Issue: August 2021 ≥ NEXT Magazine

Cartel Madras are Badass

Calgary rappers tap into emerging underground with no-apology approach for their big beats and even bigger attitudes.

Wolf Castle Leads a Fresh Wave of Indigenous Hip Hop Voices

Melodic and meaningful Mi’kmaq rapper Wolf Castle leads a fresh wave of Indigenous hip hop voices.

Danko Jones Celebrates 25 Years as a Band

Danko Jones have been rocking hard for 25 years, but they still had some jitters last month returning to a live stage.

Video Games’ Greatest Loser Returns in No More Heroes III

Earth's last hope, Travis Touchdown faces off against the galaxy's most bizarre killers in the long-awaited No More Heroes III.

Rich Knox (left), Danko Jones and JC

Music

Danko Jones Celebrates 25 Years as a Band

Danko Jones have been rocking hard for 25 years, but they still had some jitters last month returning to a live stage.

Ayla posing in front of green wall

Music

Ayla Tesler-Mabe Wants a Rock Resurgence

NEXT sits down with this 20-year-old guitarist and singer phenom who's putting a feminine face to the rock ‘n’ roll resurgence.

An assortment of tokkebi (Korean corn dogs) from Toronto's K Seoul Hot Dog.

Food & Drink

Top (Corn) Dogs: Where to Score Great Tokkebi in Your Town

Korean corn dogs are a new way to stick it.

No More Heroes III game cover art

Gaming

Video Games’ Greatest Loser Returns in No More Heroes III

Earth's last hope, Travis Touchdown faces off against the galaxy's most bizarre killers in the long-awaited No More Heroes III.

The Shortlist

The Arkells posing in No Frills grocery store

No. 1

Arkells Reopen Budweiser Stage

Screenshot from Free Guy

No. 2

Free Guy

Victory posing outside

No. 3

Honey Jam

Bebe Buckskin posing with guitar in front of tree

No. 4

Camp Sled Island

Brett Kissel posing in field

No. 5

Endless Summer Series

Album Reviews

Rich Knox (left), Danko Jones and JC

Danko Jones Celebrates 25 Years as a Band

Danko Jones have been rocking hard for 25 years, but they still had some [...]

By: Amy Lloyd

Tristan Grant (Wolf Castle) posing

Wolf Castle Leads a Fresh Wave of Indigenous Hip Hop Voices

Melodic and meaningful Mi’kmaq rapper Wolf Castle leads a fresh wave of [...]

By: Michael Hollett

30-Second Reviews

Happier Than Ever album cover

Billie Eilish

Happier Than Ever

The Occasion album cover

Harkness

The Occasion

Road to Redemption album cover

Swisha T

Road to Redemption

Loving In Stereo album cover

Jungle

Loving in Stereo

Terracotta EP album cover

Lex Leosis

Terracotta EP

Stimulator Jones album cover

Stimulator Jones

Low Budget Environments Striving for Perfection

To Bloom album cover

Erez Zobary

To Bloom

Manifest album cover

Bobby Sessions

Manifest

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TV & Movies

Screenshot from Never Have I Ever

Never Have I Ever

Screenshot from YouTube video

This Video Has 33,758,702 Views

Screenshot from YouTube video

Skipping the First Five Minutes of Tangled

Screenshot from Beans

Beans

Screenshot from Roadrunner

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

Screenshot from All the Streets are Silent

All the Streets are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding (1987–1997)

Tim Robinson making a face while laying on a coach

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson

Mr. Corman standing in classroom

Mr. Corman

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August 2021

Cover of NEXT Magazine August 2021 featuring Cartel Madras

What Else is NEXT

Kiawentiio and Violah Beauvais in a scene from the film Beans.

TV & Movies Beans Brings an Essential Indigenous Perspective to the Big Screen

Collage of photos from the shortlist

Shortlist The Shortlist: Top 5 Things To Do in Canada This August

Collage of four tequila cocktail brands

Food & Drink High Teq: 6 Tequila Coolers to Sip This Summer

Large oil droplet flanked by six different bottles of CBD oils.

Food & Drink CBD Oils That Provide Relief, Not a Stoner High

Collage of fashion products

Style Don’t Buck This Trend Y’all

Raz from the Psychonauts 2 game

Gaming Games at a Glance: August 2021