Interview

Metric Rank Their 5 Best Songs

PUBLISHED Jul 12, 2022

"I am not scared of bold decisions," asserts Metric vocalist Emily Haines. "When we made 'Gimme Sympathy,' being an indie rock band releasi...

Sum 41 Are Finally the Band They Always Knew They Were — but Better

PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2022

Deryck Whibley doesn't have the greatest memories of music critics, and frankly, hearing the Sum 41 vocalist's stories about the press atte...

Pusha T Was Always Ahead of the Game, and the World Is Finally Recognizing It

PUBLISHED Jun 28, 2022

Pusha T exists in an upper echelon inhabited by very few. With two decades of critically acclaimed material under his belt and a signature...

Zach Zoya Learned English to Be Like His Rap Idols — Now He's Coming for Their Spot

PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2022

Zach Zoya's love of hip-hop, like many suburban kids born in the '90s, starts with the 8 Mile soundtrack, especially its biggest hit. "His...

Noah Reid on His Teenage Pop-Punk Band, NHL Encounters at ONroute and Memories of Leonard Cohen

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2022

When Toronto actor Noah Reid appears on screen, he's often singing. As Patrick Brewer on Schitt's Creek, he had his breakout moment perform...

Limitations Inspire Joshua Van Tassel's "New and Strange" Synth Sounds

PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2022

"I love limitations," explains producer, composer and drummer Joshua Van Tassel. This explains why, when YSL Pro challenged this East Coast...

OMBIIGIZI Capture Lightning in a Bottle

PUBLISHED Jun 7, 2022

When OMBIIGIZI — the duo of Daniel Monkman (Zoon) and Adam Sturgeon (Status/Non-Status) — showed up at the Tragically Hip's Bathouse Record...

​The Kids in the Hall Bare Everything — and We Do Mean Everything

PUBLISHED Jun 6, 2022

Kevin McDonald says he played no role in getting the Kids in the Hall back together to make the first new season of their beloved sketch se...