Thanks to @exclaimdotca for coming to the Hammer and having such a thoughtful, in-depth conversation with me about the state of the internet.
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For our final issue of 2023, we've got one of the year's very best, @xdannyxbrownx on the cover 🎇
🖊️: @C_Slingerland
📸: Peter Beste
🎨: Joseph Starkey
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.@JanelleMonae created a safe oasis in Toronto during her ‘The Age of Pleasure’ tour, with support from @flyanaboss. Our review: https://t.co/EHrKzfrAy8
Our September 2023 cover star is BAMBII 🦌 On her debut EP 'INFINITY CLUB,' she's proved not only why she's Toronto's buzziest DJ and producer, but also the power of irreverence (@ILRecords).
🖊 @MulKyle
📸 Norman Wong
🎨 Joseph Starkey
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Our Summer 2023 cover star is Allison Russell ✨ As she announces her sophomore record 'The Returner' (out September 8), she expands her sonic palette into a new world of colour 🌈
🖊️: @LStanley24
📸: Dana Trippe
🎨: Joseph Starkey
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.@CrownLandsMusic author a new chapter in Canada's progressive music history with the strength of material on their sophomore LP 'Fearless' (@Spinefarm / @umusic) ✒️: @C_Slingerland
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Happy Valentine's Day! The friendship us Exclaim! staffers share has led to a debate or two about what makes a love song, so we decided to compile a list of our personal favourites 💗
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Welcome to Cracker Island, our March 2023 cover star is @gorillaz 🦍 We talked to @Damonalbarn about the art of collaborative pop music, launching "the Last Cult," @billieeilish and much more 🏝
🖊: @chippedhip
🎨: @JamieHewlett
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As a supposed surge in violence takes place on Toronto’s public transit system, the police force is set to cash out. I took a critical look at the skyrocketing media coverage of TTC violence, and explored who benefits.
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As lockdowns lifted, artists started plotting their next steps — and in 2022, we began reaping the rewards. It was a year of long, dense and impeccably crafted LPs and grand, ambitious statements.
Here are Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2022:
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Canadian Swifties! Did you try buying tickets for the #ErasTour and plan to travel for it? Whether or not you were successful, I'm working on some video content for @exclaimdotca on it. Send me a DM if you're willing to chat
Our Palum Calum @C_Slingerland is here for the sharp rhymes and blurry instrumental loops on @DamierGenesis' 'Intros, Outros & Interludes.'
More about it in our Staff Picks: https://t.co/xBdFZHSkZZ
The man, the myth, the legend, the enigma, etc etc @C_Slingerland has had spinning grindcore GOATs @Wormrot's unbridledly vicious 'Hiss' on rotation.
More on his Staff Pick:
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Assistant Magazine Editor @C_Slingerland is digging his teeth in the latest tasty archival treat for the most devoted fans of @Neilyoung & Crazy Horse (@RepriseRecords).
More on 'Toast' in our Staff Picks: https://t.co/iEQhTSXypu