From The Magazine

'Mandy' Is Panos Cosmatos's Art Therapy, With a Vengeance

PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2018

In 2010, Victoria, BC-based director Panos Cosmatos exploded on the scene with Beyond the Black Rainbow — a truly demented sci-fi thriller...

Dilly Dally Weather the Storm to Reach 'Heaven'

PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2018

Katie Monks felt lost.   Gruellingly extensive tours in support of Dilly Dally's debut full-length, 2015's Sore, garnered international pra...

Yukon Blonde's Six Favourite Places in Vancouver

PUBLISHED Sep 6, 2018

Originally from Kelowna, BC, Yukon Blonde have called Vancouver home since 2009, during which time they've explored much of what the coasta...

Dirty Projectors Through the Years: A Spectrum of Sound, But a Singular Vision

PUBLISHED Aug 29, 2018

There's no easy way to describe Dirty Projectors. Indie rock, R&B, punk, West African music, glitch — no single genre, song or even album c...

​Toronto's Root Down Studio and Jam Space, Formerly S.H.I.B.G.B.S., Wants Artists to Thrive

PUBLISHED Aug 27, 2018

Building community, connecting dots — that's the mission statement behind the Root Down, a rehearsal and pre-production space on Toronto's...

Interpol's Paul Banks

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Aug 24, 2018

Over 20 years into their career, Interpol haven't strayed too far from the moody post-punk sound that made their debut, 2002's Turn on the...

​Charli XCX Is No Angel (And She Won't Learn)

PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2018

On stage at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Charli XCX is absolutely captivating the 50,000-plus crowd — but it isn't hers. It'll be another...

Blood Orange Couldn't Have Made 'Negro Swan' Alone

PUBLISHED Aug 22, 2018

"I've always believed that just because someone writes the song, they're not the one who finishes it," says Dev Hynes, aka Blood Orange, "o...