Articles by Lisa Vanderwyk
Revenge of the She-Punks
By Vivien Goldman
PUBLISHED Jun 24, 2019
What makes Vivien Goldman an authority on punk and feminist music history? For one, she is an Adjunct Professor at New York University's In...
The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer
"Shake It" on Exclaim! TV
PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2017
Vancouver-based blues duo Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer are known for their full-bodied sonic affairs; by loading their tracks with bustlin...
The Reflektor Tapes
Directed by Kahlil Joseph and Arcade Fire
PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2017
"One of the deep roots of Arcade Fire's aesthetic is trying to ignore the world and make art just with the people in the room around you,"...
Pierce the Veil
Misadventures
PUBLISHED May 13, 2016
Pierce the Veil emerged with A Flair for the Dramatic in 2007, a climactic time for the post-hardcore genre, as mainstays such as Silverste...
Born Ruffians
"Pool Party Fun" on Exclaim! TV
PUBLISHED Dec 29, 2015
Luke Lalonde has been playing with Canadian indie rock mainstays Born Ruffians for more than a decade, but he recently went it alone for a...
State Champs
"Elevated" on Exclaim! TV
PUBLISHED Dec 22, 2015
Albany, NY's State Champs recently released their sophomore LP Around the World and Back and embarked on a world tour that will carry on in...
Sam Outlaw
"Ghost Town" on Exclaim! TV
PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2015
Aberdeen, SD-born singer-songwriter Sam Outlaw released his self-titled debut EP in 2014, and he rounded off the countrified offering with...
Parkway Drive
on Exclaim! TV Aggressive Tendencies
PUBLISHED Dec 16, 2015
"I don't see us as a planet – and us as a species – moving in a positive direction," says Parkway Drive vocalist Winston McCall...
