Ringo Starr EP3 Ume/Universal Music It may be hard to believe, but since The Beatles called it a day in 1970, Ringo Starr has released 20 studio albums and 11 live albums. This is quite an accomplishment for the member of the band that few had [...]
THE HEART IS STRANGE A CONVERSATION WITH CLAUDIA BRÜCKEN & SUSANNE FREYTAG OF XPROPAGANDA “Susanne may be 10 minutes,” reports Claudia Brücken. “Berlin Underground, you know. And we are only human,” she laughs. She has just incorporated the [...]
THE BEACHES – “GROW UP TOMORROW” INDEPENDENT The Beaches have dropped their brand new single, “Grow Up Tomorrow”. The song was co-written with Lowell and is absolutely perfect for a summer soundtrack. It’s [...]
SLOAN ANNOUNCE 13th STUDIO ALBUM STEADY SET TO RELEASE OCTOBER 21 STEADY ARRIVES 30 YEARS SINCE RELEASE OF DEBUT RECORD Canadian indie-rock royalty Sloan announce their 13th studio album, Steady, set to release on October 21 through [...]
xPropaganda The Heart Is Strange Universal Music xPropaganda is composed of Claudia Brücken and Susanne Freytag, who were one half of the brilliant and groundbreaking band Propaganda. In 1985 they joined forces with Ralf Dörper and Michael [...]
The Rolling Stones Live At The El Mocambo Universal Music The El Mocambo stands alongside The Horseshoe Tavern and Massey Hall as one of Toronto’s most revered and historic venues. From Blondie to Tom Waits and Ronnie Hawkins to The Ramones, The [...]
ABBA TO RELEASE BRAND NEW CAREER-ENCOMPASSING LP & CD COLLECTIONS, PICTURE DISC LP SET AND LYRIC VIDEO SERIES POLAR/UNIVERSAL MUSIC When Voyage, the first new ABBA album in 40 years, and the accompanying shows in London were announced in [...]
BLOSSOMS REVEAL NEW SINGLE & VIDEO “THE SULKING POET” TAKEN FROM THE BAND’S UPCOMING NEW ALBUM RIBBON AROUND THE BOMB OUT APRIL 29 UNIVERSAL MUSIC Acclaimed British band Blossoms return today, revealing their brand-new single [...]
Bastille Give Me The Future Republic Records/ Universal Music Formed in 2010, British quartet Bastille presents their fourth studio album entitled Give Me The Future. The underlying theme with this work according to frontman Dan Smith is [...]
THE TEMPTATIONS TEMPTATIONS 60 UNIVERSAL MUSIC In 1958 Otis Williams formed a singing group with his friends, Otis WIlliams And The Distants. They didn’t have a lot of success but four years later when they changed their name to The Temptations, [...]
ELVIS COSTELLO & THE IMPOSTERS THE BOY NAMED IF UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA “I’ve got my reputation to think about – I’ve got three, four, five songs to write before midnight…” This quote is fiction, but the words were actually uttered by [...]
LET IT ROCK! LET IT ROCK! LET IT ROLL! A SPILL MAGAZINE BREAKDOWN OF SOME OF THE TOP 2021 CHRISTMAS RELEASES – THE ALBUMS Paul Kelly Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train Cooking Vinyl November 19, 2021 I am a long-time fan of Paul Kelly. He is a [...]
CROWN LANDS ODYSSEY VOL. 1 UNIVERSAL MUSIC With The Big Wave Tour coming to a close, having taken the band throughout Ontario and Quebec, Crown Lands has released Odyssey Vol. 1. The live album was recorded as a live-streamed concert experience, [...]
CROWN LANDS w/ SKYE WALLACE @ THE BILTMORE THEATRE, OSHAWA NOVEMBER 27, 2021 With concerts returning throughout Ontario and the rest of the country, Crown Lands, in celebration of their most recent EP, White Buffalo, released September 16 of [...]
DEAR ROUGE SHARE BRAND NEW SONG AND SENTIMENTAL VIDEO FOR “LIFE GOES BY AND I CAN’T KEEP UP” UNIVERSAL MUSIC In an epic return to form, alt-rockers Dear Rouge dropped their infectious single “Fake Fame” back in September, the first track from [...]
Jon Batiste We Are (The Deluxe Edition) Universal Music Having struck gold earlier this year with the release of We Are, a modern masterpiece of pop, soul, gospel, and jazz by any metric, Jon Batiste has released an expanded edition of the [...]
The Beatles Let It Be (Super Deluxe) Apple Corps Ltd./Universal Music The history of Let It Be is a long and somewhat complicated story. Paul McCartney proposed that The Beatles return to their roots and become a strong four-piece unit once [...]
DEAR ROUGE SHARE THE VIDEO FOR THEIR SINGLE “FAKE FAME” UNIVERSAL MUSIC Last month, Dear Rouge returned with their incredibly catchy new single “Fake Fame”, which has already hit #11 on the Canadian alt-radio charts and has been featured on top [...]
Ringo Starr Change The World Ume/Universal Music Ringo Starr is back! Six months since his first official EP, here he is with another one, Change The World. Once again, Starr is working with his famous friends, and he knocks it out of the park. [...]
Crown Lands White Buffalo Universal Music With its upcoming Canadian tour with opener Skye Wallace kicking off in October, Canada’s most in-demand duo, Crown Lands, has returned with its latest EP, White Buffalo. It is a four-track EP, [...]
Various Artists Almost Famous Soundtrack (Expanded Uber Box Set) Universal Music Involving personal experience and emotions in art can be quite a tricky proposition. You either fail miserably or you come up with something that has a timeless [...]
BLOSSOMS REVEAL BRAND-NEW SINGLE “CARE FOR” UNIVERSAL MUSIC Blossoms have revealed their brand-new single “Care For” and its accompanying video. The video is directed by Edwin Burdis, Arctic Monkeys’ former Creative [...]
The Beaches Future Lovers Universal Music The Beaches maintain their sparkling pop-rock stride on the Future Lovers EP. Hot on the heels of 2019’s The Professional EP, Future Lovers arrives with high-calibre whimsy, glamour, and an unapologetic [...]
Amy Winehouse At The BBC Universal Music Amy Winehouse had a voice truly unlike any other. As we approach the ten-year anniversary of her passing, a compilation of live recordings from various performances, At The BBC has been released, marking [...]