Random music news for Saturday, March 23, 2023
Powdered beer? It’s here. So is music news for March 23, 2023. More music news? Check here. BONUS: Besides helping to bring down Donald Trump, what else has Stormy Daniels been up to
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Arcade Fire
Weekly survey: When it comes to bad rock star behavior, are you able to separate the artist from the art?
I was out for a walk the other day when an Arcade Fire fan came up to me. “I’ve loved this band forever,” he said. “My wife and I have tickets to a
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What do we do with a problem like Win Butler?
[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC[ Win Butler, the frontman of Arcade Fire, is facing questions over his behaviour after four people have come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct
Read MoreArcade Fire’s Win Butler has a #MeToo problem
Win Butler, he of Arcade Fire, is now facing allegations of improper sexual conduct by three women. This is according to a long, long report in Pitchfork. Three women made allegations of sexual
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Junos Week packed full of shows
After a long two years, the JUNOs will be back in full force this year, starting with a jam-packed week. The big event, of course, is the awards ceremony on Sunday, May 15,
Read MoreRandom music news for Monday, May 2, 2022
This guy is doing stand-up in a Ukrainian bomb shelter. Laughter in the face of adversity, you know? Now some music news for May 2, 2022. Suffering from long COVID and struggling to
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The JUNOS has announced all the performers for the 2022 awards show
The 2022 Junos are coming up fast, set for May 15 at the Budweiser Stage in Toronto. (Let’s hope the weather in Southern Ontario improves by then. But I digress.) All the performers
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Arcade Fire to perform at 2022 Junos
I’m going to guess that Arcade Fire‘s performance at the 2022 Junos was a done deal weeks or even months ago with the proviso being nothing could be announced until the band revealed
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Arcade Fire is down to one Butler as Will says he quits
Will Butler, a member of Arcade Fire since 2003 and brother of frontman Win, says that he’s out of the band: “There was no acute reason beyond that I’ve changed—and the band has
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The new Arcade Fire single is here. Behold “Lightning I, II”
Five years after the release of Everything Now, Arcade Fire has returned with a new single and the announcement of their sixth album, WE, which is due May 6. And it appears there
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Arcade Fire is teasing music in a REALLY clever way
Arcade Fire knows a thing or two about marketing, especially when it comes to building hype around a new release. Win Butler has been dropping hints that the band has spent much of
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