Articles by Stephen Carlick

Millimetrik, Kid Koala, the Young Gods and Ellemetue Kick Off Festival de Musique Émergente

FME, Rouyn-Noranda QC, August 29

PUBLISHED Aug 30, 2019

Kid Koala began the proceedings rather unceremoniously at Festival de musique émergente, northern Quebec city Rouyn-Noranda's annual festiv...

Carly Rae Jepsen's 'Dedicated' Is Proof That 'E•MO•TION' Was No Fluke

PUBLISHED May 29, 2019

It's a common artistic dilemma: a musician releases a defining work early, then faces the struggle of following it up.   "This has been suc...

Carly Rae Jepsen

Dedicated

PUBLISHED May 17, 2019

Carly Rae Jepsen's fourth studio album, Dedicated, starts inauspiciously, with nothing but the simple, understated synth throb. "Julien" is...

Carly Rae Jepsen Discusses the Role Therapy Had on New Album 'Dedicated'

PUBLISHED May 17, 2019

Today, Carly Rae Jepsen releases her long-awaited new album, Dedicated — a record that, over its four year gestation, took her through a ha...

King Princess's New Album Is "Best Consumed Stoned and Sad"

PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2019

King Princess is laughing her head off; it just occurred to the musician born Mikaela Straus — the artist behind the sad, sophisticated and...

R.I.P. Canadian Music Publicist Darryl Weeks

PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2019

Toronto music publicist Darryl Weeks passed away this past Sunday (February 10).   While a cause of death has yet to be revealed, Weeks' lo...

The Blaze, DJ Koze, Laurel Halo and Jon Hopkins All Took Gentler Electronic Paths This Year

Best of 2018

PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2018

It happened slowly but steadily over the last few years: tempos slowed, beats softened; in the underground, ambient music saw a sharp rise,...

Jeff Goldblum

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2018

Is Jeff Goldblum the most charming person on Earth? By the end of our 25-minute interview (it was supposed to be 15, but that never comes u...