Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Aqyila, Ducks Ltd. Cadence Weapon, the OBGMs
Before you drop the bass and the spinach-artichoke dip for the Super Bowl on Sunday (February 11), you have plenty of pregaming to do
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Jakalope's Chrystal Oudijk Returns with Debut Solo Single as OUDi
In the years since 2000s Canadian industrial-pop project Jakalope's inactivity, former frontwoman Chrystal Oudijk has kept busy — between
Allie Gregory•Feb 9, 2024Former Nickelodeon Child Stars Tell of Toxic Environment in 'Quiet on Set' Trailer
The docuseries digs into the alleged "insidious environment rife with allegations of abuse, sexism, racism, and inappropriate dynamics"
Calum Slingerland•Feb 8, 2024Plants and Animals Spinoff Unessential Oils Shares Debut Single "Distrust the Magician"
Warren Spicer, singer-guitarist of Montreal's Plants and Animals, has launched a solo project with a new single. Unessential Oils' debut
Alex Hudson•Feb 7, 2024Listen to Bells Larsen Cover Rostam's "Bike Dream"
It's been a big week of Vampire Weekend-adjacent news — we're still trying to figure out what OGWAU means — so it's only right that Bells
Ben Okazawa•Feb 7, 2024Dan Mangan Delivers Cozy Cover of the Lumineers' "Sleep on the Floor"
Infamous Dave Grohl rejecter Dan Mangan is continuing to tour behind his sixth album, last year's JUNO-nominated and Polaris Prize
Megan LaPierre•Feb 6, 2024Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Backxwash, BADBADNOTGOOD, Rochelle Jordan, Jonita Gandhi
Between TikTok vs. Universal, unsavoury rap beef and people trauma-dumping on Elmo, it has certainly been a week. It's also a new month
Exclaim! Staff•Feb 2, 2024Billy Joel Releases First New Song in 17 Years, "Turn the Lights Back On"
Okay, Mr. Piano Man — it's time for a new one. Nobody said this, probably, but it really has been a long time since Billy Joel's last pop
Megan LaPierre•Feb 1, 2024Bicep Launch New CHROMA Project, Label with Debut Single "CHROMA 001 HELIUM"
Massive UK dance duo Bicep have announced the launch of a new project called CHROMA, which they've previewed today with the aptly titled
Megan LaPierre•Jan 31, 2024Listen to TEKE::TEKE Cover "Bankrobber" by the Clash
Robbie Robertson might not have liked the Clash, but fellow Canadian musicians TEKE::TEKE beg to differ. The Montreal-based psych rock
Ben Okazawa•Jan 29, 2024Dev Patel Gets Revenge in the 'Monkey Man' Trailer
Dev Patel is due to make his directorial debut with Monkey Man, and at long last, the action thriller film now has a first trailer
Calum Slingerland•Jan 26, 2024First Super Bowl DJ Tiësto Produces Heidi Klum Cover of Corey Hart's "Sunglasses at Night"
Nobody really knows why most things happen. They just simply do. We can try to make our own meaning out of these events, but ultimately, we
Megan LaPierre•Jan 26, 2024Ben Shapiro Makes Rap Debut on Worst Song Ever
Bullyable blowhard Ben Shapiro famously once claimed that “rap is not music,” but evidently that’s not the case when white people do it
Alex Hudson•Jan 26, 2024Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Carly Rae Jepsen, Cam Kahin, Kiesza, Zach Zoya
We've nearly made it through the endless month that is January. Whether you've been challenging yourself to keep things dry or get after so
Exclaim! Staff•Jan 26, 2024Watch Michael Cera Walk Out on Awkward Bobbi Althoff Interview
Whoever decided to get Michael Cera and Bobbi Althoff in a room together is an evil genius and should probably be locked away
Ben Okazawa•Jan 26, 2024Ice Spice Rips New Single "Think U the Shit (Fart)"
Everybody hold your breath: Ice Spice has crop-dusted fans with a new single, "Think U the Shit (Fart)."
Alex Hudson•Jan 26, 2024Spencer Burton Lets the 'North Wind' Blow on New Album
Written up in the north woods, Spencer Burton’s aptly titled North Wind (out now on Dine Alone Records)is a solitary and sparse record that
Kaelen Bell•Jan 26, 2024Toronto's Pee Pee Poo Poo Man Is Getting His Own Movie
In 2019, Toronto found itself in a shitty situation when a man travelled to university campuses across the city and dumped buckets of
Sydney Brasil•Jan 25, 2024Braids' Taylor Bonner Smith Invites You to Sink Into 'Bog'
Taylor Bonner Smith — best known as a member of Montreal electropop trio Braids — has released a new solo EP of ambient music
Megan LaPierre•Jan 23, 2024Chastity Returns with New Single "Nightmare"
Chastity — the emo project led by Whitby, ON's Brandon Williams — is back with another standalone single called "Nightmare." An outtake from
Megan LaPierre•Jan 23, 2024Here's the Trailer for 'Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent'
As promised, Law & Order is coming to Toronto — and now the trailer for Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent has arrived in anticipation of
Alex Hudson•Jan 19, 2024Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: LOONY, Hot Garbage, Soran, the Golden Age of Wrestling
It may only be the third Friday in the marathon that is the month of January, but it officially feels like the Canadian music industry is b
Exclaim! Staff•Jan 19, 2024Kygo and Ava Max's "Whatever" Is Truly Whatever
Just when we forgot about tropical house's hold on Top 40 10 years ago, it's come back to haunt us. Don't let this subgenre's name fool you
Sydney Brasil•Jan 19, 2024Watch the First Trailer for Vince Staples' New Netflix Series
Nearly three years after Vince Staples first teased a Netflix series of his own, he's now shared a preliminary look at The Vince Staples Sh
Calum Slingerland•Jan 17, 2024Ariana Grande Enters the House-Pop Race with "yes, and?"
Ariana Grande has finally made her long-awaited return to music, briefly setting aside the makeup and movie sets for a big, muscular house
Kaelen Bell•Jan 12, 2024Lil Nas X Gets Biblical (Again) in New "J CHRIST" Video
If there's one thing Lil Nas X loves, it's CGI-heavy Christian imagery. And, as the old saying goes, if it ain't broke don't fix it — the n
Kaelen Bell•Jan 12, 2024Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Daniel Romano's Outfit, KALLITECHNIS, PACKS, EKKSTACY
We're nearly halfway into January now — and that's quite an accomplishment, especially considering that December is like if the Sunday Scar
Exclaim! Staff•Jan 12, 2024The Black Keys Are Begging for a Commercial Sync with New Single "Beautiful People (Stay High)"
The Black Keys are back with a new jingle written for Tide's Simply All in One laundry detergent — oh, sorry, it's actually the lead single
Kaelen Bell•Jan 12, 2024Pusha T Retires from Rap Beef to Rap About Retirement Planning for Financial Services Organization
We haven't heard much from Pusha T since he released one of the best albums of 2022 with It's Almost Dry — aside from the rapper's Valentin
Megan LaPierre•Jan 12, 2024Jennifer Lopez's "Can't Get Enough" Is Kidding Itself
Jennifer Lopez and I share exactly one thing in common: we have the same birthday. And as a fellow Leo, I am more than qualified to say her
Sydney Brasil•Jan 12, 2024TOPS' Jane Penny Teases Solo Debut
Jane Penny – the lead singer (and oftentimes face) of Montreal synthpop greats TOPS — has teased her solo debut, posting a cryptic teaser v
Megan LaPierre•Jan 12, 2024The First Teaser Trailer for Amy Winehouse Biopic 'Back to Black' Is Here
It feels like there's been talk of an Amy Winehouse biopic for eons. Following the legend's death in 2011, Asif Kapadia's 2015 documentary
Megan LaPierre•Jan 11, 2024Superchunk Announce New 7-inch Single "Everybody Dies" b/w "As in a Blender"
Indie rock stalwarts Superchunk have announced a brand-new limited-edition 7-inch single, "Everybody Dies" b/w "As in a Blender." The 7-in
Megan LaPierre•Jan 11, 2024Watch a Trailer for Career-Spanning Mogwai Doc 'If the Stars Had a Sound'
A new Mogwai documentary will premiere at SXSW this March, and the feature on the acclaimed Scottish post-rockers now has a trailer. Filme
Calum Slingerland•Jan 11, 2024Watch the Trailer for the Final Season of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'
"Don't be mad he's leaving, be mad he stayed so long." This is the unsurprising tagline of choice for Season 12 of Larry David's Curb Your
Megan LaPierre•Jan 11, 2024Old Man Luedecke Shares Bahamas-Featuring "My Status Is the Baddest," His First New Music Since 2019
It's been a hot minute since we've heard from Old Man Luedecke, and it turns out that time's been spent on a scallop boat and in the studio
Kaelen Bell•Jan 10, 2024Four Tet Previews New Album with "Loved"
The ever-prolific Four Tet technically hasn't released a solo album since 2020, when he dropped Sixteen Oceans, followed swiftly by the sur
Megan LaPierre•Jan 10, 2024Watch the Beaches Cover the Cure's "Boys Don't Cry"
The Beaches were everywhere in 2023. Even before the release of their first independent record, Blame My Ex, the Toronto quartet had found
Megan LaPierre•Jan 10, 2024Watch Arkells and Former Toronto Raptors Coach Nick Nurse Cover Fleetwood Mac
Hamilton pop-rockers Arkells had a long-noted jamming history with Nick Nurse during his tenure as head coach of the Toronto Raptors, and n
Ben Okazawa•Jan 10, 2024Echoes Of..., Naja P and Maazes Call to "Shine Your Light" on New Single
The debut album from Echoes Of… — the project led by Jerry Cans vocalist-guitarist and Aakuluk Music co-founder Andrew Morrison — arrives l
Calum Slingerland•Jan 9, 2024Jamie xx Has a New Single and "It's So Good"
After Romy gave an update on the new xx album last week, excitement about the trio's imminent return is high — but that doesn't mean their
Megan LaPierre•Jan 9, 2024The Smile Unveil New Track "Friend of a Friend"
Wall of Eyes — the second album from the Smile — is set to arrive January 26. Until then, the band is tiding us over with the very Radiohea
Sydney Brasil•Jan 9, 2024New "We Are the World" Documentary Goes Behind the Scenes of 'The Greatest Night in Pop'
A new documentary from Netflix about the making of the 1985 charity single "We Are the World" has received its first trailer. Arriving on
Calum Slingerland•Jan 9, 2024Check Out Richard Reed Parry and Little Scream's Song "Live That Way Forever," from 'The Iron Claw'
As reported back in the fall, Richard Reed Parry provided the score for the Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White and Harris Dickinson-starring The
Kaelen Bell•Jan 8, 2024Donald Glover and Caleb McLaughlin Dramatize 21 Savage's 'American Dream' in New Film
21 Savage, Donald Glover and Stranger Things star Caleb McLaughlin have teamed up for a new film about the Atlanta artist's life and 2019 a
Calum Slingerland•Jan 8, 2024Hear the Week's Best New Canadian Music: Zeina, Ducks Ltd., Abby Sage, TOBi
Along with the inevitability of a new year, there's also, mercifully, the inevitability of new music. Even if it just begins with a slow tr
Exclaim! Staff•Jan 5, 2024Said the Whale's Spencer Schoening Shares New Solo EP 'Weigh the Windblows'
We're already well aware that West Coast indie mainstays Said the Whale are folks of many talents. (I mean, just look at co-frontperson Ben
Megan LaPierre•Jan 4, 2024Watch the Trailer for the New June Carter Cash Documentary from Paramount+
A new documentary highlighting the life and career of June Carter Cash is among this month's new arrivals on Paramount+, and you can now wa
Megan LaPierre•Jan 3, 2024Hear Exclaim!'s Favourite Canadian Music of 2023
Another year of great music has come and gone. In a world inundated with content, it's still such a magical thing when something someone ma
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 29, 2023Aphex Twin Has Been Remade with N64 Sounds
Radiohead recently got the N64 treatment thanks to some covers albums by producer on4word, who recreated the band's works using sounds from
Alex Hudson•Dec 28, 2023