Biggest Surprise 2002 Year in Review

Published Jan 01, 2006

Against Me! Against Me is Reinventing Axl Rose (No Idea)Some of the most heartfelt and emotional protest music I've heard in a while. Rob Fe...

2002 — Year in Review

Published Jan 01, 2006

Attacking it from a variety of angles, the collective musical heads at Exclaim! come together to delight in and debate over the best offerin...

Biggest Disappointment 2002 Year in Review

Published Jan 01, 2006

Beck Sea Change (Geffen)It sounds like tired post-grunge rock without the fire. Beck's folk opus showcases that special brand of Eddie Vedde...

Most Hyped 2002 Year in Review

Published Jan 01, 2006

Beck Sea Change (Geffen)Revealing your latent capacity to be sincere doesn't necessarily make you a greater artist, especially if you haven'...

Halifax Pop Explosion Halifax, NS — October 3 to 6, 2002

Published Jan 01, 2006

Cat Power A beautiful and devastating mess. Considering her haunting voice alone is enough for an excellent performance, Cat Power, aka Chan...

CMJ Music Marathon New York City — October 30 to November 3, 2002

Published Jan 01, 2006

Reviews by Chuck Molgat, Elizabeth Bridge, Helen Spitzer, James Keast, Joshua Ostroff, Lorraine Carpenter and Michael Barclay !!! Dresse...

Nardwuar the Human Serviette The Exclaim! Questionnaire

Published Jan 01, 2006

What are you up to?My band the Evaporators just happen to have a brand new album out on Nardwuar/Mint Records called Ripple Rock. We're doin...

Halifax Pop Explosion October 30 to November 1 - Halifax, NS

Published Jan 01, 2006

By Matt Charlton, Susana Ferreira and Tara Thorne The Carnations The Carnations had the unfortunate luck to go on after a badly received Fem...

Best Film - Top Five 2002 Year in Review

Published Jan 01, 2006

1. Bowling For Columbine(Directed by Michael Moore)Because I saw it in New York, the day after Jam Master Jay was shot. Because right-winger...

Orderly Chaos - Top Five 2002 Year in Review

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1. Do Make Say Think & Yet & Yet (Constellation)Drone rockers Do Make Say Think have grown considerably since their second last album, Good-...

Aggressive Tendencies - Top Ten 2002 Year in Review

Published Jan 01, 2006

1. Isis Oceanic (Ipecac)"People are tired of the same old shit and they're looking for something beyond fantastical lyrical content and ridi...

Benjamin Weinman The Exclaim! Questionnaire

Published Jan 01, 2006

Guitarist Benjamin Weinman is one of two founding members of the Dillinger Escape Plan. The band just released an EP on Epitaph with singer...

Best Hip-Hop Album Year in Review 2003

Published Jan 01, 2006

1. Viktor Vaughn Vaudeville Villain (Sound-Ink)Underground mystery MF Doom, formerly of KMD, emerged in two alternate guises this year — a t...

Best DVD Reissue Readers Poll Results 2004

Published Jan 01, 2006

1. Family Guy Volume 2, Season 3Damn I love this show. Matt Waddell, Calgary ABFunniest cartoon on television, possibly ever. It's like watc...

Best Concerts 2002 Year in Review

Published Jan 01, 2006

Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra / Hidden CamerasMontreal, Ottawa and TorontoApril 4 to 6On the surface, Brooklyn's masterful Afrobeat ambassado...

Best Metal/Hardcore Album Readers Poll Results 2003

Published Jan 01, 2006

1. Alexisonfire (Distort)Screaming and thrashing. Tasty goods. Alyssa Gaukel, Chilliwack BCSure the whole screamo thing is becoming cliché,...

Next Shit - Top Ten 2002 Year in Review

Published Jan 01, 2006

1. Blackalicious Blazing Arrow (MCA/Universal)Picking up where they left off on their 2000 effort Nia, MC Gift of Gab and DJ Chief Xcel, con...

Pop Punk A Roll 2001 Year in Review

Published Jan 01, 2006

1. White Stripes White Blood Cells (Sympathy For the Record Industry)James Keast: While New York's the Strokes were loudly hailed as the r...

Greatest Influence 2002 Year in Review

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The Decline of Major LabelsGlobal economic doldrums in the record industry and the deepening A&R crisis. Major labels, when will you study y...

Best Metal/Hardcore Album Year in Review 2003

Published Jan 01, 2006

1. The Blood Brothers Burn, Piano Island, Burn (Artist Direct)"I don't think that any of us consider our band groundbreaking. We feel that w...