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“There was graffiti all over the walls. Pleas for help saying, ‘God, save us’”: Charles Spearin on his unlikely favorite...

The multi-instrumentalist and indie lynchpin recalls his early gear, how BSS make sure every guitarist gets their say, and explains why Remember the Humans is deliberately difficul...

Nick Fraser: Still Screaming Into The Snare Drum

Today, The Tonearm's needle lands on Toronto drummer and composer Nick Fraser.Nick Fraser is one of the most distinctive voices in Canadian improvised music. He has played with Ant...

Wolf Parade's Spencer Krug Goes Meta with His "Commodification of the Song"

After two decades spent trading ideas with Carey Mercer and Dan Bejar in Swan Lake, reinventing himself as Moonface, and helping shape the

Charlotte Cornfield, Altered by Mom, John Borra to Cover Big Star for Dave Bookman Tribute Concert

Returning to the Garrison for its third year in a row, a live tribute show honouring the late Toronto radio legend Dave "Bookie" Bookman has

Making Space: The Work of Access in Experimental Music

David Byrne. Photo by Cora Wagoner*By Jeff Arnal Making Space: The Work of Access in Experimental Music  Reflections from Big Ears on Democracy and the Avant-Garde  Across mul...

How the Members of Broken Social Scene Found One Another Again

Kevin Drew talks about the Canadian indie band’s latest reunion for a joyful album that will break your heart

Dave Grohl Hops Aboard the Angine de Poitrine Bandwagon

Dave Grohl has been known to love both prog and Canadian music, so it's only fitting that he has hopped on board the Angine de Poitrine

Lights, Silverstein, Lupe Fiasco, the Trews Join CNE's 2026 Bandshell Lineup

Summer is very much on its way, and the Canadian National Exhibition's bandshell — now sporting its new corporate-sponsored name, "Bell

Cédric Dind-Lavoie Unveils Collages (2019–2022) with Serene Focus Track “Lignes”

Montreal Composer Cédric Dind-Lavoie Finds Resolution Through Sound on New Album, Collages (2019–2022), feat. Serene Focus Track “Lignes” Montreal-based multi-instrumentalist, comp...

We’ve Got A File On You: Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew

We've Got A File On You features interviews in which artists share the stories behind the extracurricular activities that dot their careers: acting gigs, guest appearances, random...

SPILL NEWS: BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE REVEAL NEW SINGLE “THE CALL” FROM UPCOMING LP ‘REMEMBER THE HUMANS’

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE REVEAL NEW SINGLE “THE CALL” FROM UPCOMING LP REMEMBER THE HUMANS ARTS & CRAFTS After nearly a decade, Broken Social Scene will return with a new album, Rem...

Fiver to Take New Album 'Cleaning House' on Canadian Tour

Recent Destroyer collaborator Fiver — the project of Toronto's Simone Schmidt — has announced a new album performed alongside the Fiver

Adam Schatz :: A Test of Attention Spans and Contact Cleaner

Though he's known for his work with artists like Neko Case, Japanese Breakfast, and Hand Habits, and the prog-pop of Landlady, Adam Schatz steps fully into the role of spontaneous...

Canadian indie luminaries BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE’s return prizes the human touch

Broken Social Scene's first album in nine years is a joyous protest record that insists on the fundamental truth that interpersonal connections matter. The post Canadian indie lumi...

Mike's Basement Studio

A BiWay bag,A CD,A CFNY jacket,A Blue Jay's calendar,A poppy,A Cherry Blossom treat,A CHUM chart from ‘74.A photo of George Bell playing left field.Is this heaven?Or is it just Mik...

SPILL FEATURE: REFLECTING ON WHO WE ARE AS A BAND – A CONVERSATION WITH EMILY HAINES OF METRIC

REFLECTING ON WHO WE ARE AS A BAND A CONVERSATION WITH EMILY HAINES OF METRIC Esteemed Canadian indie rockers Metric is back with excellent new music! After taking a more explorato...

Broken Social Scene – “The Call”

The magic of Broken Social Scene is the same as it ever was: They’re a group of roughly one million scruffy motherfuckers up onstage playing guitar, and they sound like a group of...

Spencer Cullum :: The Aquarium Drunkard Interview

On Spencer Cullum's latest release, the closing chapter to the Coin Collection series, Spencer’s focus has shifted from curiosity to frustration. In trying to make sense of what’s...

SPILL FEATURE: WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT WE ARE – A CONVERSATION WITH DAVID GEDGE OF THE WEDDING PRESENT

WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT WE ARE A CONVERSATION WITH DAVID GEDGE OF THE WEDDING PRESENT David Gedge burst upon the music scene in 1985 with his band The Wedding Present. The Wedding Pre...

SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE – REMEMBER THE HUMANS

BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE REMEMBER THE HUMANS ARTS & CRAFTS Broken Social Scene needs no introduction. The legendary indie rock band has changed Toronto’s indie scene for decades and...

SPILL FEATURE: SONGS ARE JUST CONSTANTLY EVOLVING – A CONVERSATION WITH SPENCER KRUG

SONGS ARE JUST CONSTANTLY EVOLVING A CONVERSATION WITH SPENCER KRUG Highly prolific indie rock artist Spencer Krug, best known as a member of Wolf Parade, whose song “I’ll Believe...

Broken Social Scene on Their First Album in Nine Years: “Remember the Humans”

Canadian collective Broken Social Scene have always been a funny answer to the classical idea of a band. The classical idea being a tight group of individuals who churn out songs w...

NoMeansNo Spinoff Dead Bob Announce New Album, Canadian Tour

Dead Bob, the project lead by John Wright of Victoria punk pioneers NoMeansNo and Hanson Brothers, has released a new album along with a

Meet Chuck Squires: the Dublin country supergroup featuring members of Badhands, The Mary Wallopers and Tandem Felix