December issue 2019

Lil Nas X and the Challenge to Country Culture

PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2019

When Solange Knowles released her fourth studio album, When I Get Home, in March 2019, she did it to highlight Black cowboy culture.   "I k...

How Music Felt the Climate Emergency in 2019

PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2019

As climate anxiety worsened and world leaders ignored mounting pleas from scientists, the climate emergency defined the way we looked at th...

Sylo Nozra Uses Meditation and Good Vibrations to Keep Creativity Alive in His Studio

PUBLISHED Dec 10, 2019

Known for his chill avant-R&B flavoured tracks that rack up multimillion Spotify streams, Sylo Nozra is all about the zen of his bedroom st...

Canadian Musicians Speak Up About Mental Health, Work to Change the Industry

PUBLISHED Dec 6, 2019

When Royal Mountain Records announced they had started a fund to give each of their artists $1500 annually toward mental health services, i...

Tory Lanez Honours His Own R&B Golden Years on 'Chixtape 5'

PUBLISHED Dec 5, 2019

The shape of R&B music is in constant motion, often moving from big body vocals to soft airy whispers within moments. It has a telling hist...

Annie Murphy of 'Schitt's Creek'

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Dec 5, 2019

Canadian actor Annie Murphy got her big break as Alexis Rose on sleeper TV sensation Schitt's Creek. After six seasons and countless "Ew, D...

Cartel Madras Pave a New Path of Visibility with 'Age of the Goonda'

PUBLISHED Dec 4, 2019

Age of the Goonda, the latest EP from Calgary duo Cartel Madras, starts with a cacophony of screams, swearing and menacing bass. Before the...

Orville Peck Talks About His Breakthrough Year, Why the Mask Isn't a Mystery and Living His Sincere Truth

PUBLISHED Dec 3, 2019

Country artist Orville Peck introduced himself to audiences in late 2018 with the psych-rock-doused country tune "Big Sky." In the single's...