Interview

'Waves' Finds Universal Truths in the Specific Details of Family Tragedy

PUBLISHED Dec 2, 2019

Speaking with writer-director Trey Edward Shults and actor Kelvin Harrison Jr. about their new movie Waves, the matter of authenticity keep...

Anyway Gang Showcase CanRock Camaraderie on Self-Titled Debut

PUBLISHED Dec 2, 2019

Combining the talents of some of Canada's biggest rock stars — Sam Roberts, Chris Murphy of Sloan, Dave Monks from Tokyo Police Club and Ho...

'Queen & Slim' Director Melina Matsoukas Explains Why Her Message Is Clear and Direct

PUBLISHED Nov 28, 2019

Melina Matsoukas's feature directorial debut, Queen & Slim, is not a brave film.   To call something brave is to deify it, to ignore the co...

Luke Lalonde Quells Environmental Anxiety Through Joyful Creation on 'The Perpetual Optimist'

PUBLISHED Nov 20, 2019

Though Luke Lalonde has dealt with travel anxiety while touring with Born Ruffians over the years, a different kind of anxiety fuelled his...

Bonnie "Prince" Billy on Recording Others' Songs, Mourning David Berman and Long-Awaited 'I Made a Place'

PUBLISHED Nov 18, 2019

On the cover of his first album of Bonnie "Prince" Billy originals for Drag City since 2011, Will Oldham acknowledges a curious bit of conf...

Luke Lalonde

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Nov 18, 2019

Luke Lalonde cusses out the state of the world with such reckless exuberance, it takes a moment for it to sink in. Though he's always balan...

Everything in Its Right Place: Inside David Psutka's Home Studio

PUBLISHED Nov 18, 2019

David Psutka has just delivered a walk-through of all the synths adorning the wall of his Etobicoke, ON studio when things take an abrupt t...

Despised Icon Made Their Best Album, 'Purgatory,' After Putting the Band on the Shelf

PUBLISHED Nov 14, 2019

When Montreal deathcore inventors Despised Icon made their comeback announcement in 2014, fans were satisfied to see them live again, and l...