8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in July 2024
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The 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
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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, 2024Five Unique Must-See Experiences at Up Here Festival 2024
Up Here Urban Art + Music Festival will once again take Sudbury by storm this summer for its 10th annual edition taking place from August
Exclaim! Staff•Jun 11, 2024Exclaim! Comics: A Summer of Moshing, Crowd Surfing and Music Festivals
Summer — it's the perfect time to sit in the park with an iced coffee and read the funny pages. Exclaim! has readers covered with our Summe
Exclaim! Staff•Jun 11, 2024Canadian Musicians Reveal Their Signature Instruments
Musicians' signature instruments line the walls in music shops around the world — with Dave Grohl's recent Epiphone model and Slash's new
Alex Hudson•Jun 10, 2024This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: June 7, 2024
Abe, Chubbs, gator, circle back later, the debate moderator, Pat Sajak in community theatre, and much more from this week in funny tweets.
Vish Khanna•Jun 7, 2024Super Duty Tough Work Are Fighting for Political Change — Even When That Means Calling Out Exclaim!
Super Duty Tough Work don't have beef with this publication. But now that they're re-releasing their latest album, 'Paradigm Shift,' we
Kyle Mullin•Jun 7, 2024A.C. Newman's 'The Slow Wonder' Turns 20: The Understated Masterpiece of the Canadian Indie Boom
In the aughts, the Canadian indie world abounded with maximalist collectives: Broken Social Scene in Toronto, Arcade Fire in Montreal
Alex Hudson•Jun 6, 2024Adil and Bilall Bring Their Own Flavour to 'Bad Boys: Ride or Die': "We Love to Balance Between Hollywood and Independent Movies"
The last four years have been a crash course in navigating the film industry for Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, the Belgian filmmaking duo
Rachel Ho•Jun 5, 2024Five Must-See Acts at Vancouver's Summerlight Festival
Summerlight is the indie music festival run by Vancouver label Light Organ Records (an imprint of 604 Records) — but the day-long event, ta
Exclaim! Staff•Jun 5, 2024Rachel Sennott's Rise in Hollywood Has Come via Canada
Where Timothée Chalamet represents the de facto face of New Hollywood in the dramatic space, the same can be said of Rachel Sennott in the
Rachel Ho•Jun 5, 2024It's the Summer of the Beaches: "We Have Been in Training for This"
"I just started seeing someone new, and when his mom first met me, she was like, 'Don't write a song about my son!'" Jordan Miller winces
Megan LaPierre•Jun 4, 2024Last Gang's Chris Taylor Reflects on Surviving "Napster Winter" as the Label Celebrates 20 Years
In 2003, people weren't optimistic about the future of the music industry. Napster had introduced file-sharing to the masses, and even afte
Alex Hudson•Jun 3, 2024Five Must-Sees Acts at FestiVoix de Trois-Rivières 2024
Running June 27 to July 7, Trois-Rivières' FestiVoix boasts over 100 performances for the festival's 31st-anniversary edition. Taking place
Exclaim! Staff•Jun 2, 2024This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: May 31, 2024
Just sit on me bro, Donald Trump's legal blow, Lego, Aaron Rodgers and Gwyneth Paltrow, and much more from this week in funny tweets
Vish Khanna•May 31, 2024Five Must-See Acts at Bass Coast 2024
Even before Bass Coast relocated from the actual coast of Squamish, BC, to the semi-arid interior of Merritt in 2013, the festival had
Alan Ranta•May 31, 2024Exclaim!'s 25 Best Albums of 2024 So Far
In recent years, the warm glow of poptimism has faded into toxic stan factionalism, as fans wage war on the internet in defence of massive
Exclaim! Staff•May 31, 2024Arooj Aftab: "It's Always Been Really Natural to Just Go Against the Grain and Not Give a Fuck"
Pakistani-American musician Arooj Aftab mirrors my soul when she tells me, with a laugh, that her favourite track off her fifth studio
Alisha Mughal•May 30, 2024Five Must-See Acts at Sled Island 2024
Held annually in downtown Calgary since 2007, Sled Island has long been a Canadian music festival favourite for its eclectic programming, a
Calum Slingerland•May 29, 2024Straight Outta Moose Jaw: Hip-Hop Nostalgia Is Big Business for Small Cities Across Canada
To paraphrase Ice Cube's biggest hit: we gotta say it's a good day. Not just for the South Central L.A. neighbourhood he rapped so famously
Kyle Mullin•May 29, 2024Five Must-See Acts at 2024's Niagara Jazz Festival
Niagara Jazz Festival Presented by TD Ready Commitment is returning for its 11th edition this year, happening June 21 to 29 across the
Exclaim! Staff•May 28, 2024