Articles by Ian Gormely

Martha

Love Keeps Kicking

PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2019

There's an old cliché that says turbulent times create great protest music. Yet the Brexit/Trump-era has yet to produce a polemic on the sc...

Raine Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk (Moon Vs. Sun)

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2019

You might not know Moon vs. Sun, but you definitely know the people behind it. Since finding initial fame in the '90s, Raine Maida and Chan...

Default Genders Escaped the Spotlight's Glare to Make 'Main Pop Girl 2019,' His Best Work Yet

PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2019

Last we heard from electronic musician James Brooks, he had just rebranded as Default Genders after the fallout from the poorly named, clun...

The Complicated Life and Times of Avril Lavigne

PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2019

Imagine having the collective opinion of your life based on your 17-year-old self. That's the uphill battle Avril Lavigne faces everyday: a...

An Essential Guide to Stephen Malkmus

PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2019

The '90s were a weird time for music. Bands like Butthole Surfers and the Flaming Lips got signed to major labels. There was a ska revival....

Sir Babygirl Is Making "Outsider Top 40" For Everyone on 'Crush on Me'

PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2019

"You know when don't you realize that you could pursue the thing you really love the most? For me, pop is that thing," says Kelsie Hogue, a...

Avril Lavigne

Head Above Water

PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2019

What do you do with a rebel heart when it gets old?   It's an age-old question that everyone from Elvis to JAY-Z have grappled with, with v...

Five Noteworthy Facts You Might Not Know About Avril Lavigne

PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2019

Since releasing "Complicated" and her debut album Let Go in 2002, Avril Lavigne has been a household name in music. After establishing hers...