Articles by Ian Schober

King Midas Sound

"Goodbye Girl (Kuedo Remix)" / "Earth A Kill Ya (Mala Remix)
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PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2011

King Midas Sound is the three-year-old collaboration between prolific producer Kevin Martin (also of the Bug, Ice, Techno Animal and more),...

Against Me!, Jerry Leger and Greg MacPherson Hit Up Exclaim! TV

PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2011

The crew at Exclaim! TV have been busy the past couple weeks putting together what is probably our biggest and best batch of vids yet. Chec...

Head into Fall with Beirut, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Today Is the Day, Library Voices and More in Exclaim!'s September Issue

PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2011

From coast to coast, the September issue of Exclaim! is now making its way across Canada. As per usual, there is a huge selection of interv...

The Hoa Hoa's

The Hoa Hoa's

PUBLISHED Aug 25, 2011

Psych-rock, shoegaze and pop sensibilities are three characteristics Toronto's Hoa Hoa's embody better than most. The band's newest eponymo...

Fool's Gold

Leave No Trace

PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2011

The approach taken by indie Los Angeles, CA-based collective Fool's Gold is unique, in that they set out to make true Afro-pop (contemporar...

Amen Dunes

Through Donkey Jaw

PUBLISHED Aug 16, 2011

Amen Dunes's (aka Damon McMahon) ethereal new album, Through Donkey Jaw, has been grouped in with leftfield psych acts of decades past, eve...

Jeff Mangum / Andrew, Scott, & Laura

Trinity-St. Paul's, Toronto ON August 13

PUBLISHED Aug 14, 2011

Few things are holy in the world of popular music, but Jeff Mangum proved to be a rare exception. The notoriously reclusive singer-songwrit...

My Morning Jacket

"Islands in the Stream" (ft. Neko Case) (Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton cover)

PUBLISHED Aug 11, 2011

Current tourmates Neko Case and My Morning Jacket united in Pittsburgh last night (August 10) for a faithful cover version of Kenny Rogers...