Fall 2024 Issue
Leon Bridges Comes Home, Again: "It Felt Like My Music Was Falling on Deaf Ears"
PUBLISHED Oct 4, 2024
If you close your eyes and listen to 'Leon,' the fourth studio album from singer-songwriter Leon Bridges, you can see Fort Worth, TX...
Mustafa's Prophetic Poetry Holds a Mirror Up to the Pain and Beauty Around Him
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2024
In Max Porter's novel 'Grief Is the Thing with Feathers' a father sits his two sons down to tell them their mother has died. As they sit at...
'The Penguin' Dons a 'Sopranos' Tuxedo in Gotham
Created by Lauren LeFranc
PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2024
After years of attempting to impersonate Marvel, DC seems to have found a groove. Instead of solely relying on one massive shared universe...
Leif Vollebekk's Subconscious 'Revelation': “For the First Time Ever, I Got Exactly What I Wanted”
PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2024
When Exclaim! speaks with Leif Vollebekk, it's a couple of months before the release of his fifth studio album Revelation, and the Montreal...
Spencer Krug Ranks His Favourite Song from Each of His Projects, Including Wolf Parade, Moonface and Sunset Rubdown
PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2024
Normally, our High 5 column features an artist ranking the five best songs from their own discography. The snag with Spencer Krug, however,...
The Tragically Hip's "Warts and All" Documentary Shows That Canadians Can "Create Great Art Here at Home"
PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2024
When interviewing comedian Will Arnett for the career-spanning docuseries 'The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal,' director Mike Downie...
The Best and Worst Films We Saw at TIFF 2024
PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2024
After a couple of pandemic years and last year's Hollywood strike, 2024 was the first year in a while when the Toronto International...
John Early Doesn't Know What Toronto Is, but He Still Has a Lot to Teach Us
PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2024
In his latest musical comedy special, 'Now More Than Ever,' John Early jokes about his lack of knowledge about history and other high school...