Summer Music Festivals 2022
The Best of Osheaga: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Arcade Fire, Dua Lipa
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![Drake, Nicki and Wayne's Young Money Reunion in Toronto Was Worth the Wait, Despite Some Missing Pieces]()
ReviewsDrake, Nicki and Wayne's Young Money Reunion in Toronto Was Worth the Wait, Despite Some Missing Pieces Published Aug 07, 2022The Young Money reunion show in Toronto — as part of Drake's October World Weekend concert series, and co-starring Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne...
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![Clairmont The Second Returns with New EP 'Full Circle']()
StreamsClairmont The Second Returns with New EP 'Full Circle' Published Aug 05, 2022Clairmont The Second has delivered a new EP. You can hear the Toronto artist's fresh Full Circle in the player below. Arriving today via...
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![Fortunato Durutti Marinetti's 'Desire' Gets Label Release on Vinyl]()
NewsFortunato Durutti Marinetti's 'Desire' Gets Label Release on Vinyl Published Aug 05, 2022Back in 2020, Turin-born/Toronto-based songwriter Fortunato Durutti Marinetti (a.k.a. Daniel Colussi, formerly of the Shilohs) released the...
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![John Lennon's Scathing 1971 Letter to Paul McCartney Is Up for Auction]()
NewsJohn Lennon's Scathing 1971 Letter to Paul McCartney Is Up for Auction Published Aug 05, 2022As legend has it, Paul McCartney gave an interview in the November 1971 issue of British music magazine Melody Maker — and some of his comme...
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![Reid MacMaster of Toronto's Fade Awaays Has Died]()
NewsReid MacMaster of Toronto's Fade Awaays Has Died Published Aug 05, 2022Reid MacMaster, a musician in the Toronto indie scene and lead vocalist of Fade Awaays, has died. He was 23. MacMaster passed away sudden...
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![John Leguizamo Isn't Happy with James Franco's Casting as Fidel Castro: 'How Is This Still Going On?']()
NewsJohn Leguizamo Isn't Happy with James Franco's Casting as Fidel Castro: "How Is This Still Going On?' Published Aug 05, 2022In what is perhaps the most perfect storm of competing discourses ever concocted, it was announced today that James Franco — who has been ac...
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![Kanye West's Fifth Divorce Attorney Calls It Quits]()
NewsKanye West's Fifth Divorce Attorney Calls It Quits Published Aug 05, 2022Sixth time's a charm? Amid his divorce from Kim Kardashian, Kanye West has lost his fifth divorce lawyer, leaving him without legal counsel...
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![Show Me the Body Showed Vancouver the Brutal Power of the Banjo Fortune Sound Club, August 4]()
ReviewsShow Me the Body Showed Vancouver the Brutal Power of the Banjo Fortune Sound Club, August 4 Published Aug 05, 2022Show Me the Body's appeal is nearly impossible to explain or categorize. The New York band, led by vocalist and banjoist Julian Cashwan Prat...
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![The Weeknd Teams Up with Summer Walker for New 'Best Friends' Remix]()
NewsThe Weeknd Teams Up with Summer Walker for New "Best Friends" Remix Published Aug 05, 2022The Weeknd has shared a new remix of "Best Friends," from this year's blockbuster Dawn FM. "Best Friends (Remix)" features R&B singer Summer...
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![Teenage Lollapalooza Security Worker Accused of Faking Mass Shooting Threat]()
NewsTeenage Lollapalooza Security Worker Accused of Faking Mass Shooting Threat Published Aug 05, 2022An 18-year-old has been accused of calling in a false mass shooting threat while working as a security guard at the 2022 edition of Lollapal...
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![This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: August 5, 2022]()
FeaturesThis Funny Week in Funny Tweets: August 5, 2022 Published Aug 05, 2022Looney Tunes, Alex Jones is a courtroom buffoon, Noah's Ark can't take a monsoon, Taylor Swift's flights lampooned, and much more from this...
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![Marci Makes Pop Music Her Own Way on Her Sparkling Self-Titled Debut]()
ReviewsMarci Makes Pop Music Her Own Way on Her Sparkling Self-Titled Debut Published Aug 04, 2022When Marta Cikojevic says she's making pop music, you have to understand the implied influence of Montreal on her view of the genre — the Qu...
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![Nutrients Find the Sublime in Common Things on 'Different Bridges']()
ReviewsNutrients Find the Sublime in Common Things on 'Different Bridges' Published Aug 04, 2022Toronto's Nutrients strike a magical sort of balance on their sophomore full-length Different Bridges, managing to be both cool as Paul Newm...
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![Two Decades Along, the Flatliners Are Still Taking On the World with 'New Ruin']()
ReviewsTwo Decades Along, the Flatliners Are Still Taking On the World with 'New Ruin' Published Aug 03, 2022Somehow, someway, the Flatliners are already celebrating 20 years as a band. It's a huge milestone for any group, but especially one that st...
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![Beyoncé's 'RENAISSANCE' Is Revolutionary]()
ReviewsBeyoncé's 'RENAISSANCE' Is Revolutionary Published Aug 01, 2022From the moment Beyoncé's RENAISSANCE begins, Queen Bey herself tells you exactly who she is: "I'M THAT GIRL." For her seventh album, her le...
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![Voivod's 'Forgotten in Space' Box Set Cements Their Legend Status Across Galaxies]()
ReviewsVoivod's 'Forgotten in Space' Box Set Cements Their Legend Status Across Galaxies Published Jul 29, 2022In a short documentary that accompanies Voivod's new box set Forgotten in Space, archival footage finds the metal band's Noise Records-era l...
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![This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: August 5, 2022]()
FeaturesThis Funny Week in Funny Tweets: August 5, 2022 Published Aug 05, 2022Looney Tunes, Alex Jones is a courtroom buffoon, Noah's Ark can't take a monsoon, Taylor Swift's flights lampooned, and much more from this...
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![Relive Sappyfest 2022 in Photos, Including Julie Doiron, Sook-Yin Lee and OMBIIGIZI]()
FeaturesRelive Sappyfest 2022 in Photos, Including Julie Doiron, Sook-Yin Lee and OMBIIGIZI Published Aug 03, 2022In the depths of New Brunswick, Sappyfest 17 delivered another hearty dose of swamp magic in Sackville from July 29 to 31. We sent photograp...
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![Exclaim!'s Staff Picks for August 2, 2022: PACKS, Flo Milli, Neil Young & Crazy Horse]()
FeaturesExclaim!'s Staff Picks for August 2, 2022: PACKS, Flo Milli, Neil Young & Crazy Horse Published Aug 02, 2022It's a new month, and as we ease our way into the hazy heft of summer's golden hour, we're fiending for new music to soundtrack the sombre,...
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![8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in August 2022]()
Features8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in August 2022 Published Aug 02, 2022Summer is gearing up for its long, slow goodbye, but this month's gang of emerging Canadian artists provide enough heartache, heat and pure...
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![This Funny Week in Funny Tweets: July 29, 2022]()
FeaturesThis Funny Week in Funny Tweets: July 29, 2022 Published Jul 29, 2022Movie was good, Old Hollywood, wear what Robin Williams would, trusting an Aunt Marge falsehood, and much more from this week in funny tweet...
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![The Perfect Day at River & Sky, the Hidden Gem of Ontario Music Festivals]()
ReviewsThe Perfect Day at River & Sky, the Hidden Gem of Ontario Music Festivals Published Jul 29, 2022"Somebody told me when I arrived that it's magical in the night," said Dilly Dally vocalist-guitarist Enda Monks during their headlining set...
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![Voivod's 'Forgotten in Space' Box Set Cements Their Legend Status Across Galaxies]()
ReviewsVoivod's 'Forgotten in Space' Box Set Cements Their Legend Status Across Galaxies Published Jul 29, 2022In a short documentary that accompanies Voivod's new box set Forgotten in Space, archival footage finds the metal band's Noise Records-era l...
