Articles by Stephen Carlick

R.I.P. The Mark Inside's Chris Levoir

PUBLISHED Jun 3, 2013

Chris Levoir, singer and guitarist for Toronto indie-rock outfit the Mark Inside and sound man for some of the city's most respected venues...

Boards of Canada's 'Tomorrow's Harvest': A Track-by-Track Preview

PUBLISHED May 30, 2013

On June 11, IDM mainstays Boards of Canada will drop their hotly anticipated new album, Tomorrow's Harvest, through Warp. Exclaim! got the...

Vampire Weekend

Class Act

PUBLISHED May 27, 2013

Despite feeling that facile misperceptions of his band as WASPy elitists or cultural appropriators were "uncharitable," Vampire Weekend's s...

Giorgio Moroder

PUBLISHED May 23, 2013

Awash in the reflected light of Daft Punk, it seems like Giorgio Moroder is finally getting his due. The Godfather of synth music created c...

Daft Punk

Human Touch

PUBLISHED May 21, 2013

"We feel like scientists, sometimes, doing research in a lab," muses Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter. "The first time you do your research, it...

Daft Punk Discusses the Analog Approach to 'Random Access Memories'

PUBLISHED May 17, 2013

On Tuesday (May 21), Daft Punk will finally release Random Access Memories, their disco-indebted fourth studio album. In order to the best...

Thomas Bangalter Talks Respecting Daft Punk's Audience and the "Idea of Creative Risk" with 'Random Access Memories'

PUBLISHED May 16, 2013

French Touch trailblazers Daft Punk are set to release their hugely anticipated fourth album, Random Access Memories, this Tuesday (May 21)...

Giorgio Moroder Discusses His Contribution to Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories'

PUBLISHED May 15, 2013

Next week, the wait will be over for Daft Punk's insanely anticipated Random Access Memories. As you might know, the album is rife with col...