8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in January 2025
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Wave 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
Exclaim! Staff•Jan 15, 2025Meet Exclaim!'s Class of 2025: World News, Amelia Maxwell, OOZ, Kingdom of Birds
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
Whether it's the Edge's cathedrals of delay or Jimi Hendrix's towering fuzz and wacka-wacka wah, many guitarists are almost as well-known
Alex Hudson•Jan 14, 2025Robbie Williams Explains How 'Better Man' Allowed Him to Release "Another Rock in my Rucksack"
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
"I like art that comes with a freshness; with a perspective that you haven't seen before, but is comprehensible," Alex Kapranos tells
Sydney Brasil•Jan 9, 2025Montreal's Most Anticipated Concerts of 2025
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"
"There's this idea that only films set in New York, Chicago or Paris will play," says Young Werther director José Avelino Gilles Corbett
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
Over the weekend, Exclaim!'s Class of 2025 concert series was off to the races with an unrelenting first show from Accelerant, Gaijin Smash
Megan LaPierre•Jan 7, 2025Exclaim!'s 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2025
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
Exclaim! Staff•Jan 6, 2025Exclaim!'s 28 Most Anticipated Canadian Albums of 2025
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
Exclaim! Staff•Jan 6, 2025Just Circling Back on Exclaim!'s Weekly Roundup of Funny Memes and Shitposts: January 2, 2025
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
Exclaim! Staff•Jan 3, 2025JUNO-Nominated Designer James Mejia Assesses Exclaim!'s Worst LP Covers of 2024, Shares the Secrets of Great Album Art
As well as being the co-founder of Toronto indie institution Hand Drawn Dracula, James Mejia is a graphic designer who has been nominated
Alex Hudson•Jan 3, 2025Meet Exclaim!'s Class of 2025: Accelerant, Gaijin Smash, Chinese Medicine, Palm Sander
It's a new year, it's a new wave — Exclaim!'s Class of 2025 concert series is officially in session! We're about to school you on the local
Megan LaPierre•Jan 2, 2025Nicholas Hoult and Lily-Rose Depp Bring "Very Human" Fears to the Blood-Sucking Monster of 'Nosferatu'
For all the grief critics and cinephiles give to the film industry for constantly remaking and rebooting the same properties over and over
Rachel Ho•Dec 23, 2024'Bird': The Acclaimed Cast and Where You've Seen Them Before
After a few years working in the documentary and television space, filmmaker Andrea Arnold returns to her narrative roots and back to the
Rachel Ho•Dec 23, 2024'Better Man': The Real-Life Musicians in Robbie Williams's Biopic and the Actors Who Portray Them
This Christmas Day, Robbie Williams and Take That fans can rejoice in the theatrical release of the at-times-controversial singer's biopic,
Rachel Ho•Dec 20, 2024Commit Time Theft with Exclaim!'s Music Memes and Shitposts: December 20, 2024
Whether your fyp is rammed with Halal Christmas or OIIA cat carols, it seems like everyone's finally getting into the holiday spirit. This
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 20, 2024Exclaim! Comics: A Meet-Cute at the Murderdome
For Exclaim!'s December 2024 / January 2025 issue, we opted not to make any holiday-themed comics — instead, we've got a glimpse inside the
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 20, 2024For James Gunn, Directing 'Superman' Is a Balancing Act
With the dramas of #ReleaseTheSnyderCut, Batfleck and 'Batgirl' firmly in the rear window, the long-awaited reboot to the DC Extended
Rachel Ho•Dec 19, 2024Adrien Brody on the Timeliness of 'The Brutalist' and America's Enduring "Harshness"
To understand the American Dream is to understand the changing tides of the 20th century's most powerful nation. Writer James Truslow Adams
Rachel Ho•Dec 19, 20242024 in Concert Photos: Our Favourite Live Music Memories
This was a pivotal year for live music, when some huge pop stars struggled to sell tickets and another doubled the all-time record for
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 18, 2024Universal Music's Ignite Showcase Reveals the Artists Poised for a Massive 2025
Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams and d4vd — what do they all have in common? In addition to being enormous pop stars who had huge 2024s
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 17, 2024The Biggest Music News Stories of 2024
The discourse seems to get hotter every year, and 2024 was no exception. This was a year that brought the biggest rap beef of a generation,
Alex Hudson•Dec 17, 2024Seasonal Streaming Must-Sees (and Must-Skips) in December 2024
A hop, skip and 'Megalopolis' later, we're facing the end of another year with all the trimmings and festivities. Alongside the last-minute
Rachel Ho•Dec 16, 2024Just Had to Explain Exclaim!'s Funny Music Memes and Shitposts to My Parents over Breakfast: December 13, 2024
Whether it's Charli XCX and Lorde or MJ Lenderman and Dinosaur Jr., one thing is for certain: the internet will go crazy! This week our
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 13, 2024Exclaim! Holiday Gift Guide: The Best Music Gear and Audio Equipment of 2024
Give the gift of creativity this festive season. For the musicians and audiophiles on your holiday list, here are some of 2024's most
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 12, 2024Menno Versteeg on Hollerado's Mistakes and Getting Choked Out by Paul McCartney's Bodyguard
When Exclaim! catches up with Menno Versteeg in the office at Royal Mountain Records, the Toronto label that the singer-guitarist co-founder
Ian Gormely•Dec 12, 2024The 25 Worst Album Covers of 2024
Trawling the murky depths of Bandcamp and SoundCloud turns up some of the worst album covers you've ever seen: AI fever dreams, raunchy
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 11, 2024Exclaim!'s Favourite Album Covers of 2024
Every year, Exclaim! publishes a list of the worst album covers of the year — and every year, people in the comments section tell us that w
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 10, 202422 Great Canadian Albums You Might Have Missed in 2024
The firehose of new content never turns off. Amidst the constant gushing stream of blockbuster albums — and then deluxe versions, remixes
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 9, 2024The 10 Best Films You Didn't See in 2024
We're spoiled for options these days when it comes to movies, and with this excess comes many films that make a quiet entrance onto
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 6, 2024Wrap Yourself in Our Weekly Music Memes and Shitposts: December 6, 2024
Are you one of those people who shares your Spotify Wrapped, or are you one of those people who complains about how everyone shares their
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 6, 2024Exclaim! Holiday Gift Guide: The Best Music Merch and Books of 2024
Go even deeper with the music you love. From collectible merch items to tell-all memoirs, and even movie scores performed live in concert
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 5, 20248 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in December 2024
Are your presents wrapped? Your halls decked? Your Christmas white? No pressure, we've still got time. But even in these early December
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 5, 2024Exclaim!'s 10 Most Disappointing Films and TV Series of 2024
While we always judge a film or show on what it is, rather than what we wanted or expected it to be, there are some that simply fall short
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 5, 2024Exclaim! Holiday Gift Guide: The Best Film Presents of 2024
For people with Letterboxd accounts, home theatres and Criterion Channel subscriptions, give them what they really want this holiday season
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 4, 2024The Changing of the Guard: 2024 Was the Year of Pop Music's Restructuring
While the tectonic plates of popular music are in constant motion, change often moves so gradually that it can be hard to notice anything h
Josh Korngut•Dec 4, 2024Exclaim! Holiday Gift Guide: The Best Vinyl and Box Sets of 2024
There's an empty space on that KALLAX shelf and it's absolutely begging for a new record. This holiday season, get the music-lover on your
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 3, 2024Exclaim!'s 10 Best TV Series of 2024
A potentially controversial opinion: the television offerings of 2024 have been stronger than the film offerings. As the line between the
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 3, 2024Toronto's 7 Can't-Miss Concerts in December 2024 and January 2025
The concert scene always slows down a bit over Christmas — although you might not know it from looking at this year's Toronto schedule
Alex Hudson•Dec 2, 2024Montreal's 7 Can't-Miss Concerts in December 2024 and January 2025
If there's one thing you can count on amidst the mayhem of holiday shopping, back-to-back celebrations and general end-of-the-year chaos
Exclaim! Staff•Dec 2, 2024