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Philip Selway Remembers His Worst Radiohead Gig and the Negative Review That "Still Stings Now"
The Exclaim! Questionnaire
PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2023
It's been nine years since Philip Selway released a proper solo record — not counting his tender, searching score for Polly Steele's 2017 f...
The Cast of 'Cracker Island': Damon Albarn Breaks Down Gorillaz' Latest Collaborators in His Own Words
PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2023
In theory, Gorillaz are a virtual band; in practice, they're more like a drop-in jam session, as collaborators file in and out, offering up...
Meg Remy Ranks the 5 Best U.S. Girls Songs
PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2023
Since its germination in 2007, Meg Remy's U.S. Girls has continually defied expectations. Emerging from a primordial no-fi pool, Remy's one...
BIG|BRAVE Channel Trauma into Punishingly Heavy Music
PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2023
Over the course of seven studio albums, BIG|BRAVE have carved out an unconventional career as a heavy band. Guitarists Mathieu Ball and Rob...
Andy Shauf Is Trying to "Live Like a Successful Dentist"
PUBLISHED Feb 10, 2023
It's 2009. A 21-year-old Andy Shauf sits on the set of Stripped Down, a local music program based in his native Saskatchewan. He's hiding b...
Gorillaz Retain Their Edge as Damon Albarn Takes Aim at the "Echo Chamber for the Alt-Right"
PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2023
In spring 2022, during Billie Eilish's headlining performance at Coachella, the Gen Z pop star paused her parade of hits to invite a specia...
Shania Twain Inspires Audiences — and Herself — to "Get Up and Dance While You Can"
PUBLISHED Feb 3, 2023
"Thirty years since The Woman in Me came out — that's a lot of years to reflect back on," Shania Twain tells Exclaim! from Las Vegas, as sh...
Fucked Up Rank Their 5 Best Songs
PUBLISHED Jan 31, 2023
Fucked Up have spent more than 20 years exploring the nooks, crannies and towering peaks of hardcore. Loud guitars? Check. Punishing, guttu...