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SPILL NEW MUSIC: THE CHURCH RETURN WITH THE SMOKY-FLAVORED SINGLE “WESTERN” | NEW ALBUM &#...
SPILL NEWS: MENAHAN STREET BAND ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ‘ILLUSIONS’ OUT NOVEMBER 13 VIA DIAMOND...
SPILL NEWS: TRICKY’S NORTH AMERICAN TOUR BEGINS THIS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18 | NEW ALBUM ‘DIFF...
SPILL FEATURE: THE GODFATHERS OF “DRIVE-THRU” METAL – A CONVERSATION WITH MAC SABBATH
SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: STRANGE PAINS – “LUCIFER DISGUISED”
SPILL NEW MUSIC: JOHN CARPENTER’S ‘LOST THEMES II’ CELEBRATES 10th ANNIVERSARY WITH EXPAND...
SPILL NEWS: NOBRO TURN THE DIAL UP WITH NEW SINGLE “GIRLS LIKE US” | TOUR DATES
SPILL NEW MUSIC: GOLDIE RETURNS UNVEILS OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR BREAK’S REMIX OF “JUNGLE DAZE&#...
SPILL FEATURE: SOMETHING TOO IRISH – A CONVERSATION WITH CHARLES HENDY OF THE MARY WALLOPERS
SPILL NEW MUSIC: THE BEATLES RELEASE NEW RECORDING “NORWEGIAN WOOD (THIS BIRD HAS FLOWN) (SECOND...
SPILL NEW MUSIC: LORDS OF ACID’S LATEST SINGLE “ICH WILL NUR DAS” OUT NOW | ALBUM &#...
SPILL CONTEST: WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS TO OTTAWA’S CAPITAL MUSIC FESTIVAL FEATURING BIF NAKED OCTO...
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: MARTIN POPOFF – METALLICA: ALBUM BY ALBUM
SPILL LIVE REVIEW: SOCIAL DISTORTION w/ DESCENDENTS & THE CHATS @ HISTORY, TORONTO
SPILL FEATURE: MELISSA AUF DER MAUR: MY ‘90S ROCK PHOTOGRAPHS @ ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO, TORONTO
THE CHURCH RETURN WITH THE SMOKY-FLAVORED SINGLE “WESTERN” NEW ALBUM LACUNA OUT OCTOBER 30 VIA COOKING VINYL Set amongst chiming guitars and a propulsive beat, the new single “WESTERN” from Australian psychedelic dream [...]
STRANGE PAINS – “LUCIFER DISGUISED” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE Strange Pains, the project of Boston-born songwriter Ted Bradley, has announced his debut album The Diamond District I, due out October 16th. The LP is part [...]
JOHN CARPENTER’S LOST THEMES II CELEBRATES 10th ANNIVERSARY WITH EXPANDED ART EDITION SET FOR RELEASE OCT 30 VIA SACRED BONES Sacred Bones Records are celebrating the 10th anniversary of John Carpenter’s seminal Lost Themes II with a new [...]
GOLDIE RETURNS UNVEILS OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO FOR BREAK’S REMIX OF “JUNGLE DAZE” LONDON RECORDS The official video for the Break remix of Goldie’s recently released single “Jungle Daze” is now available. Following the original “Jungle [...]
SOCIAL DISTORTION w/ DESCENDENTS & THE CHATS @ HISTORY, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 14, 2026 Hot off the release of their eighth studio album, and first in 15 years, Social Distortion is currently in the midst of the North American leg of their Born [...]
TURNSTILE @ WOODBINE PARK, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 12, 2026 Last year, Turnstile released Never Enough, the incredible follow-up to their 2021 breakthrough release, Glow On. Since then, the band has gone on to release Never Enough: Versions, a [...]
TURNING UP THE VOLUME ON SILENCE: LIVE LOUD @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 10, 2026 Building on its inaugural success, Live Loud didn’t just fill Massey Hall on September 10, 2026; the sheer weight and volume of the performances shook [...]
WU-TANG CLAN @ RBC AMPHITHEATRE, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 8, 2026 Wu-Tang Clan are currently in the midst of their second North American leg of The Final Chamber Tour which comes ahead of their upcoming Netflix documentary, The Disciple: A Wu-Tang [...]
SPILL FEATURE: THE GODFATHERS OF “DRIVE-THRU” METAL – A CONVERSATION WITH MAC SABBATH
THE GODFATHERS OF “DRIVE-THRU” METAL A CONVERSATION WITH MAC SABBATH Within the wide, major umbrella of metal music, there are tons of niche subgenres that may pique the interest of many. Black Sabbath’s doom metal sound eventually birthed the [...]
SPILL FEATURE: SOMETHING TOO IRISH – A CONVERSATION WITH CHARLES HENDY OF THE MARY WALLOPERS
SOMETHING TOO IRISH A CONVERSATION WITH CHARLES HENDY OF THE MARY WALLOPERS The Mary Wallopers are back with their third album, Paddywhackery, and a North American tour in 2027 which brings them to History in Toronto in March. The band just [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: MARTIN POPOFF – METALLICA: ALBUM BY ALBUM
MARTIN POPOFF – METALLICA: ALBUM BY ALBUM MOTORBOOKS/QUARTO BOOK REVIEW BY MIKE MATTHEW Seasoned rock critic and prolific music writer Martin Popoff cranks out another epic tome, this time about Metallica’s discography. In it he [...]
SPILL FEATURE: MELISSA AUF DER MAUR: MY ‘90S ROCK PHOTOGRAPHS @ ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO, TORONTO
MELISSA AUF DER MAUR: MY ‘90S ROCK PHOTOGRAPHS @ ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO, TORONTO SEPTEMBER 2, 2026 – JUNE 6, 2027 In the early 1990s, Melissa Auf der Maur was pursuing a career in photography while working on her Bachelor of Fine Arts at [...]
SPILL FEATURE: DOLLY PARTON – MORE THAN COUNTRY, MORE THAN ROCK ‘N’ ROLL
DOLLY PARTON MORE THAN COUNTRY, MORE THAN ROCK ‘N’ ROLL Few artists can genuinely claim to have crossed generations, genres, and cultures while remaining completely themselves. Dolly Parton was one of them. With her towering blonde hair, [...]
SPILL FEATURE: CRITICAL IN A GOOD WAY – A CONVERSATION WITH MURRAY FOSTER
CRITICAL IN A GOOD WAY A CONVERSATION WITH MURRAY FOSTER What becomes of musicians from well-known acts, when their bands fold, and the time comes to hang it up? Where do they turn, after the cycles of writing, recording, and touring are in the [...]
SPILL FEATURE: LIVE LOUD – A CONVERSATION WITH CONE McCASLIN OF SUM 41
LIVE LOUD A CONVERSATION WITH CONE McCASLIN OF SUM 41 Live Loud is returning for its second year on September 10 at Massey Hall in Toronto! Presented by the non-profit organizations the Matthew Perry House and Make Music Matter, the Live Loud [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: CHARLIE HARPER – AN ANARCHY OF DEMONS
CHARLIE HARPER – AN ANARCHY OF DEMONS EARTH ISLAND BOOKS BOOK REVIEW BY JOHN PORTER There’s already a mystique around Charlie Harper, ever-present member and founder of the U.K. Subs – after all, there are few punks from his era around, [...]
SPILL FEATURE: THE STORIES BEHIND THE IMAGES – A CONVERSATION WITH PHOTOGRAPHER BOB GRUEN
THE STORIES BEHIND THE IMAGES A CONVERSATION WITH PHOTOGRAPHER BOB GRUEN If you are a record collector, I guarantee that you have several albums with the name Bob Gruen on it. Bob Gruen has been taking iconic photos of rock and music stars since [...]
SPILL FEATURE: IT IS A ROCK SHOW, IT IS NOT LIKE A FILM MUSIC SHOW – A CONVERSATION WITH DANNY ELFMAN
IT IS A ROCK SHOW, IT IS NOT LIKE A FILM MUSIC SHOW A CONVERSATION WITH DANNY ELFMAN When Oingo Boingo was making waves in 1980 with their debut album, no one would have suspected that Danny Elfman, the frontman and founder, would leave the band [...]
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 BOOK REVIEW: SEAN KELLY – BATTLE AXES: A HARD ROCKIN’ HISTORY OF POINTY GUITARS
SEAN KELLY – BATTLE AXES: A HARD ROCKIN’ HISTORY OF POINTY GUITARS ECW PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY JULIE CORRELL Rock ’n’ roll has never been particularly good at following the rules, and eventually its guitars stopped following them too. Pointy [...]
SPILL FEATURE: THROW AWAY THE INSTRUCTIONS – A CONVERSATION WITH STEPHEN MALLINDER OF CABARET VOLTAIRE
THROW AWAY THE INSTRUCTIONS A CONVERSATION WITH STEPHEN MALLINDER OF CABARET VOLTAIRE “I’ve never been very good at following rules and that’s mainly because I didn’t know what the rules were,” says Stephen Mallinder of pioneering electronic [...]
SPILL FEATURE: THE QUIET POWER OF ROARING WAVES – A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE HACKETT & STEVE ROTHERY
THE QUIET POWER OF ROARING WAVES A CONVERSATION WITH STEVE HACKETT & STEVE ROTHERY The Roaring Waves is an incredible album from Steve Hackett (one time guitarist for Genesis but solo since 1977) and Steve Rothery (guitarist for Marillion, [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: CHANTAL KREVIAZUK AND RAINE MAIDA – I’M GOING TO BREAK YOUR HEART: A ROCK N ROLL LOVE STORY
CHANTAL KREVIAZUK AND RAINE MAIDA – I’M GOING TO BREAK YOUR HEART: A ROCK N ROLL LOVE STORY ECW PRESS BOOK REVIEW BY AARON BADGLEY I’m Going To Break Your Heart: A Rock N Roll Love Story is a fascinating and rather unique book. Chantal [...]
