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SPILL NEW MUSIC: JENNIFER FOSTER – “DON’T WALK ON THE DEAD PEOPLE”
SPILL NEW MUSIC: TONI CORNELL SHARES COVER OF “SURRENDER” + HAUNTING MUSIC VIDEO
SPILL NEW MUSIC: DEEP PURPLE – “SPLAT!” NEW SINGLE & VIDEO
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SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: STRAWBS – STRAWBS 50 YEARS ON – GRAVE NEW WORLD LIVE
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: TONY IOMMI – FROM THE DARK
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: ART D’ECCO – SCHEELE’S GREEN
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: CAROLINE MARIE BROOKS – LIGHT AND MATTER
SPILL LIVE REVIEW: CAROLINE MARIE BROOKS @ 918 BATHURST STREET, TORONTO
SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: LUCKY SEEDER – “HELLO AIRPLANE”
SPILL MUSIC PREMIERE: SAVANNA RUTH – “CREATURES OF HABIT”
PILOT FISH – “JENNY” HISS RECORDINGS Hiss Recordings, the Nashville-based singles label founded by GRAMMY Award winning producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Deftones, Korn) to bring emerging bands to a wider audience, has [...]
JENNIFER FOSTER – “DON’T WALK ON THE DEAD PEOPLE” INDEPENDENT Just in time for Halloween, Toronto singer-songwriter Jennifer Foster spotlights “Don’t Walk On The Dead People,” a standout track from her [...]
TONI CORNELL SHARES COVER OF “SURRENDER” + HAUNTING MUSIC VIDEO INDEPENDENT Toni Cornell shares a cover of Suicide’s 1988 single “Surrender,” along with a haunting, supernatural new music video that’s out just in time for Halloween. Originally [...]
DEEP PURPLE – “SPLAT!” NEW SINGLE & VIDEO EARMUSIC Deep Purple’s new single “Splat!” is out now on all streaming and download platforms. The official music video premiered yesterday on the earMUSIC YouTube [...]
CAROLINE MARIE BROOKS @ 918 BATHURST STREET, TORONTO OCTOBER 22, 2026 On a warm autumn night in Toronto, Caroline Marie Brooks took to the stage to launch her second album, Light And Matter. Within minutes of hitting the stage, she had engaged [...]
SUE FOLEY: AN INTIMATE EVENING – GUITAR WOMEN BOOK SIGNING & SOLO SHOW @ EL MOCAMBO, TORONTO OCTOBER 14, 2026 Toronto’s iconic El Mocambo was the perfect venue for an intimate evening with Canadian Blues icon Sue Foley. The multiple [...]
DIE TOTEN HOSEN w/ CADENA PERPETUA & FEINE SAHNE FISCHFILET @ MOVISTAR ARENA, BUENOS AIRES (AR) OCTOBER 10, 2026 Some bands visit Argentina. Die Toten Hosen became part of its punk scene. At Buenos Aires’ Movistar Arena on Oct. 10, the [...]
W.A.S.P. w/ KK’s PRIEST @ PICKERING CASINO RESORT, PICKERING OCTOBER 7, 2026 Blackie Lawless is back at it with his merry band of headless children for another kick around the Western Hemisphere, showcasing W.A.S.P.’s undeniable power on [...]
SPILL FEATURE: STRIPPING AWAY A LOT OF THE VENEER AND THE RETROGRADE NOSTALGIA AND REPLACING IT WITH SUBSTANCE – A CONVERSATION WITH ART D’ECCO
STRIPPING AWAY A LOT OF THE VENEER AND THE RETROGRADE NOSTALGIA AND REPLACING IT WITH SUBSTANCE A CONVERSATION WITH ART D’ECCO A new Art d’Ecco album is upon us! The innovative art rocker flawlessly shifts genres, constantly reinvents himself, [...]
SPILL FEATURE: WHERE HISTORY RESONATES – A CONVERSATION WITH PÄR SUNDSTRÖM OF SABATON ON COMPOSITION, COMMUNITY, AND HEAVY METAL’S FUTURE
WHERE HISTORY RESONATES A CONVERSATION WITH PÄR SUNDSTRÖM OF SABATON ON COMPOSITION, COMMUNITY, AND HEAVY METAL’S FUTURE When an ocean of devoted flooded the Great Canadian Casino Resort in Toronto on September 27, 2026, the thunderous chants [...]
SPILL FEATURE: WE’RE GOING ON TOUR, SO WHY NOT HAVE A LITTLE BONUS – A CONVERSATION WITH WES MARSKELL OF THE DARCYS
WE’RE GOING ON TOUR, SO WHY NOT HAVE A LITTLE BONUS A CONVERSATION WITH WES MARSKELL OF THE DARCYS The last couple of years have been phenomenal for The Darcys (Wes Marskell and Jason Couse). Their last album, Rendering Feelings, became a [...]
SPILL FEATURE: HOPE AND LOOKING UP – A CONVERSATION WITH CAROLINE MARIE BROOKS
HOPE AND LOOKING UP A CONVERSATION WITH CAROLINE MARIE BROOKS Caroline Marie Brooks, for the last 20 years, has been and continues to be one third of the Good Lovelies. A trio who have established themselves as a premier folk band. However, as [...]
SPILL FEATURE: THE ART OF BEING SEEN – A CONVERSATION WITH LIAM GUINANE & JUSTIN KEURNTJES OF WINDWAKER
THE ART OF BEING SEEN A CONVERSATION WITH LIAM GUINANE & JUSTIN KEURNTJES OF WINDWAKER There is something about Windwaker’s new album, smile, you’re on camera., that feels like a flashbulb flickering on in a dark room – emotionally sudden, [...]
SPILL FEATURE: NOTHING LEFT TO SAY, TOMORROW STARTS TODAY – A CONVERSATION WITH ALEXANDRA ROSE OF THE CRYSTAL TEARDROP
NOTHING LEFT TO SAY, TOMORROW STARTS TODAY A CONVERSATION WITH ALEXANDRA ROSE OF THE CRYSTAL TEARDROP There is a difference between revisiting the past and bringing its spirit into the present. For Alexandra Rose, frontwoman of British [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: GILLIAN GAAR – GRUNGE! THE STORY OF THE MUSIC THAT REDEFINED ROCK
GILLIAN GAAR – GRUNGE! THE STORY OF THE MUSIC THAT REDEFINED ROCK MOTORBOOKS/QUARTO PUBLISHING GROUP BOOK REVIEW BY CHRIS X I never stood a chance of ignoring this book. The striking cover didn’t invite me in so much as it pinned me [...]
SPILL FEATURE: SURVIVING THE COLLAPSE – A CONVERSATION WITH CODY QUISTAD OF WAGE WAR
SURVIVING THE COLLAPSE A CONVERSATION WITH CODY QUISTAD OF WAGE WAR A weird, uncomfortable silence often follows a devastating impact. There are no cinematics to it, just the universe reacting to the internal chaos and destruction caused mostly [...]
SPILL FEATURE: NEW CHAPTERS, WRITTEN IN ICE AND LIGHT – A CONVERSATION WITH LEFT TO SUFFER GUITARIST PETER HIGGS
NEW CHAPTERS, WRITTEN IN ICE AND LIGHT A CONVERSATION WITH LEFT TO SUFFER GUITARIST PETER HIGGS Stepping into a new chapter with Unwelcome Guest, everything Left To Suffer has been through has led to this moment, when their careers have shifted [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: MIKE DALEY – YORKVILLE: HOW A 1960s COFFEEHOUSE SCENE REWROTE POPULAR MUSIC
MIKE DALEY – YORKVILLE: HOW A 1960s COFFEEHOUSE SCENE REWROTE POPULAR MUSIC SUTHERLAND HOUSE BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY I was eager to read this book, as this is an era and place that has not had deep dives written about it. From 1954 [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: RICHARD BOWES – GARY NUMAN: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY
RICHARD BOWES – GARY NUMAN: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY SPENWOOD BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY Tubeway Army, featuring Gary Numan, released their self-titled debut album in 1978. By 1979, Numan began dominating the charts in the U.K. both with [...]
SPILL FEATURE: A REBIRTH THROUGH VINYL – A CONVERSATION WITH YOUNG MEDICINE
A REBIRTH THROUGH VINYL A CONVERSATION WITH YOUNG MEDICINE There is a particular electricity around Young Medicine right now, an energy that feels like a band that’s finally found its footing. With the release of the Cold Blooded vinyl and [...]
SPILL FEATURE: A CROWN MADE OF TEETH, NOT GOLD – A CONVERSATION WITH JACK UNDERKOFLER OF DEAD POET SOCIETY
A CROWN MADE OF TEETH, NOT GOLD A CONVERSATION WITH JACK UNDERKOFLER OF DEAD POET SOCIETY There is this eerie feeling when listening to Dead Poet Society’s Monarch that feels like the floor is caving in beneath you, not because the soundscapes [...]
SPILL FEATURE: OLD SCARS, NEW STORIES – A CONVERSATION WITH MATT GOOD OF FROM FIRST TO LAST
OLD SCARS, NEW STORIES A CONVERSATION WITH MATT GOOD OF FROM FIRST TO LAST There is a unique sort of ache that only comes from a journey that requires you to return to another version of yourself you thought or swore you would never have to go [...]
SPILL FEATURE: LOTS OF PEOPLE WANT TO BE A FIREMAN OR A SPACEMAN. I WANTED TO BE A POP STAR. – A CONVERSATION WITH JARVIS COCKER OF PULP
LOTS OF PEOPLE WANT TO BE A FIREMAN OR A SPACEMAN. I WANTED TO BE A POP STAR. A CONVERSATION WITH JARVIS COCKER OF PULP You could forgive Jarvis Cocker for looking a bit content when we meet him one day short of his 63rd birthday. After all, the [...]
