December 2020 / January 2021 Issue

Eric Andre on Moving to Canada, the Mysterious Photocopier and Selling Out His First Tour

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Jan 5, 2021

Eric Andre was once unsure if The Eric Andre Show would continue past a fifth season, but as he wrapped edits on his latest batch of episod...

'Soul' Filmmakers Explain How Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross Helped Them Conjure the Afterlife

PUBLISHED Dec 7, 2020

Life is a bit like jazz — an emotional journey full of improvisation and wrong notes. That's what makes jazz musician Joe Gardner (voiced b...

Tegan and Sara Remember Being Covered by the White Stripes: "The Most Rock'n'Roll Moment of Our Career"

PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2020

Tegan and Sara are Canadian music royalty, with a career that stretches back more than 20 years and has seen them go from cult indie folk s...

Roots and Culture: Canada's Reggae Scene Flexes Its Influence on the World Stage

PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2020

Give the man named Spexdaboss his flowers: for over a quarter-century, the Canadian DJ has been a constant on the reggae music scene. Dubb...

TOBi's Journey from Mental Health Advocate to Canada's Rising R&B Star

PUBLISHED Nov 17, 2020

The day before TOBi's latest album, ELEMENTS Vol. 1, dropped, Lagos State was on fire. Ongoing anti-police brutality protests there took a...

Could Patreon Be the New Way for Musicians to Earn a Living?

PUBLISHED Nov 5, 2020

The pandemic has ground touring to a halt and streaming services have failed to put money into artists' pockets. Could subscription platfor...

Canadian Artists Show Off Their Most Treasured Albums from Their Record Collections

Show & Tell

PUBLISHED Oct 20, 2020

Nearly every great musician begins, first and foremost, as an obsessive fan. Everyone has their own formative influences and, to gain close...