8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in December 2023
It's officially time to big farewell to 2023, a year that took as much as it gave. Lighting up the darkness of this sometimes hard-to-navig
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Christmas Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in December 2023
It's the most wonderful time of the year! We've officially landed in "Let's circle back in the new year" email territory, and, now more tha
Rachel Ho•Dec 15, 2023This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: December 15, 2023
"What the hell," Folgers incest commercial, TOP 5 WORST MEDIEVAL, Doug Ford wants beer wherever possible, and much more from this week in f
Vish Khanna•Dec 15, 2023Exclaim!'s 25 Worst Album Covers of 2023
Few things can compare to the beauty of holding a gorgeous LP in your hands. Whether it's an exquisitely detailed piece of art like Bitches
Alex Hudson , Kaelen Bell and Megan LaPierre•Dec 14, 2023Hand Drawn Dracula's Founder on "How to Run a Label Without Losing My Shirt"
Before there was the label, there was the aesthetic. James Mejia, Toronto indie label Hand Drawn Dracula's founder, was a graphic deisnger,
Alex Hudson•Dec 13, 2023Exclaim! Comics: Chromeo vs. Daft Punk and Batman vs. Toilet Paper
Happy holidays! This year, all I want for Christmas is, uh, toilet paper? On the latest edition of the Exclaim! comics page, we've got batm
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 13, 2023The 10 Best Films You Didn't See in 2023
Canadian films feature prominently in this year's collection of hidden gems, with striking new voices and visually rich filmmakers making t
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 12, 2023Exclaim!'s 15 Best EPs of 2023
People have been predicting the death of the album for years, suggesting that the short attention spans of both listeners and algorithms wi
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 11, 2023Exclaim!'s 10 Most Disappointing Films of 2023
Expectation and hype can be a real killer of joy — something that's particularly true when it comes to film. Whether it's Adam Driver fight
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 8, 2023Exclaim! Holiday Gift Guide: The Best Canadian Craft Beer of 2023
Cheers to the holidays! This year, drink a cup of kindness yet and raise a glass of Canadian craft beer with your loved ones. Here are some
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 8, 2023This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: December 8, 2023
Best Albums of 2023, nothing to see, so you agree, his face should be printed on our money, and much more from this week in funny tweets.
Vish Khanna•Dec 8, 202328 Great Canadian Albums You Might Have Missed in 2023
Canada has long been known for producing a surprising number of crossover successes for a country with a relatively small population. In 20
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 7, 2023Exclaim! Holiday Gift Guide: The Best Film and TV Presents of 2023
Sure, we all enjoy marathon viewings of trash TV on streaming services — but for the true cinephile, nothing beats a great film on Blu-ray
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 7, 2023Canadian Artists Name Their Favourite Albums of 2023
Here at Exclaim!, we've already had our say about the best albums of 2023 — but what do the artists themselves think? We reached out to so
Alex Hudson•Dec 6, 2023Exclaim! Holiday Gift Guide: The Best Music Gear and Audio Equipment of 2023
It's now easier than ever to turn your bedroom into a state-of-the-art studio: affordable microphones mean that hi-fi audio is just a click
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 6, 2023Exclaim!'s 10 Best TV Series of 2023
Every few weeks, it feels like a new series sets the internet ablaze and becomes must-see television (or more accurately, must-see streamin
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 5, 2023Exclaim! Holiday Gift Guide: The Best Vinyl and Box Sets of 2023
It's the gift that's sure to please the music obsessive on your holiday list: a new record. From deluxe version of recent favourites to exp
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 5, 2023Exclaim!'s 20 Best Films of 2023
Without a doubt, the cinematic highlight of the year was Barbenheimer. Sure, it's a silly internet portmanteau, but what it produced should
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 4, 2023Exclaim! Holiday Gift Guide: The Best Music Merch and Books of 2023
Everyone has a music lover on their holiday list — but what to do if they already own a copy their favourite band's albums? Rather than try
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 4, 2023Exclaim!'s 25 Best Songs of 2023
In recent years, the music industry has become increasingly dominated by solo artists rather than bands — but, looking back at the best son
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 1, 2023This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: December 1, 2023
Cool lizard you have to stop, Trump's mugshot flopped, a Herzog email's hard to top, shady price chops, and much more from this week in fun
Vish Khanna•Dec 1, 2023Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2023
This was the year of the long-awaited payoff. After long stretches of toil and creative refinement, 2023 saw the dam break for a handful of
Exclaim! Staff•Nov 30, 2023Danny Brown Breaks the Cycle: "It Was a Matter of Life and Death"
By his own admission, Danny Brown is not a birthday person, and prefers to treat his special day like any other. "I act like I don't exist,
Calum Slingerland•Nov 28, 2023This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: November 24, 2023
Parallel lines, trading minds, Elon Musk invents headlines, parking spot finds, and much more from this week in funny tweets. November 17
Vish Khanna•Nov 24, 2023'Scott Pilgrim' Returns to a "Cool Cartoon Version of Toronto" That Maybe Never Existed
Bryan Lee O'Malley, creator of the wildly popular and acclaimed Scott Pilgrim comic book series, arrived in Toronto the day before his pres
Rachel Ho•Nov 23, 2023'Saltburn' Director Emerald Fennell Goes from Promising Young Director to Uncompromising Auteur
"You can't bullshit her," Barry Keoghan says over Zoom from a Saltburn-esque looking set in Los Angeles. "She's all-knowing," agrees Jaco
Rachel Ho•Nov 21, 2023Sade's Best 15 Songs Ranked
Few artists have managed to achieve stardom with a single name: Prince, Madonna, Adele, Cher, Bono. And then there is the original smooth o
Dylan Barnabe•Nov 17, 2023This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: November 17, 2023
Going to all of garden, an old letter by Bin Laden, cooking James Harden, BC has no federal tax for carbon, and much more from this week in
Vish Khanna•Nov 17, 20238 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in November 2023
Winter's nearly got her claws in us, but there's still enough sunshine and blue sky to lift your spirits ever so slightly. November's New F
Exclaim! Staff•Nov 16, 2023Trans-Canada Highwaymen Channel the Spirit — but Not the Sound — of Classic AM Pop
They're not Johnny, Kris, Waylon and Willie, who formed the iconic supergroup known as the Highwaymen — but the Trans-Canada Highwaymen are
Daniel Sylvester•Nov 16, 2023Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in November 2023
So far this autumn, we've been treated to some exceptional content in the theatres and on our streaming services. Some hits and misses from
Rachel Ho•Nov 15, 2023This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: November 10, 2023
"Mid," a daughter's width, people start having kids, the "bad news" you're calling with, and much more from this week in funny tweets. Nov
Vish Khanna•Nov 10, 2023A Tribe Called Quest's 20 Best Songs Ranked
For a wide spectrum of musical movements that fall within the lanes of jazz-infused hip-hop, Afrobeats, and, really, anything you cut from
Riley Wallace•Nov 9, 2023Finn Wolfhard Preserves the Aubreys as His DIY "Breeding Ground for Creativity"
Right now, Finn Wolfhard should be preoccupied with Stranger Things, the fifth and final season of which was supposed to film this year. Wh
Alex Hudson•Nov 8, 2023Fucked Up Celebrate Their "Weirdest, Most Difficult" Music as 'The Chemistry of Common Life' Turns 15
It starts with a woodland flute solo and ends with a seven-minute finale that reprises the riff of that first song. Certainly, 2008's The C
Alex Hudson•Nov 7, 2023Wu-Tang Clan's 25 Greatest Albums and Side-Projects Ranked
Wu-Tang Clan's game-changing debut, 1993's Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), celebrates its 30th anniversary on November 9. Taking place dur
Wesley McLean•Nov 6, 2023ML Buch Made a Masterpiece of "Drifty Music" — Now She's Figuring Out What It Means
"People are sending me pictures of the ocean," ML Buch says, calling Exclaim! over Zoom from her home in Copenhagen. "They've gone out into
Kaelen Bell•Nov 3, 2023This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: November 3, 2023
Tony Hawk's Larry David Halloween fit, a spot-on bit, a community note favourite, I have to just sit here in it, and much more from this we
Vish Khanna•Nov 3, 2023Keys N Krates Are Here to Subvert Tropes
Go ahead and try to Shazam that special song at the next Keys N Krates show — you might not find it. That's because restraint is part of th
Kyle Mullin•Nov 2, 2023Half Moon Run Rank Their 5 Best Songs
Incomplete to-do lists and cobweb-dusted abandoned projects can haunt many of us into complacency, but Half Moon Run find it inspiring to w
Megan LaPierre•Nov 1, 2023Outkast Albums Ranked by Greatness
A year marking the 50th anniversary of hip-hop is doubly commemorative for two of the genre's finest in Outkast, who are celebrating annive
Calum Slingerland•Oct 31, 2023Five Noteworthy Facts You Might Not Know About Priscilla Presley
Premiering November 3, Sofia Coppola's latest film, 'Priscilla' — an adaptation of Priscilla Beaulieu Presley's's 1985 memoir 'Elvis and Me'
Rachel Ho•Oct 30, 2023This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: October 27, 2023
I call it politricks, "Like a Rolling Stone" kicks, a Good Fortune Burger fix, unsure if dril's story sticks, and much more from this week
Vish Khanna•Oct 27, 2023'Pussy Whipped' Turns 30, but Bikini Kill's Righteous Rage Stays Young
By the time Bikini Kill — shit-stirrers, heart-shatterers, truth tellers and original riot grrrls — released their debut full-length album
Asha Swann•Oct 26, 2023Every Song on 'The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill' Ranked
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill is one of the greatest albums of its era. Blazing onto the charts upon its release on August 25, 1998, it r
Veracia Ankrah•Oct 25, 2023King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Reflect on Their Anxious Energy: "That's Where the Magic Is"
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard are taking what counts for them as a break. After two European tours, a series of residencies in US cities
Isabel Glasgow •Oct 24, 2023Tomb Mold Experience a "Grand Rebirth of Self"
After releasing three crushing, influential, and critically acclaimed full-lengths in as many years — 2017's Primordial Malignity, 2018's i
Marko Djurdjić•Oct 20, 2023This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: October 20, 2023
You're my only hope, Francesca Scorsese helps cinephiles cope, eating new foods is dope, Jim Jordan's told nope, and much more from this we
Vish Khanna•Oct 20, 2023Exclaim! Comics: What Could Be Spookier Than Condo Developers?
Spooky season is here, and it's brought with it the scariest thing imaginable for Canadian city-dwellers: condo development! Elsewhere on
Exclaim! Staff•Oct 19, 20238 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in October 2023
Spooky season is upon us, and the ghouls and goblins are making their way to this side of the veil. Yes, you can celebrate their arrival wi
Exclaim! Staff•Oct 18, 2023