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SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: LOWEST OF THE LOW – OVER YEARS AND OVERNIGHT
SPILL FEATURE: THIS IS HOW THE FUTURE SOUNDS – A CONVERSATION WITH INGE LAMBOO
SPILL FEATURE: YOU’RE ABOUT TO GO ON A SONIC ODYSSEY – A CONVERSATION WITH TIM NORDWIND OF OK GO
SPILL LIVE REVIEW: METALLICA M72 WORLD TOUR @ ROGERS CENTRE, TORONTO
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: MONK – DARK SIDE OF THE MIND
SPILL FEATURE: IT’S TIME TO DO RIGHT, WORDS CANNOT BE WISER – A CONVERSATION WITH ROINE ST...
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: BRONCHO – NATURAL PLEASURE
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: VARIOUS ARTISTS – GOING OUT OF MY HEAD: ADVENTURES ON THE INDIE DANCEFLOOR 1...
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: DOMI HAWKEN – WATER AND THE WINE
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: SIMPLE MINDS – LIVE IN THE CITY OF DIAMONDS
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: THE BLUE KNOTS – BECOMING NOISE
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SPILL NEW MUSIC: SALVIA – “YOU AND ME” | GOTHIC INDIE GETS A DREAMY, SHOEGAZE TWIST
SPILL ALBUM PREMIERE: DOMI HAWKEN – WATER AND THE WINE
SALVIA – “YOU AND ME” | GOTHIC INDIE GETS A DREAMY, SHOEGAZE TWIST MAYWAY RECORDS On her second single “You and Me”, Nicole Selivan keeps exploring dark wave and gothic indie, while injecting this love song with [...]
DOMI HAWKEN – WATER AND THE WINE A SPILL EXCLUSIVE ALBUM PREMIERE Domi Hawken, London’s dark rock poet, is set to release her second EP, Water And The Wine following the success of her debut Sociable Pariah. An emblem of her creative [...]
FRANKIE FLOWERS – “HEX” INDEPENDENT Waterloo-based alternative artist Frankie Flowers returns with her haunting new single, “Hex.” Fusing dark-wave, alternative, and synth-pop influences, “Hex” explores [...]
JAMES LLOYD SMITH – “LAKE WALK” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE MUSIC PREMIERE Kent-based indie-folk songwriter James Lloyd Smith is set to release another charming and laid-back single, with “Lake Walk” available across all [...]
METALLICA M72 WORLD TOUR @ ROGERS CENTRE, TORONTO APRIL 24, 2025 When it comes to stadium rock shows, NO ONE does it better than Metallica. After all, they’ve been headlining this circuit for 35-plus years. It’s clear the new generation of [...]
MANCHESTER PUNK FESTIVAL 2025 @ MANCHESTER (UK) APRIL 18-20, 2025 Manchester Punk Festival continues to thrive. Now in its 10th year, the Easter weekend institution remains atop most UK punks’ calendars, and with good reason. Recently voted the [...]
BETH GIBBONS @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO APRIL 6, 2025 Massey Hall was buzzing with electric vibes and contagious excitement last night as the concert-going crowd anticipated Beth Gibbons, on the only Canadian stop on her solo debut tour supporting [...]
BAYSIDE w/ SINCERE ENGINEER @ THE OPERA HOUSE, TORONTO APRIL 1, 2025 New York emo veterans Bayside came to Toronto celebrating their 25th anniversary and did it by playing consecutive nights at The Opera House. Each night with a unique set so [...]
SPILL FEATURE: THIS IS HOW THE FUTURE SOUNDS – A CONVERSATION WITH INGE LAMBOO
THIS IS HOW THE FUTURE SOUNDS A CONVERSATION WITH INGE LAMBOO Inge Lamboo is a young, talented, and brilliant artist who utilises social media to get her music out there and noticed. And she has accomplished a great deal in her career already. [...]
SPILL FEATURE: YOU’RE ABOUT TO GO ON A SONIC ODYSSEY – A CONVERSATION WITH TIM NORDWIND OF OK GO
YOU’RE ABOUT TO GO ON A SONIC ODYSSEY A CONVERSATION WITH TIM NORDWIND OF OK GO It has been a long time since we OK Go has released an album. And The Adjacent Possible is their first album in over a decade, with their last being 2014’s Hungry [...]
SPILL FEATURE: IT’S TIME TO DO RIGHT, WORDS CANNOT BE WISER – A CONVERSATION WITH ROINE STOLT OF THE FLOWER KINGS
IT’S TIME TO DO RIGHT, WORDS CANNOT BE WISER A CONVERSATION WITH ROINE STOLT OF THE FLOWER KINGS Roine Stolt is a rock legend in Sweden (where he is from) and all over the world. Whether he is performing as a solo artist, or as a member of [...]
SPILL FEATURE: DISLOCATED THROUGH OUR SUFFERATION – A CONVERSATION WITH JULIAN SHAH-TAYLER
DISLOCATED THROUGH OUR SUFFERATION A CONVERSATION WITH JULIAN SHAH-TAYLER Julian Shah-Tayler has been making music for a long time. He has established himself with bands and, perhaps most importantly, a solo artist. In fact, he used the name The [...]
SPILL FEATURE: HEAVY METAL UNITY – A CONVERSATION WITH JUSTINE JONES OF EMPLOYED TO SERVE
HEAVY METAL UNITY A CONVERSATION WITH JUSTINE JONES OF EMPLOYED TO SERVE When vocalist Justine Jones and guitarist/co-vocalist Sammy Urwin embarked on their musical journey as enthusiastic teenagers, they were propelled by a deep passion for [...]
SPILL FILM REVIEW: WEIRDO: THE STORY OF FIVE EIGHT
WEIRDO: THE STORY OF FIVE EIGHT TRANSOM FILMS SEPTEMBER 28, 2024 Weirdo: The Story Of Five Eight offers a raw and genuine look at how music is a lifeline for many. The narrative is strikingly honest to the point of being almost heartbreaking, [...]
SPILL FEATURE: VERY LITTLE ON THE INTERNET IS FOREVER – A CONVERSATION WITH CAM GORDON, CREATOR OF TRACK CHANGES: THE ORIGIN STORY OF CANADIAN MUSIC ON THE INTERNET (1990 – 2010)
VERY LITTLE ON THE INTERNET IS FOREVER A CONVERSATION WITH CAM GORDON, CREATOR OF TRACK CHANGES: THE ORIGIN STORY OF CANADIAN MUSIC ON THE INTERNET (1990 – 2010) There has always been an assumption that everything on the internet is there [...]
SPILL FEATURE: WHERE DID YOU GO – A CONVERSATION WITH BARBARA LYNCH
WHERE DID YOU GO A CONVERSATION WITH BARBARA LYNCH Barbara Lynch is a Canadian musical treasure. With three full-length albums, she has established herself as one of Canada’s foremost storytelling folk artists. Perhaps calling her folk is doing [...]
SPILL FEATURE: AS TIME GOES ON, THAT COMMUNITY AROUND EMF HAS GROWN UP WITH US – A CONVERSATION WITH IAN DENCH OF EMF
AS TIME GOES ON, THAT COMMUNITY AROUND EMF HAS GROWN UP WITH US A CONVERSATION WITH IAN DENCH OF EMF It is not very often that one of the first songs you ever release goes #1 on the Billboard Hot 100TM chart. Usually, it takes a while for that [...]
SPILL FEATURE: THEY SAY THAT YOU’LL REGRET THE THINGS YOU DON’T DO – A CONVERSATION WITH SUN JUNKIES
THEY SAY THAT YOU’LL REGRET THE THINGS YOU DON’T DO A CONVERSATION WITH SUN JUNKIES Whether it’s the warm weather or Canada’s propensity for creating some of the best rock talents the rock scene has seen in recent years, [...]
SPILL FEATURE: THE TASK OF MAKING A FILM THAT JOHN AND YOKO WOULD APPROVE OF – A CONVERSATION WITH DIRECTOR SAM RICE-EDWARDS
THE TASK OF MAKING A FILM THAT JOHN AND YOKO WOULD APPROVE OF A CONVERSATION WITH DIRECTOR SAM RICE-EDWARDS 2025 seems to be a banner year for John Lennon and Yoko Ono documentaries. Three have been released, each covering a very specific time [...]
SPILL FEATURE: A NEW ERA OF CAR SEAT – A CONVERSATION WITH SETH DALBY, ETHAN IVES & ANDREW KATZ OF CAR SEAT HEADREST
A NEW ERA OF CAR SEAT A CONVERSATION WITH SETH DALBY, ETHAN IVES & ANDREW KATZ OF CAR SEAT HEADREST Over the last decade, Car Seat Headrest has set the bar for indie rock with terrific albums like Teens Of Denial and Twin Fantasy (Face to [...]
SPILL FILM REVIEW: ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO
ONE TO ONE: JOHN & YOKO MERCURY STUDIOS/MAGNOLIA PICTURES/PLAN B/KM FILMS APRIL 11, 2025 Kevin MacDonald and Sam Rice-Edwards have teamed up for an interesting and entertaining look at John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s One To One benefit concert, [...]
SPILL FEATURE: BEHIND THE GALLERY: NINE INCH NAILS – A CONVERSATION WITH PHOTOGRAPHER JONATHAN RACH
BEHIND THE GALLERY: NINE INCH NAILS A CONVERSATION WITH PHOTOGRAPHER JONATHAN RACH In a dimly lit gallery in Los Angeles, the thunderous energy of Nine Inch Nails’ Self-Destruct Tour was reawakened through a series of raw, emotionally [...]
SPILL FEATURE: A LIFE BEYOND RUSH – A CONVERSATION WITH ENVY OF NONE’S ALEX LIFESON
A LIFE BEYOND RUSH A CONVERSATION WITH ENVY OF NONE’S ALEX LIFESON “It took me off the golf course because golf, as much fun as it sometimes is, is a horribly devastating soul-wrecking game, and I was playing too much, so it got me off the [...]
