Interview

​'Reservation Dogs' Continues to Break Ground — Even When the Cameras Aren't Rolling

PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2022

Reservation Dogs is billed as a comedy, but the pivotal scene of Season 1 was a moment of intense tragedy: in the penultimate episode of th...

'A Farewell to Kings' at 45: Crown Lands Talk the Influence of Rush's Sonic Scale-Up

PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2022

Like any students worth their salt in the school of rock, Cody Bowles and Kevin Comeau of Ontario duo Crown Lands have studied the liner no...

The Cast of 'LOTR: The Rings of Power' Reflect on the Enduring Timeliness of Tolkien

PUBLISHED Aug 31, 2022

Two decades since the original Lord of the Rings trilogy, and eight years since the end of the Hobbit trilogy, fans are heading back to Mid...

Dave Mustaine Explains the "Three A's" of Megadeth's Membership Requirements

PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2022

If you want to be in Megadeth, you've got to fit the requirements for Dave Mustaine's three A's: ability, attitude and appearance. As the v...

Beethoven and a Broken Laptop Turned Korea Town Acid into Toronto's Buzzy Beatmaker

PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2022

Jessica Cho energetically reaches toward the numerous drum machines and synthesizers that not only make her Toronto apartment's living room...

Flight of the Conchords' Bret McKenzie on Rejecting Coldplay, Struggling in Vancouver and His Breakdancing Phase

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2022

Unlike so many other legacy comedians, Bret McKenzie is keeping up with the times. The Flight of the Conchords member and Oscar-winning son...

Nicholas Krgovich Gets a Case of "Poodle Brain" Thanks to His Dog Shelly

PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2022

When Nicholas Krgovich unveiled the video for his new single earlier this month, he was sharing the screen with a notable costar. And no, w...

How Dan Boeckner's Head Injury Shaped Kiwi Jr.'s New Album

PUBLISHED Aug 10, 2022

The first day Kiwi Jr. spent in the studio recording their new album, Chopper, went pretty much as expected. But on the second day… "Dan [...