Articles by James Keast

U2

Rogers Centre, Toronto ON, June 23

PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2017

When U2's masterpiece The Joshua Tree was released, the world was a very different place. They were the biggest and most important band in...

Saturday Night Live: Melissa McCarthy & HAIM

May 13, 2017

PUBLISHED May 14, 2017

Melissa McCarthy returns to the hosting stage for her fifth time during a tumultuous week in American politics. And while her Sean Spicer s...

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Directed by James Gunn

PUBLISHED May 1, 2017

Following the perhaps unexpected success of the original Guardians of the Galaxy — surprisingly only because it's the least known property...

​Exclaim! 25th Anniversary

Our History with (All the Members of) the New Pornographers

PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2017

Continuing our look back at the past 25 years of Exclaim!, here's a brief history of how the magazine and the members of the New Pornograph...

​The Cover Was A Face

The single photograph Bob Wiseman cover was the culmination of a dream

PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2017

Toronto photographer Graham Kennedy is more responsible for the look and vibe of early Exclaim! than anyone. He was one of the original con...

​Exclaim! 25th Anniversary: Our History with the Sadies

PUBLISHED Feb 8, 2017

The Sadies are two years younger than Exclaim! but we've had a relationship of mutual appreciation with Dallas Good, Travis Good, Mike Beli...

Here Are the 11 Best Standup Comedy Specials to Watch on Netflix Canada (and 5 to Avoid)

PUBLISHED Dec 21, 2016

Nothing prompts option anxiety like scrolling through the Netflix queue in search of inspiration, especially when it comes to the plethora...

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Directed by Gareth Edwards

PUBLISHED Dec 15, 2016

Now that Disney has been marshalling resources as if they're the Empire, they plan to pump out new Star Wars movies at a one-per-year pace,...