SLASH FEATURING MYLES KENNEDY AND THE CONSPIRATORS @ REBEL, TORONTO JULY 29, 2019 It’s not every day that a legendary guitar hero rolls into town on tour with a hot band, and when the word…
Andre Skinner
Andre Skinner
Andre has been writing for The Spill Magazine for over 12 years, dating back to the print days. His passion for music goes far beyond writing reviews for new music and live concerts, he is also an active musician and producer on the Canadian music scene. Having toured North America and Europe with various acts, he is no stranger to dedication and work ethic new bands must endure to make the grade in today's market; Andre always delivers perspective writing that is authentic and to the point. Mr. Skinner typically covers indie rock, grass roots, electronica and is our resident hard rock and heavy metal specialist. He is extremely selective on what bands he covers for articles and you can rest assured they are ALWAYS band to watch with something left of centre to offer.
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Nuclear Revenge Let The Tyrants Rise Evil Spell Records/Undercover When listening to Nuclear Revenge’s debut full-length album you are instantly transported back in time back to 1986-87 when black metal and hardcore thrash was truly…
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MÖTLEY CRÜE – THE DIRT NETFLIX MARCH 22, 2019 When the first wave of promotion started circulating online about the upcoming Mötley Crüe Netflix movie a few months back, I was curious, however, worried that…
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BACK TO THE ANTHEMS! BACK TO THE PARTY! A CONVERSATION WITH ANDREW W.K. Andrew W.K. released his first full-length studio album in 9 years on March 2, 2018 titled You’re Not Alone, a collection of…
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Bahamas Earthtones Brushfire Records With the latest release of Earthtones from Toronto-based Bahamas (the incredible solo project of Afie Jurvanen), the emphasis is purely on ’70s R&B chill grooves. The beautifully-soulful production garners comparisons to…
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Jim James Tribute To 2 ATO Records Jim James’ forthcoming solo album Tribute to 2 is the most honest and best collection of songs I’ve heard since Sufjan Steven’s 2015 release Carrie & Lowell. This…
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Features
SPILL FEATURE: BROWN ACID: THE FIFTH TRIP – AN ALBUM BREAK-DOWN & CONVERSATION WITH SERIES CREATOR LANCE BARRESI
BROWN ACID: THE FIFTH TRIP AN ALBUM BREAK-DOWN & CONVERSATION WITH SERIES CREATOR LANCE BARRESI Get ready for the next wave of retro phych fuzz that has been painstakingly sourced and dragged from the grave…
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Various Artists Brown Acid: The FourthTrip RidingEasy Records The terms “Rare Tracks” or “Deep Cuts” would be vast understatements when describing the exclusivity of the songs that are offered up here on Brown Acid The…
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LOVE VERSUS A CONVERSATION WITH LEEROY STAGGER From punk rock to roots rock, Leeroy Stagger took his career from the hard edged Staggers to a roots rock solo outfit that is carving a deep path from coast…
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Dinosaur Jr @ The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto March 10, 2017 When J Mascis and Dinosaur Jr. roll into town, the mandate is simply to be the there without question. When the show was announced…