CHARLIE EDWARD PUSHING MY LUCK ADA/WARNER MUSIC CANADA When not sharing the stage with Big Wreck, Joe Perry, Mötley Crüe, or Greta Van Fleet, Toronto’s Charlie Edward has spent much of the last year writing and recording the follow-up to his [...]
THE FAMILY DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR BIG BLACK COW RECORDS There are so many reasons a band would name itself The Family, with one key reason being that they actually are. In this case, Delusions of Grandeur is a debut by a family, or you could say [...]
LITVAR BEING HERE MOTHER WEST RECORDS Litvar’s frontman Rex Thurstan describes the band’s new offering, Being Here, as “a bare, stripped-back folk record.” Yet, that might be stretching it a bit. Of course, Thurstan might [...]
MOPAR STARS OFFICIAL RESEARCHERS OF THE NJ DEVIL K RECORDS/PERENNIAL RECORDS You would probably need more than ten fingers to count how many times critics have proclaimed the death of power pop – you know that rock genre, where melody, harmony [...]
ONE IN THE CHAMBER – “CROOKED GIRL” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE Five years ago, on a hot day in August, One In The Chamber watched the sun rise over a skyline we all know and love as they shot what was to become their [...]
AWAKE & DREAMING – “COLD SHOULDER” A Spill Exclusive Music Premiere Awake & Dreaming have the sound and ambition of a generational alt-rock band. Blending delicate piano with arena-scale guitars, electronic atmospheres, [...]
HAIR CONTROL – “SEEING IN THE DARK” INDEPENDENT Calgary, AB art-pop duo HAIR CONTROL (Ryan Bourne & Rebecca Reid) share “Seeing In The Dark,” a propulsive power-pop anthem that balances existential yearning with [...]
CHURCH OF TREES TEN INDEPENDENT Church of Trees is a very prolific band. Since Bernard Frazer introduced the band to the world in 2017, they have released nine albums. Ten is their tenth, and, to date, their best. Although Frazer has been the [...]
CINDY BLACKMAN SANTANA COHERENCE MACK AVENUE RECORDS Following 2020’s Give The Drummer Some, Cindy Blackman Santana has returned with her seventh solo studio album, Coherence. The album takes a distinct turn towards contemporary jazz fusion, [...]
DEAD HORSE BEATS CHILLING EFFECT BASTARD JAZZ RECORDINGS Montreal/Toronto’s Dead Horse Beats, brainchild of Patrick Wade, have released its fourth studio album, Chilling Effect. The eight-track album fuses late ‘70s R&B, yacht rock, baroque [...]
DOMI & JD BECK WHO ASKED? BLUE NOTE RECORDS From going viral over their cover of the late rapper MF DOOM’s “ALL CAPS” to their incredible 2022 debut album NOT TiGHT. French American jazz duo DOMi Louna and JD Beck have released their [...]
TRASHCAN SINATRAS EVER THE OPTIMIST TCS RECORDINGS Not only are the Trashcan Sinatras celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, but they are also releasing their first album in ten years. Ever The Optimist is the long-awaited follow-up to [...]
STEVE HACKETT & STEVE ROTHERY THE ROARING WAVES CENTURY MEDIA If you have ever wondered what happens when two guitarists from two different prog-rock bands, both with a prog history in their solo careers, come together to record an album, [...]
MICHAEL HAMPTON KING KONG VIRGIN RECORDS In December of 2025, longtime Parliament-Funkadelic guitarist Michael Hampton released his latest album, Into The Public Domain, an instrumental album that marked the beginning of a new trilogy of records [...]
JON ANDERSON OLIAS OF SUNHILLOW MOBILE FIDELITY SOUND LAB When Yes completed the tour in support of their 1974 release, Relayer, the group came to the decision to take a break and each member could record their own album. Given Yes’s schedule [...]
PLANETTE AUTOMATIC BLUE FASCINATION BAD CATT RECORDS Ok, two ways side projects can go – sideways or good ways. The former usually turns up when it is a vanity project of those involved, while the latter comes up when those involved feel the [...]
THE DURUTTI COLUMN RENASCENT LONDON RECORDS It has been 16 years since Vini Reilly released new material as The Durutti Column (2010’s beautiful tribute to Factory’s Tony Wilson, A Paean to Wilson.) This album, Renascent, fits in nicely [...]
COLLECTIVE SOUL w/ JADE ELEPHANT @ GREY EAGLE RESORT AND CASINO, TSUUT’INA NATION, CALGARY (AB) JULY 30, 2026 The Grey Eagle Resort and Casino in Tsuut’ina Nation on July 30 was packed to see iconic ‘90s alternative rock band Collective Soul. [...]
SPILL CONTEST WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO THE BENEFIT CONCERT LIVE LOUD IN SUPPORT OF MENTAL & SUBSTANCE USE HEALTH AT MASSEY HALL ON SEPTEMBER 10! CONTEST CLOSED WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 2 TICKETS TO THE LIVE LOUD PERFORMANCE AT MASSEY [...]
NEW RELEASE FROM THE BEATLES “MICHELLE – TAKE 1” SPECIAL EXPANDED EDITION OF RUBBER SOUL OUT OCTOBER 2 ON APPLE/UNIVERSAL MUSIC UMG and Apple Corps Ltd are pleased to announce the forthcoming release of an expanded Special [...]
PINK FUZZ TO TOUR WITH THE WELL IN OCTOBER | NEW SINGLE “MANIPULATOR” OUT NOW INDEPENDENT Denver trio Pink Fuzz announce new tour dates today, joining Austin heavy psych trio The Well for a stretch of Western States shows in October. [...]
MATT LANGE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM RELEASE WITH RECOVERY | A COLLECTION OF 13 ORIGINAL SONGS & INSPIRED REIMAGINATIONS OF WORKS BY NINE INCH NAILS, MAZZY STAR, FAILURE & SLEEP TOKEN PROJECT SET FOR RELEASE AUGUST 13 VIA BA DA BING RECORDS A [...]
ONES: THE BEATLES #1 HITS – A CONVERSATION WITH FRANK ZIRONE A CONVERSATION WITH FRANK ZIRONE The Beatles stopped touring in 1966, for many reasons. One reason was that they could not replicate their new songs on the stage. In fact, during [...]
JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN – “FEED THE LIGHT” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE Some anniversary releases are really just acts of preservation. Fortunately, Joan As Police Woman’s album Real Life Evolution takes a different [...]
