Articles by Matt Bobkin

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  Meet Exclaim!'s Class of 2022: Bike Thiefs, Your Hunni, Shitbats, CJ Wiley

  PUBLISHED Mar 10, 2022

  On Saturday, March 12, Toronto music fans will find themselves at a crossroads: do they venture to the Horseshoe Tavern for a night of rock...

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  Watch PS I Love You Reunite for Paper Bag Records' 20th Anniversary

  PUBLISHED Mar 7, 2022

  When Paper Bag Records announced their coast-to-coast 20th anniversary celebrations, they promised "special guests" to close their Toronto...

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  Meet Exclaim!'s Class of 2022: Peeling, Secret Sign, Super Genius, Sham Family

  PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2022

  Toronto's Monarch Tavern is back at full capacity this week, which means that the Class of 2022 show on Saturday, February 26, is going to...

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  Sum 41 and Simple Plan's Blame Canada Tour Is Skipping Canada

  PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2022

  A few days ago, Simple Plan and Sum 41 shocked pop-punk fans the world over with their first-ever collaboration, when Sum's Deryck Whibley...

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  Simple Plan and Sum 41 Bury the Hatchet with New Collaborative Single "Ruin My Life"

  PUBLISHED Feb 18, 2022

  If Avril Lavigne's return to her original sound and an impending Fefe Dobson single wasn't enough, here's more proof that the Canadian pop-...

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  Constantines' Steven Lambke Announces New Album 'Volcano Volcano'

  PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2022

  Constantines guitarist Steven Lambke has been keeping busy these days by operating his label You've Changed Records, but he hasn't forgotte...

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  Spoon Try a Little Tenderness on 'Lucifer on the Sofa'

  PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2022

  You could never accuse Spoon of chasing trends or flashing in the pan. The Austin rockers have evolved subtly and deliberately over the las...

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  Godspeed You! Black Emperor Officially Release Long-Lost Cassette, Confirming Leak

  PUBLISHED Feb 14, 2022

  It's official: the version of Godspeed You! Black Emperor's all lights fucked on the hairy amp drooling — the limited-run 1994 cassette tha...