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SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: THE ROLLING STONES – FOREIGN TONGUES
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SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: JACK GRISHAM AND THE LIFE UNDONE – JACK GRISHAM AND THE LIFE UNDONE
SPILL NEW MUSIC: ATMOS BLOOM PONDER POWER DYNAMICS ON NEW SINGLE “IT’S ENOUGH” | DRE...
SPILL ALBUM PREMIERE: DEARDARKHEAD – THE PENDULUM SWINGS
SPILL NEWS: CABARET VOLTAIRE FINAL NORTH AMERICAN TOUR CONTINUES IN SEPTEMBER | LIVE ALBUM ‘BUT ...
SPILL NEWS: KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD DETAIL NEW ALBUM ‘ALIEN METAL’ | SHARE L...
SPILL NEWS: FME ANNOUNCES LINE UP FOR 24TH EDITION | SUUNS, LA SÉCURITÉ, IGUANA DEATH CULT, RIZOMAGIC,...
SPILL NEWS: COMPUTERWIFE SHARES “NOBODY” AHEAD OF FEEBLE LITTLE HORSE TOUR
SPILL NEWS: KALEO’S 10-YEAR ANNIVERSARY DELUXE EDITION OF DEBUT ALBUM ‘A/B’ AVAILABL...
SPILL NEW MUSIC: DENNIS UKO, CELE ARRABAL – “MAMASITA LATINA” (FT. SAEL QUINN)
SPILL NEW MUSIC: SÉBASTIEN DE FRANCESCO – “FLEURY STREET”
SPILL FEATURE: I AM OK WITH BEING OPTIMISTIC – A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN DOUGLAS OF TRASHCAN SINATRAS
SPILL FEATURE: I AM OK WITH BEING OPTIMISTIC – A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN DOUGLAS OF TRASHCAN SINA...
ATMOS BLOOM PONDER POWER DYNAMICS ON NEW SINGLE “IT’S ENOUGH” DREAMY LONDON DUO’S EVERYTHINGNESS LP OUT JULY 24 VIA SPIRIT GOTH RECORDS Music is what initially brought atmos bloom — Tilda Gratton and Curtis Paterson [...]
DEARDARKHEAD – THE PENDULUM SWINGS A SPILL EXCLUSIVE ALBUM PREMIERE After 26 years between full-length releases, New Jersey instrumental alternative rock trio Deardarkhead return with The Pendulum Swings, a ten-track album released through [...]
DENNIS UKO, CELE ARRABAL – “MAMASITA LATINA” (FT. SAEL QUINN) KANDELA RECORDS Cele Arrabal (AR) and Dennis Uko (ESP) join forces to create “Mamasita Latina”, a fun and energetic track. “We wanted to build a [...]
SÉBASTIEN DE FRANCESCO – “FLEURY STREET” INDEPENDENT Québec-based singer-songwriter Sébastien De Francesco shares “Fleury Street,” a nostalgic and deeply moving folk-rock single that transforms a final goodbye into [...]
YOUNG THE GIANT w/ COLD WAR KIDS & ALMOST MONDAY @ HISTORY, TORONTO JUNE 22, 2026 Toronto’s HISTORY was packed with energy as Almost Monday, Cold War Kids, and Young the Giant brought an unforgettable evening of alternative rock to one [...]
SLED ISLAND MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL: ILLUMINATI HOTTIES w/ THEE SOREHEADS, CIRCLING GIRL & SUB // CELL @ ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION NO. 1 BRANCH, CALGARY (AB) JUNE 18, 2026 Sled Island Music & Arts Festival is in full swing here in Calgary. [...]
NXNE 2026 – BIANCA ESPINO @ CASSETTE, TORONTO JUNE 13, 2026 Mississauga’s Bianca Espino made her NXNE debut at Cassette inside The Gladstone House at 8:30 PM instead of 8 PM on a breezy and cool Saturday night as more people started to [...]
NXNE 2026 – LUCY ELLIS @ THE CAMERON HOUSE, TORONTO JUNE 12, 2026 Toronto multidisciplinary artist Lucy Ellis and her bandmates took to the stage at the Cameron House on a fine Friday evening to a packed crowd. They tuned their guitars [...]
SPILL FEATURE: I AM OK WITH BEING OPTIMISTIC – A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN DOUGLAS OF TRASHCAN SINATRAS
I AM OK WITH BEING OPTIMISTIC A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN DOUGLAS OF TRASHCAN SINATRAS It has been 10 years since the last Trashcan Sinatras’ album, 2016’s Wild Pendulum. There have been a few singles, but it has been a while since we heard from [...]
SPILL FEATURE: TAKE ME TO THAT FIRST GOODBYE – A CONVERSATION WITH JOE NEWMAN (JJEROME87/ALT-J)
TAKE ME TO THAT FIRST GOODBYE A CONVERSATION WITH JOE NEWMAN (JJEROME87/ALT-J) Some music interviews are difficult. At times, one has to almost crack open a coconut of guardedness for a mere morsel of something interesting to write. That wasn’t [...]
SPILL FEATURE: DICTION, LANGUAGE & FLOWERY WORDS – A CONVERSATION WITH COURTNEY CARMICHAEL & NIKKI ST. PIERRE OF SUNDAYCLUB
DICTION, LANGUAGE & FLOWERY WORDS A CONVERSATION WITH COURTNEY CARMICHAEL & NIKKI ST. PIERRE OF SUNDAYCLUB There’s some great, howling shoegaze coming out of Winnipeg, and its sound is the direct consequence of the push and pull between [...]
SPILL FEATURE: KINGSTON CELEBRATES THE TRAGICALLY HIP – A CONVERSATION WITH JAYSON DUGGAN, PERFORMING ARTS MANAGER WITH THE CITY OF KINGSTON
KINGSTON CELEBRATES THE TRAGICALLY HIP A CONVERSATION WITH JAYSON DUGGAN, PERFORMING ARTS MANAGER WITH THE CITY OF KINGSTON 2026 is the summer of the Tragically Hip in Kingston. In honour of the 10th anniversary of their final concert played in [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: TYLER SONNICHSEN – THE DEAD MILKMEN
TYLER SONNICHSEN – THE DEAD MILKMEN J-CARD PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY JOHN PORTER It’s hard to understand how one even begins to tell the story of The Dead Milkmen, being the incongruous fits even for the punk scene that they are, but credit to [...]
SPILL FEATURE: LET’S JUST START AGAIN – A CONVERSATION WITH NICK HEYWARD & LES NEMES OF HAIRCUT 100
LET’S JUST START AGAIN A CONVERSATION WITH NICK HEYWARD & LES NEMES OF HAIRCUT 100 When Nick Heyward left Haircut 100 officially in 1983, Haircut 100 soldiered on for their second album, Paint and Paint, while Heyward went on to a solo [...]
SPILL FEATURE: AFTER THE ASTRONAUT – A CONVERSATION WITH KING COFFEY OF BUTTHOLE SURFERS
AFTER THE ASTRONAUT A CONVERSATION WITH KING COFFEY OF BUTTHOLE SURFERS The wait is over! Butthole Surfers are finally unearthing their lost 1998 album After The Astronaut. After the Astronaut was supposed to be the follow-up to their 1996 [...]
SPILL FEATURE: KINGSTON CELEBRATES THE TRAGICALLY HIP
KINGSTON CELEBRATES THE TRAGICALLY HIP In 1984, a group surfaced in Kingston and started making waves, especially in local pubs, such as Clarke Hall Pub, Alfies and at Queen’s University Pubs. The Tragically Hip began getting shows in Ontario, [...]
SPILL FEATURE: 7 SEAS: A RETURN TO WATER, AND THEMSELVES – A CONVERSATION WITH DIRTY HEADS
7 SEAS: A RETURN TO WATER, AND THEMSELVES A CONVERSATION WITH DIRTY HEADS Dirty Heads is a band that has always lived at the crossroads of breezy escapism and grounded emotional honesty. But with their new release, 7 Seas, the emotional [...]
SPILL FEATURE: CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE – A CONVERSATION WITH JOEL PLASKETT OF JOEL PLASKETT EMERGENCY
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE A CONVERSATION WITH JOEL PLASKETT OF JOEL PLASKETT EMERGENCY Joel Plaskett Emergency is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their current lineup! To commemorate this special occasion, the trio, which consists of Joel [...]
SPILL FEATURE: RAISING HELL – A CONVERSATION WITH HIP-HOP HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR JAYQUAN
RAISING HELL A CONVERSATION WITH HIP-HOP HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR JAYQUAN On May 15, 1986, Run-DMC released what is often considered their commercial and artistic opus, a record that would establish them as Bonafide legends as they pioneered the [...]
SPILL FEATURE: BETWEEN THE LIGHT AND THE LEAVING – HELD. ON THEIR DEBUT ALBUM ‘GREY’
BETWEEN THE LIGHT AND THE LEAVING HELD. ON THEIR DEBUT ALBUM GREY Held.’s debut record, GREY, is the kind of record that thrives on the interplay of shadows and self-discovery. When one builds this kind of record from that kind of energy, this [...]
SPILL FEATURE: TO BE OR NOT TO BE: FROM POPULAR FRONT TO LOW TIMES APLENTY – A CONVERSATION WITH RON HAWKINS OF LOWEST OF THE LOW
TO BE OR NOT TO BE: FROM POPULAR FRONT TO LOW TIMES APLENTY A CONVERSATION WITH RON HAWKINS OF LOWEST OF THE LOW 2026 marks the 35th anniversary of the heralded indie release Shakespeare My Butt… from Toronto’s Lowest of the Low. To honour the [...]
SPILL FEATURE: A BEAUTIFUL, CRAZY KIND OF ART FORM – A CONVERSATION WITH JON SPENCER
A BEAUTIFUL, CRAZY KIND OF ART FORM A CONVERSATION WITH JON SPENCER Jon Spencer has been playing his own style of music for over 40 years. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion really did explode on the scene in 1991 with their classic album A Reverse [...]
SPILL FEATURE: FIVE MEMBERS WORKING TOGETHER IN HARMONY – A CONVERSATION WITH JON DAVISON OF YES
FIVE MEMBERS WORKING TOGETHER IN HARMONY A CONVERSATION WITH JON DAVISON OF YES Yes formed in London in 1968 with their debut album Yes being released one year later. The original line-up of Yes was the founding members Jon Anderson (vocals, [...]
