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![Elephant Stone's Rishi Dhir Started Over After a Fire, Inspiring Sci-Fi Tale 'Hollow']()
FeaturesElephant Stone's Rishi Dhir Started Over After a Fire, Inspiring Sci-Fi Tale 'Hollow' Published Feb 27, 2020After a fire in 2017 destroyed almost everything his family owned, Elephant Stone's Rishi Dhir got to thinking: "When you lose everything, w...
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![Soccer Mommy Hates Fame but Can't Escape Her Success]()
FeaturesSoccer Mommy Hates Fame but Can't Escape Her Success Published Feb 26, 2020Sophie Allison, better known to music fans lately as Soccer Mommy, is talking about fame as she drives from Philadelphia to New York City in...
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![Ron Funches Talks Being an Icon of Self-Care, Taking Down Kobe Haters and Chasing the Rock]()
FeaturesRon Funches Talks Being an Icon of Self-Care, Taking Down Kobe Haters and Chasing the Rock Published Feb 21, 2020Ron Funches usually starts his insightful interview podcast, Gettin' Better, with an affirmation. The Los Angeles-based comedian, a tale...
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![Sarah Harmer's New Album Is Haunted by Ghosts, Including a Very Familiar One]()
FeaturesSarah Harmer's New Album Is Haunted by Ghosts, Including a Very Familiar One Published Feb 19, 2020On a crisp winter morning in Campbellville, ON, it's bright and sunny inside the Trail Eatery, a cozy joint down the road from where Sarah H...
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![Royce 5'9" Tells Harsh Truths on 'The Allegory' but Not for Rap Beef Cred]()
FeaturesRoyce 5'9" Tells Harsh Truths on 'The Allegory' but Not for Rap Beef Cred Published Feb 19, 2020Although Royce 5'9" tersely calls out fellow Eminem associate Yelawolf on "Overcomer" (a single released ahead of the Detroit vet's new LP,...
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![Comedian Beth Stelling Knows Your Secrets and Might Have Heard Them from Your Mom]()
FeaturesComedian Beth Stelling Knows Your Secrets and Might Have Heard Them from Your Mom Published Feb 18, 2020"One of my favourite things in comedy is when you say something you think is only for you, and the crowd laughs and are basically like, 'Yea...
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!['Portrait of a Lady on Fire' Star Noémie Merlant Discusses #MeToo and Playing a Woman Outside the Patriarchy]()
Features'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' Star Noémie Merlant Discusses #MeToo and Playing a Woman Outside the Patriarchy Published Feb 13, 2020"It represents a way of telling a story that we've been missing for a long time," Noémie Merlant tells Exclaim! about her new film, Portrait...
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![Trixie Mattel The Exclaim! Questionnaire]()
FeaturesTrixie Mattel The Exclaim! Questionnaire Published Feb 12, 2020Trixie Mattel is the drag persona of Brian Firkus, and a self-proclaimed "bleach blonde, over-tanned beach bunny with a really dark sense of...
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![Makaya McCraven Honours, and Remixes, Gil Scott-Heron with 'We're New Again']()
FeaturesMakaya McCraven Honours, and Remixes, Gil Scott-Heron with 'We're New Again' Published Feb 10, 2020"It's a bit of a responsibility kind of thrown on my plate. To have to deal with the legacy of such an important and influential artist who...
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![Tame Impala's Kevin Parker Explains How a Kanye West Concert Put Him on the Path to Psych Rock Stardom]()
FeaturesTame Impala's Kevin Parker Explains How a Kanye West Concert Put Him on the Path to Psych Rock Stardom Published Feb 07, 2020There's a paradox at the heart of Tame Impala's enormous popularity. On one hand, Kevin Parker records his albums in solitude, playing a...
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!['How Did This Get Made?' Hosts Paul Scheer and Jason Mantzoukas Talk Brad Pitt's Oscar Nom and Their JFL NorthWest Podcast Taping]()
Features'How Did This Get Made?' Hosts Paul Scheer and Jason Mantzoukas Talk Brad Pitt's Oscar Nom and Their JFL NorthWest Podcast Taping Published Feb 06, 2020If a recent "mini-sode" of the popular How Did This Get Made? film re-evaluation podcast is to be believed, co-host Paul Scheer may have cau...
