This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: May 26, 2023
Throwing star summer y'all, orcas heed the proletariat call, ChatGPT takes it all, Carmelo Anthony rebounded the ball, and much more from t
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The Dirty Nil Say "Fuck That" to the Music Industry Carnival as They Become More Uncompromising Than Ever
Luke Bentham is keenly aware of the situation. The founding frontman and guitarist for Ontario rock trio the Dirty Nil, Bentham and his l
Dillon Collins•May 24, 2023The Smiths' 12 Best Bass-Driven Bangers
Without Andy Rourke, the Smiths would have simply been a mopey goth act. Although there's no questioning the songwriting genius of Morriss
Daniel Sylvester•May 23, 2023This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: May 19, 2023
How do I land, me getting ready for plans, just so I understand, nice Canadian comedy fans, and much more from this week in funny tweets.
Vish Khanna•May 19, 2023Indigo De Souza Navigates Humanity's Beautiful Wreckage: "We Just Were Meant to Destroy"
When I call Indigo De Souza, she's in a parking lot. "A random gas station in Iowa," to be somewhat more specific, pulled over for a brief
Kaelen Bell•May 19, 2023Leith Ross Is Here to Heal Listeners (and Stray Cats)
"I'm an involuntary cat sitter," Leith Ross declares during the middle of their interview with Exclaim! Just before our call, the 24-year-
Heather Taylor-Singh•May 18, 2023Exclaim! Staffers Share Their Favourite Dock Rock Anthems for May 2-4
Ah, the first long weekend of the warmer months. There's a culture of it in scattered spots across Canada, as it's something of a rite of p
Exclaim! Staff•May 18, 2023shame Embrace Being Uncool in Pursuit of Honesty
If there's one near-universal truth about your mid-20s, it's that you're bound to lose some friends. There's something about the brain's pr
Sydney Brasil•May 17, 2023Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in May 2023
As warmer weather finally deigns to join us, the streaming service offerings this month are a little less hot. A couple flashy Marvel
Rachel Ho•May 16, 2023This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: May 12, 2023
A drumhead people mistake for a potato, tape for a burrito, the King Charles show, insane for this though, and much more from this week in
Vish Khanna•May 12, 2023Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Pierre Kwenders, Charlotte Cardin, DijahSB
It's Mother's Day this weekend, and in addition to being the brunch event of the year, it's also a great time for new Canadian music — and
Exclaim! Staff•May 12, 2023Charlotte Cornfield Ranks Her 5 Best Songs
Charlotte Cornfield is the type of songwriter whose lyrics are universally relatable precisely because they're so specific — the kind of wr
Alex Hudson•May 9, 20238 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in May 2023
The first official day of summer is still a ways away, but that feeling is in the air — something's shaken loose, all those stiff, rainy bl
Exclaim! Staff•May 9, 2023This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: May 5, 2023
No, We Are Not Changing Our Name, amazing bathroom aim, a scripted NBA game, the most ever shower shame, and much more from this week in fu
Vish Khanna•May 5, 2023blink-182's 10 Best Songs Ranked
"Girls are fuckin' gnarly. Fuckin' girls. Now, we'd be the first to admit, I like kissing them girls. I like boobies. I like boobies." Tha
Alex Hudson•May 4, 2023Witch Prophet and SUN SUN Left Toronto and Found a Farmhouse Sanctuary
Recording at home is nothing new for songwriter Witch Prophet and producer SUN SUN — but that process felt utterly renewed when the musicia
Kyle Mullin•May 3, 2023Gord Downie and Bob Rock's Electrifying Collaboration Goes "Beyond Friendship"
Those hanging onto the notion that Gord Downie's posthumous album would be a solemn affair simply don't know Gord Downie. Built from hours
Daniel Sylvester•May 2, 2023Every Song from Yeah Yeah Yeahs' 'Fever to Tell' Ranked from Worst to Best
A lot has changed since the early 2000s. Computers are smarter, ordering food is easier and cars drive themselves (kind of). Yeah Yeah Yeah
Trevor Morelli•Apr 28, 2023This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: April 28, 2023
Absolutely no notes, Don and Tucker in the same boat, Jimmy Buckets gloats, Barbie and Oppenheimer warrant the same quote, and much more fr
Vish Khanna•Apr 28, 2023The National's 20 Best Songs Ranked
Over 20 years into their career, the National have achieved a belated dominance in the indie rock scene. With their eight past albums — the
Alex Hudson , Megan LaPierre and Nicholas Sokic•Apr 27, 2023In 'BlackBerry,' Jay Baruchel and Matt Johnson Celebrate "Canadian Small-Man Complex"
It's remarkable how little credit BlackBerry (and Canada) get for having a major hand in the world we currently live in today. Even those
Rachel Ho•Apr 26, 202310 Must-Hear Highlights from Mac DeMarco's 199-Song 'One Wayne G'
Earlier this year, Mac DeMarco expressed his disenchantment with the state of the music industry, telling Exclaim!, "How indie rock looks n
Alex Hudson•Apr 26, 2023Harrison Is Embracing His Inner Corniness: "I'm Tryin' to Make Popcorn"
Harrison is too hard on himself. The 27-year-old Toronto producer and pianist has worked with a who's who of Canadian rap, including Cade
Kyle Mullin•Apr 25, 2023Zoon on Temp Job Tantrums and the Life-Altering Influence of Beck and A Tribe Called Red
In any other year, Zoon's Daniel Monkman would likely have spent the months surrounding their acclaimed debut album, Bleached Wavves, on th
Alex Hudson•Apr 24, 2023The Best and Worst Releases of Record Store Day 2023
Record Store Day has gotten distinctly less flashy over the years. It used to be a time of star-studded Flaming Lips compilations and liqui
Alex Hudson and Calum Slingerland•Apr 21, 2023This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: April 21, 2023
1 PM on a Tuesday, went back to the NRA, can you explain the gaps in your résumé, check marks for which Elon will pay, and much more from t
Vish Khanna•Apr 21, 2023Ari Aster Isn't Surprised by the Mixed Response to 'Beau Is Afraid': "I'm Not Going to Compromise"
When Ari Aster was working on his first two features, 2018's Hereditary and 2019's Midsommar, something even bigger was brewing. In fact, h
Marie Saadeh•Apr 21, 2023Stefana Fratila Took a Trip to NASA and Captured the Sound of Our Solar System
Have you ever wondered what the planets sound like? Toronto producer Stefana Fratila has, and she went on a five-year mission to find out.
Daryl Keating•Apr 20, 2023We've Edited a Bunch of Canadian Album Covers for Your Seriously Stoned 4/20 Celebrations
From the celebrated potheads of pre-legalization eras past, to more modern Cannabis Heroes, the influence of cannabis on Canadian culture i
Calum Slingerland , Sydney Brasil and Alex Hudson•Apr 20, 2023Meet the Canadian Filmmakers Making Waves with Breakthrough Films
There was a shift in the Canadian film industry back in the '80s and early '90s. Exciting new filmmakers like Clement Virgo, Patricia Rozem
Rachel Ho•Apr 19, 2023Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in April 2023
April in Canada is arguably worse than the long winter months. The promises of beautiful spring weather are quickly washed away by freak su
Rachel Ho•Apr 18, 2023Exclaim! Comics: Spring Is Here (Sorta) So It's Time to Take Your Club-Level Soundsystem to the Park
Spring is here! Well, sort of. Sure, there's still the occasional ice storm, but the buds are on the trees and it's time to bring the obnox
Exclaim! Staff•Apr 17, 2023Exclaim!'s Staff Picks for April 17, 2023: Shygirl, Charlotte Cornfield, Navy Blue
The first weekend of Coachella is done and dusted — and, the even more widely-celebrated first weekend of not spending the entirety of your
Exclaim! Staff•Apr 17, 2023Caroline Polachek Distills the Magic of the Real World
"I always feel a bit alienated by the term 'worldbuilding,'" Caroline Polachek tells Exclaim! from New York City, where the night before, s
Kaelen Bell•Apr 14, 2023This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: April 14, 2023
Right about now the funk soul brother, an astronaut like no other, Wordle inspires a mother, pointlessly drinking one beer over another, an
Vish Khanna•Apr 14, 2023'The Smell of Our Own' Turns 20: The Hidden Cameras Reflect on Their "Unsanctioned Anarchist Catholic" Utopia
"We didn't quite fit in the scene," Joel Gibb of the Hidden Cameras tells Exclaim!, reminiscing about the period when his Toronto-founded b
Alex Hudson•Apr 13, 2023Feist Searches for "Useful Truths" Within Life's Dizzying Highs and Tragic Lows
We tend to ask songs for confirmation of our experience, to tell our stories in ways more beautiful than we allow for ourselves. We lay our
Kaelen Bell•Apr 12, 2023The 'BlackBerry' Effect: 5 Companies You Didn't Know Were Canadian (and Who Might Play Them in a Movie)
Matt Johnson's latest film, BlackBerry, hits cinemas in less than a month, detailing the rise and devastating fall of the world's first sma
Rachel Ho•Apr 11, 2023Tim Baker Remembers Hey Rosetta!'s 'Into Your Lungs' and How It Ultimately Broke Up the Band
Tim Baker is in on the joke.The singer-songwriter from St. John's, NL, offers up a trademark sheepish grin when confronted with a now-15-ye
Dillon Collins•Apr 10, 2023Exclaim!'s Staff Picks for April 10, 2023: Zulu, Cheekface, Allie Kelly
As you continue making your way through the chocolate eggs you probably just searched for and found in the hallowed aisles of a Shoppers Dr
Exclaim! Staff•Apr 10, 2023This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: April 6, 2023
Older animals are more likely to die, we should maybe stop A.I., don't mess with a sound guy, a missing mango was 10 metres high, and much
Vish Khanna•Apr 6, 20238 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in April 2023
Famously, April showers bring May flowers — but they also bring great new Canadian music! This month's New Faves run the gamut from synthes
Exclaim! Staff•Apr 6, 2023Daniel Caesar Rips Up the Formula: "I'm Only Going to Go More and More Off the Rails"
.Daniel Caesar has been wrestling with his ego. He sets the scene of himself on a remote farm in Peterborough, ON, laboriously drafting a
Emilie Hanskamp•Apr 5, 2023The Magic of boygenius Goes Beyond Music
"Bitch, I don't know!" Lucy Dacus sighs, exasperated. She's trying to determine how she weaponizes her attachment style. It's been a long
Megan LaPierre•Apr 4, 2023Exclaim!'s Staff Picks for April 3, 2023: feeble little horse, Tommy Lefroy, the HIRS Collective
Rivals, victims, villains and tin men; we've got a full house of everyday and fantastical characters with this week's edition of Exclaim!'s
Exclaim! Staff•Apr 3, 2023Crown Lands Are 'Fearless' as Ever in Expanding Their Progressive Rock Ambition
Cody Bowles and Kevin Comeau affirm that walking the path to progressive rock preeminence was always their plan. As Crown Lands, the duo fi
Calum Slingerland•Mar 31, 2023This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: March 31, 2023
The Pope sees Turnstile, Dave Hill's interest in the Gwyneth Paltrow trial, Stormy Daniels smiles at the vile, Donald Trump may go way for
Vish Khanna•Mar 31, 2023A.C. Newman Ranks the 5 Best New Pornographers Songs
The New Pornographers were never really supposed to last. As a collective made up of musicians from other projects — notably including alt-
Alex Hudson•Mar 28, 2023Exclaim!'s Staff Picks for March 27, 2023: 100 gecs, Maxo, Channel Tres
Geckos? Ducks? Oh my! Apparently we bought a very tiny zoo with this week's edition of Exclaim!'s Staff Picks, although 10,000 lizards migh
Exclaim! Staff•Mar 27, 2023This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: March 24, 2023
Types of wifes, Gwyneth Paltrow's ski life, Donald Trump's legal strife, Sofia Coppola's daughter shows off a knife, and much more from thi
Vish Khanna•Mar 24, 2023