I’M STILL DOING MY THING A CONVERSATION WITH DON McLEAN “I’ve got a lot of albums, a lot of songs, a lot of appearances, because I only did one thing: exactly what it is that I’m doing. I never got diverted away into anything else. I only [...]
HOW FAR BACK IN TIME MUST WE GO A CONVERSATION WITH TERRY DRAPER (EX-KLAATU) “If I hadn’t discovered The Beatles and rock and roll, I would have been an archeologist. I still dream about being Howard Carter and opening Tut’s tomb, and the [...]
GIVE IT TO ME STRAIGHT, SANTA! I CAN TAKE IT! SPILL MAGAZINE EXPOSES SOME OF THE BEST/WORST 2023 CHRISTMAS RELEASES (PART TWO) As The Beatles once sang, “Christmastime is here again, it ain’t been around since you know when.” That means a whole [...]
REWIND A CONVERSATION WITH ALAN FREW OF GLASS TIGER My riveting conversation with the legendary Alan Frew, lead singer for iconic Canadian band Glass Tiger and successful solo artist, took us on a captivating voyage through the archives of his [...]
BUILDING AN AUTHENTIC AND LEGIT MUSIC INDUSTRY A CONVERSATION WITH ANDREW CASH Andrew Cash is a man who has worn many hats over the years. From his early days in the 1980s Toronto post-punk band L’Étranger, to being a solo recording artist, to [...]
GIVE IT TO ME STRAIGHT, SANTA! I CAN TAKE IT! SPILL MAGAZINE EXPOSES SOME OF THE BEST/WORST 2023 CHRISTMAS RELEASES (PART ONE) As The Beatles once sang, “Christmastime is here again, it ain’t been around since you know when.” That means a whole [...]
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL @ FOX THEATRE, TORONTO NOVEMBER 12, 2023 Years in the making, the Toronto International Music Video Festival had its first annual run on November 12, 2023, bringing together people from all over the [...]
ALMOST A SATIRE OF WHAT A ROCK STAR WAS A CONVERSATION WITH BOB WEGNER: MUSIC HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR OF MAX WEBSTER: HIGH CLASS Anyone who grew up in Southern Ontario in the mid to late 1970s will remember that it was a golden age of seeing bands [...]
WE ARE A BAND IN EVERY SENSE OF THE WORD A CONVERSATION WITH ROGER EARL OF FOGHAT “You’re in Canada, right? Ontario? We’re related aren’t we,” laughed Roger Earl at the beginning of our Zoom chat to talk about the new Foghat album, Sonic Mojo. [...]
OUT FROM UNDER THE LAMPSHADE A CONVERSATION WITH JAMES CLARK (THE JAMES CLARK INSTITUTE) James Clark is a very talented writer, musician, and singer. He is also an incredibly nice guy and a well-known Beatle fan. He even played The Cavern Club [...]
PAGES A CONVERSATION WITH BIG WRECK’S IAN THORNLEY Ian Thornley has seemingly led Big Wreck into a renaissance period. Hot off the release of a trilogy of EP’s released between 2021 and 2023 – 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3 – the Canadian rock icons [...]
MAMMOTH HAS BEEN MY CREATIVE ENDEAVOUR A CONVERSATION WITH WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Standing among the most impressive up and coming rock artists is Wolfgang Van Halen, the mastermind behind Mammoth WVH. The band has spent the year supporting Alter [...]
THE RISKS AND REWARDS OF DOING IT SOLO A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN DOUGLAS (TRASHCAN SINATRAS) Deciding to do it solo, just you, your voice and guitar, can be a tricky proposition. You are not only all by yourself, you are completely exposed and [...]
WHO’S MR. LAST CHANCE NOW? A CONVERSATION WITH BUZZ HAGSTROM (AKA PATRICK O’CONNOR) OF THE WOGGLES The Woggles have been around for a long time, over 30 years to be exact, and they continue to produce their own brand of garage, 1960s [...]
299 QUEEN STREET WEST @ RIALTO THEATRE, MONTREAL SEAN MENARD PRODUCTIONS Walking into the warm lights, and retro reds and golds of Montreal’s Rialto Theatre, all expectations were set on a night of good music, with a nostalgic air, and perhaps a [...]
I COME ALIVE A CONVERSATION WITH ONE BAD SON’S SHANE CONNERY VOLK Formed in 2004, Saskatoon’s One Bad Son has grown to become cult icons among the Canadian rock scene. Having released six records between 2006 and 2017, things have been [...]
TO MOVE ON AND EXPLORE NEW TERRITORIES INSIDE OUR MICROCOSM A CONVERSATION WITH THORSTEN QUAESCHNING OF TANGERINE DREAM Tangerine Dream was formed in 1967 by Edgar Froese, and until his passing in 2015, Froese was not only the original member [...]
THE PURSUIT OF MENTAL HEALTH, SELF LOVE AND SOBRIETY A CONVERSATION WITH CALEB SHOMO OF BEARTOOTH Caleb Shomo, founder and frontman of Beartooth, has a lot to feel blessed about. On the day we spoke, the weather was perfect in Los Angeles. The [...]
THE HEALTH BENEFITS FROM LISTENING TO MUSIC A CONVERSATION WITH PHIL MANZANERA “Where are you calling from,” asked Phil Manzanera at the beginning of our Zoom call. “I am in Toronto,” I managed to say. My nerves were getting the better of me. I [...]
EMBARKING ON A NEW JOURNEY A CONVERSATION WITH STRATEJACKET Certain bands can instantly kindle a flame of yesteryear brilliance with the sounds of their vocals, the strokes of their guitar strings, or their energetic drum presence. When it comes [...]
FUELED BY STRUGGLE; BUILT FOR SUCCESS A CONVERSATION WITH TORONTO METALCORE BAND THE NORTHERN When it comes to the metalcore genre, few bands can execute a balance of melody and heavy cadence as well as Canadian metalcore band, The Northern. In [...]
EVERYONE DESERVES A HOME A CONVERSATION WITH CHRIS BIRKETT I am speaking with producer, arranger, and sound engineer Chris Birkett on a Zoom call through the wonders of technology. While I am comfortably at home, he is at the Canadian National [...]
BROUGHT RIGHT BACK TO WHERE WE LEFT OFF A CONVERSATION WITH JESSE MATTHEWSON OF KEN MODE Ken Mode, the formidable death metal rock band, has unleashed their latest album, Void. We were privileged to engage in an enlightening conversation with [...]
IT’S A DARK & DIRTY WORLD A CONVERSATION WITH TED SIMMONS Ted Simmons is an East Coast kind of a guy. Born in Newfoundland, he now calls Dartmouth, Nova Scotia home. He has also see a pretty sizable chunk of the world. He made his [...]
