Articles by Nicole Villeneuve

The Get Up Kids

There Are Rules

PUBLISHED Jan 25, 2011

The Get Up Kids were always lumped into a genre they were never particularly fond of. And while their debut and sophomore records fulfilled...

The Get Up Kids Talk Break-up, Reunion and Possible <i>Four Minute Mile</i> Tour/Reissue

PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2011

When the Get Up Kids released a new EP in early 2010, it was the first new music we had heard from them in six years. It made sense; the ba...

Get Up Kids

PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2011

A decade is always a significant milestone. In late 2008, when the only-three-year retired Get Up Kids were ready to return, they did so, o...

White Lung, Burning Love, Ted Leo and the Flatliners Lead Exclaim!'s Top Punk Albums of 2010

PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2011

Anticipation and expectation often go hand in hand, and when White Lung released their long-awaited debut full-length this summer, it certa...

Lemuria

Pebble

PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2011

In early 2010, pre-eminent contemporary hardcore label Bridge Nine announced they would be releasing the sophomore effort from Lemuria, a d...

Wolves and the Radio

Wolves and the Radio

PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2011

With new bands, it can be hard to tell if something is immediately appealing because it sounds familiar or if it's compelling on the streng...

Radical Act: A Documentary About Women Who Rock

Tex Clark

PUBLISHED Jan 5, 2011

In the summer of 1995, Tex Clark (then a final-year university student) embarked upon a trek across the U.S. to document the burgeoning rol...

Moneen Gear Up for Reunion with Drummer Peter Krpan for Toronto Holiday Show

PUBLISHED Dec 22, 2010

It's been a fruitful time for not-so-long-gone band reunions, and though Brampton, ON's Moneen never broke up, they're getting in on the no...