December Issue 2018
Hannah Gadsby, 'Barry' and 'Who Is America?' Top Exclaim!'s 2018 Comedy MVPs
Best of 2018
PUBLISHED Jan 8, 2019
Laughter. Sometimes it occurred over the past 12 months, seemingly despite the state of the world. It was certainly welcomed because of it....
Bearings' 8 Favourite Places in Ottawa
PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2018
Bearings are an indie/pop punk band who hail from the nation's capital. Together for close to five years now, their most recent album, Blue...
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,...
Troye Sivan, SOPHIE, Tirzah and Empress Of Represent the Future of Pop
Best of 2018
PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2018
While a whiff of nostalgia hung across the 2018 pop landscape, the past 12 months were nevertheless a banner year for forward-thinking pop...
R&B Artists Like Leon Bridges, H.E.R., the Internet and Khalid Pick Up the Guitar Again
PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2018
From its inception, the genre known as R&B has relied on the venerable guitar for its unique bass-heavy sound and entrancing chord structur...
Calpurnia, Let's Eat Grandma and Lil Berete Led 2018's Gen Z Revolution
PUBLISHED Dec 13, 2018
Generation Z made their presence known loud and clear by giving us some of the year's most inspired and intrepid music. Adolescence may be...
Canadian Composers Like Jeremy Dutcher, Chilly Gonzales and Jean-Michel Blais Broke Free in 2018
PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2018
Boundaries feel increasingly obsolete, yet more profoundly real than ever, and as such, the year's most forward-thinking music came from co...
Deaths of Mac Miller and Lil Peep Contribute to a Dark Year for Rap
PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2018
For the past two years, the hip-hop world has been in a constant state of mourning. While last year saw the loss of veteran rappers and key...
