september issue 2016
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Usher Underrated Published Sep 14, 2016With more than 75 million records sold, it might surprise some to know that R&B star Usher ranks as one of the best-selling music artists ev...
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Against Me!'s Laura Jane Grace The Exclaim! Questionnaire Published Sep 14, 2016Laura Jane Grace has not one but two big releases coming up this year: Against Me!, the punk band in which she sings and plays guitar, is re...
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2D Gaming Adds Depth Published Sep 06, 2016Gaming has always been an unpredictable beast, but that's especially true this summer. Everyone wrote off Nintendo (again) right up until Po...
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Music School: Where I Play Northern Studio Published Sep 06, 2016Call it a Montreal Assault — the technical deathcore that Despised Icon have been blasting from their hometown since 2002. The band — and th...
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Angel Olsen Great Expectations Published Aug 30, 2016Less than a minute into her self-directed video for "Intern," singer-songwriter Angel Olsen turns away from the recorder an interviewer is h...
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TUNS The Three Tenors Published Aug 23, 2016"Oh, to be back among friends. Even when the harmony ends." It's the first line on the self-titled debut album from TUNS, a pop-rock group u...
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Atmosphere Rap Incubator Published Aug 23, 2016As Atmosphere recorded their seventh studio album, Fishing Blues, the pair of Minneapolis rappers didn't use a glamorous studio or engage in...
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NAO Takes Control Published Aug 22, 2016"I was learning about my sound quite publicly," NAO says, reflecting on the progression between 2014's So Good EP and last year's February 1...
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Charlotte Day Wilson Soothe-Sayer Published Aug 22, 2016In a world where people often find themselves feeling over-stimulated, Charlotte Day Wilson turns to slower music for a sense of calm. "Ther...
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July Talk In Living Colour Published Aug 16, 2016When Leah Fay is performing, "One of the most grounding things you can do" she says, "is walk out into the crowd and feel someone's hand on...