Articles By Nadia Rompas
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Fake Palms "Sparkles" on Exclaim! TV Published Sep 02, 2015Fake Palms was Michael le Riche's bedroom pop project four years ago, but the band have since expanded into a four-member lineup that boasts...
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Meek Is Murder on Exclaim! TV Aggressive Tendencies Published Aug 31, 2015New York metallic hardcore group Meek Is Murder moved Onward and Into The Sun with their latest double EP, released in May through Rising Pu...
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The Melvins on Exclaim! TV Aggressive Tendencies Published Aug 25, 2015Sludgy doom metal purveyors the Melvins have now been a band for over 30 years. Last year, founding fathers King Buzzo and Dale Crover reviv...
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Busty and the Bass "Tryna Find Myself" on Exclaim! TV Published Aug 12, 2015Busty and the Bass have come a long way from electrifying small house parties in Montreal to being named "Canada's top university band" by t...
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The Sheepdogs "I'm Gonna Be Myself" on Exclaim! TV Published Aug 05, 2015Ever since the Sheepdogs' debut release, Learn & Burn, went platinum in 2010, the Saskatoon rock'n'rollers have garnered plenty of positive...
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The Milk Carton Kids "Sing, Sparrow, Sing" Published Aug 04, 2015In our previous sessions with folk duo the Milk Carton Kids, they performed heartfelt renditions of "Secrets of the Stars" and "Shooting Sha...
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Maestro Fresh Wes on Exclaim! TV Sweet 16s Published Jul 24, 2015Maestro Fresh Wes's 1989 track "Let Your Backbone Slide" still holds the title of the best-selling Canadian hip-hop single of all time, whic...
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Elliot Maginot "Monsters at War" on Exclaim! TV Published Jul 21, 2015After spending his teen years playing in skate-punk garage bands, Montreal musician Elliot Maginot's debut LP might come as a surprise. Insp...
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Dead Obies "Jelly" on Exclaim! TV Published Jul 10, 2015Montréal's Dead Obies embody a unique musical style that incorporates "Franglais" lyrics with hip-hop, soul and electro influences. After re...
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Ponctuation "La Réalité Me Suffit" on Exclaim! TV Published Jul 08, 2015Heavy guitar riffs, loud drums and fuzzed-out vocals are vital ingredients to any garage rock sound, and Ponctuation have them in spades. Fo...
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Crosss "Old Sound" and "Interlocutor" on Exclaim! TV Published Jul 03, 2015Gloomy Toronto psych-rockers Crosss combine their heavy sound with a continuous rhythmic flow that creates a listening experience that is fu...
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Raekwon on Exclaim! TV Sweet 16s Published Jun 30, 2015For Raekwon, music has always been the most important part of his life, which explains his consistent and seemingly unstoppable involvement...
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Jacco Gardner "Face to Face" on Exclaim! TV Published Jun 29, 2015Dutch multi-instrumentalist Jacco Gardner is called the "psych-pop prince" for a reason. His recent sophomore album, Hypnophobia, is a sonic...
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Gianna Lauren "Ghosts" on Exclaim! TV Published Jun 25, 2015Over the years, Halifax-based songwriter Gianna Lauren has been crafted her own version of folk pop music, which uses her soft voice to coat...
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Anaal Nathrakh on Exclaim! TV Aggressive Tendencies Published Jun 22, 2015Producing extreme metal music is seemingly an effortless process for British duo Anaal Nathrakh. With eight full-lengths and one EP under th...
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Birds of Bellwoods "Harvest Moon" (Neil Young cover) on Exclaim! TV Published Jun 15, 2015Having recorded their folksy Livewires EP straight off the living room floor, Birds of Bellwoods' distinct rusticity comes from playing root...
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ROLEMODEL "Teen Idol" on Exclaim! TV Published Jun 12, 2015ROLEMODEL bring '80s new wave music into the 21st century by mixing electronic and shoegaze elements with flair. Initially Jordan Allen's so...
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Dean Brody on Exclaim! TV's Mixed & Mastered Published Jun 10, 2015When he was travelling in Brazil, Canadian country singer Dean Brody discovered a number of delicious local drinks that became staples durin...
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Humans "Tell Me" on Exclaim! TV Published Jun 08, 2015Vancouver-based producers Robbie Slade and Peter Ricq comprise indie electro-pop outfit Humans. Their recent full-length debut Noontide is t...
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Girlpool "Before the World Was Big" on Exclaim! TV Published Jun 05, 2015Girlpool are fast-rising figures in the DIY music scene, sitting beside artists like Waxahatchee and Swearin'. Together, Cleo Tucker and Har...