Articles by Ian Gormely

Wares Make Personal Struggles Universal on 'Survival'

PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2020

In a world lurching from tragedy to crisis and back again on a weekly basis, the title of Wares' new album, Survival, is uncannily prescien...

Every City Needs a Book Like 'Any Night of the Week: A DIY History of Toronto Music, 1957–2001'

By Jonny Dovercourt

PUBLISHED Apr 16, 2020

There are plenty of city-specific music books and plenty of books about DIY music, but Any Night of the Week might be the first about a cit...

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...