Interview

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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, 2017'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...

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  Maritime MCs Rap for a Better Future: "It's Really Special to See East Coast Hip-Hop Move Like This"

  PUBLISHED Oct 16, 2024

  Even as Gilbert Sewell lay on his deathbed, he still found ways to inspire his grandson, Tristan Grant. Grant, who raps under the alias Wolf...

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  Rich Aucoin Hangs Up the Parachute: "We've All Been Jumping Around — We Deserve a Sit"

  PUBLISHED Oct 15, 2024

  Rich Aucoin is packing up his parachute for the last time. After more than 15 years, his current New Nostalgia: Penultimate Tour marks the...

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  Kelly Lee Owens Finds Epiphanies on the Dance Floor and Normal Life: "Awe Is in the Everyday"

  PUBLISHED Oct 8, 2024

  "It feels like the beginning of a new phase for me, like I'm starting a 2.0," begins Welsh DJ/producer Kelly Lee Owens. Having previously...