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  Robbie Williams Explains How 'Better Man' Allowed Him to Release "Another Rock in my Rucksack"

  PUBLISHED Jan 13, 2025

  Self-doubt and anxiety aggressively permeate 'Better Man,' layering the stardom Robbie Williams found as a member of Take That with...

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  RaMell Ross Seeks "a Sort of Realism" in 'Nickel Boys' and Its POV Perspective of the South

  PUBLISHED Jan 10, 2025

  Midway through a conversation with director and writer RaMell Ross, he recommends Scott L. Matthews's book...

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  Franz Ferdinand Chase Their Own "Holy Grail" of Pop

  PUBLISHED Jan 9, 2025

  "I like art that comes with a freshness; with a perspective that you haven't seen before, but is comprehensible," Alex Kapranos tells...

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  Montreal's Most Anticipated Concerts of 2025

  PUBLISHED Jan 8, 2025

  New year, new music, and new concerts! As our concert checklists have been set back to zero, Montreal is here with all of your live music...

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  Vancouver's Most Anticipated Concerts of 2025

  PUBLISHED Jan 7, 2025

  Looking ahead to year head of us, Vancouver's concert calendar includes victory laps from some of 2024's biggest breakthrough acts, , as we...

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  Meet Exclaim!'s Class of 2025: Tara Kannangara, Your Grandad, Blush, Shunk

  PUBLISHED Jan 7, 2025

  Over the weekend, Exclaim!'s Class of 2025 concert series was off to the races with an unrelenting first show from Accelerant, Gaijin Smash...

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  Toronto's Most Anticipated Concerts of 2025

  PUBLISHED Jan 6, 2025

  It was once half the world away, but 2025 is officially here now — and some might say that, despite being Eras Tour-less, it's going to be...

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  Exclaim!'s 28 Most Anticipated Canadian Albums of 2025

  PUBLISHED Jan 6, 2025

  It's been said every year since we hit 2020, but 2025 truly feels like maybe we're not meant to be here. Twenty twenty five? That's...