RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX A CONVERSATION WITH JEAN-MARC PISAPIA OF THE BOX The Box were unlike any other band in the 1980s. They simply refused to be pigeonholed. Although they were lumped into the ‘New Wave’ category, Jean-Marc Pisapia and company [...]
FOOLISH LOVING SPACES A CONVERSATION WITH TOM OGDEN OF BLOSSOMS After a period of semi-sleep, there is a new British invasion on the way that will shake up the North American music scene. Bands like The Marmozets and Black Honey will have to be [...]
SPILL MAGAZINE’S BEST ALBUMS OF 2019 2019 was a year of incredible turmoil, change, and upheaval as the world came to grips with the global growth of political and social conservatism, mass social and environmental protests, ongoing and [...]
WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN INDIVIDUAL SOUNDTRACKS TO OUR LIVES A CONVERSATION WITH MIDGE URE What can one say or write about Midge Ure that has not been written before. The man is a legend. His solo career is impressive alone, but throw in his [...]
I CAN’T TELL IF THIS IS HELL OR IF I’M JUST BORED A CONVERSATION WITH NICK ANDERSON OF THE WRECKS The Wrecks are a Los Angeles-based indie rock band originally from Thousand Oaks, California, a sunny, comfortable area on the West [...]
GET YOUR MOTHERFUCKIN’ HEAD ON STRAIGHT A CONVERSATION WITH SASCHA K OF KMFDM Back in the 1980’s there was an emergence of some really great music that still impacts much of the music we see today. The European underground was doing a bit [...]
WHAT YOU GET IS ROUGH AND READY A CONVERSATION WITH CHRIS THOMSON OF FRIENDS AGAIN It seems as though Scotland has always been a hotbed for music and bands. By the 1980s, Scotland was known for bands as diverse as Altered Images, The Skids, [...]
HE SEES YOU WHEN YOU’RE SLEEPING, HE KNOWS WHEN YOU ROCK! A SPILL MAGAZINE BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THE TOP 2019 CHRISTMAS RELEASES Christmas music is very subjective as there is usually a great deal of emotion tied to the songs. I remember my [...]
I WANT TO BREAK FREE, MY HEAD KEEPS ON SPINNING A CONVERSATION WITH JEFF SCHROEDER & MINDY SONG OF NIGHT DREAMER Night Dreamer suffer from no lack of passion. Speaking after an intimate, otherworldly studio performance at Vancouver’s Blue [...]
LEARNING TO LIVE WITH MUSIC AGAIN A CONVERSATION WITH JONAS SMITH & SØREN BUHL OF BLAUE BLUME Since releasing their debut EP Beau & Lorette in 2014, Blaue Blume has garnered positive reviews and a loyal fanbase with their blend of [...]
COLD WAR NIGHT LIFE A CONVERSATION WITH TRACY HOWE OF RATIONAL YOUTH Those of us of a certain age will remember scouring the record stores of Toronto in 1982, desperately looking for Rational Youth’s debut album, Cold War Night Life. In the [...]
THE DEADBEAT BANG OF HEARTBREAK CITY A CONVERSATION WITH JAMES ALEX OF BEACH SLANG One fateful night when Beach Slang was still in its early days, Tommy Stinson formerly of The Replacements, Guns ‘N Roses, and Soul Asylum, took the members of [...]
DIFFERENT SONG, SAME MELODY A CONVERSATION WITH GARY LIGHTBODY OF SNOW PATROL 25 years into a career that has taken in one billion global track streams, five UK platinum albums, an Ivor Novello award, and Grammy and Mercury Music Prize [...]
EVEN WHEN YOU FEEL ALONE, YOU’RE NOT A CONVERSATION WITH VIBEBYMELO Durham Region hip hop artist Vibebymelo has had a busy year, releasing the album Project: M and following that up with a string of singles. At times it’s hard to pinpoint his [...]
EITHER YOU CARE OR YOU DON’T A CONVERSATION WITH MARY FAHL “Well, it’s a Christmas record,” laughs Mary Fahl. “It is not out of character – it sounds like if Mary Fahl made a Christmas record.” She is speaking on her new album, Winter Songs and [...]
THERE’S ALWAYS ANOTHER RECORD TO MAKE A CONVERSATION WITH JERRY LEGER “Some of the best songs are the ones that get left off the record. They just don’t fit with the story of the album. I’ll think, ‘Well, I’ll have them in my back pocket, or use [...]
SCARRED FOR LIFE A CONVERSATION WITH BRAD LANER AND ANNETTE ZILINSKAS OF MEDICINE In 1990, guitarist and keyboardist Brad Laner introduced the world to his project Medicine. According to Laner, the band came together by “magic, luck, misfortune, [...]
A JOURNEY INTO THE UNKNOWN A CONVERSATION WITH PETER BAUMANN OF NEULAND (TANGERINE DREAM) “The name is ‘Noi Land’, which means ‘New Territory’”, says Peter Baumann during our recent conversation. “But you can say anything you want. We want it to [...]
LONGBOARDS, SYNTHESIZERS & SUPPORTING THE LOCALS A SIT-DOWN WITH TORONTO’S MONOWHALES MONOWHALES is a name that has definitely left a colourful, upbeat, and fun imprint on the Toronto music scene. The powerful group of four are coming around [...]
GET UP, TEA, WALK OUTSIDE, SHOWER, WATER, EAT TOAST, COFFEE, WORK, COFFEE, WALK, EAT BEANS OR SOUP (ORANGE), WORK, WORK, WORK, WALK, EAT, DRINK, STOP, SLEEP, REPEAT A CONVERSATION WITH FADER While the members of Fader may not agree, the band is [...]
THEY NEVER EXPECTED IT TO BE IMPORTANT A CONVERSATION WITH KENNETH WOMACK – AUTHOR OF SOLID STATE: THE STORY OF ABBEY ROAD AND THE END OF THE BEATLES Kenneth Womack has become somewhat of a Beatles scholar. Following the release of a [...]
THE REAL DEVIL IN THE KITCHEN A CONVERSATION WITH ASHLEY MACISAAC He’s not what you might think. There is tradition and warmth at this particular devil’s core, and his Cape Breton roots hold strong throughout any controversy. Needless to say, [...]
SCANDALOUS & IMMORAL A CONVERSATION WITH THUNDERPUSSY’S MOLLY SIDES Thunderpussy is seemingly unstoppable. Despite being in the midst of a civil suit regarding the right to copyright their name despite claims of it being obscene, Mike [...]
MY MUSES KEEP ON SURROUNDING ME AND KISSING ME GENTLY A CONVERSATION WITH LAURA CARBONE Laura Carbone is a songstress who uses her daydreams and compassion for nature to create stunning music. Her dark, imagery-rich, pop rock is presented in a [...]
