Interview

Royce 5'9" Tells Harsh Truths on 'The Allegory' but Not for Rap Beef Cred

PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2020

Although Royce 5'9" tersely calls out fellow Eminem associate Yelawolf on "Overcomer" (a single released ahead of the Detroit vet's new LP,...

Sarah Harmer's New Album Is Haunted by Ghosts, Including a Very Familiar One

PUBLISHED Feb 19, 2020

On 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...

Comedian 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, 'Ye...

'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, Portrai...

Trixie Mattel

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2020

Trixie Mattel is the drag persona of Brian Firkus, and a self-proclaimed "bleach blonde, over-tanned beach bunny with a really dark sense o...

Makaya 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...

Tame Impala's Kevin Parker Explains How a Kanye West Concert Put Him on the Path to Psych Rock Stardom

PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2020

There's a paradox at the heart of Tame Impala's enormous popularity.   On one hand, Kevin Parker records his albums in solitude, playing al...

'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 6, 2020

If 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 ca...