Articles by Stephen Carlick
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...
Charli XCX Is No Angel (And She Won't Learn)
PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2018
On stage at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Charli XCX is absolutely captivating the 50,000-plus crowd — but it isn't hers. It'll be another...
Meet Hubert Lenoir, the Iconoclastic Young Quebecois Songwriter Behind the Polaris Music Prize-Nominated 'Darlène'
PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2018
When the Polaris Music Prize long list was announced on June 14, most of English-speaking Canada probably didn't even notice the inclusion...