REFLECTION AND FRESH DIRECTIONS A CONVERSATION WITH JIM KERR OF SIMPLE MINDS On February 2, BMG released Walk Between Worlds, Simple Minds’s first album of new material since 2014’s Big Music, which MOJO Magazine declared ‘their best album in 30 [...]
LOOK AROUND AND BACK A CONVERSATION WITH THE PREFAB MESSIAHS VOCALIST XEROX FEINBERG This is one of those rock ’n’ roll stories that you just could not make up. The Prefab Messiahs is a band with a unique history, beginning in Worcester, [...]
SINCERITY AND SIMPLICITY A CONVERSATION WITH NEAL MORSE Neal Morse, as an artist, is a different person to different people. To the prog rock fans, he is a member of Spock’s Beard and Transatlantic. Both bands released successful and influential [...]
WE’VE ALWAYS BEEN GEARED TOWARDS THE ARTISTS A CONVERSATION WITH INDIE WEEK FOUNDER DARRYL HURS While most do not know Darryl Hurs by name, those who are active members of Toronto’s musical community — musicians and supporters of the scene — are [...]
BEGINNINGS AND CYCLES A CONVERSATION WITH THE ROYCE TWINS The Royce Twins is the name of the band, and they are, in fact, twins. Named Michael and Gabriel Saalfield but known as The Royce Twins (their mother’s middle name), they have been making [...]
GREAT ASPIRATIONS FOR TC&I A CONVERSATION WITH COLIN MOULDING I hadn’t seen or spoken to TC&I’s Colin Moulding since 1979, when he was co-leader of England’s alt-rock sensation XTC, who had chart-topping hits such as “Making Plans [...]
A CONNECTING DEBUT A CONVERSATION WITH OMHOUSE For many years, Omhouse was Steven Foster. Foster is well-known as a brilliant session musician who would also tour with bands. He has worked with Moon King, Snowblink, and Doldrums. He proved [...]
MUSIC FROM BIG EGO AN INTERVIEW WITH CHRIS SCHLARB ‘How people find out about music, that has always fascinated me. People read an interview, whatever. And they discover a song or artist. I never made music with the intention of selling a [...]
CONFRONTING RACISM, PANTERA AND THE ILLEGALS A CONVERSATION WITH PHILIP H. ANSELMO Kind, well-spoken, genuine, and misunderstood. These are the words I would use to describe Philip H. Anselmo after speaking to the metal icon for over two hours. [...]
VUJADAY MUSIC FESTIVAL @ BARBADOS – FESTIVAL PREVIEW APRIL 4-8, 2018 From April 4-8, the stunning Caribbean island of Barbados joins the international destination festival circuit. The debut of Vujaday, a new electronic music festival and [...]
TRUMP, BORROWED TIME, AND AMERIKKKANT A CONVERSATION WITH MINISTRY’S AL JOURGENSEN November 8, 2016. The world stood still in a state of shock as the news stormed the floodgates like a dam that simply could not hold any more: Donald Trump had [...]
GUNDERSEN LEAVES HOME A CONVERSATION WITH NOAH GUNDERSEN Noah Gundersen is getting set to leave for his 2018 tour. ‘I leave Thursday for the tour and I am getting everything ready,’ he said during our recent conversation. ‘I have subletted my [...]
BE YOUR OWN ISLAND A CONVERSATION WITH WITH SPIDER ONE – VOCALIST OF POWERMAN 5000 Powerman 5000 began soon after founder and frontman Spider One dropped out of the prestigious School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. ‘I [...]
I’M NOT WORRIED IF PEOPLE DON’T LIKE MY BAND A CONVERSATION WITH DED VOCALIST JOE COTELA Following the July 2017 release of their debut album Mis•an•thrope, Ded has been steadily growing into an essential band for the modern metal scene. Gearing [...]
READY TO FUCK SHIT UP A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN SALMON AND WAYNE MICHEL OF HOGAN’S GOAT Every now and then, a band stumbles across something raw and incredibly unique; something that has the potential to steer the course of rock ’n’ roll in a new [...]
NO MAP OR COMPASS A CONVERSATION WITH SILLS AND SMITH Sills And Smith is Jeremy Sills and Frank Smith, both based in Ottawa and both very talented. Since 2011 they have been releasing albums that are distinctly their own sound. They have been [...]
GENESIS FOR A NEW AUDIENCE A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE HACKETT Steve Hackett, one of the most interesting and innovative musicians of the last 50 years. Perhaps best known for his years in Genesis (1971 to 1977, he left the band following the [...]
A PSYCHEDELIC RETURN A CONVERSATION WITH CLIVE BAYLEY OF MABEL GREER’S TOYSHOP In the history of rock, there are a few stories that are just too odd to be fiction. Mabel Greer’s Toyshop is one of those stories. Their history could only be [...]
RESISTANCE A CONVERSATION WITH DERRICK MAY It is fitting that Derrick May, one of the godfathers of techno, returns to headline Apollo Inc.’s Resistance Party with Volvox on Friday, December 22, 2017. “I think that theme resistance (with the [...]
VIDEO DIDN’T KILL THIS RADIO STAR A CONVERSATION WITH GEOFF DOWNES Geoff Downes is a legend. Not simply because he co-founded The Buggles and co-wrote the profound and foreboding “Video Killed The Radio Star” (from 1980’s The Age of [...]
SLEEP TIGHT A CONVERSATION WITH SKYE “SEVER” SWEETNAM OF SUMO CYCO In what has been an unprecedented year for an unsigned band, Sumo Cyco is rewriting the possibilities for independent artists worldwide. Having released their second [...]
FOR CHUCK A DISCUSSION WITH CHRIS KNIKER OF PRIMITIVE RACE Chris Kniker will be the first to tell you that he is no rock-star. Rather, he is a man with a lifelong passion for music that has led to numerous opportunities ranging from journalism [...]
ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TURNTABLE! A SPILL MAGAZINE BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THE TOP 2017 CHRISTMAS RELEASES You can blame Bing Crosby, or thank him, it all depends on how much you like Christmas music. In 1928 Bing Crosby provided the [...]
THE 13th ANNUAL ANDY KIM CHRISTMAS AN INTERVIEW WITH ANDY KIM Andy Kim is rock/pop royalty, plain and simple. Born in Montreal, this artist wrote in the famed Brill Building. He wrote “Sugar Sugar”, and many more hits. He had numerous hits on [...]
