Articles by Ian Gormely

Wooden Shjips

Stripped Down

PUBLISHED Dec 9, 2013

Wooden Shjips started life as Ripley Johnson's one-man psychedelic project before evolving into a proper band. Their fourth full-length, Ba...

Wooden Shjips Find Their Inner Groove with 'Back to Land'

PUBLISHED Nov 28, 2013

Throughout Wooden Shjips' career, the San Francisco rock crew have sought to strip away psychedelic music's aural clutter, creating music t...

Sebastien Grainger Explains His Pop Transformation with 'Yours to Discover'

PUBLISHED Nov 26, 2013

Sebastien Grainger is known for his pummelling drumming with Death From Above 1979, as well as his work with rock band the Mountains. So hi...

The Exclaim! Holiday Gift Guide:

Film & DVD

PUBLISHED Nov 20, 2013

The Exclaim! Holiday Gift Guide continues with some of our favourite film and DVD picks. Peruse the list below and get your cherished cinep...

The Exclaim! Holiday Gift Guide:

Books

PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2013

The holiday season is nigh upon us. In case you've hit a block trying to find the perfect paperbacks and hardcovers for your favourite book...

The Exclaim! Holiday Gift Guide:

Band Merch

PUBLISHED Nov 18, 2013

The holiday season is upon us, but before you rush off to the mall to brave the hordes, make sure to check out Exclaim!'s Holiday Gift Guid...

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Second Wave Emo

PUBLISHED Nov 16, 2013

What is it? Perhaps music's most nebulous term, emo was birthed by '80s DC hardcore. Known for its confessional (some say whiny) lyrics, by...

The Best Man Holiday

Malcolm D. Lee

PUBLISHED Nov 14, 2013

The Best Man was an early entry into the world of African-American ensemble dramedys, a male-targeted answer to Waiting to Exhale, which ma...