Articles by James Keast

Burn Notice Season 2

PUBLISHED Aug 4, 2009

The first season of Burn Notice was an enjoyable summer distraction; it wasn't serious or slick enough for colder months but it was a real...

Eastbound & Down: The Complete First Season

PUBLISHED Jul 31, 2009

Kenny Powers is such a dick, it's almost enough to make you not want to watch HBO comedy series Eastbound & Down. Boorish, sexist, self-abs...

Exclaim!'s Polaris Contest Reveals Readers' Short List Predictions; Joel Plaskett, Metric and Leonard Cohen Lead the Top Guesses

PUBLISHED Jul 9, 2009

The mind of the music critic is a cluttered place full of obscure facts, half-hearted to-do lists and the lyrics to horrible pop songs of y...

The Shield Season 7

PUBLISHED Jul 2, 2009

After seven seasons, cable network TV shows are either venerated arguably above their accomplishments (The Sopranos) or are limping to a co...

Chali 2na

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2009

Huge in stature, impossibly deep of voice and undoubtedly one of the most friendly-seeming folks to ever grace a stage, Chali 2na has been...

Be A Critic From Home!

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2009

Awards might be second only to "best of" lists for "play along" potential. Ever since the Polaris Prize 2009 announced its 40-album-strong...

Tom Morello Reveals the Secrets of Street Sweeper Social Club and More in Exclaim!'s Online Q&A's

PUBLISHED Jun 8, 2009

Tom Morello, famed six-string slinger from such influential heavy bands as Rage Against the Machine, Audioslave and his own Nightwatchmen h...

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Pete Docter

PUBLISHED May 29, 2009

The tenth feature film from Pixar, the world's greatest animation studio, continues the script that has dominated the film world since its...