Articles by Ian Gormely

Pearl Jam

Gigaton

PUBLISHED Mar 24, 2020

Throughout the '90s, Pearl Jam were one of the biggest and most creatively restless bands in alternative rock. The didn't make videos. They...

​Gordon Lightfoot on Meeting Miles, Canadian Canoe Trips and That One Time with Ozzy

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Mar 23, 2020

Few Canadian musicians — or musicians, period — are as revered as Gordon Lightfoot. Across a career that's entering its seventh decade, Lig...

Gordon Lightfoot

Solo

PUBLISHED Mar 20, 2020

Twenty-one albums of original material is a hell of an achievement in any artist's career, let alone one as successful across multiple deca...

​Gordon Lightfoot Says 'Solo,' Born from 20-Year-Old Tapes, Is His 'Nebraska'

PUBLISHED Mar 18, 2020

"A little strange that a guy would be that ambitious."   That's what the people of Orillia, ON thought when Gordon Lightfoot set out to Chi...

Green Day

Father of All...

PUBLISHED Feb 7, 2020

What the hell are Green Day doing?   The ugly-ass cover; the unnecessary profanity in the title; the ridiculously short runtime (26 minutes...

Pinegrove

Marigold

PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2020

The latest full-length from Montclair, NJ indie band Pinegrove comes with a giant asterisk. At the end of 2017, frontman and primary songwr...

Pinegrove Gently Return from Hiatus with 'Marigold' After a Year of Serious Reflection

PUBLISHED Jan 15, 2020

"Let me pull over and be smart and be safe here," Evan Stephens Hall tells Exclaim!, as he guides his car to the side of the road. Hall is...

Class of 2020: I M U R's Dark R&B Is Genre-Bending Makeout Music

PUBLISHED Jan 13, 2020

Experiment. Explore. Refine. It's a simple process, but one that's produced tangible results for the members of Vancouver electro-R&B trio...