ANSPRUCH AN INTERVIEW WITH JESPER MUNK The 23-year-old Danish-German heartthrob Jesper Munk is a musician who can’t be pigeonholed. He stands out with his wide variety of musical stylings of Modern Blues, Post-Punk, Folk and much more. We had [...]
EMBRACING THE ANTI-HYPOCRISY AN INTERVIEW WITH MO TROPER The Portland, Oregon based singer-songwriter, Mo Troper, makes pop songs. Why? Because he likes them. Born in Los Angeles in 1991, he moved between Los Angeles and Portland frequently [...]
NORMAL MADE EXTRAORDINARY AN INTERVIEW WITH LAURA SAUVAGE An alias is a good way to free yourself up and change the way you do things. Singer-songwriter Vivianne Roy has carved out a creative space for herself under the alter ego of Laura [...]
THE SOUNDTRACK TO YOUR DREAMS AN INTERVIEW WITH RUDY TAMBALA OF A.R. KANE The seminal, trailblazing dream-pop band A.R. Kane has made an indelible impact on countless other artists since its inception in 1986. Sonic incorporators and disrupters [...]
Something Wylde And A Pinch Of Cilantro An Interview With Zakk Wylde If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man, don’t bother analyzing his ways of being silent, of talking, of weeping, of seeing how much he is moved [...]
Truckin’ Through Canada And Way Beyond An Interview With Jeremy Widerman Of Monster Truck With the release of their sophomore album Sittin’ Heavy on February 19, Monster Truck decided to celebrate the occasion by bringing their music [...]
THE OCCASIONAL GHOST An Interview With Royal Wood Theatres are romantic places, full of mystery, stories and the occasional ghost. On sitting down to talk to Royal Wood about his upcoming album Ghost Light, the topic of ghosts inevitably came [...]
NAMM 2016 – THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUSIC MERCHANTS THE MUSIC BEGINS HERE If you’re a music gearhead, The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show is a dreamscape where brands like GIBSON, SHURE, PEARL, and many innovators [...]
Paying Attention To The Details: An Interview With Jacob Palahnuk Of Young Empires The road to building a kingdom can be a long and patient road. While speaking with Jacob Palahnuk currently on the road in Montreal, the bassist of this Canadian [...]
Secrets Revealed: An Interview With Ian Fletcher Thornley His first solo album Secrets has provided a wonderful opportunity for Spill Magazine to enter into conversation with Canada’s own Ian Fletcher Thornley. This humble and talented [...]
Polaris Music Prize 2015 Winner Announced Polaris Reveals The 2015 Winner — Buffy Sainte-Marie [sk_grid id=”3104″ initial_load=”20″ gallery_gap=”5″ max_load_more=”20″ [...]
In A Flash: An Interview With Jon Fratelli Of The Fratellis Jon Fratelli, despite all efforts, is not a man with a plan. And for him, it’s better that way. When asked about any particular processes he uses to create the sounds of The Fratellis, [...]
Aftermath 2015: Aftermath’s 2nd Edition To Be Held In August If you didn’t have already a summer music festival to attend this year in Toronto, get ready to finish August with a high, dark note. Toronto will be once again the lair of [...]
Secret Broadcast Gets Lucky With Traffic Stop While Filming New Video – Wait…What???: An Interview With Matt Lightstone Of Secret Broadcast Toronto-based band Secret Broadcast have gained a reputation for their creative, yet low [...]
Field Trip 2015: A Look At What’s Happening At The Fort York Music Festival Saturday, June 6 and Sunday, June 7, 2015 Toronto’s Historic Fort York & Garrison Common will once again be hosting the annual Arts And Crafts Field [...]
Bestival 2015: The UK Fest Hits Toronto On June 12 and 13th, one of the UK’s largest music fests will be heading to Canada for the first time ever. Bestival will be taking over Toronto Islands’ Hanlan Point, for two days of music and [...]
Polaris 2015: Here’s The Long And Short Of It It’s that time of year again! The Polaris Music Prize is getting set to announce their 2015 Long List Nominees. Having brought the long list reveal in past years to Vancouver, Montreal [...]
Embracing One’s Second Sight: An Interview With Tim Baker Of Hey Rosetta! Bless the broken bowl Make it whole; make it better than it was before Make it better than it was before! – Hey Rosetta!, “Kintsukuroi,” from the album Second [...]
A FLASH OF LIGHTNING: AN INTERVIEW WITH ADAM PAQUETTE & CHRIS HUOT OF THE GLORIOUS SONS On a cold Wednesday evening in late January, I had the opportunity on behalf of Spill Magazine, to observe the filming of The Glorious Sons’ newest [...]
How In 40 Minutes, Joshua Radin Just Ruined Every Man in The World’s Valentine’s Day Plans: An Interview With Joshua Radin Whoever said “romance is dead” has obviously never experienced Joshua Radin. Radin’s latest album Onward and Sideways, [...]
Enter To Exit: An Interview With Daniel Tortoledo Of The Highway Some would say that the psychedelic rock sound is dead, but Daniel Tortoledo, singer and bassist of The Highway, says his band is bringing it back. The Highway, a Brooklyn based [...]
Chemistry Between Elephants: An Interview With Rishi Dihr Of Elephant Stone Introduction The last time we caught up with Rishi Dhir of Elephant Stone, he was on tour with The Black Angels, supporting his band’s first, full-length, [...]
No Fame – No Fortune – Just Music: An Interview With Nick Sewell Of Biblical When the band name BIBLICAL is mentioned, there’s only a select few that know them despite having an enviable resume on the Canadian music scene since 2010. [...]
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS – WHAT’S BEHINDTHE POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE GRAND JURY Each year, the Polaris Music Prize is awarded to the artist whose album has been chosen as the best album of the year, based on artistic merit and creativity. The [...]
