Fefe Dobson
"That's Punk as Hell": How Canada's Pop-Punks Defined a Generation, Critics Be Damned
PUBLISHED Jun 4, 2025
Sum 41, Simple Plan, Avril Lavigne. Any good Canadian can tell you these are internationally popular artists that hail from here at home...
Winnipeg's Burt Block Party Details 2025 Lineup with Dean Brody, the Glorious Sons, Kim Mitchell
PUBLISHED May 28, 2025
Winnipeg's Burt Block Party is bringing a music festival to the city's downtown core with a concert series featuring Marianas Trench, the...
Departure Festival Adds Tegan and Sara, Fefe Dobson, Arkells' Max Kerman to First Year of Programming
PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2025
Departure Festival and Conference, formerly known as Canadian Music Week, has announced its first round of artists and speakers ...
New Podcast 'Big in Canada' Dissects CanCon Classics, Starting with b4-4's "Get Down"
PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2025
A new podcast, 'Big in Canada' — hosted by Mac Cameron and Exclaim! contributor Laura Stanley — launched today with its first episode...
Mark the End of Justin Trudeau's Time as Prime Minister with This Playlist
PUBLISHED Jan 6, 2025
After a decade as prime minister, Justin Trudeau announced his resignation today — news that's sure to prompt gloating, fear about the...
Avril Lavigne Announces 2025 Dates for Greatest Hits Tour
PUBLISHED Dec 2, 2024
Having spent 2024 on a Greatest Hits Tour, Avril Lavigne is extending the run into 2025. The bulk of the run is from mid-May until the end...
Early-2000s Canadian Pop-Punk Explosion Explored in New Book 'In Too Deep'
PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2024
With nostalgia festivals like When We Were Young and Sick New World reaching Mecca status among aging alt millennials, one thing has become...
Avril Lavigne Brought a Complicated Star Power to Calgary
Scotiabank Saddledome, September 18
PUBLISHED Sep 20, 2024
It was 2003 when I first heard the riff of Avril Lavigne's "Losing Grip," the opening track of 2002's 'Let Go' that skyrocketed the Napanee...
