‘Becoming Led Zeppelin’ Captures the Success, Not the Headlines
To be or not to be: a question that engaged some stodgier, sexless Brits maybe, but not rock's mightiest quartet, Led Zeppelin. From the on
Matthew Teklemariam•Feb 13, 2025
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Questlove Fearlessly Humanizes a Musical Enigma in 'SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius)'
After the massive success of his directorial debut, 'Summer of Soul (...or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised),' multi-award
Barbara Goslawski •Feb 12, 2025'Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory' Proves Itself
When a longtime solo songwriter suddenly starts gives their backing band co-billing, it doesn't usually fill me with confidence about their
Alex Hudson•Feb 11, 2025Season 3 of 'The White Lotus' Gets Darker and Freakier in Thailand
There were two main talking points when Season 2 of 'The White Lotus' aired almost three years ago: who's going die, and how good is that
Nathan Chizen•Feb 11, 2025'DISCO'S REVENGE' Gets the Last Laugh
Disco was a dirty word, at least when I was a teenager in the 1990s. It was an exiled musical style from a bygone era, only spoken about to
Matthew Simpson •Feb 11, 2025Horsegirl Make Their Own Enduring Consonance with 'Phonetics On and On'
Horsegirl have deftly bridged the wide gulfs between archetypal and ingenious by making music that, while indebted to the sound of decades
Marko Djurdjić•Feb 10, 2025'Heart Eyes' Finds True Love Amidst the Bloody Hellscape of Modern Dating
Dating in the current technological moment is its own gruelling circle of hell. It's not just courtesy of the motley web of apps
Alisha Mughal•Feb 7, 2025'Mo' Season 2 Brings Mo Problems, Mo Laughter
We return to the luckless Mo Najjar (played by comedian Mohammed Amer) in the second and supposedly final season of Netflix's 'Mo,' the
Sarah Jessica Rintjema •Feb 7, 2025'Love Hurts' Like a Kick in the Head
It's the season of love, and what better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than with a swift roundhouse kick to the head? In his first
Karlie Rogers•Feb 7, 2025The Pains of Being Pure at Heart's 'Perfect Right Now' Is a Wistful Postcard from the Past
Of all the different eras of music I've been around to witness, the lo-fi blog pop era of 2008–2012 was the time when it felt like music was
Alex Hudson•Feb 7, 2025Jack White Rips "Fucking Fascist" Donald Trump, Hails His Nova Scotia Roots at Explosive Toronto Show
It's been an exploratory couple of decades for Jack White. Once known as a retro rock minimalist, he has gone from weirdo marimba jams to
Alex Hudson•Feb 7, 2025Georgia Harmer Is Timeless on "Can We Be Still"
For as long as I can remember, I've valued friendship above most things. I was the kind of kid who would give all of their worldly
Megan LaPierre•Feb 6, 2025Netflix's 'Apple Cider Vinegar' Exposes the Poison of Wellness Influencers
All six episodes of 'Apple Cider Vinegar' begins with a tongue-in-cheek disclaimer read by one of the limited series' characters: "This is a
Rachel Ho•Feb 5, 2025'Bring Them Down' Will Bring You Down — in the Best Way
Some people go to the movies to be whisked away by romance, others for laughter, many for an adrenaline rush. Me though, I like having my
Rachel Ho•Feb 5, 2025Squid Bravely Face a Burning World on 'Cowards'
Before their second album was even released, Squid had already finished writing and recording their third. In fact, the band finished
Marko Djurdjić•Feb 4, 2025Waxahatchee Digs Deep into Her Roots on "Mud"
Waxahatchee's 2024 and 2020 AOTY contenders, 'Tigers Blood' and 'Saint Cloud,' respectively, cemented Katie Crutchfield firmly in her
Allie Gregory•Feb 4, 2025The Weeknd Says He's Peaked, and 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' Proves Him Right
"Lore" has become a buzzword in pop music in recent years, as stars pepper their lyrics with cryptic hints about their personal
Alex Hudson•Feb 3, 2025Doechii Takes a Well-Deserved Victory Lap on "Nosebleeds"
The Grammys seldom get it right — but as last night proved, it might be a new era for the Academy. This tone was set early on in the
Sydney Brasil•Feb 3, 2025A Canadian Wrestling Legend Lights Up 'Dark Match'
Taking its title from the pro-wrestling term to describe a non-televised event, 'Dark Match' follows a small wrestling company that accepts
Rachel Ho•Jan 31, 2025Franz Ferdinand Fight to Be Heard on 'The Human Fear'
After releasing two celebrated albums in quick succession during the heyday of "indie sleaze," new music started to become less
Daniel Sylvester•Jan 31, 2025'Paying for It' Is a Wonderful Bit of Oversharing
The backstory alone is unlike anything else: filmmaker/musician/artist Sook-Yin Lee and cartoonist Chester Brown were in a romantic
Alex Hudson•Jan 31, 2025This Mashup of "Hollaback Girl" and Kendrick Lamar's "Squabble Up" Is B-A-N-A-N-A-S
'GNX' has been out for a little more than two months, and it's probably already my most-listened-to Kendrick Lamar album. It's not that I
Alex Hudson•Jan 31, 2025MIKE Makes an Effortless Opus with 'Showbiz!'
The album is called 'Showbiz!,' but there's nothing glitzy about MIKE — an underground NYC rapper whose workmanlike pace of excellent
Alex Hudson•Jan 31, 2025'Blue Rodeo: Lost Together' Pays Tribute to the "Sound of Canada"
Blue Rodeo are a Canadian institution. Their songs have soundtracked the lives of Canadians for over four decades, and yet their story has
Marko Djurdjić•Jan 29, 2025'Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man' Stands Alongside Animated Superhero Classics
Spider-Man endures as one of the most iconic and relatable superheroes. He starts his journey when he's just a kid, learning hard lessons
Matthew Simpson •Jan 29, 2025I Want Shiv and the Carvers' "Danger Girl" to Ruin My Life
It's Class Of season here at Exclaim!, and it's hard to believe it's been only a year since we saw the likes of Shiv and the Carvers
Allie Gregory•Jan 28, 2025Lou-Adriane Cassidy Shapeshifts the Modern Concept Album on 'Journal d'un Loup-Garou'
Some of the albums that really made me fall in love with music in my formative years were concept albums. Being able to be transported on
Megan LaPierre•Jan 27, 2025Slowdive Carried the Mantle in Ottawa
Even the most devoted Slowdive fans may be unaware of just how harshly the legacy press criticized the band during their brief
Daniel Sylvester•Jan 27, 2025BIG SIS and NADUH Brought Hi-Vis Energy to Winnipeg
Winterruption may hold events all across the country, bringing in acts from all over the world; but at its core, it's a community-based
Myles Tiessen•Jan 26, 2025Don't Think Twice, Timothée Chalamet Was All Right at Double Duty on 'Saturday Night Live'
The third time hosting was definitely a charm for Timothée Chalamet, who was a fantastic performer with a lot of solid material to work with
Vish Khanna•Jan 26, 2025Nap Eyes and the Haileys Captured Eternal Magic in Winnipeg
Is it the genre that defines a song's perpetuity? Is it the fact that it's written down and recorded, or that it's played live in a communa
Myles Tiessen•Jan 25, 2025FKA twigs Brings Her Alien Electro Down to Earth on Ravey 'EUSEXUA'
I've historically been a bit on the fence about FKA twigs, whose alien art&B is vibey but tends to wash over me without leaving me much
Alex Hudson•Jan 24, 2025Cheekface and Tired Cossack Warmed Winnipeg with Cheery Optimism
Winter stains Winnipeg with a perpetual scar that each local begrudgingly learns to wear without much pride. Most people living here resent
Myles Tiessen•Jan 24, 2025'Flight Risk' Fails to Take Off
When it comes to high-octane action thrillers, there's a formula that many follow for a box office hit. 'Flight Risk' follows said formula
Marriska Fernandes•Jan 24, 2025'Presence' Is an Unexpected Fake-Out
More often than not, Steven Soderbergh's career is spoken of as this kind of Soderbergh movie or that kind of Soderbergh movie. His
Rachel Ho•Jan 24, 2025'Nightbitch' Has Both Bark and Bite
Of all the human experiences, motherhood is a particularly visceral. There's childbirth, of course, but then there are the the struggles
Alex Hudson•Jan 24, 2025Katie Tupper's Neo-Soul Is Well-Worn on "JEANS (fall on my knees)"
It's really hard not to compare Katie Tupper's voice to the "fields of butter" in her home province of Saskatchewan, as she once referenced
Megan LaPierre•Jan 23, 2025'Midas Man' Seeks to Understand the Fifth Beatle
The final shot of 'Midas Man' shows Brian Epstein, who found success and fame as manager of the Beatles from 1961 until his death in 1967
Rachel Ho•Jan 23, 2025'Hard Truths' Gets Real About the Human Condition
Pansy (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) has a lot on her mind and wants everyone she encounters to know it. Serving up her brand of opinions like a
Courtney Small•Jan 21, 2025Broken Social Scene Doc 'It's All Gonna Break' Remembers It in People
A big city, cheap rent, abundant talent, small egos and a disregard for commercial success. There were so many elements that went into
Ian Gormely•Jan 21, 2025Rose Gray Bets on Herself as the Next Big Pop Girl with 'Louder, Please'
If you needed an excuse to continue on last summer's antics, here it is. As derivative as its become to reference Charli XCX to every
Sydney Brasil•Jan 20, 2025Marlaena Moore Finds the Other Side on 'Because You Love Everything'
Marlaena Moore has always worn her heart on her record sleeve, but she's never offered as much as she does on 'Because You Love Everything'
Paul Blinov•Jan 20, 2025Motherhood Weather the Storm on 'Thunder Perfect Mind'
Fredericton weirdo-rippers Motherhood have returned with 'Thunder Perfect Mind,' the trio's fifth and most cohesive album yet. Inspired
Leslie Ken Chu•Jan 20, 2025Even Dave Chapelle Didn't Want to Be on 'SNL' for This Uneven Episode
As is his wont, Dave Chappelle did an extra-long and mostly strong monologue before ghosting for most of the rest of the show, while GloRil
Vish Khanna•Jan 19, 2025Sum 41 Were All Killer, No Filler in Calgary
Some 26-odd years ago, a group of teenage punks graduated high school and signed a record deal worth $3.5 million dollars. It was the large
Em Medland-Marchen•Jan 18, 2025Prism Shores Soar 'Out from Underneath' the Confines of Jangle Pop
Is there a single month where jangle pop is more imperative than it is in January? 'Out from Underneath' is the title of the sophomore album
Megan LaPierre•Jan 17, 2025The Weather Station Illuminates the World as It Is on 'Humanhood'
There are worlds beyond the world we see. So much music exists as doors to these other places, attempts to create passageways between
Kaelen Bell•Jan 17, 2025Neil Young's "big change" Has a New Band but a Vintage Sound
Neil Young has a new band and a new single. The all-lowercase group neil young and the chrome hearts have just rolled out their debut song
Alex Hudson•Jan 17, 2025'Wolf Man' Is a Sheep in Wolf's Clothing
Sitting through Leigh Whannell's 'Wolf Man,' I was reminded constantly of Philip Barkin's snarky, forthright poem "This Be the Verse." "They
Alexander Mooney•Jan 17, 2025Cameron Diaz Is 'Back in Action' with Dodgy CGI and Electric Chemistry
For all the action films Netflix churns out, their CGI remains the biggest letdown — and the studio's latest, 'Back in Action,' fails to be
Rachel Ho•Jan 17, 2025