reviews
Young Thug Is All Work on the Muddled 'Business Is Business'
PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2023
It's not a stretch to say Young Thug is one of the most influential rappers of the last decade. His signature high pitch sing-song sound is...
Graf Orlock Burn the Tapes on the Fiery 'End Credits'
PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2023
Though there are a few cinemagrind bands in existence, it's a rarified genre ruled by Los Angeles sample forefathers Graf Orlock. Spot weld...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: On 'MICHAEL,' Killer Mike Is a Braggadocios Blast
PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2023
In an interview with Exclaim!, Killer Mike named MICHAEL the "album of the year, unquestionably." I'm not quite sure I agree with him — not...
Little Animal! Showed Ottawa Their Weirdo-Jazz Bonafides
Ottawa Jazz Festival, June 26
PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2023
Mercifully tented, the OLG stage was the place to be on a stormy Monday night; shielding from the elements, incubating the jazz. The 7:30 s...
Militarie Gun's Aim Is True on 'Life Under the Gun'
PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2023
Militarie Gun has become one of the more intriguing punk bands in the last couple years, and it shouldn't come as a surprise. Frontperson a...
'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' Sinks into Incoherence
Directed by Steven Caple Jr.
PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2023
There's a moment in the third act of Transformers: Rise of the Beasts where the bad guys have taken possession of the transwarp key (the ce...
Sled Island 2023 Was Everything It Needed to Be
PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2023
Once a year in Calgary, Alberta, as the carnival rides and truckloads of hay bales start making their way to town to mark the start of Stam...
Exclaim!'s Staff Picks: Faye Webster Says a Lot with a Little on "But Not Kiss"
PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2023
Even with her signature softness, Faye Webster knows how to mix things up — even if just a touch. Our first taste of her next era borrows f...