Punk

Bad Waitress Drop "Plan B" Ahead of Toronto Release Party

PUBLISHED May 20, 2025

Toronto punks Bad Waitress are back with their first new single since 2022, "Plan B." Weighing in at a hefty 96 seconds, the delightfully r...

Home Front, Dillinger Four, Slash Need Set for Toronto's Flowers in Concrete Festival

PUBLISHED May 20, 2025

Toronto hardcore punk promoter Not Dead Yet has teamed up with England-based independent record label Static Shock Records for the first...

Lambrini Girls Pulled No Punches in Vancouver

The Pearl, May 16

PUBLISHED May 17, 2025

With the rise of far-right extremism all over the world, Lambrini Girls' headlining show at the Pearl on Friday night (May 16) was an...

Canadian Pop-Punk Bible 'In Too Deep' Gets Rivoli Book Launch Party

PUBLISHED May 13, 2025

Former Exclaim! editor Matt Bobkin and current contributor Adam Feibel are releasing their book 'In Too Deep: When Canadian Punks Took...

Shiv and the Carvers on Partying with Andrew W.K. and Pop Music's Subliminal Messaging

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED May 12, 2025

Have you ever been watching your favourite music video and felt unexplainably compelled to join the Navy? Perhaps not if you're not a...

The Sadies, Change of Heart, Bruce McCulloch Lead Toronto Tribute to Bunchofuckingoofs' Al Miller

PUBLISHED May 12, 2025

The Sadies, Change of Heart, Bruce McCulloch of 'Kids in the Hall' and more will perform at Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre on May 25 to...

blink-182 Still Can't Agree on What Their 2003 Album Is Called

PUBLISHED May 12, 2025

Turn-of-the-millennium pop-punk nudists blink-182 have famously clashed over the years, with singer-guitarist Tom DeLonge leaving the band...

Amyl and the Sniffers Cancel Toronto Concert Due to Illness

PUBLISHED May 12, 2025

Melbourne punks Amyl and the Sniffers were scheduled to play Toronto's History tonight (May 12) as part of their North American tour with...