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 [...]
Black Label Society Grimmest Hits eOne Music Black Label Society is kicking 2018 off with a bang with the release of Grimmest Hits, their first album since 2014’s critically acclaimed Catacombs of the Black Vatican. Since then, lead guitarist [...]
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 [...]
A CHANGE IS GONNA COME A CONVERSATION WITH SAM KISZKA OF GRETA VAN FLEET As the face of the resurgence of classic blues-based rock, Greta Van Fleet has come to be that rare up-and-coming band that challenges expectations even as they’re being [...]
THEE FFF A CONVERSATION WITH FRANCOIS LEBARON AND FREDERICK LAURIER What happens when Felix Da Housecat stops by the studio of Montreal’s dynamic duo Hoopalaï (Francois Lebaron and Frederick Laurier)? Groovy Chicago House and dark, minimal [...]
BERLIN AND BROWNIES AN INTERVIEW WITH ALICE MERTON True citizen of the world, Alice Merton, spoke to me amidst her hectic travel schedule. The 24-year-old singer/songwriter has seen her single, “No Roots” steadily climbing the charts since its [...]
WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR THRICE AN INTERVIEW WITH RILEY BRECKENRIDGE After a four-year hiatus, Thrice has started making waves again with their latest album, To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere. For a band that has always sworn to be loyal to [...]
I’M NOT THE MAN I USED TO BE A CONVERSATION WITH ROLAND GIFT Roland Gift fronted The Fine Young Cannibals who rose to fame in the late 1980’s has decided to go out on a solo tour to promote his current release. He has been working on [...]
