BIG, BLUE AND MAYBE SOMETHING NEW A CONVERSATION WITH JAY SEMKO OF THE NORTHERN PIKES It must be my old age, because I have a hard time believing that The Northern Pikes’ classic album, Big Blue Sky, is 30 years old. But it is. And to celebrate, [...]
YOUNG, RELEVANT AND GLORIOUS A CONVERSATION WITH THE GLORIOUS SONS For The Glorious Sons, nothing stays stagnant. As Canada’s unofficial blue collar band, The Glorious Sons’ newest album Young Beauties and Fools is a hard look at the last three [...]
AUTOMATIC FOR THE PEOPLE: 25 YEARS LATER When Michael Stipe walked into Wuxtry Records he had no idea what he was getting into. The shy, young music freak was there to pick up some vinyl to add to his hip, underground collection, but in doing so [...]
WELCOME TO THE PARTY A CONVERSATION WITH MIKE TILKA OF MAX WEBSTER Formed in 1973 by Kim Mitchell and Mike Tilka, Max Webster soon became one of the most original and popular rock bands in Canada. Deemed to be ahead of their time, Max Webster’s [...]
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF STONE TEMPLE PILOTS ALBUM ‘CORE’ It was the earliest hours in the morning of December 3rd, 2015, and my world stood still. Dave Navarro broke the news which he heard via police scanner that Scott Weiland was [...]
REMEMBERING CHARLES BRADLEY – A SPILL MAGAZINE MEMORIAL NOVEMBER 5th, 1948 – SEPTEMBER 23rd, 2017 It is with a great sense of sadness that we report that Charles Bradley has passed away at the age of sixty-eight. While no cause of death [...]
HAWSKLEY WORKMAN ON THE CANADIAN SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME | #CSHF2017 BRUCE COCKBURN TO BE INDUCTED & HONOURED BY HAWKSLEY WORKMAN On Saturday, September 23, 2017 Hawksley Workman will honour Bruce Cockburn’s induction into the Canadian [...]
LONG VIVID DREAM A CONVERSATION WITH ASHKAN MALAYERI OF DISCOLOR BLIND As I begin my conversation with Ashkan Malayeri of Discolor Blind I cannot help but point out that he forgot to add the ‘u’ when he named his band. “Actually I researched the [...]
GO AHEAD…..CALL US NASTY A CONVERSATION WITH THE NASTY HOUSEWIVES The Nasty Housewives, an interesting name for an interesting and unique band. The Nasty Housewives consist of Marcella Detroit (also known as Marcy Levy, Shakespears [...]
OUT OF ALL THIS BLUE AN INTERVIEW WITH MIKE SCOTT OF THE WATERBOYS The Waterboys have announced their brand new double album entitled Out Of All This Blue, available now via BMG. This is their first album since recently signing with BMG. In [...]
TRANSLATING PICTURES INTO SOUNDS A CONVERSATION WITH NEIL ARTHUR OF BLANCMANGE When I tell Neil Arthur, of Blancmange, that he is one of the hardest working musicians/artists that I know of, he just laughs. “I am happiest when I am working, it [...]
NO GAME PLAN A CONVERSATION WITH ELOVET Elovet (Ajaye Franklin II) is a new solo artist from Atlanta, Georgia. To date he has released two album length EP’S (8269416, 2016 and Rift, 2017) and two EPs (Crazy (Cover) and B-Sides Vol 1, both [...]
MAN FROM TOMORROW SCREENING + Q&A WITH FILMMAKER JACQUELINE CAUX AND TECHNO ICON JEFF MILLS Man From Tomorrow is the third movie scored by Jeff Mills, the world-renowned Detroit-born DJ, producer, composer, and founding member of [...]
MAXIMUM VOLUME A CONVERSATION WITH AUTHOR KENNETH WOMACK Talking to Kenneth Womack about The Beatles and George Martin cannot be time limited. This man loves this subject and the music they created. Womack, the Dean of the Wayne D McMurray [...]
THE BEAT MAKERS: THE UNSUNG HEROES OF THE MERSEY SOUND A CONVERSATION WITH AUTHOR ANTHONY HOGAN Anthony Hogan is an author based in Liverpool and has written some of the most informative and unique books about the music scene in that city. By [...]
THE PUNISHMENT OF LUXURY A CONVERSATION WITH ANDY McCLUSKEY OF ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK I am on the telephone with Andy McCluskey of Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (OMD) and I tell him I saw the band the last time they played [...]
SPILL EXCLUSIVE MIX ASTARI NITE Astari Nite has released a new EP entitled Dreams of Majesty (Cleopatra/Danse Macabre). Their sound is a mix of new wave and post punk. Formed in 2008 after years of internalized ideas and melodies, the band [...]
MIDNIGHT OIL RETURNS A CONVERSATION WITH GUITARIST/KEYBOARDIST JIM MOGINIE Midnight Oil is an iconic political Australian band who created stimulating hard-rock sound and delivered passionate live performances. With songs such as their biggest [...]
SHINY, SPARKLING & MEZMERIZING AN INTERVIEW WITH BETTY MOON Betty Moon is back with her first album since 2015’s very successful Pantomania. Moon has always defied categories. Eletronica, dance, Europop, Rock, Pop? Take your pick, but one [...]
FROM PIRATES TO THE FELL A CONVERSATION WITH ANTHONY DE LA TORRE Dead Men May Tell No Tales according to the latest film in the Pirates of the Caribbean movie franchise but the opposite actually proved to be the case when I sat down for a chat [...]
NIGHT PEOPLE A CONVERSATION WITH DAN FLINT OF YOU ME AT SIX You Me At Six are an English rock band from Surrey. Formed in 2004, the group achieved success in 2008 with the release of their debut album Take Of Your Colours. Their second album [...]
SOUNDSCAPES FROM THE ROOTS OF BERLIN A CONVERSATION WITH SHIKHEE OF ANDROID LUST Android Lust, an interesting name for a band, but in reality, Android Lust is one person, Shikhee and they (or she) have completed her sixth album, Berlin//Crater [...]
SECOND MUSIC MURAL OVER DOWNTOWN YONGE August 17, 2017 @ McGill Parkette, Toronto A little under a year ago, a crowd gathered at Granby Parkette for the unveiling of a towering fresco commemorating the musical legacy of 1950’s and ‘60s Toronto. [...]
A REMARKABLE ARTIST A CONVERSATION WITH TERRY DRAPER (EX-KLAATU) Talking with Terry Draper is always an education and a pure pleasure. Besides being an astounding musician (he started as a drummer and branched out), this guy is an encyclopedia [...]
