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SPILL BOOK REVIEW: MARTIN POPOFF – METALLICA: ALBUM BY ALBUM
SPILL FEATURE: MELISSA AUF DER MAUR: MY ‘90S ROCK PHOTOGRAPHS @ ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO, TORONTO
SPILL LIVE REVIEW: TURNSTILE @ WOODBINE PARK, TORONTO
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: BRIAN FALLON – NOT BAD FOR NEW JERSEY
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: DREADNOUGHT – WARS OF SPIRIT // WARDS OF LIGHT
SPILL NEWS: HEAR TODAY – TWIST & CRAWL 2026: GUELPH’S ONE-DAY INDIE DETONATION
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: TWILARK – NEVER LEARNED THE TIDE
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: JOYER – ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE… (CROSSED LINES REMIXES)
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: FUNKADELIC – MAGGOT BRAIN (REMASTERED)
SPILL LIVE REVIEW: TURNING UP THE VOLUME ON SILENCE: LIVE LOUD @ MASSEY HALL, TORONTO
SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: STABBING WESTWARD – WITHER REWIRED
SPILL CONTEST: WIN A VINYL COPY OF THE NEW DWAYNE GRETZKY LP ‘DWAYNE’S WORLD VOL. 1’...
SPILL NEWS: BRIAN ENO RELAUNCHES HIS CULT LABEL OPAL RECORDS + LOST ALBUMS + 2 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED V...
SPILL NEW MUSIC: DEATH CASSETTE RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR “CHEAPER TO DIE”
DEATH CASSETTE RELEASES MUSIC VIDEO FOR “CHEAPER TO DIE” HIGH END DENIM RECORDS Fresh off the heels of their single release, Death Cassette has dropped an accompanying music video for the title track from their upcoming album. [...]
CJ WILEY RELEASES NEW EP JUST CAN’T QUIT THE ORCHARD CJ Wiley has released their new EP, Just Can’t Quit; a collection of songs that reflects the phases of relationships: the cycle of having a crush, falling in love, making a commitment, and [...]
MEL DENISSE – “HUNTED” INDEPENDENT Nashville riser Mel Denisse shares a shadowy alternative pop / dark rock track “Hunted”. The song follows her 2026 single release “Aiming Alone” and is off of her [...]
RUMBLEFRENZ – “HIT THE ROAD” INDEPENDENT Continuing the cosmic journey first launched with WE ARE ONE and expanded on WE WILL FREE YOU FROM YOUR BODY TONIGHT, RUMBLEFRENZ return with their third release, WE EXIST IN THE REALM [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
