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  JUNO-Nominated Designer James Mejia Assesses Exclaim!'s Worst LP Covers of 2024, Shares the Secrets of Great Album Art

  PUBLISHED Jan 3, 2025

  As well as being the co-founder of Toronto indie institution Hand Drawn Dracula, James Mejia is a graphic designer who has been nominated...

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  Meet Exclaim!'s Class of 2025: Accelerant, Gaijin Smash, Chinese Medicine, Palm Sander

  PUBLISHED Jan 2, 2025

  It's a new year, it's a new wave — Exclaim!'s Class of 2025 concert series is officially in session! We're about to school you on the local...

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  2024 in Concert Photos: Our Favourite Live Music Memories

  PUBLISHED Dec 18, 2024

  This was a pivotal year for live music, when some huge pop stars struggled to sell tickets and another doubled the all-time record for...

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  Universal Music's Ignite Showcase Reveals the Artists Poised for a Massive 2025

  PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2024

  Sabrina Carpenter, Gracie Abrams and d4vd — what do they all have in common? In addition to being enormous pop stars who had huge 2024s...

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  The Biggest Music News Stories of 2024

  PUBLISHED Dec 17, 2024

  The discourse seems to get hotter every year, and 2024 was no exception. This was a year that brought the biggest rap beef of a generation,...

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  Exclaim! Holiday Gift Guide: The Best Music Gear and Audio Equipment of 2024

  PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2024

  Give the gift of creativity this festive season. For the musicians and audiophiles on your holiday list, here are some of 2024's most...

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  Menno Versteeg on Hollerado's Mistakes and Getting Choked Out by Paul McCartney's Bodyguard

  PUBLISHED Dec 12, 2024

  When Exclaim! catches up with Menno Versteeg in the office at Royal Mountain Records, the Toronto label that the singer-guitarist co-founder...

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  The 25 Worst Album Covers of 2024

  PUBLISHED Dec 11, 2024

  Trawling the murky depths of Bandcamp and SoundCloud turns up some of the worst album covers you've ever seen: AI fever dreams, raunchy...