April issue 2018

It's Been 30 Years Since Barenaked Ladies Wished They Had $1,000,000 and Became Icons for Longer Than One Week

PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2018

It's been 30 years since Scarborough natives Steven Page and Ed Robertson teamed up, and out of desperation, named their project Barenaked...

Underoath Outgrow Their "Christian Band" Label and Find New Faith on 'Erase Me'

PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2018

"We had a huge identity crisis," explains Underoath vocalist Spencer Chamberlain, of the rigid rules that led to the band's 2012 breakup. W...

Orphx Combine Hamilton with Nature to Create Homemade Industrial Techno

PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2018

On a quiet residential street in Hamilton, ON, some of Canada's best industrial techno is made. Who would've thought?   Orphx duo Christina...

Lindi Ortega

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2018

Lindi Ortega was born in Toronto and currently lives in Calgary, AB. Her new album, Liberty, is a concept album about a personal renaissanc...

Essaie Pas Explore Paranoia and Surveillance on 'New Path'

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2018

It's been a couple of years since Montreal duo Essaie Pas released their last album, Demain est une autre nuit ("Tomorrow is another night"...

Five Noteworthy Facts You May Not Know About Canadian Music Hall of Fame Inductees the Barenaked Ladies

PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2018

For the past 30 years, Barenaked Ladies have been a fixture in Canadian music by combining jokes, inescapable hooks and an endless abundanc...

Jack White Faces the Future With Synths and Drum Machines on 'Boarding House Reach,' Belying His Luddite Reputation

PUBLISHED Mar 19, 2018

Jack White is in the midst of a band practice unlike any he's ever experienced.   When he answers Exclaim!'s phone call, he's in his home b...