SPILL BOOK REVIEW: JEFF GOMEZ – SAMMY
by Aaron Badgley on March 24, 2026
JEFF GOMEZ – SAMMY J-CARD PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY One of the wonderful things about music is that it almost automatically attaches to a person, place, or time. It can be a band, song or album. Each song can have a deep [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: JULIEN BITOUN – GALLAGHER’S GUITARS: THE RORY GALLAGHER COLLECTION
by Aaron Badgley on March 16, 2026
JULIEN BITOUN – GALLAGHER’S GUITARS: THE RORY GALLAGHER COLLECTION MOTORBOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY In the introduction he wrote for Gallagher’s Guitars: The Rory Gallagher Collection, Johnny Marr writes a great deal of Rory [...]
SPILL FILM REVIEW: PAUL McCARTNEY – MAN ON THE RUN
by Aaron Badgley on February 27, 2026
PAUL McCARTNEY – MAN ON THE RUN AMAZON PRIME VIDEO FEBRUARY 27, 2026 Famed film director Morgan Neville (Won’t You Be My Neighbor? , Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain ) has teamed up with Paul McCartney for this riveting and [...]
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SPILL BOOK REVIEW: BETTE A. AND BRIAN ENO – SLOW STORIES (A COLLABORATION OF STORYTELLING, MUSIC AND ART)
by Aaron Badgley on February 17, 2026
BETTE A. AND BRIAN ENO – SLOW STORIES (A COLLABORATION OF STORYTELLING, MUSIC AND ART) UNNAMED PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Brian Eno was very busy in 2025, releasing three albums, organizing charitable events (and single), putting [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: STEVEN BLUSH – WHEN ROCK MET HIP-HOP
by Gerrod Harris on February 5, 2026
STEVEN BLUSH – WHEN ROCK MET HIP-HOP BACKBEAT BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS As the third installment of his recent series of books that explore intersections between rock and other genres (with previous entries focusing on reggae and [...]
SPILL FILM REVIEW: CFNY: THE SPIRIT OF RADIO
by Arvin Kashyap on January 6, 2026
CFNY: THE SPIRIT OF RADIO TVO JANUARY 6, 2026 Innovative, groundbreaking, revolutionary. These words at one point back in 1977 were ideal descriptors for a radio station at 102.1hz on the FM dial. The station broadcast from a “tiny yellow house” [...]
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SPILL BOOK REVIEW: JOE MATERA – THE MAKING OF ABBA: THE STORY BEHIND THE BAND’S BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM
by Aaron Badgley on December 19, 2025
JOE MATERA – THE MAKING OF ABBA: THE STORY BEHIND THE BAND’S BREAKTHROUGH ALBUM SONICBOND PUBLISHING BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY By 1975, ABBA had firmly established themselves in Europe and the U.K. as a substantial singles band with the [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: ANDREW PERER – TURN MY HEAD INTO SOUND: A HISTORY OF KEVIN SHIELDS AND MY BLOODY VALENTINE
by Aaron Badgley on December 2, 2025
ANDREW PERER – TURN MY HEAD INTO SOUND: A HISTORY OF KEVIN SHIELDS AND MY BLOODY VALENTINE JAWBONE PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY As the title would indicate, Turn My Head into Sound: A History of Kevin Shields and My Bloody Valentine [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: PIERS HEMMINGSEN – THE BEATLES IN CANADA: THE EVOLUTION 1964-1970
by Aaron Badgley on November 21, 2025
PIERS HEMMINGSEN – THE BEATLES IN CANADA: THE EVOLUTION 1964-1970 HEMMINGSEN PUBLISHING BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY The Beatles in Canada: The Evolution 1964-1970 is a hefty book (over 600 pages) both in size and information. The focus [...]
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SPILL FILM REVIEW: NASH THE SLASH RISES AGAIN!
by Bryan Williston on November 21, 2025
NASH THE SLASH RISES AGAIN! SIDE THREE MEDIA NOVEMBER 21, 2025 The new documentary from Side Three Media, Nash the Slash Rises Again!, begins with an appropriately dramatic sequence of the artist dressing and preparing for a show, while his [...]
SPILL FILM REVIEW: THE SESSION MAN: NICKY HOPKINS
by Aaron Badgley on November 21, 2025
THE SESSION MAN: NICKY HOPKINS ARCTIC FOREST PRODUCTIONS/TSM FILMS NOVEMBER 21, 2025 (ORIGINALLY POSTED ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024) The film The Session Man: Nicky Hopkins premiered in North America last November and now it’s the UK’s turn [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: MARTIN BARRE – A TRICK OF MEMORY: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JETHRO TULL’S GUITARIST
by Aaron Badgley on November 20, 2025
MARTIN BARRE – A TRICK OF MEMORY: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JETHRO TULL’S GUITARIST MCNIDDER & GRACE Martin Barre joined Jethro Tull after their original guitarist, Mick Abrahams, left due to musical differences with Ian Anderson. Abrahams [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: SIMON RAYMONDE – IN ONE EAR: COCTEAU TWINS, IVOR RAYMONDE AND ME
by Aaron Badgley on November 18, 2025
SIMON RAYMONDE – IN ONE EAR: COCTEAU TWINS, IVOR RAYMONDE AND ME NINE EIGHT BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Simon Raymonde joined the Cocteau Twins in 1983 and contributed to their classic album, Treasure in 1984. From that album [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: RUSTY EGAN – RUSTY EGAN: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY
by Aaron Badgley on November 14, 2025
RUSTY EGAN – RUSTY EGAN: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY McNIDDER & GRACE BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Rusty Egan made a name for himself in the U.K. music scene beginning in the late 1970s, when he was the drummer for Rich Kids, the band Glen [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: AARON BADGLEY – RINGO STARR SOLO CAREER: GOT TO PAY YOUR DUES
by Gerrod Harris on November 10, 2025
AARON BADGLEY – RINGO STARR SOLO CAREER: GOT TO PAY YOUR DUES NEW HAVEN PUBLISHING BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS Following the 2023 release of Dark Horse Records: The Story Of George Harrison’s Post-Beatles Record Label, author Aaron [...]















