Interview

How Black Fans and Artists Are Reclaiming Rock Music

PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2022

Kris Cromwell walked into a mosh pit that took up the entire room at one of the first age-restricted shows she got into — a past-curfew gig...

'Pachinko' Brings Korean Stories to a Global Audience: "It Really Excavated Something Primal in Me"

PUBLISHED Mar 25, 2022

Based on the bestselling novel of the same name, Apple TV+'s Pachinko (premiering March 25) is an eight-episode saga that's both ambitious...

How Destroyer Became a Timeless Rock Icon

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2022

Dan Bejar was never supposed to be an icon. Throughout the 2000s, the Vancouver musician had funded his free-wheeling musical pursuits as D...

Denzel Curry Walks the Path of the Samurai

PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2022

No matter how many times Denzel Curry gets hurt, he never seems to slow down. When the Florida-bred firebrand speaks with Exclaim! in earl...

Mares of Thrace Return Nerdier (and Heavier) Than Ever

PUBLISHED Mar 22, 2022

You could be forgiven for thinking the title of Mares of Thrace's new album, The Exile (out March 25 via Sonic Unyon), was about the band i...

As Lockdowns Lift, Canadian Musicians Need Mental Health Support More Than Ever

PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2022

Prior to the pandemic, the lack of mental health support for musicians was already a hot-button issue. Now, after two years of lockdowns an...

Adam Sturgeon of Status/Non-Status and OMBIIGIZI Reflects Back on His Professional Hockey Career

PUBLISHED Mar 11, 2022

Adam Sturgeon was always destined to be in front of an audience. These days, that means playing in the rock bands Status/Non-Status and OMB...

The Weather Station on Candlelight Concerts, Going Off-Grid and the Bliss of 'Ignorance'

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2022

It's an exciting and busy time for the Weather Station's Tamara Lindeman. Her lauded fifth LP, last year's Ignorance, earned a spot on the...