Interview

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  Denzel Curry Explains Why "I Never Had Anxiety or Anything Like That Until I Got Famous"

  PUBLISHED Nov 20, 2024

  "I never had anxiety or anything like that until I got famous. Never had it," Denzel Curry tells Exclaim! over the phone on the day he's...

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  Kim Deal on the "Midwestern Dumbness" and "Orgy Music" of Her Big Solo Moment

  PUBLISHED Nov 19, 2024

  Kim Deal calls me from Dayton, OH, on the day of the American election. It's about 12 hours before the bubble officially bursts, and we're...

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  Agriculture Overcame Early Disasters to Become Black Metal's Most Forward-Thinking Band

  PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2024

  Across Agriculture's three tremendous, triumphant releases, a pattern has emerged: the music rises, trembling, in optimism and memory...

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  Mount Eerie Celebrates the Transformative Influence of Eric's Trip

  PUBLISHED Oct 30, 2024

  "I like albums that feel like compilations — that go to lots of different places," Phil Elverum tells Exclaim! from his home studio on Orcas...

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  Peach Pit Rank Their 5 Best Songs

  PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2024

  Peach Pit have found their groove. Since making a big splash with the wry, wobbly indie pop of their debut, 2018's 'Being So Normal,' the...

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  'Seeds' Director Kaniehtiio Horn Is "Fucking Angry" — and Why Shouldn't She Be?

  PUBLISHED Oct 24, 2024

  "I wanted to make something that I would've loved to see when I was younger," notes actress, writer and director Kaniehtiio Horn when...

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  A Toronto Sex Worker Brought "Truthful" Insight to 'Anora'

  PUBLISHED Oct 23, 2024

  "I wouldn't want to be degraded," writer, producer and director Sean Baker remarks. "Just treated like a human with all the flaws that we...

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  Japandroids Rank Their 5 Best Songs

  PUBLISHED Oct 18, 2024

  Japandroids were never supposed to make it out of the aughts. Having formed in 2006, the garage duo of singer-guitarist Brian King and...