SPILL CONTEST WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO SEE THE SHEEPDOGS ON JULY 26 AT JACKSON-TRIGGS NIAGARA ESTATE AMPHITHEATRE! CONTEST CLOSED WINNERS WILL RECEIVE: 2 TICKETS TO SEE THE SHEEPDOGS PERFORM AS PART OF THE 2024 JACKSON-TRIGGS SUMMER [...]
FEELIN’ GOOD, LIKE YOU KNOW I SHOULD A CONVERSATION WITH EWAN CURRIE OF THE SHEEPDOGS Few bands do classic ‘60s and ‘70s style blues and southern rock better than The Sheepdogs. The Saskatchewan-based rockers are among the best and [...]
THE SHEEPDOGS ANNOUNCE NEW SHOWS AND SUPPORT ACTS FOR ONTARIO AND QUEBEC DANIEL ROMANO’S OUTFIT & MOTHERHOOD ANNOUNCED AS SUPPORT The Sheepdogs have announced additional shows on their current, extensive Canadian tour, alongside two new [...]
LOWEST OF THE LOW WELCOME TO THE PLUNDERDOME SONIC ENVY/WARNER MUSIC CANADA Toronto indie-darlings Lowest Of The Low continue their 30-plus year reign of music-making with Welcome To The Plunderdome, the band’s sixth studio LP album and their [...]
THE ROCK AND COAL BREAKDOWN SPILL MAGAZINE DISSECTS SOME OF THE BEST/WORST 2022 CHRISTMAS RELEASES (PART TWO) Christmastime is here again, ain’t been around since you know when….that means new Christmas music. This year, there seems to be a lot [...]
Christopher Ward Spark Of Desire Warner Music Canada Back in 1978 when this album was first released, baroque pop was something of a dirty word. It was all either punk (the hardcore stuff first) or commercial versions of hard rock/heavy metal. [...]
RON SEXSMITH SHARES “WHAT I HAD IN MIND” THE VIVIAN LINE DUE OUT FEBRUARY 17 VIA WARNER MUSIC CANADA Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith has returned to share “What I Had in Mind,” the first single [...]
MONOWHALES REVEAL NEW TRACK AND VIDEO FOR “RICH$$$” LAB RECORDS/WARNER MUSIC CANADA Check out the official fan-made video for Monowhales “RICH$$$” today! Click HERE to pre-order their new album, Tunnel Vision, slated for [...]
MULTI-PLATINUM ROCK BAND THE TEA PARTY ANNOUNCE SUMMER TOUR | NEW SINGLE “THE BEAUTIFUL” COALITION MUSIC/WARNER MUSIC CANADA Multi-Platinum selling and multi-JUNO award-nominated Rock band The Tea Party announce their return to [...]
JUNO AWARD NOMINEE MONOWHALES SHARE DRIVING EARWORM ANTHEM “NEW THREADS” PRODUCED BY DAVE SCHIFFMAN LAB RECORDS/WARNER MUSIC CANADA Toronto band MONOWHALES have released “New Threads” off their highly anticipated, Dave [...]
MOTHER MOTHER TO JOIN IMAGINE DRAGONS ON EUROPEAN STADIUM TOUR GLOBAL SMASH HIT “HAYLOFT II” BREAKS 30M STREAM MARK Canadian alt-rock band Mother Mother has been announced as direct support to Imagine Dragons on their upcoming [...]
THIRTY YEARS OF GOING PLACES WITH TAVERNS AND PALACES AN IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH RON HAWKINS OF LOWEST OF THE LOW: PART TWO The Lowest Of The Low, consisting of Ron Hawkins, David Alexander, Lawrence Nichols, Michael McKenzie and Greg Smith, [...]
THIRTY YEARS OF GOING PLACES WITH TAVERNS AND PALACES AN IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH RON HAWKINS OF LOWEST OF THE LOW: PART ONE It’s been 30 years since the release of the epic 17-song masterpiece Shakespeare My Butt…, the debut album from [...]
LOWEST OF THE LOW TAVERNS AND PALACES WARNER MUSIC CANADA/YES BOY RECORDS Taverns and Palaces are the places to be for the Lowest Of The Low. 30 years since the epic release of Shakespeare My Butt… and 20 years since Nothing Short Of A Bullet, [...]
THE TEA PARTY SUNSHOWER COALITION MUSIC/WARNER MUSIC CANADA Canadian rock trio The Tea Party offer something different with their new EP Sunshower. Well-known for their dark and moody offerings in the late ‘90s and early ‘00s, the band’s sound [...]
I GOT LOVE A CONVERSATION WITH RYAN GULDEMOND OF MOTHER MOTHER “My situation is very alone,” says Ryan Guldemond of Mother Mother. While it might sound like a somewhat dejected statement to most, Guldemond has a smile on and continues. “I wasn’t [...]
MOTHER MOTHER – “I GOT LOVE” WARNER MUSIC Vancouver-based alt-rockers Mother Mother have released two new songs; “I Got Love” a propulsive, infectious, instantly hummable single and its companion “Stay Behind” a melodic, [...]
FAREWELL TO THE EINSTEINS OF CONSCIOUSNESS A CONVERSATION WITH TORONTO’S UBIQUITOUS SYNERGY SEEKER After their 12-year meteoric rise, Toronto’s Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, lovingly known as USS, are moving on to other projects. Accompanying the [...]
USS Einsteins Of Consciousness Coalition Music/Warner Music Canada On January 8, 2021, Toronto’s Ubiquitous Synergy Seekers, lovingly known as USS, are gearing up to release their sixth and final album Einsteins of Consciousness. One thing is [...]
USS ANNOUNCES DETAILS SURROUNDING FINAL STUDIO ALBUM EINSTEINS OF CONSCIOUSNESS COALITION MUSIC/WARNER MUSIC CANADA After more than a decade of creating music together USS, Toronto’s most iconic musical duo, has announced details [...]
Ron Sexsmith Hermitage Warner Music Canada Hermitage is proof that Ron Sexsmith can still turn a melody. After a move from Toronto and a full band on his previous album, The Last Rider, Sexsmith has switched gears completely. Setting up in his [...]
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE @ MALKIN BOWL, VANCOUVER SEPTEMBER 5, 2019 Vancouver audiences are a curious species. They often congregate in groups that prefer to keep their cards close to their chest, and as a result some of them have earned a reputation [...]
MATT MAYS ANNOUNCES UPCOMING ACOUSTIC ALBUM TWICE UPON A HELL OF A TIME… + TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED SONIC RECORDS/WARNER MUSIC CANADA “I think if a song has meaning and is played with heart it can be done in a million different styles, [...]
Death Cab for Cutie Thank You For Today Warner Music Into their second decade of making music, Death Cab for Cutie’s Thank You for Today is a testament to a band whose career boasts a vast catalogue of poetic lyrics mixed with sun spotted and [...]