Summer 2024 Issue

'Hit Man' Oughta Be a Hit, Man

Directed by Richard Linklater

PUBLISHED May 20, 2024

I had mixed feelings after hearing that Netflix had purchased Richard Linklater's 'Hit Man' coming out of TIFF last year: thrilled that a...

Steve Albini on Shellac's New Album, His Love of Music and His Hatred of Promoting It

PUBLISHED May 17, 2024

"I mean, this is more talking about our music than I think anyone outside of the band has ever requested of me," Steve Albini told Exclaim!...

Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in May 2024

PUBLISHED May 16, 2024

Every now and then the internet's hype for someone or something proves extremely warranted. The explosive love for Conan O'Brien upon the...

Kaia Kater's 'Strange Medicine' Is a Healing Epic

PUBLISHED May 15, 2024

Back in 2018, Kaia Kater's third album 'Grenades' sent a ripple through the folk and roots music world, earning her Polaris and Juno ...

8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in May 2024

PUBLISHED May 15, 2024

We're about a month out from the summer solstice, but it's starting to feel like summer's already here — beers and beaches and sunburns...

John Frusciante and Venetian Snares Say Releasing Music Is Like Sharing "Pornos of Your Sex Life"

PUBLISHED May 9, 2024

As the guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Frusciante has sold millions of albums and played some of the world's biggest stages...

Bibi Club's Raw Chemistry Taps Into a "More Complex Feeling Than Joy"

PUBLISHED May 8, 2024

Coursing along the north shore of the St. Lawrence River is Autoroute 40, a concrete artery between Ottawa and Quebec City. Along its run...

Laufey Was More Than Just Vibes in Toronto

Massey Hall, April 30

PUBLISHED May 1, 2024

How do you make a Laufey set interesting? When the highs are unassuming bossa nova bops and the lows are ballads gentle as falling snow, ho...