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SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: MELISSA AUF DER MAUR – BASS WOMB ROOM: MY ’90S 4-TRACK DEMOS X FIELD R...
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: A. LEE EDWARDS – INTERPRETING HEART SOUNDS VOL. II
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: DEXYS MIDNIGHT RUNNERS – LOVE
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: SOFT LOFT – THROW THE DICE
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: THE CRANBERRIES – LIVE AT THE LONDON ASTORIA II, 1994
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: BEN FOLDS FIVE – BEN FOLDS FIVE (30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION)
SPILL NEW MUSIC: RAYMOND J. LUSTIG – “THAT’S THE MOMENT”
SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: THE HOUSE FLIES – “DERELICT CRAWL”
SPILL NEWS: THE KENSINGTON MARKET JAZZ FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR ITS 11th YEAR SEPTEMBER 18 TO 20 WITH FIRS...
SPILL FEATURE: THE STORIES BEHIND THE IMAGES – A CONVERSATION WITH PHOTOGRAPHER BOB GRUEN
SPILL NEW MUSIC: THE WHO’S CLASSIC ALBUM ‘THE WHO BY NUMBERS’ TO BE REVISITED AS A S...
SPILL TRACK OF THE MONTH: BLACK DOLDRUMS – “COMPULSION”
SPILL NEW MUSIC: TORONTO ART-PUNK PROVOCATEURS BAD WAITRESS ANNOUNCE NEW LP WITH FEROCIOUS FIRST SINGL...
SPILL NEW MUSIC: NOFX RELEASE OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK + ORIGINAL SCORE OF CAREER-SPANNING DOCUMENTARY R...
RAYMOND J. LUSTIG – “THAT’S THE MOMENT” RESPIRANO RECORDS Ray Lustig is 1/2 of NYC songwriting duo Manicburg and an award winning professor in composition at Julliard. Yes, THE Julliard, school of performing arts. But [...]
THE HOUSE FLIES – “DERELICT CRAWL” A SPILL EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIERE The House Flies are a four-piece dark alternative/post-punk band from Moline, Illinois. “Derelict Crawl” is the first single from their second [...]
THE ROOM – DOOM POP! A SPILL EXCLUSIVE ALBUM PREMIERE More than four decades after emerging from Liverpool’s post-punk underground, The Room have returned with Doom Pop!, their new album for 9×9 Records, accompanied by a video for the [...]
THE WHO’S CLASSIC ALBUM THE WHO BY NUMBERS TO BE REVISITED AS A SUPER DELUXE EDITION FOR ITS 50th ANNIVERSARY POLYDOR/UMe “The Who By Numbers is a tricky album to talk about. It’s the only one where I allowed songs that were so personal to [...]
IRON MAIDEN w/ MEGADETH @ SCOTIABANK ARENA, TORONTO AUGUST 30, 2026 Iron Maiden has kicked off the North American leg of their Run For Your Lives World Tour in Toronto along with opener Megadeth, on the first of two nights. Megadeth’s Dave [...]
ONES: THE BEATLES #1 HITS @ PRINCESS OF WALES THEATRE, TORONTO AUGUST 1, 2026 ONES:The Beatles # 1 Hits is not a tribute show to The Beatles. There are not four musicians who try to look like The Beatles on stage. There is no one person playing [...]
COLLECTIVE SOUL w/ JADE ELEPHANT @ GREY EAGLE RESORT AND CASINO, TSUUT’INA NATION, CALGARY (AB) JULY 30, 2026 The Grey Eagle Resort and Casino in Tsuut’ina Nation on July 30 was packed to see iconic ‘90s alternative rock band Collective Soul. [...]
CALGARY FOLK MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026 – DAY 4 @ PRINCE’S ISLAND PARK, CALGARY (AB) JULY 26, 2026 It is the last day of the 47th annual Calgary Folk Music Festival at Prince’s Island Park. It ended on a high note as it was the best day of the [...]
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 [...]
SPILL FEATURE: GIVE ME DIRT, GIVE ME SOMETHING REAL – A CONVERSATION WITH CANCER BATS’ LIAM CORMIER
GIVE ME DIRT, GIVE ME SOMETHING REAL A CONVERSATION WITH CANCER BATS’ LIAM CORMIER Earlier this year, Canadian punk titans Cancer Bats celebrated the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Birthing The Giant. Not ones to rest on the achievements [...]
SPILL FEATURE: ONES: THE BEATLES #1 HITS – A CONVERSATION WITH FRANK ZIRONE
ONES: THE BEATLES #1 HITS – A CONVERSATION WITH FRANK ZIRONE A CONVERSATION WITH FRANK ZIRONE The Beatles stopped touring in 1966, for many reasons. One reason was that they could not replicate their new songs on the stage. In fact, during [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: ADAM BERNARD – ONE HIT WONDERING: THE STORIES OF 40 ONE HIT WONDERS + OTHER TALES FROM THE CRATES
ADAM BERNARD – ONE HIT WONDERING: THE STORIES OF 40 ONE HIT WONDERS + OTHER TALES FROM THE CRATES INDEPENDENT BOOK REVIEW BY CHRIS X What if a musician’s greatest, most terrifying nightmare isn’t fading into absolute obscurity, [...]
SPILL FEATURE: WHAT RHYMES WITH DOULA? – A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN KONESKY OF MISSOULA
WHAT RHYMES WITH DOULA? A CONVERSATION WITH JOHN KONESKY OF MISSOULA Missoula is an instrumental superstar project from drummer Brooks Wackerman (Avenged Sevenfold, Bad Religion) and guitarist John Konesky (Tenacious D). They have just released [...]
SPILL BOOK REVIEW: BRAD TOLINSKI & CHRIS GILL – BLOW BY BLOW: THE JEFF BECK STORY
BRAD TOLINSKI & CHRIS GILL – BLOW BY BLOW: THE JEFF BECK STORY DA CAPO BOOK REVIEW BY GERROD HARRIS For his legendary status, Jeff Beck remains an understated and misunderstood tour de creative force among guitarist and popular music alike. [...]
SPILL FEATURE: IT’S NEVER YOUR FAULT – A CONVERSATION WITH LISA MOLINARO
IT’S NEVER YOUR FAULT A CONVERSATION WITH LISA MOLINARO Lisa Molinaro has had an incredible career, and with the release of her debut solo album, Blind Trust, it just keeps getting better and better. Lisa Molinaro is a composer, violist, [...]
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 [...]
