Exclaim!'s 10 Best Metal and Hardcore Albums of 2019

Published Dec 06, 2019

This year, metal and hardcore had something for everyone. Legendary acts like Slipknot and Tool ended lengthy studio droughts to give their...

Best Cannabis Gifts for Your High Tech Friends

Published Dec 05, 2019

Promotional consideration provided by Friendly Stranger. Cannabis accessories are constantly evolving as the industry advances, and it ca...

Exclaim!'s 10 Best Hip-Hop Albums of 2019

Published Dec 05, 2019

This year in hip-hop belonged to the new guard, who continued to expand the culture to include all sorts of fresh viewpoints and perspective...

Exclaim!'s 20 Best Pop and Rock Albums of 2019

Published Dec 04, 2019

With the decade coming to a close, the trends and changes over the past ten years have begun to crystallize into the forms through which the...

Vancouver's JFL NorthWest Reveals Initial Lineup with Bill Burr, Hannah Gadsby

Published Dec 03, 2019

Vancouver's Just for Laughs festival is returning to action in 2020, and organizers have now revealed the initial group of acts set to play...

Exclaim! Gift Guide: The Best Coffee and Beers for 2019

Published Dec 03, 2019

The holidays are the time for beverages. Whether warming up by the fire with a steaming mug of java or reconnecting with family and friends...

'The ​SpongeBob Musical' Is Coming to Toronto

Published Dec 02, 2019

In 2016, Stephen Hillenburg's iconic SpongeBob SquarePants characters made the leap from screen to stage with The SpongeBob Musical. Twelve...

Exclaim! Gift Guide: The Best, Weirdest and Most Collectible Music Merch of 2019

Published Dec 02, 2019

What do you buy for the music fan who already has a streaming subscription and all of the vinyl they need? Forget T-shirts — we've rounded u...

Best Cannabis Gifts for Your High Class Friends

Published Nov 29, 2019

Promotional consideration provided by Friendly Stranger As we enter the holiday season, everyone is trying to figure out gift ideas for f...

Exclaim! Gift Guide: The Best Instruments and Music Gear of 2019

Published Nov 26, 2019

For a musician, no gear collection is ever complete. Each year brings new equipment to make music more convenient and better-sounding — and...

Exclaim! Gift Guide: The Best Music Books of 2019

Published Nov 25, 2019

One of the best things about the holidays is the chance to put down your phone, step away from the computer and have some quiet relaxation....

Exclaim! Gift Guide: The Best Blu-rays, Film and TV Presents of 2019

Published Nov 22, 2019

For the people in your life who hate being ripped away from their beloved screens, here are some present ideas, from yet another Hitchcock b...

Charli XCX Bridges the Gap Between the Mainstream and the Underground on the Exclaim! Podcast

Published Nov 21, 2019

Charli XCX is a behind-the-scenes songwriter and an international pop star in her own right, having scored huge smashes with featured appear...

Exclaim! Gift Guide: The Best Box Sets of 2019

Published Nov 20, 2019

Some music lovers want it all, no matter how obscure, and these new box sets certainly cover a lot of ground. When looking for holiday gifts...

Exclaim! Gift Guide: The Best Vinyl Reissues of 2019

Published Nov 19, 2019

With the holiday season quickly approaching, here are some present ideas for the record collector in your life. These vinyl reissues have br...

Holiday Must-Haves at Sunrise Records

Published Nov 13, 2019

Promotional consideration provided by Sunrise Records   The holiday season is upon us, and that means it's high time to start searching th...

Celebrate Art, Music and Beer at Collective Arts' Audio/Visual Lager Launch

Published Nov 08, 2019

Outside of their annual Liquid Arts festival, Hamilton-based brewer Collective Arts is continuing to celebrate the intersection of art, musi...

Edward Norton Discusses the Prescient Racial Politics of 'Motherless Brooklyn' on the Exclaim! Podcast

Published Nov 08, 2019

Edward Norton digs into the prescient racial politics of his new film noir Motherless Brooklyn on the latest episode of the Exclaim! Podcast...

Exclaim!'s 50 Best Canadian Songs of the 2010s

Published Nov 06, 2019

With the takeover of streaming platforms and playlists, not to mention the shrinking of our collective attention spans, a single track has n...

BandLaunch Helps Canadian Artists Take Charge of Their Economic Future

Published Nov 06, 2019

In the real world and online, technological innovation has fostered rapid changes at the intersection of art and business. Now, a new Canadi...