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Ryan Guldemond Ranks Mother Mother's 5 Best Songs

PUBLISHED Jun 5, 2025

"If only songwriting improved with age the way practical skills do," muses Mother Mother frontman Ryan Guldemond. "It's hard not to look...

Bartees Strange Clarifies That He Isn't the Weeknd — but He Does Go to Fancy Grammy Parties

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2025

Bartees Stange: musician, honorary Canadian, and future small business owner? While in Toronto on his tour in support of 'Horror,' he took...

5 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in June 2025

PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2025

Train are pretty cringe at this point, but "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" admittedly still kind of holds up in the unapologetically corny love...

"That's Punk as Hell": How Canada's Pop-Punks Defined a Generation, Critics Be Damned

PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2025

Sum 41, Simple Plan, Avril Lavigne. Any good Canadian can tell you these are internationally popular artists that hail from here at home...

Five Must-See Acts at Sackville, NB's Sappyfest 2025

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2025

This summer, Sappyfest is returning to the tiny town of Sackville, NB to commemorate its 20th year of being a vibrant hub in the East Coast...

Never Skip Wet Leg Day

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2025

The symptoms of love are antithetical to coolness, but cool guys need love too. "I think music is so saturated with love songs," Wet Leg's...

Exclaim!'s 25 Best Albums of 2025 So Far

PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2025

"Buy Canadian" has become a frequent rallying cry on this side of the border, as Canadian consumers look to retaliate against...

Vancouver's 10 Can't-Miss Concerts in June 2025, Including Finn Wolfhard, Peach Pit, Pixies and More

PUBLISHED Jun 2, 2025

This month in Vancouver, one of the city's hottest bands plays a huge hometown show, a famous local actor launches his solo music project...