Articles by Stephen Carlick

St. Vincent

Restless Heart

PUBLISHED Feb 5, 2014

Asked why she self-titled her fourth record as St. Vincent, Annie Clark is frank: "I was reading Miles Davis's autobiography, and between h...

Sun Glitters

Scattered Into Light

PUBLISHED Jan 28, 2014

If you don't think melancholy can be joyful too, you haven't listened to Sun Glitters, the solo project of Luxembourger Victor Ferreira. On...

Lady Gaga

ARTPOP

PUBLISHED Nov 8, 2013

Perhaps understandably, Lady Gaga has had a hard time making music that matches the size of her persona. Debut LP The Fame, led by run-of-t...

Morrissey

25: Live

PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2013

Watching a Blu-Ray of any show — even his intimate March 2, 2013 show at Los Angeles' Hollywood High School — probably won't ch...

Ryan Hemsworth Talks Insecurity, Moving Forward and Post-'Guilt Trips' Plans

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2013

Earlier this week, Halifax DJ/producer and Exclaim! cover star Ryan Hemsworth released his first full-length, Guilt Trips, through Last Gan...

Drake / Miguel / Future / Partynextdoor

Air Canada Centre, Toronto ON, October 24

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2013

"This was the greatest birthday ever. For the first time in my life, I'm at a loss for words. I love you all so much," Drake would assert t...

Ryan Hemsworth

Success IRL

PUBLISHED Oct 22, 2013

It's Friday night, and Ryan Hemsworth is co-headlining Toronto nightclub the Hoxton: people waiting for bottle service are angling to get i...

Ryan Hemsworth

Guilt Trips

PUBLISHED Oct 19, 2013

Guilt Trips is a surprising album, in a number of ways. Gone, for one, are the R&B leanings of his DJ mixes and EPs like Kitsch Genius and...