September Issue 2016
Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace
The Exclaim! Questionnaire
PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2016
Laura Jane Grace has not one but two big releases coming up this year: Against Me!, the punk band in which she sings and plays guitar, is r...
Usher
Underrated
PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2016
With more than 75 million records sold, it might surprise some to know that R&B star Usher ranks as one of the best-selling music artists e...
Music School: Where I Play
Northern Studio
PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2016
Call it a Montreal Assault — the technical deathcore that Despised Icon have been blasting from their hometown since 2002. The band — and t...
2D Gaming Adds Depth
PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2016
Gaming has always been an unpredictable beast, but that's especially true this summer. Everyone wrote off Nintendo (again) right up until P...
Angel Olsen
Great Expectations
PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2016
Less than a minute into her self-directed video for "Intern," singer-songwriter Angel Olsen turns away from the recorder an interviewer is...
Atmosphere
Rap Incubator
PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2016
As Atmosphere recorded their seventh studio album, Fishing Blues, the pair of Minneapolis rappers didn't use a glamorous studio or engage i...
TUNS
The Three Tenors
PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2016
"Oh, to be back among friends. Even when the harmony ends." It's the first line on the self-titled debut album from TUNS, a pop-rock group...
Charlotte Day Wilson
Soothe-Sayer
PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2016
In a world where people often find themselves feeling over-stimulated, Charlotte Day Wilson turns to slower music for a sense of calm. "The...
