Backxwash Sheds Light on New "Horror Anthology" Album

Published Oct 20, 2020

Last night, Backxwash took home the 2020 Polaris Music Prize for her album God Has Nothing to Do with This Leave Him Out of It. Not one to r...

Canadian Artists Show Off Their Most Treasured Albums from Their Record Collections

Published Oct 20, 2020

Nearly every great musician begins, first and foremost, as an obsessive fan. Everyone has their own formative influences and, to gain closer...

William Prince Announces 'Gospel First Nation' Album

Published Oct 19, 2020

Winnipeg-based roots songwriter William Prince released his album Reliever back in February, and now he's already back with the follow-up. G...

'On the Rocks' Isn't the 'Lost in Translation' Sequel You Might Have Hoped For Directed by Sofia Coppola

Published Oct 16, 2020

At first glance, Sofia Coppola's On the Rocks looks a hell of a lot like a spiritual successor to Lost in Translation. Once again, we've got...

Season 2 of 'PEN15' Offers Slapstick with Subtlety

Published Oct 15, 2020

PEN15 essentially boils down to one joke: lead actors Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle are real-life 33-year-old women playing 13-year-old girls...

NYC Art Punks Gustaf Sign to Royal Mountain, Share Debut Video

Published Oct 09, 2020

New York art punks Gustaf have just signed with Toronto label Royal Mountain Records, and they've shared a video for debut single "Mine."...

Ontario Clamps Down on Concerts and Movies Again as COVID-19 Cases Surge

Published Oct 09, 2020

Ontario has been tightening coronavirus restrictions due to soaring rates, and now the province has announced that some areas will be return...

Outkast Celebrate 20th Anniversary of 'Stankonia' with Expanded Reissue

Published Oct 08, 2020

Outkast's classic album Stankonia turns 20 this month, and even though the rap duo remain in hibernation, they will be celebrating the anniv...

Zoon Opens Up About Growing His Own Cannabis Plant

Published Oct 08, 2020

Like many Canadians over the past few years, Ojibwe shoegazer Zoon (a.k.a. Daniel Monkman) has been exploring the therapeutic benefits of ca...

The Postal Service's Big Return Is Just a Voting PSA

Published Oct 07, 2020

The Postal Service are, um, back? The electro-pop project of Benjamin Gibbard (of Death Cab for Cutie) and Jimmy Tamborello (a.k.a. Dntel),...

Lights Shares Her Best Work from Her Side Gig as a Tattoo Artist

Published Oct 07, 2020

Canadian pop artist Lights has several prominent tattoos, and, as a talented illustrator in her own right, it's a natural extension of her i...

The White Stripes Announce 'Greatest Hits' Album

Published Oct 06, 2020

The White Stripes are finally getting a greatest hits album. The logically titled The White Stripes Greatest Hits will be out on December 4...

'Baroness von Sketch Show' Says Goodbye Without Fanfare, Just Jokes

Published Oct 05, 2020

After five successful seasons, CBC comedy series Baroness von Sketch Show is calling it a day and airing its final episodes (premiering Octo...

Tokyo Police Club Spinoff bandcalledmax Announce Debut Album

Published Oct 01, 2020

Over the last couple of years, Tokyo Police Club frontman Dave Monks has played some small shows in Toronto with his sock-hoppin' garage tri...

Seaway Take a Colourful Trip in "Still Blue" Video

Published Sep 30, 2020

Ontario pop-punks Seaway have a new album called Big Vibe coming out on October 16 through Pure Noise, and Exclaim! has the premiere of the...

Nail the Jack White Tone with This New Third Man Guitar Pedal

Published Sep 28, 2020

Jack White's octave effects are a big part of his signature sound, so it's only natural that he has made a guitar effects pedal of his own....

'Song Exploder' Makes the Leap to Ultra-Slick Netflix Show with Mixed Results Hosted by Hrishikesh Hirway

Published Sep 25, 2020

Have you ever heard Weezer's episode of Song Exploder? It's one of the most fucked-up, confounding and ultimately inspiring descriptions of...

The CN Tower Was Lit Up Gold to Celebrate 'Schitt's Creek'

Published Sep 22, 2020

Schitt's Creek had huge night at the Emmys this weekend, as the Canadian comedy show cleaned up with a historic seven awards. As if that wer...

The Best (and Worst) Films We Saw at TIFF 2020

Published Sep 21, 2020

The Toronto International Film Festival normally takes over the city with Hollywood premieres, celebrity sightings and massive crowds of fil...

TIFF Announces 2020 Award Winners

Published Sep 21, 2020

This year's Toronto International Film Festival wrapped up over the weekend, and while this year's festival has been extremely different fro...