JOHN ROBB – THE ART OF DARKNESS: THE HISTORY OF GOTH LOUDER THAN WAR BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY RYAN RUPLE If there was ever a genre that surpassed the confines of sound, constructing identity, and expression through the sonic base to reach into [...]

TARA MACLEAN – SONG OF THE SPARROW HARPER COLLINS CANADA BOOK REVIEW BY BRYAN WILLISTON Canadian singer-songwriter Tara MacLean rose to prominence as a solo artist in the late 1990s, and also experienced success in the mid-2000s with the [...]

TEARING DOWN THE PILLARS OF THEOCRACY A CONVERSATION WITH OV SULFUR GUITARIST CHASE WILSON As the integration of black metal, a genre built on defiance and raw blasphemy, continues to become prevalent in heavier music, the possibility to carve [...]

IT’S A LONG WAY TO THE TOP A CONVERSATION WITH SUZI MOON Having been performing since she was a teenager, Los Angeles-based punk rocker Suzi Moon has experienced a massive three years. With a pair of EP’s and a full-length album under her [...]

SAME NAME, DIFFERENT GAME A CONVERSATION WITH COLIN BLUNSTONE OF THE ZOMBIES The Zombies are back and in a big way. They have a new album, Different Game, and a documentary, Hung Up On A Dream, both to be released in March, 2023. Although known [...]

PUNK ROCK VEGAN MOVIE: MOBY’S ROCKIN’ ARGUMENT AGAINST THE STATUS QUO A CONVERSATION WITH MOBY Anyone around for the cusp of the millennium experienced the magnitude of tracks like “Porcelain” and “South Side” from Moby’s [...]

THE GIRL IS CRYING IN HER LATTE A CONVERSATION WITH RUSSELL MAEL & RON MAEL OF SPARKS Sparks have been making records and touring for a long while. Their debut album (intially released under the group name Halfnelson), Halfnelson was [...]

THE GOBLIN KING & GOTHIC HOMEMAKING A CONVERSATION WITH AURELIO VOLTAIRE Gothic musician, comedian, and YouTube personality Aurelio Voltaire has proudly released his most ambitious album to date this past December. The Black Labyrinth ~ A [...]

BETWEEN WAKING AND DREAMING A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE KILBEY OF THE CHURCH “That was a hit in Canada,” Steve Kilbey remembered about their single “The Unguarded Moment”, when we sat down for a conversation via Zoom. “They flew us to Canada, to [...]

IT’S NEVER TOO LATE A CONVERSATION WITH STIX ZADINIA OF STEEL PANTHER With the release of Steel Panther’s sixth album fast approaching, it is a truly exciting time to be a fan of the greatest ‘80s rock outfit to blow up in the last decade. [...]

DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY A CONVERSATION WITH TONY PERRY OF PIERCE THE VEIL When it comes to bands like Pierce The Veil, none is as ambitious, forward-thinking, or consistent. Collide The Sky and Misadventures were success stories that continued [...]

HEY, LET’S PUT ON A SHOW A CONVERSATION WITH DIRECTOR RON CHAPMAN & CONCERT PROMOTER JOHN BROWER There are rock events in history that have a lasting effect on society. It is never known at the time that history is being made, but it [...]

THE ROCK AND COAL BREAKDOWN SPILL MAGAZINE DISSECTS SOME OF THE BEST/WORST 2022 CHRISTMAS RELEASES (PART TWO) Christmastime is here again, ain’t been around since you know when….that means new Christmas music. This year, there seems to be a lot [...]