Interview

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  Mac DeMarco Is Doing Exactly What He Wants All the Time

  PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2023

  Judging by Mac DeMarco's thrift store fashion sense and his reputation as a goofy prankster, it might be fair to assume that he approaches...

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  Black Mountain's "Riff-Hungry" Psych Rock Epic 'In the Future' Turns 15

  PUBLISHED Jan 20, 2023

  In the mid-aughts, Vancouver was home to some buzzing indie bands like the New Pornographers and Destroyer, and respected metal bands like...

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  'Skinamarink' Director ​Kyle Edward Ball Turned His Nightmares into a Viral Horror Hit

  PUBLISHED Jan 18, 2023

  Back in December 2021 to combat the tedium of another lockdown, I was scrolling through Reddit's r/Filmmakers sub. A post titled, "Skinamar...

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  Meet Exclaim!'s Class of 2023: Bonnie Trash, Dilettante, Jaguar Sun

  PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2023

  Have you heard? There's a new U2 album on the way, which hopefully will not violate our phones without consent. In the same breath as Bono'...

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  Meet Exclaim!'s Class of 2023: Kali Horse, Sham Family, Crasher

  PUBLISHED Jan 4, 2023

  If your new year's resolution was to heed Cadence Weapon's sage advice to "go see a live show while you still can," this is the perfect pla...

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  In the House: How Drake and Beyoncé Led a Dance Music Renaissance in 2022

  PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2022

  First it was Drake, whose surprise seventh album Honestly, Nevermind brought house, ampiano and Baltimore club beats to the fore. Then, a m...

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  ​Sudan Archives Reflects on Her Triumphant Year of "Kinda Sassy, Kinda Sensual" Music

  PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2022

  The challenges of being a musician in 2022 are well-documented, with artists as renowned as Santigold and Animal Collective cancelling thei...

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  Alex G Celebrates the Miracle of "Just Being a Human and Being Alive"

  PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2022

  Alex G doesn't consider himself a trendsetter — so how does his music always seem to heat-seek the inciting forces of contemporary culture?...