Articles by Ian Gormely

Book Reports

By Robert Christgau

PUBLISHED May 6, 2019

Robert Christgau is smarter than you.   That's clear from the first paragraph of the "Introduction" in his new collection of book reviews,...

Inside the Career of Alexisonfire, Canada's Greatest, Least Likely Success Story

PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2019

Very little about Alexisonfire's career makes sense. How did a post-hardcore band with three singers (let's be honest: one singer and two s...

Five Noteworthy Facts About Alexisonfire

PUBLISHED Apr 17, 2019

Very little about Alexisonfire's career makes sense. How did a post-hardcore band with a singer and two screamers become one of Canada's bi...

Martha

Love Keeps Kicking

PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2019

There's an old cliché that says turbulent times create great protest music. Yet the Brexit/Trump-era has yet to produce a polemic on the sc...

Raine Maida and Chantal Kreviazuk (Moon Vs. Sun)

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Mar 14, 2019

You might not know Moon vs. Sun, but you definitely know the people behind it. Since finding initial fame in the '90s, Raine Maida and Chan...

Default Genders Escaped the Spotlight's Glare to Make 'Main Pop Girl 2019,' His Best Work Yet

PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2019

Last we heard from electronic musician James Brooks, he had just rebranded as Default Genders after the fallout from the poorly named, clun...

The Complicated Life and Times of Avril Lavigne

PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2019

Imagine having the collective opinion of your life based on your 17-year-old self. That's the uphill battle Avril Lavigne faces everyday: a...

An Essential Guide to Stephen Malkmus

PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2019

The '90s were a weird time for music. Bands like Butthole Surfers and the Flaming Lips got signed to major labels. There was a ska revival....