8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in August 2024
Do you feel that chill in the air? The breeze in your hair as golden hour comes earlier and earlier? Fall is slowly creeping into frame, bu
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LEATHERS Discusses Her Croc-Stealing, Life-Rescuing "Angel Dog" Mary
LEATHERS' debut album, 'Ultraviolet,' is full of thumping, gothic synthpop bangers — but it ends on a moment of touching reflection, with a
Alex Hudson•Aug 19, 2024Joan Chen on Progress Hollywood Made to Get to 'Dìdi (弟弟)'
When Joan Chen moved to California from Shanghai, she had just won Best Actress at the Hundred Flowers Awards (at the time considered to be
Rachel Ho•Aug 16, 2024This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: August 16, 2024
What Twitter feels like, a breakdancing psych, MOTORBIKES, a horse meme spike, and much more from this week in funny tweets
Vish Khanna•Aug 16, 2024Toronto's Lexxicon Joyfully Brings Queer Pride to Dancehall
Lexxicon wants to leave as big a mark on dancehall as the genre has had on him. The Toronto musician may very well pull that off with
Kyle Mullin•Aug 16, 2024'Alien: Romulus' Director Fede Álvarez Is Sick of Hollywood's Obsession with Opening Weekends
"The [focus on] opening weekend is more based on the fact that most movies are terrible and they think you can hopefully fool people into
Rachel Ho•Aug 15, 2024Elliot Page Celebrates His "Parallel Journey" with 'The Umbrella Academy'
Beverly Glenn-Copeland's gorgeous lyrics — "This world has many ends and beginnings / A cycle ends, will something remain?" — opens Elliot
Rachel Ho•Aug 14, 2024Five Noteworthy Facts You Might Not Know About 'The Crow'
In Alex Proyas's 1994 cult classic 'The Crow,' we saw a love so pure as to shatter the laws of mortality and morality. As we watched Brandon
Alisha Mughal•Aug 13, 2024k-os Celebrates the "Eureka Moment" of 'Joyful Rebellion' as Sophomore LP Turns 20
k-os's second album was never supposed to happen. Despite having had some early success, Kevin Brereton named his 2002 debut album Exit, an
Alex Hudson•Aug 13, 2024Exclaim! Comics: Halloween Comes Very Early This Year
Anyone up for a little trick or treating? No? Too early still? Suit yourself! As we enter the dog days of summer, we're practicing proper
Exclaim! Staff•Aug 12, 2024This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: August 9, 2024
A cautionary tale, could've been an email, a low T male, a pole vaulter's impressive fail, and much more from this week in funny tweets
Vish Khanna•Aug 9, 2024Energy Slime Embrace Musical and Personal Transformation
On the song "Negative Attention" from 'Planet Perfect' the wonderfully danceable full-length debut by Vancouver's Energy Slime, Jay Arner
Vish Khanna•Aug 9, 2024Dave Matthews Band's 15 Best Songs Ranked
A few years ago, Dave Matthews Band had a moment where they very nearly became cool. Their song "Crash into Me" was prominently featured in
Alex Hudson•Aug 8, 2024beabadoobee’s Music Remains an Insular World, Even as She Finds Fame: "I Was About to Shit Myself Every Second on Stage"
When beabadoobee hit the road as one of the opening acts on Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, she figured she would get over her initial stage
Adam Davidson•Aug 7, 2024Inside the Cult of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard
In 2019, it felt weird to see King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard two nights in a row. Living in Ottawa at the time, travelling to Toronto
Isabel Glasgow •Aug 6, 2024This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: August 2, 2024
Call them weird, they're no longer feared, Trump is jeered, JD is couch smeared, and much more from this week in funny tweets. July 26 it'
Vish Khanna•Aug 2, 2024Fcukers Accidentally Become a Hype Band, Despite Being "Jaded with the Music Industry"
"We're not going to be a press band," Fcukers bassist-keyboardist-producer Jackson Walker Lewis tells me over Zoom. The NYC trio of Lewis
Alexa Margorian•Jul 31, 2024This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: July 26, 2024
Biden out, Kamala's no slouch, what Trump's Hannibal Lecter thing's about, JD loves a couch, and much more from this week in funny tweets
Vish Khanna•Jul 26, 2024Five Unique Must-See Experiences at BC's Between the Peaks Festival 2024
A quick quiz: do you love live music? What about being active in the great outdoors? What about great food, drink and family-friendly fun?
Exclaim! Staff•Jul 25, 20248 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in July 2024
It may be' BRAT' Summer (and rapidly becoming coconut summer), but that doesn't mean you don't have time for Canada's up-and-coming musical
Exclaim! Staff•Jul 24, 2024The Organ Recall the "Precarious Situation" of 'Grab That Gun' While Celebrating 20th-Anniversary Reissue
Even devoted fans of the Organ might not have noticed that the eerie aughts post-punks had reissued their first and only full-length
Alex Hudson•Jul 23, 2024"Weird Al" Yankovic Returns with a Decade's Worth of Polka Parodies — but Sadly No SZA
The last time "Weird Al" Yankovic released an album, the year was 2014 and his 14th full-length, Mandatory Fun, went on to be his most
Vish Khanna•Jul 19, 2024This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: July 19, 2024
Keshk Cafe, only good news today, Richard Simmons on 'Whose Line Is It Anyway,' keeping blanket theft at bay, and much more from this week
Vish Khanna•Jul 19, 2024Jane's Addiction's 10 Greatest Songs Ranked
The common understanding of music historians is that, in 1991, grunge torpedoed hair metal and, practically overnight, became the dominant
Alex Hudson•Jul 17, 2024Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in July 2024
It's summer, summer, summertime, so as DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince told us so many years ago: it's time to sit back and unwind. And
Rachel Ho•Jul 16, 2024This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: July 12, 2024
An 'Arrested Development' joke, mainstream media is broke, the definition of woke, a big-headed bloke, and much more from this week in
Vish Khanna•Jul 12, 2024Five Must-See Acts at Manitoba's Real Love Summer Fest 2024
Manitoba's annual Real Love Summer Fest is back for another lovestruck summer, and they're bringing some heavy hitters along for the ride
Exclaim! Staff•Jul 11, 2024Charli XCX's Albums Ranked from Worst to Best
It's officially 'BRAT' summer, which means it's time to start bumpin' that (interpret however you like), get jealous, act confident
Kaelen Bell and Alex Hudson•Jul 8, 2024This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: July 5, 2024
What's the second hand for, Guillermo del Toro tweets at Toronto's mayor, there is no law anymore, I heard "morals of an alley cat" before,
Vish Khanna•Jul 5, 2024Five Unique Must-See Experiences at River & Sky Festival 2024
The annual River & Sky Music/Camping Festival is returning to Field, ON, from July 17 to 21 this summer and, although organizers have
Exclaim! Staff•Jul 3, 2024Orville Peck on Loving Dolly, Being Buddies with John Waters and Getting Unmasked by Bebe Rexha
A year ago, Orville Peck announced that he was cancelling his tour dates due to his declining "mental and physical health." Apart from the
Laura Stanley•Jul 2, 2024Toronto's Revue Cinema Tries to Remain a Thriving Community Hub as Landlord Aims to Make It a Private Business
Anyone who has walked down Toronto's Roncesvalles Avenue has likely seen long lines outside of the Revue Cinema — a 112-year-old thriving
Alex Hudson•Jun 28, 2024How to Survive in the 'A Quiet Place' Universe
Six years ago, John Krasinski introduced us to a creative apocalyptic nightmare: a world where aliens preyed upon humans by hunting us down
Rachel Ho•Jun 28, 2024This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: June 28, 2024
Learn About Beef, pizza thief, a code switch beyond belief, Joe gets grief, and much more from this week in funny tweets
Vish Khanna•Jun 28, 2024Nathaniel Rateliff Finds the Secret Chord to Vulnerability
"There are a lot of different ways to write songs, but the thing I love about Leonard Cohen's work is his vulnerability and honesty. His hu
Dylan Barnabe•Jun 26, 2024Laufey Relishes Her Role as Jazz Ambassador
As a child, Laufey always assumed that, if she ever decided to pursue music professionally, she'd play cello in an orchestra. Growing up in
Jordan Currie•Jun 25, 2024This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: June 21, 2024
Dot fuck 'em up, the music truck, sorry, what? what a lyric, huh Chuck? and much more from this week in funny tweets
Vish Khanna•Jun 21, 2024Five Must-See Acts at the Vancouver Folk Music Festival 2024
Surely one of the world's most gorgeously situated music festivals in a major city, the Vancouver Folk Music Festival is back for its 47th
Exclaim! Staff•Jun 20, 2024Kittie Return to Set the Record Straight: "Fuck You, We Were Right"
"We're burning shit!" laughs Kittie vocalist and guitarist Morgan Lander, before adding, "Sorry — I guess I'm in a mood today." The retort
Manus Hopkins•Jun 20, 2024Nick Thorburn Picks His Five Best Songs, Including Islands and the Unicorns
When Nick Thorburn was 23, he worried that his best days were behind him. His beloved first band the Unicorns had just broken up in 2004
Alex Hudson•Jun 19, 2024Corridor Push Through Self-Doubt and Sonic Chaos to Take a Massive Leap Forward
Corridor have bad news for neurotic musicians plagued with self-doubt: despite what one might expect, pre-release jitters don't get any bet
Matthew Teklemariam•Jun 18, 2024Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in June 2024
The days are long, the weather is having an identity crisis — it's June, baby. As summer blockbusters make their way to theatres, streaming
Rachel Ho•Jun 17, 2024Five Must-See Acts at Ontario's Highlands Music Festival 2024
Highlands Music Festival is a four-day camping festival that offers a slightly different format from the typical folk festival. The event
Exclaim! Staff•Jun 15, 2024'The Boys' Are "Fucking Bringing It" and Embracing Discomfort in Season 4
'The Boys' has long occupied a space that no other show could fill: a weird, unpredictable story about superheroes who aren't necessarily
Marriska Fernandes•Jun 14, 2024Five Must-See Acts at Yellowknife's Folk on the Rocks 2024
There is a light that never goes out — and it's the midnight sun, shining bright on Yellowknife's glorious summer celebration. Folk on the
Exclaim! Staff•Jun 14, 2024This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: June 14, 2024
Finally posting this, neck tightness, paper in chocolate kisses, I hate the way that you dress, and much more from this week in funny
Vish Khanna•Jun 14, 2024As Tokyo Police Club Take One Last Victory Lap, They Get to Be Their Own Band’s Biggest Fans
On January 23 of this year, Tokyo Police Club announced that they were breaking up — news that was met with both nostalgia and a renewed
Marko Djurdjić•Jun 14, 2024Ontario Author Hannah Mary McKinnon on How the Beaches Inspired Rock Band Whodunnit 'Only One Survives'
The Beaches are everywhere these days — winning at the JUNOS, playing festivals across the country, and on the cover of Exclaim!'s Summer
Alex Hudson•Jun 14, 20248 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in June 2024
It's gettin' hot! It's gettin' rainy! It's gettin' combination hot 'n' rainy! Summer is for real here, and you're gonna need some new tunes
Exclaim! Staff•Jun 13, 2024Alexandra Stréliski Is the Underdog of 2024's Festival Headliners: "A Sea of Men and Just Me Playing the Piano"
With its grand halls and elite academies, classical music is often thought of as the music of the establishment. But to hear Alexandra
Ian Gormely•Jun 12, 2024