Fall 2024 Issue

The Dare Only Owns One Suit

PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2024

When Harrison Patrick Smith hops on our Zoom call, he's wearing a black blazer, a white T-shirt, and big wired headphones. This comes as no...

Pharrell Williams's LEGO Doc 'Piece by Piece' Is Phun for the Whole Phamily

Directed by Morgan Neville

PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2024

For a guy who has produced entire albums of grimy coke raps and was in that gross "Blurred Lines" video, Pharrell Williams has maintained a...

Snotty Nose Rez Kids Embrace Their Bright 'RED FUTURE' While "Creating Space for the Next Generation"

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Sep 11, 2024

Sure, Snotty Nose Rez Kids are famously rambunctious and mischievous — but they're also empowering, slyly spitting authentic rhymes about I...

8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in September 2024

PUBLISHED Sep 9, 2024

Kids are going back to school, leaves are just beginning to turn and all those sweaters and scarves in you closet are quietly whispering ...

A Budding Cinematic Talent Sprouts in 'Seeds'

Directed by Kaniehtiio Horn

PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2024

Many of us learned about colonialism in school, but 'Seeds' reminds viewers that Canadian colonialism isn't simply a thing of the past...

MJ Lenderman's Fretboard Fireworks Are Indie Rock's Secret Weapon

PUBLISHED Sep 4, 2024

MJ Lenderman is one of best guitarists working today, though you wouldn't know it from chatting with him. Yes, he's gained renown for wrang...

Valley Celebrate the "Magic of Having Finally Arrived at the Feeling We Were Chasing for So Many Years"

PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2024

Valley wondered if it was a sign. After nearly a decade together, having met as Burlington high school kids in two separate groups in a...

8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in August 2024

PUBLISHED Aug 20, 2024

Do you feel that chill in the air? The breeze in your hair as golden hour comes earlier and earlier? Fall is slowly creeping into frame, bu...