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When I arrive at the Toronto Maple Leafs practice facility in Toronto, the rink is empty. When I'd visited in the past, a sea of players in
Alexa Margorian•Feb 11, 2025Toronto's Can't-Miss Concerts This Week: February 10–16
The Grammy Awards to Superbowl Sunday to Valentine's Weekend is a hell of a run in terms of things we're meant to feel like we should get
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My name is Drake and I'm here to say, our weekly roundup of music memes is back in a major way. This week, we've got a tattoo of all our fa
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As Dream Theater celebrate their 40th anniversary, the storied prog metal band have come full-circle: their 16th studio album, this year's
Alex Hudson•Feb 5, 2025From Floods to Fires, Spiritbox Brave the Storm
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Manus Hopkins•Feb 4, 2025Montreal's 7 Can't-Miss Concerts in February 2025
Despite being the shortest month of the year, February has no shortage of live music offerings. From Canadian singer-songwriters to solo
Karlie Rogers•Feb 3, 2025Vancouver's 10 Can't-Miss Concerts in February 2025
Let's all make an effort to squeeze as many concerts as possible into the shortest month of the year! This February packs a punch in a small
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Ah, February — the short king of months. It's a welcome change after dragging ourselves through the 90-some days of January, and the concert
Exclaim! Staff•Feb 3, 2025Wait, Are the Grammys Good Now?
Last night (February 2), the Weeknd showed up at the Grammy Awards to perform "Cry for Me" and "Timeless" from his newly released album
Alex Hudson•Feb 3, 2025Can Toronto Break the Concert Curse in 2025?
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One of the most uniquely located film festivals in the country, Available Light Film Festival (ALFF), is back for its 23rd edition from
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Alex Hudson•Jan 31, 2025Jack Quaid Didn't "Want to Be a Moustache Twirling Villain" in 'Companion'
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Alexander Mooney•Jan 30, 2025His Bum Is on the Mule: Tom Green Was "Sort of Unhappy with How Things Had Gone"
The more Tom Green changes, the more he stays the same. In 2021, Green pulled up stakes in Los Angeles and moved to the Ottawa Valley. He
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As they (Nelly Furtado, first and foremost) say, all good things must come to an end. Our Class of 2025 concert series, proudly supported by
Megan LaPierre•Jan 28, 2025Neko Case Ranks Her 5 Best Songs
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Alex Hudson•Jan 28, 2025The Work of Our Memes Is Mysterious and Important: January 24, 2025
Here on the severed floor of Exclaim!, our work is mysterious and important — much like the surprising resemblance between Lil Wayne and
Exclaim! Staff•Jan 24, 2025John Magaro Didn't Want 'September 5' to "Be Hollywood"
In the early morning of September 6, 1972, the ABC Sports broadcast control room in Munich, West Germany went quiet. Led by a young Geoffrey
Rachel Ho•Jan 23, 2025Drake Still Doesn't Understand Why He Lost to Kendrick Lamar
During last year's infamous rap feud, Drake and Kendrick Lamar kept searching for a smoking gun. In "meet the grahams," Lamar alleged that
Alex Hudson•Jan 22, 2025Jo Passed Returns from Burnout to Rediscover "Pure Connection to Songwriting"
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Alex Hudson•Jan 22, 2025Meet Exclaim!'s Class of 2025: 9Million, Clothesline from Hell, mishi, Pillea
Just like TikTok in the US after that so-called ban, we're back already! There's no weird propaganda to be had here; just stellar local live
Megan LaPierre•Jan 21, 2025Bob Dylan's 'Blood on the Tracks' Turns 50: Its Songs Ranked from Worst to Best
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Alex Hudson•Jan 20, 2025Canadian Artists Reflect on How US Border Relations Could Impact the Touring Industry
At the outset of yet another Trump presidency, and after months of the politician's inflammatory anti-Canuck rhetoric, Densil
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Exclaim! Staff•Jan 17, 2025Wave Goodbye to TikTok with This Week's Funniest Music Memes and Shitposts: January 17, 2025
Well, TikTok — it's been real, it's been fun, but it hasn't been real fan. With the social media platform running out of road and a US ban
Exclaim! Staff•Jan 17, 2025Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in January 2025
We'll heed Larry David's statute of limitation over New Year greetings and not hope everyone's had a good start to the year 2025. Instead
Rachel Ho•Jan 16, 2025Can 'Daredevil: Born Again' Bring About the Second Coming of the MCU?
The downfall of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been well-documented, as the film franchise went from making widely loved smash hits to
Alex Hudson•Jan 15, 2025'Dune,' Taylor Swift and the Cure Rule Exclaim!'s 2024 Readers Poll
Now that we've thoroughly ranked and dissected all of the highlights from 2024, it's time for you to have your say! Throughout December and
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Have you recovered from last weekend's awe-inspiring display of live offerings from the likes of Tara Kannangara, Your Grandad, Shunk and
Megan LaPierre•Jan 14, 2025Canadian Guitarists Reveal the Pedals That Take Their Tone to the Next Level
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Self-doubt and anxiety aggressively permeate 'Better Man,' layering the stardom Robbie Williams found as a member of Take That with
Rachel Ho•Jan 13, 2025RaMell Ross Seeks "a Sort of Realism" in 'Nickel Boys' and Its POV Perspective of the South
Midway through a conversation with director and writer RaMell Ross, he recommends Scott L. Matthews's book
Rachel Ho•Jan 10, 2025Take the Gay Test with This Week's Funny Memes and Shitposts: January 10, 2025
Alright, so what do we think about that Japanese Breakfast album title? In addition to bravely standing up to voice our opinion, this week's
Exclaim! Staff•Jan 10, 2025Franz Ferdinand Chase Their Own "Holy Grail" of Pop
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New year, new music, and new concerts! As our concert checklists have been set back to zero, Montreal is here with all of your live music
Exclaim! Staff•Jan 8, 2025'Young Werther' Celebrates 2000s Toronto Through a "Haze of Nostalgia"
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Rachel Ho•Jan 8, 2025'North of North' Is Celebrating Inuk Joy, as Its Creators Take Control of Their Own Stories
In discussing the steps forward Indigenous cinema has taken in Canada in recent years, Inuk actor Anna Lambe states her desire for "soverei
Rachel Ho•Jan 7, 2025Vancouver's Most Anticipated Concerts of 2025
Looking ahead to year head of us, Vancouver's concert calendar includes victory laps from some of 2024's biggest breakthrough acts, , as we
Exclaim! Staff•Jan 7, 2025Meet Exclaim!'s Class of 2025: Tara Kannangara, Your Grandad, Blush, Shunk
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It's not to say 2024 was a bad year for Hollywood, but with the after effects of the pandemic still at play and the delays caused by the
Rachel Ho and Alex Hudson•Jan 7, 2025Toronto's Most Anticipated Concerts of 2025
It was once half the world away, but 2025 is officially here now — and some might say that, despite being Eras Tour-less, it's going to be
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It's been said every year since we hit 2020, but 2025 truly feels like maybe we're not meant to be here. Twenty twenty five? That's
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New year, new memes! To kick off 2025, we're circling back to share these funny posts about dating in your local music scene, justice for
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