Em Moore

Podcast: Listen to Punknews Podcast #704 - Roddy Bottum! Episode #704 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, Roddy Bottum of Faith No More, Imperial Teen, and Man On Man, stops by to talk about his recently released memoir The Royal We (out now...

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Podcast: Listen to Punknews Podcast #703 - Jayniac Jr.! Episode #703 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, Jay of Jayniac Jr. stops by to talk about the origin story of the band, recently released EPs Flower Mouth and GirlFoe, revisiting old ...

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Interviews: Talking 'A Sea of Nude Limbs Thrashing' with Ivan Rivers of Our Sins On Halloween, Our Sins emerged from the depths of the Forest City (London, Ontario) to release their debut album A Sea of Nude Limbs Thrashing into the world. The quartet, made up of Danny Kidd (Pro W...

Interviews: Talking 'A Sea of Nude Limbs Thrashing' with Ivan Rivers of Our Sins

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I recently caught up with Ivan Rivers of Forest City-based Our Sins to talk about their debut album 'A Sea of Nude Limbs Thrashing', songwriting, being inspired by the Orpheus myth (and Single Mothers), the rich punk scene in Southwestern Ontario, and so much more!!

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Jay recently stopped by the Punknews Podcast to talk about the origin story of the band, recently released EPs 'Flower Mouth' and 'GirlFoe', the power of the bass guitar, werewolf Sonic, and so much more!!

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There are so many amazing albums written about by so many incredible writers over on Exclaim! for their Best 50 Albums of 2025 feature!! I am honoured to be a part of it and I wrote about Slash Need's excellent album 'Sit & Grin'. Read at the link below!!

Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2025 Some years, the music world offers up clear consensus stand-outs, while others are a chose-your-own-adventure of unique favourites. This

Exclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 2025

Lindsay’s first Punk Rock Flea Market rocks the Armoury in early December — Lindsay Advocate Along with being one of the most recognizable buildings on Kent Street, the Victoria Park Armoury has served as a... Continue reading "Lindsay’s first Punk Rock Flea Market rocks the Armoury in early ...

I wrote about Lindsay's first-ever Punk Rock Flea Market over at the Lindsay Advocate!! Go read at the link below!!

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Best of 2025 - EPs — Cups N Cakes Network Our Best of 2025 coverage continues today with a look at our favourite EPs released this year. The team ended up picking 24 different EPs from coast to coast that feature a wide-range sounds and styl...

There are lots of awesome writers talking about lots of great Canadian EPs that were released this year over at Cups N Cakes Network!! I wrote about VVOMB, Shiv and the Carvers, Chinese Medicine, Dazey, and dogwhistle. Read at the link below!!

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Listen to the new song by Fear Elements! Today, we are extremely excited to bring you the premiere of the new song by Fear Elements! MC Cunningham of Nashville, Tennessee-based rockers The Dreaded Laramie and Scott Brady of Welland, Ontario-...

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Listen to the new live EP by first president of japan and read a track-by-track breakdown! Today, we are super stoked to bring you the premiere of the new live record by Brooklyn-based punk band first president of japan! The EP is called You Can’t Have Your first president of japan and Eat ...

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Matty Grace surprise-releases new EP Matty Grace has surprise-released a new EP. It is called Waiting Out The Clock and features four new songs: “It’s Terminal”, “There Is a Light That Only Goes Out”, “At What Cost?”, and “Death Would Be...

Matty Grace surprise-releases new EP

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Boy Commandos, Atsuko Chiba, dead ex girlfriends, and Spite House — Cups N Cakes Network Em Moore write about four new releases in this week’s Quick Picks column.

I wrote about the new records by Boy Commandos, dead ex girlfriends, and Spite House as well as the new single by Atsuko Chiba over at Cups N Cakes Network !!

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The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman Check out The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman - <p><b>A memoir-in-essays on transness, dad rock, and the music that saves us.</b></p><p> When Wilco's 2007 album <i>Sky Blue Sky</i> was infamously critic...

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Podcast: Listen to Punknews Podcast #702 - Dealbreaker! Episode #702 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! Em and John talk with Connor, Nick, and Scott of Welland, Ontario-based punk rockers Dealbreaker (who we interviewed earlier this year and you can check...

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Interviews: On the road with Mean Bikini Mean Bikini have had a whirlwind of a year so far. They followed up their two great EPs (2023’s self-titled and Calculated Risks) with their debut full-length album This Ain’t Gonna End Well… in April...

Interviews: On the road with Mean Bikini

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I caught up with Milli, Josh, Laurie, and Ashley of Cumberland, BC punk rockers Mean Bikini following their recent cross-Canada tour to talk about what goes into making a DIY tour happen, pre-show rituals, some of their most memorable moments from this tour, and so much more!

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Interviews: Talking 'In Irons' with Oranje Last month Oranje followed up their 2023 debut EP Pure Sport with their excellent debut album In Irons. The Calgary-based math rock trio draws on their jazz background along with Midwest emo to create...

Interviews: Talking 'In Irons' with Oranje

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I recently caught up with the Calgary-based math rock band Oranje to talk about their recently released debut album 'In Irons', collaborating with local musicians, bringing the audience into their live shows, and so much more!!

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Podcast: Listen to Punknews Podcast #701 - Back on the attack! Episode #701 of the Punknews Podcast is now up! In this episode, Em and John talk about episode 700 and all of the awesome interviews on that episode including with Penny Rimbaud of Crass, Blag of The...

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Interviews: In conversation with Jeremy Dobski Comedian and writer Jeremy Dobski loves to make people laugh. He has brought his well-crafted jokes and kinetic delivery to stages across Canada and the US, spreading the joy of human connection with ...

Interviews: In conversation with Jeremy Dobski

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I recently caught up with comedian and writer Jeremy Dobski to talk about co-producing this year's Punx Can't Laugh Fest, throwing shows on a pirate ship, the importance of storytelling in stand-up, and so much more!!

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5 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear in November 2025 │ Exclaim! Meet Exclaim!'s latest New Faves, including Indigenous power pop from Treaty 7, Toronto's next big thing in post-hardcore and more

Soundtrack the end of fall with November's New Faves, including Indigenous power pop from Treaty 7, Toronto's next big thing in post-hardcore and more 🍂

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I wrote about Book Buddies for the @exclaimdotca.bsky.social's November New Faves feature!! Go read about lots of awesome emerging Canadian artists!!

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i put our top sports analysts on the job and after crunching the numbers they all agree that was total fuckshit

max scherzer stares coldly from the dugout

this is so stressful a canadian anchor just did breathing exercises on air

Deep breaths

My nervous system can’t handle this

STRESS