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Five Must-See Acts at All Your Friends Fest 2025

PUBLISHED May 5, 2025

We're all just kids, and life is a nightmare — but some respite comes this summer when All Your Friends Fest rolls into Oro-Medonte for...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Enters Her New Phase: "I Want to Do Things I Haven't Done Before"

PUBLISHED May 2, 2025

Superfans of 'Veep' know and appreciate the degree of involvement Julia Louis-Dreyfus had in the making of that series. From casting choices...

Jenny Hval Is Ready to Rethink Her Relationship with Sound

PUBLISHED May 2, 2025

Staring at the flat white courtyard of my Gmail inbox, I imagine stale dust, empty hallways and hospital corners — emptiness. It smells like...

Lorde's IUD Isn't a Strong Enough Contraceptive for This Week's Funny Music Memes: May 2, 2025

PUBLISHED May 2, 2025

It's gonna be May! It's the beginning of Virgin Summer! These week's funny music memes are so whoa, including 19th century urchin Benson Bo...

This Week's Newly Announced Tours, Including PUP, HAIM, Halestorm and More: May 2, 2025

PUBLISHED May 2, 2025

Welcome to May! This week's roundup of just-announced tours for the new month includes two bands with their names stylized in all caps, com...

Five Must-See Acts at Yellowknife's Folk on the Rocks 2025

PUBLISHED May 2, 2025

No one should miss the chance to soak in a summer music festival under the midnight sun — and Yellowknife's Folk on the Rocks offers...

Cancer Bats Celebrate Forklift Drivers and Biz Markie at the Exclaim! Office

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED May 1, 2025

Biz Markie opening for the Beastie Boys is a sight only few lucky people got to see, and Cancer Bats' Liam Cormier is one of them. When...

Ron Hawkins Ranks Lowest of the Low's 5 Best Songs

PUBLISHED May 1, 2025

Lowest of the Low took some long breaks between their albums in the '90s and '00s — but they've been working at a steady clip since 2017's...