Interview
Stephen Malkmus and the Hard Quartet Discuss How They "Met on the Mean Streets"
PUBLISHED Oct 3, 2024
The Hard Quartet might be a new supergroup with a stellar self-titled debut album, but its members have been good friends for over 30 years...
Comedy "Doesn't Age Well," but Jason Reitman Celebrates the Culture Shift 'SNL' Inspired
PUBLISHED Oct 2, 2024
"I feel like storytelling is a mix of trying to do something new and innovative, and also play[ing] with nostalgia," writer and director...
Mustafa's Prophetic Poetry Holds a Mirror Up to the Pain and Beauty Around Him
PUBLISHED Oct 1, 2024
In Max Porter's novel 'Grief Is the Thing with Feathers' a father sits his two sons down to tell them their mother has died. As they sit at...
Torquil Campbell Reflects on 20 Years of 'Set Yourself on Fire' and "How Obsessed We Were with Sex"
PUBLISHED Sep 27, 2024
On September 14, 2004 a Montreal indie rock collective released a bombastic, ambitious, era-defining orchestral opus, full of open-hearted...
Leif Vollebekk's Subconscious 'Revelation': “For the First Time Ever, I Got Exactly What I Wanted”
PUBLISHED Sep 25, 2024
When Exclaim! speaks with Leif Vollebekk, it's a couple of months before the release of his fifth studio album Revelation, and the Montreal...
The Tragically Hip's "Warts and All" Documentary Shows That Canadians Can "Create Great Art Here at Home"
PUBLISHED Sep 19, 2024
When interviewing comedian Will Arnett for the career-spanning docuseries 'The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal,' director Mike Downie...
Megan Park Wants to Create a New Generation of Classic Coming-of-Age Films
PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2024
"When I look back at the movies of my childhood, there was some heavy shit in there," actor, director and writer Megan Park recalls. "Think...
Kelly McMichael Shines a Light on the East Coast's Vibrant DIY Scene
PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2024
Kelly McMichael moved to St. John's more than a decade ago, but when Exclaim! reaches her on the phone, she jokes briefly about the...
