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SPILL NEW MUSIC: UNRELEASED SCOTT WEILAND SONG “IF I COULD FLY” OUT NOW | MARKS 10th ANNIV...
SPILL NEW MUSIC: THE DAMNED’S NEW SINGLE/VIDEO FOR PINK FLOYD COVER “SEE EMILY PLAY” OUT TODAY
SPILL NEWS: GIPSY KINGS FEATURING TONINO BALIARDO NEW ALBUM ‘HISTORIA’ TO BE RELEASED ON M...
SPILL NEWS: XIU XIU ANNOUNCES NEW COVERS COMPILATION ‘XIU MUTHA FUCKIN’ XIU: VOL. 1′...
SPILL NEW MUSIC: CHARLOTTE SANDS ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ‘SATELLITE’ OUT MARCH 6 + RELEASES NE...
SPILL NEWS: ALTER BRIDGE RETURN WITH LATEST SINGLE “PLAYING ACES” FROM THEIR SELF-TITLED 8th STUDIO ALBUM
SPILL NEWS: CHARLOTTE DAY WILSON SHARES NEW SINGLE “HIGH ROAD” VIA STONE WOMAN MUSIC/XL RECORDINGS
SPILL NEWS: INDIE-POP BAND VOXTROT ANNOUNCE FIRST NEW ALBUM IN 18 YEARS ‘DREAMERS IN EXILE’...
SPILL NEWS: RADIO FREE ALICE SHARES “RULE 31” | SUPPORTING GEESE ON TOUR IN 2026
SPILL NEW MUSIC: GERMAN ELECTRONIC & INDUSTRIAL ROCK PIONEERS KMFDM ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘ENE...
SPILL NEWS: BONNAROO MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2026 LINEUP
SPILL NEW MUSIC: THE RADIO ADDICTS – “BEFORE MY EYES”
SPILL NEWS: ‘WAR IS OVER!’ INSPIRED BY THE MUSIC OF JOHN & YOKO | ACADEMY AWARD-WINNI...
UNRELEASED SCOTT WEILAND SONG “IF I COULD FLY” OUT NOW | MARKS 10th ANNIVERSARY OF ICONIC FRONTMAN’S PASSING PRIMARY WAVE/VIRGIN MUSIC About 25 years ago, Scott Weiland, frontman for Stone Temple Pilots, wrote a song about his [...]
THE DAMNED’S NEW SINGLE/VIDEO FOR PINK FLOYD COVER “SEE EMILY PLAY” OUT TODAY VIA earMUSIC TRACK TAKEN FROM FORTHCOMING COVERS ALBUM NOT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE TRIBUTE TO FOUNDING GUITARIST BRIAN JAMES DUE JANUARY 23 The second video/single from [...]
JENNY PALACIOS – “IYKYK” INDEPENDENT Toronto pop-rock singer-songwriter Jenny Palacios returns with “IYKYK,” an honest, nostalgic, and playfully self-deprecating anthem for anyone who’s grown up without ever [...]
CHARLOTTE SANDS ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM SATELLITE OUT MARCH 6 + RELEASES NEW TRACK “ONE EYE OPEN” INDEPENDENT Alt-pop sensation Charlotte Sands announces her new album Satellite, arriving March 6, 2026. Alongside the album [...]
FRENCH POLICE w/ SOCIAL ORDER @ LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO NOVEMBER 14, 2025 Nearing the end of their North American tour, French Police rolled into Toronto with Social Order in tow, and the crowd showed up with their dancing shoes on. From the [...]
ROBERT PLANT’S SAVING GRACE FEAT. SUZI DIAN @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO NOVEMBER 10, 2025 On September 26th, Robert Plant and his new band, Saving Grace, featuring Suzi Dian, released Saving Grace via Nonesuch Records. The album, comprising [...]
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL MUSIC VIDEO FESTIVAL @ THE REC ROOM & PARADISE THEATRE, TORONTO NOVEMBER 7-9, 2025 Toronto International Music Video Festival came back with a bang this year for its third annual run. The festival has been breaking down [...]
THRICE w/ MODERN COLOR & DOWNWARD @ DANFORTH MUSIC HALL, TORONTO NOVEMBER 4, 2025 Fresh off the release of Horizons/West, Thrice has embarked on a fall tour to bring their new album to life for audiences, and on the brisk evening of November [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: ANDREW PERER – TURN MY HEAD INTO SOUND: A HISTORY OF KEVIN SHIELDS AND MY BLOODY VALENTINE
ANDREW PERER – TURN MY HEAD INTO SOUND: A HISTORY OF KEVIN SHIELDS AND MY BLOODY VALENTINE JAWBONE PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY As the title would indicate, Turn My Head into Sound: A History of Kevin Shields and My Bloody Valentine [...]
SPILL FEATURE: IT WAS A VERY POSITIVE ALBUM, STILL IS – A CONVERSATION WITH JEREMY CUNNINGHAM OF LEVELLERS
IT WAS A VERY POSITIVE ALBUM, STILL IS A CONVERSATION WITH JEREMY CUNNINGHAM OF LEVELLERS Levellers formed in 1988. Taking their name from a 1600s British political movement, it was no wonder that the folk-punk and post-punk band had a [...]
SPILL FEATURE: THE MAGIC OF IT ALL – A CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN WILLOUGHBY
THE MAGIC OF IT ALL A CONVERSATION WITH BRIAN WILLOUGHBY We lost Dave Cousins of Strawbs fame in July of this year. It was a huge loss in many ways. And although new material from Strawbs camp is always welcome, the new documentary, The Magic Of [...]
SPILL FEATURE: WE COULDN’T LET THE GRASS GROW UNDER OUR FEET – A CONVERSATION WITH CHRIS CONNELLY OF FINI TRIBE
WE COULDN’T LET THE GRASS GROW UNDER OUR FEET A CONVERSATION WITH CHRIS CONNELLY OF FINI TRIBE When Chris Connelly and David Miller formed Fini Tribe in 1984, they could not have predicted that over 40 years later they would not only still [...]
SPILL FEATURE: 2026 JUNO AWARDS PRESS CONFERENCE @ TD COLISEUM, HAMILTON
2026 JUNO AWARDS PRESS CONFERENCE @ TD COLISEUM, HAMILTON NOVEMBER 24, 2025 Hamilton’s TD Coliseum buzzed with hometown pride and national anticipation this morning as CARAS unveiled the first wave of details for the 2026 Juno Awards. With [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: PIERS HEMMINGSEN – THE BEATLES IN CANADA: THE EVOLUTION 1964-1970
PIERS HEMMINGSEN – THE BEATLES IN CANADA: THE EVOLUTION 1964-1970 HEMMINGSEN PUBLISHING BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY The Beatles in Canada: The Evolution 1964-1970 is a hefty book (over 600 pages) both in size and information. The focus [...]
SPILL FILM REVIEW: NASH THE SLASH RISES AGAIN!
NASH THE SLASH RISES AGAIN! SIDE THREE MEDIA NOVEMBER 21, 2025 The new documentary from Side Three Media, Nash the Slash Rises Again!, begins with an appropriately dramatic sequence of the artist dressing and preparing for a show, while his [...]
SPILL FILM REVIEW: THE SESSION MAN: NICKY HOPKINS
THE SESSION MAN: NICKY HOPKINS ARCTIC FOREST PRODUCTIONS/TSM FILMS NOVEMBER 21, 2025 (ORIGINALLY POSTED ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024) The film The Session Man: Nicky Hopkins premiered in North America last November and now it’s the UK’s turn [...]
SPILL FEATURE: WE ARE ALL CHILDREN OF REFERENCE – A CONVERSATION WITH ALEXISONFIRE’S DALLAS GREEN
WE ARE ALL CHILDREN OF REFERENCE A CONVERSATION WITH ALEXISONFIRE’S DALLAS GREEN On November 7, Alexisonfire returned with their first studio release since 2022’s Otherness. Copies of Old Masters Vol. 1 collects four songs, originally by The [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: MARTIN BARRE – A TRICK OF MEMORY: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JETHRO TULL’S GUITARIST
MARTIN BARRE – A TRICK OF MEMORY: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JETHRO TULL’S GUITARIST MCNIDDER & GRACE Martin Barre joined Jethro Tull after their original guitarist, Mick Abrahams, left due to musical differences with Ian Anderson. Abrahams [...]
SPILL FEATURE: ASKING FOR TROUBLE – A CONVERSATION WITH COLIN MOCHRIE
ASKING FOR TROUBLE A CONVERSATION WITH COLIN MOCHRIE It’s been over 35 years since his first appearance on the British version of the popular improvised comedy television show Whose Line is it Anyway? but Colin Mochrie is still enjoying making [...]
SPILL FEATURE: OUR ONLY EXPECTATIONS ARE TO PLEASE OURSELVES, RIGHT? – A CONVERSATION WITH CESCHI RAMOS OF CODEFENDANTS
OUR ONLY EXPECTATIONS ARE TO PLEASE OURSELVES, RIGHT? A CONVERSATION WITH CESCHI RAMOS OF CODEFENDANTS From my first moments with Ceschi Ramos of The Codefendants, a few things are obvious. One, he’s got a genuine passion for music, and two, [...]
SPILL FEATURE: THERE IS A LOT OF SOUL SEARCHING IN THERE – A CONVERSATION WITH SIMON RAYMONDE
THERE IS A LOT OF SOUL SEARCHING IN THERE A CONVERSATION WITH SIMON RAYMONDE Simon Raymonde has had, and continues to have, a rather fascinating career. Along with Elizabeth Fraser and Robin Guthrie, he was one third of Cocteau Twins—he joined [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: SIMON RAYMONDE – IN ONE EAR: COCTEAU TWINS, IVOR RAYMONDE AND ME
SIMON RAYMONDE – IN ONE EAR: COCTEAU TWINS, IVOR RAYMONDE AND ME NINE EIGHT BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Simon Raymonde joined the Cocteau Twins in 1983 and contributed to their classic album, Treasure in 1984. From that album [...]
SPILL FEATURE: YOU SHOULDN’T BE SETTLING AT ANY STEP OF THE WAY – A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN-ANGUS MACDONALD OF THE TREWS
YOU SHOULDN’T BE SETTLING AT ANY STEP OF THE WAY A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN-ANGUS MACDONALD OF THE TREWS For the past 20 years, The Trews have taken Canada by storm with smash hits like “Highway of Heroes,” “Not Ready to [...]
