Music School
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...
MJ Lenderman's Fretboard Fireworks Are Indie Rock's Secret Weapon
PUBLISHED Sep 4, 2024
MJ Lenderman is one of best guitarists working today, though you wouldn't know it from chatting with him. Yes, he's gained renown for wrang...
illuminati hotties' Grammy-Winning Production Skills "Create a Universe" in a Spare Bedroom
PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2024
Sarah Tudzin has been in demand over the last few years — and not just because of her cultishly beloved indie rock albums under the name il...
John Frusciante and Venetian Snares Say Releasing Music Is Like Sharing "Pornos of Your Sex Life"
PUBLISHED May 9, 2024
As the guitarist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Frusciante has sold millions of albums and played some of the world's biggest stages...
School of Song Shares the Magic of Songwriting with the Help of Indie Rock Giants
PUBLISHED Mar 28, 2024
In early 2022, barely a year after launching School of Song, co-founders Blue Sheffer and Steven van Betten found themselves awake until...
Corb Lund Celebrates the Beauty of Bleed
PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2024
Corb Lund wants to welcome you to his living room. His new album, El Viejo, is the next best thing to hanging out at home with him and his...
Trans-Canada Highwaymen Channel the Spirit — but Not the Sound — of Classic AM Pop
PUBLISHED Nov 16, 2023
They're not Johnny, Kris, Waylon and Willie, who formed the iconic supergroup known as the Highwaymen — but the Trans-Canada Highwaymen are...
Metric Turned a Church into a Studio and Indulged Their Wickedest Musical Whims
PUBLISHED Oct 12, 2023
Impulse purchases were all the rage in 2020. Some people got dogs, others bought cottages. Metric bought a church in small-town Ontario and...
