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DijahSB on Getting Shouted Out by Kid Cudi and How Rapping Is Like Wrestling

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Apr 29, 2024

Even if DijahSB doesn't release any new music this year, 2024 is already poised to bloom beautifully for the rapidly emerging Toronto rappe...

Christian Sparkes Hails Newfoundland's Stormy Influence on 'The King Tide': "People Are Very Creative in These Remote Places"

PUBLISHED Apr 26, 2024

A quick nip outside the shuttle bus to grab a picture of the angry shoreline seemed like a great idea in the moment. But standing on the...

Jon Bon Jovi Reflects on His Star-Making Moment in 1980s Vancouver: "It Was the Wild West"

PUBLISHED Apr 25, 2024

Bon Jovi are synonymous with their home state of New Jersey: they're friends with Bruce Springsteen, their frontman proudly wears a "New...

Cadence Weapon vs. the Algorithm: "Tech and the Music Industry Are at Odds with the Spiritual Power of Music"

PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2024

Recalling how Cadence Weapon found it "so hard to connect" in the impassioned call to action that closes his 2021 album Parallel World made...

Vera Drew Finally Sets the Record Straight on the Controversy of 'The People’s Joker'

PUBLISHED Apr 12, 2024

To most, the story of 'The People's Joker' began when news came out of TIFF 2022 that the film was being pulled from the festival following...

Mikey Day and His 'SNL' Buddies Bake a Fresh Comedic Confection

PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2024

The Season 3 finale of Netflix's baking design challenge series Is It Cake? features a rather unique panel of celebrity judges. Though come...

Nicolette & the Nobodies Find the Universal Spirit of Country Music: "I Don't Think It Matters Where You're From"

PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2024

On the cover of old-school country band Nicolette & the Nobodies' new LP, 'The Long Way,' band leader Nicolette Hoang...

'Civil War' Director Alex Garland Is Sick of Being Lectured To: "I Am a Sentient Grown-Up"

PUBLISHED Apr 9, 2024

"I'm trying to have a conversation, as opposed to a lecture," Alex Garland tells Exclaim! while in London, UK promoting his latest film...