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SPILL NEW MUSIC: BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH RELEASE NEW SINGLE “ISLANDS IN THE FOG” FT. GIZMO VARILLAS
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: ANN WILSON & TRIPSITTER – CONSECRATED GROUND
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: REUBEN AND THE DARK – IF YOU KNOW ME, YOU KNOW MY BROTHER
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: TEENAGE FANCLUB – DO NOT DARE TO DREAM
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: GROWING PAINS – DANIEL LOVES MANDY FOREVER
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: TWIN TEMPLE – DOOMED LOVERS
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: DEATH VALLEY GIRLS – WELCOME TO EARTH
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: GENESIS – FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: CAITLIN STARR – SPEED SAVES
SPILL NEW MUSIC: BJÖRK CONFIRMS LIVE CONCERT EXPERIENCE WITH THE HAMRAHLÍÐ CHOIR AS A WOLRDWIDE PHYSIC...
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BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH RELEASE NEW SINGLE “ISLANDS IN THE FOG” FT. GIZMO VARILLAS DINE ALONE RECORDS JUNO Award-winning and Platinum-selling Bedouin Soundclash return with new single “Islands in the Fog”, available now via Dine Alone Records. The [...]
SHEBAD – “ENTROPY” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE ‘Entropy’ was written about singer Claire Voy’s decade-long experience of living with endometriosis, a chronic disease that affects roughly 190 million women worldwide, and [...]
BJÖRK CONFIRMS LIVE CONCERT EXPERIENCE WITH THE HAMRAHLÍÐ CHOIR AS A WOLRDWIDE PHYSICAL RELEASE OLI RECORDS Björk & Hamrahlíð Choir – Björk Orkestral with The Hamrahlíð Choir, the extraordinary concert experience recorded at [...]
TORONTO-BASED LAVENDER TOWN RELEASES NEW SINGLE “STARMAN JR.” VANDELAY RECORDS Toronto-based instrumental ensemble Lavender Town officially releases their brand-new single, “Starman Jr.”, available now on all major streaming [...]
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 [...]
MASTODON w/ DEAFHEAVEN & ALCEST @ REBEL, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 28, 2026 The 2026 album Marrow Deep is Mastodon’s first album without guitarist and founding member Brent Hinds, and although his absence is felt, the record still steps it up a [...]
SECOND SUMMER FESTIVAL – DAY 3 @ VARIOUS TORONTO VENUES (THE MOD CLUB, LEE’S PALACE) SEPTEMBER 26, 2026 The city was going hard for the final day of Second Summer Festival and Multi-faceted Winnipeg musician JayWood had the Mod Club [...]
CANADIAN SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME 2026 INDUCTION CEREMONY @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 26, 2026 The Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame has been celebrating excellence in songwriting since 2003. For the 23rd year in a row, Canadian songwriting [...]
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 [...]
SPILL FILM REVIEW: PULP: WHAT DO YOU DO FOR AN ENCORE?
PULP: WHAT DO YOU DO FOR AN ENCORE? MUBI SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 What Do You Do For An Encore? is part concert film, part historical document, as director Garth Jennings attempts to tell the improbable second rise of Sheffield’s finest Britpop [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: KELLY CATLIN – KURT COBAIN: FOREVER IN BLOOM: THE LEGACY BEYOND THE TRAGEDY
KELLY CATLIN – KURT COBAIN: FOREVER IN BLOOM: THE LEGACY BEYOND THE TRAGEDY SKYHORSE PUBLISHING BOOK REVIEW BY CHRIS X Kurt Cobain. Grunge. For those of us that saw the events unfold in real time, we didn’t just listen to the music, we [...]
SPILL FEATURE: WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND – A CONVERSATION WITH PAUL DEAN OF LOVERBOY
WORKING FOR THE WEEKEND A CONVERSATION WITH PAUL DEAN OF LOVERBOY Mike Reno and Paul Dean of the legendary Canadian rock band Loverboy, known for the rock anthems “Hot Girls In Love,” “The Kid Is Hot Tonite,” “Turn Me Loose,” and “Working For [...]
SPILL FEATURE: HILLS AND VALLEYS, THAT IS HOW WE ROLL – A CONVERSATION WITH MIC MICHAELI OF EUROPE
HILLS AND VALLEYS, THAT IS HOW WE ROLL A CONVERSATION WITH MIC MICHAELI OF EUROPE Since 1983, Europe has released 11 albums. The band formed in 1979, under the name Force, but by the time they signed their first record deal, in 1982, the name [...]
SPILL FEATURE: THE GUITAR IS AN OPEN BOOK, THE SKY’S THE LIMIT – A CONVERSATION WITH WARREN HAYNES
THE GUITAR IS AN OPEN BOOK, THE SKY’S THE LIMIT A CONVERSATION WITH WARREN HAYNES At 12 years old, Warren Haynes sat in the audience of Asheville’s municipal auditorium watching some of his earliest concerts. Decades later, The [...]
SPILL FEATURE: WE’RE UP IN THE STARS AND WE’RE FLYING TONIGHT – A CONVERSATION WITH MARC ALMOND OF SOFT CELL
WE’RE UP IN THE STARS AND WE’RE FLYING TONIGHT A CONVERSATION WITH MARC ALMOND OF SOFT CELL Soft Cell probably didn’t know it at the time, and may disagree today, but when they released their debut album, Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, in [...]
SPILL FEATURE: TO SCRIBBLE OUTSIDE THE LINES SOMETIMES IS A GOOD THING – A CONVERSATION WITH IAN BLURTON
TO SCRIBBLE OUTSIDE THE LINES SOMETIMES IS A GOOD THING A CONVERSATION WITH IAN BLURTON Ian Blurton has been part of the music scene since the 1980s. Over time he has been in several bands, including the original drummer for Cowboy Junkies, and [...]
