFER DISGUISED” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE Strange Pains, the project of Boston-born songwriter Ted Bradley, has announced his debut album The Diamond District I, due out October 16th. The LP is part [...]
JOHN CARPENTER’S LOST THEMES II CELEBRATES 10th ANNIVERSARY WITH EXPANDED ART EDITION SET FOR RELEASE OCT 30 VIA SACRED BONES Sacred Bones Records are celebrating the 10th anniversary of John Carpenter’s seminal Lost Themes II with a new [...]
NOBRO TURN THE DIAL UP WITH NEW SINGLE “GIRLS LIKE US” | TOUR DATES DINE ALONE RECORDS JUNO Award-winning Montreal punk outfit NOBRO are turning the dial all the way up with “Girls Like Us,” an anthem that flips a middle [...]
GOLDIE RETURNS UNVEILS OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR BREAK’S REMIX OF “JUNGLE DAZE” LONDON RECORDS The official video for the Break remix of Goldie’s recently released single “Jungle Daze” is now available. Following the original “Jungle [...]
SOMETHING TOO IRISH A CONVERSATION WITH CHARLES HENDY OF THE MARY WALLOPERS The Mary Wallopers are back with their third album, Paddywhackery, and a North American tour in 2027 which brings them to History in Toronto in March. The band just [...]
THE BEATLES RELEASE NEW RECORDING “NORWEGIAN WOOD (THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN) (SECOND VERSION – TAKE 2)” TAKEN FROM NEW RUBBER SOUL SPECIAL EDITION OUT OCTOBER 2 ON APPLE/UNIVERSAL MUSIC UMG and Apple Corps Ltd. release [...]
LORDS OF ACID’S LATEST SINGLE “ICH WILL NUR DAS” OUT NOW MUNDO BIZARRO WILL BE RELEASED DIGITALLY ON OCTOBER 15 VIA METROPOLIS RECORDS The pioneering electronic dance act Lords of Acid have released their fourth single of 2026 [...]
SPILL CONTEST WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO OTTAWA’S CAPITAL MUSIC FESTIVAL FEATURING BIF NAKED OCTOBER 2-10! ENTER NOW + OFTEN! WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 2 FREE PASSES TO THE 2026 CAPITAL MUSIC FESTIVAL IN OTTAWA! SPILL CONTEST: WIN A PAIR [...]
MARTIN POPOFF – METALLICA: ALBUM BY ALBUM MOTORBOOKS/QUARTO BOOK REVIEW BY MIKE MATTHEW Seasoned rock critic and prolific music writer Martin Popoff cranks out another epic tome, this time about Metallica’s discography. In it he [...]
SOCIAL DISTORTION w/ DESCENDENTS & THE CHATS @ HISTORY, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 Hot off the release of their eighth studio album, and first in 15 years, Social Distortion is currently in the midst of the North American leg of their Born [...]
MELISSA AUF DER MAUR: MY ‘90S ROCK PHOTOGRAPHS @ ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 – JUNE 6, 2027 In the early 1990s, Melissa Auf der Maur was pursuing a career in photography while working on her Bachelor of Fine Arts at [...]
TURNSTILE @ WOODBINE PARK, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 12, 2026 Last year, Turnstile released Never Enough, the incredible follow-up to their 2021 breakthrough release, Glow On. Since then, the band has gone on to release Never Enough: Versions, a [...]
BRIAN FALLON NOT BAD FOR NEW JERSEY LESSER KNOWN RECORDS/NASH YORK RECORDS Brian Fallon’s in a golden age of songwriting right now – he churned out History Books with his band, The Gaslight Anthem, just two years ago, and now Not Bad For New [...]
DREADNOUGHT WARS OF SPIRIT // WARDS OF LIGHT VESPERIAN/METAL BLADE RECORDS To add two times more spice to the pumpkin spice season, Denver-originating symphonic progressive metal band Dreadnought returns with an epic vengeance. With an [...]
HEAR TODAY – TWIST & CRAWL 2026 GUELPH’S ONE-DAY INDIE DETONATION On September 12, 2026, Aaron Badgley and The Spill Magazine throw the switch on Hear Today – Twist & Crawl, a one-day sonic street fight at The Red [...]
D.D.DANAHY D3 INDEPENDENT Darren Douglas Danahy, known as D.D.Danahy, now also known as D3 is a very talented musician and artist. He is a member of Keldari Station, The Amaretto Sours, and Hidden Frequency. He has also released several solo [...]
TWILARK NEVER LEARNED THE TIDE INDEPENDENT Moniker is a multi-purpose thing in music, one could be to make a distinction from other artists, particularly in a very crowded genre, and singer-songwriter one is possibly at the top of that list. Yet [...]
JOYER ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE… (CROSSED LINES REMIXES) JULIA’S WAR RECORDS Remix albums share quit a few similarities, as well as questions with tribute ones – does the remixed artist and those given tribute albums deserve it, [...]
FUNKADELIC MAGGOT BRAIN (REMASTERED) ORG MUSIC Originally released in 1971, Funkadelic’s seminal album, Maggot Brain, is an essential classic that plays like Geroge Clinton’s response to The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin. In a [...]
TURNING UP THE VOLUME ON SILENCE: LIVE LOUD @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 Building on its inaugural success, Live Loud didn’t just fill Massey Hall on September 10, 2026; the sheer weight and volume of the performances shook [...]
