Articles by Matthew Ritchie

Passion Pit, Deerhunter, Washed Out and Depeche Mode Lead This Week's Can't Miss Concerts
PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2013
We here at Exclaim! know it can be difficult planning for the Labour Day Weekend. But you don't have to work hard to find something fun to...
Monogamy Party
"Ordinary Things"
PUBLISHED Aug 28, 2013
Sonic Youth-evoking noise rockers Monogamy Party gained some local praise back in 2011 for their well-crafted debut 10-inch, Pus City, but...
Braids, Neko Case, Ty Segall and the Hangout Handbook Fill Exclaim!'s September Issue
PUBLISHED Aug 28, 2013
We're only a few days away from the start of the school year, which means it's time to head back to school for thousands of Canadians. But...
Reviews of Franz Ferdinand, Belle and Sebastian, Juicy J and More Lead This Week's New Release Roundup
PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2013
It's time for another edition of Exclaim!'s weekly New Release Roundup. We've taken a listen to some of this week's LP releases and suggest...
B.A. Johnston
'Mission Accomplished' (album stream)
PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2013
It's been less than two years since modern-day folk troubadour B.A. Johnston released his last album, but the retro-inspired rocker is back...
Get the Latest from Neko Case, AroarA, Black Joe Lewis and More in Our Music/Video Roundup
PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2013
According to a study, over 1,826 petabytes of information are carried out every day on the Internet (the equivalent of over 1.9 billion gig...
Riot Fest featuring the Replacements, Iggy and the Stooges, Dinosaur Jr., Best Coast
Fort York: Garrison Common, Toronto ON, August 25
PUBLISHED Aug 26, 2013
For last year's inaugural Canadian edition of the Chicago-based punk rock music festival Riot Fest, Toronto was greeted by the likes of Fuc...
Get Reviews of 'The World's End,' 'You're Next,' 'The Grandmaster' and More in This Week's Film Roundup
PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2013
The late film critic Roger Ebert once said, "Every great film should seem new every time you see it." But you don't need multiple viewings...