PAUL McCARTNEY PHOTOGRAPHS 1963-1964: EYES OF THE STORM @ THE ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO (AGO), TORONTO MARCH 24, 2026 (EXHIBITION ON UNTIL JUNE 7, 2026) All four of The Beatles were avid photographers. Paul McCartney was no exception, and both he [...]
IT’S ABOUT THE CLIMB A CONVERSATION WITH GORILLAZ Gorillaz are back, with a brilliant new album, The Mountain, and while it has been great catching up with Damon Albarn and artist Jamie Hewlett about the new music, the members of the band [...]
BECAUSE THERE’S NO GOOD LENT SONGS A CONVERSATION WITH NICOLE LAURENNE OF THE DARTS The Darts formed in 2016, and consist of Nicole Laurenne (lead and backing vocals, pianos and organs), Rebecca Davidson (guitars), Lindsay Scarey (bass, screams, [...]
WE’RE LIKE A SMALL BATCH BOURBON MAKER A CONVERSATION WITH THE SHEEPDOGS’ EWAN CURRIE Following a massive 2025 that saw them share the stage with Bryan Adams, the release of a pair of EPs, Paradise Alone and Hell Together, and the launch of [...]
THE ART OF BREAKING OPEN A CONVERSATION WITH SHANE LYONS OF VARIALS Stepping into the new chapter of Varials’ new album, there is a sort of unspoken heaviness and no-nonsense grit that adorns the walls of Where The Light Leaves. It steps [...]
THAT WAS A WELCOME RESPITE TO THIS WORLD, AND I FEEL A LITTLE BETTER A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE POLTZ Steve Poltz is back with his first album in over four years. That is not to say he has not been busy, because during those four years he [...]
30 YEARS OF HEMI-VISION A CONVERSATION WITH GORDIE JOHNSON OF BIG SUGAR Big Sugar’s 1996 album Hemi-Vision is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The band has been playing shows across Canada to celebrate the occasion. The two-set performance sees [...]
GENERATIONS LATER: FOUR DECADES OF UNSTOPPABLE RHYTHM AND LEGACY A CONVERSATION WITH PHILIP OAKEY OF THE HUMAN LEAGUE It’s oddly reassuring in today’s topsy-turvy world to note that, more than 40 years after he became a megastar, Philip Oakey, [...]
KISS OR KILL ME TONIGHT A CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL DES BARRES Michael Des Barres has released a new single, “Kiss Or Kill Me.” This is his first new music since 2024’s brilliant album, It’s Only Rock and Roll, but that does not mean that Des [...]
A BIT CLOSER TO BEING HUMAN A CONVERSATION WITH OV SULFUR’S CHASE WILSON Time. It’s a concept that can help one find purpose or can lock one into a vacuum of aimlessness. For the Vegas deathcore band, Ov Sulfur, time has been the one [...]
LET ME SHOW YOU THE CODE TO MY MIND A CONVERSATION WITH ZERO OF LUCY DREAMS “Be sure to say hi to Toronto for me,” said Zero during our recent conversation to discuss the new album (VVVVV) by Lucy Dreams. The band has fond memories of playing [...]
THE TORCH TO MOVE FORWARD A CONVERSATION WITH JOE NALLY OF URNE URNE’s music is like a controlled conflagration, one that knows how to manipulate the fiery intensity of their sound through subtle melodies that move like water dousing the flames [...]
FEELING SOME JOY A CONVERSATION WITH TIM CHAISSON AND JAKE CHARRON (THE EAST POINTERS) In 2014, Jake Charron, Tim Chaisson and Koady Chaisson came together to form The East Pointers. Although Charron is from Barrie, Ontario, the band formed in [...]
THERE IS NOTHING IN LIFE I WOULD RATHER DO THAN PLAY A CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN GREENWAY OF APRIL WINE Brian Greenway was an established musician when he officially joined in April in 1977. Of course, by 1977, April Wine was firmly established as [...]
FIGHT FOR LOVE PART 2 A CONVERSATION WITH NEIL OSBORNE OF 54•40 54•40, one of the most seminal Canadian alternative rock bands of the ‘80s and ‘90s, with songs like “I Go Blind,” “One Day In Your Life,” “Ocean Pearl,” and “She La” becoming [...]
WE DON’T PLAN FOR LOVE TO WALK INTO OUR LIVES A CONVERSATION WITH RUSTY EGAN (VISAGE) Rusty Egan is an icon. He has been involved with music for much of his life, from performing with his family to establishing a career as a [...]
ARMED WITH OUR BEST IDEAS A CONVERSATION WITH ALTER BRIDGE’S MYLES KENNEDY On January 9, Alter Bridge will releases their eighth studio album, Alter Bridge, and their first since the release of 2022’s Pawns & Kings. In that time, the [...]
A QUARTER CENTURY MUSICAL MEMORIAL IN MEMORIAM OF MUSICIANS LOST IN 2025 Bluntly, 2025 was a hell of a year. The world finished its first quarter of the Millennium and forgetting ongoing international conflicts, constant economic struggles, and [...]
WHERE THERE’S LIFE, THERE’S BLUES A CONVERSATION WITH BILLY GIBBONS Billy F Gibbons is a living legend who remains in constant motion. This year alone, the singer and guitarist led ZZ Top across the United States, Canada, and [...]
NAUGHTY, NICE & NOISE SPILL MAGAZINE TEARS INTO THE BEST & WORST OF THE 2025 CHRISTMAS RELEASES (THE ALBUMS) It is that time of year again. The stores are getting busy, Hallmark movies are the television, and music is in the air. This [...]
PUT YOUR POLITICAL MESSAGE ACROSS WITH A LITTLE HONEY A CONVERSATION WITH SEAN ONO LENNON In 1971, John Lennon and Yoko Ono wrote and recorded a song that would go on to become a perennial Christmas favourite. Fans in the U.K. had to wait until [...]
A CELEBRATION OF ALL THE PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT A CONVERSATION WITH DAVE BIDINI OF RHEOSTATICS The recently released, lucky 13th studio album The Great Lakes Suite from Toronto’s Rheostatics celebrates the band’s 45-year history and [...]
BIRDS AND MUSICIANS HAVE A LOT IN COMMON A CONVERSATION WITH COLEMAN WILLIAMS Let us get this out of the way, immediately. Coleman Williams is part of one of the most important musical families of all time. Hank Williams is his great [...]
REWIND, REMIX, REIMAGINE A CONVERSATION WITH ROLAND GIFT OF FINE YOUNG CANNIBALS The person who unwraps a copy of the Fine Young Cannibals’ recent release FYC40: A Definitive Anthology on Christmas morning this year might be a vintage-minded [...]
