Summer 2023 Issue
Hari Kondabolu Is "Ready to Sell Out" — but He Has a Problem with 'The Problem with Apu'
PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2023
"I'm a dad now, so clearly there's a lot going on that has nothing to do with my career," comedian Hari Kondabolu says, speaking from his f...
Exclaim! Comics: Festival Butts, Montreal Humidity, DFA1979 Want to Save Condom Shack
PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2023
Summer is here, and the Exclaim! comics page has a lot to say about it! The latest instalment of Cheezies reflects on the gorgeous weather...
No Joy Discuss Sonic Easter Eggs and Their Scrapped Second Album as 'Wait to Pleasure' Turns 10
PUBLISHED Jun 23, 2023
In the early 2010s, it suddenly became possible for guitar bands to earn a ton of hype with a non-existent studio budget, as acts like Best...
Wednesday Find Heart and Humour in Life's Darkest Moments
PUBLISHED Jun 22, 2023
Turns out you can go home again. On Rat Saw God, Wednesday's fifth album, the North Carolina quintet mine the collective pitfalls and bless...
Bartees Strange Is Looking for Sustainability — and a Home in Canada
PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2023
What Bartees Strange wants most is long-term sustainability. "If I could figure out a way to make a living doing this thing I really, real...
Exclaim! Staffers Pick the Can't-Miss Acts of Festival Season 2023
PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2023
This summer, Canadian music fans are spoiled for choice: wherever you look on the map, there are amazing music festivals taking place, from...
Killer Mike Says He Has Made the "Album of the Year, Unquestionably"
PUBLISHED Jun 14, 2023
While some rappers live in duality where their hip-hop personas and real selves never cross, Michael Render will tell you he and Killer Mik...
Canadian Artists Recommend Must-See Acts at This Summer's Music Festivals
PUBLISHED Jun 13, 2023
If Canadian artists aren't performing on stages around the country (and beyond) this summer, chances are they'll be among the crowd, catchi...
