Win Butler of Arcade Fire is now officially a Canadian citizen
July 11th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
After living for years in Montreal, Arcade Fire man Win Butler thought it was about time he made it official.
Browsing the "Arcade Fire" Tag
Lullaby Versions of Arcade Fire, Disney Edition
March 4th, 2019 | by Gilles LeBlanc
If you haven’t been to the movies lately or have been living under a rock, the live-action remake of Disney’s
Random music news for Tuesday, February 5, 2019
February 5th, 2019 | by Alan Cross
Plastic (or at least the first version of it) is 110 years old today. As for music news for February
Rock My World Canada, Chapter 27: Arcade Fire
December 5th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide. It’s
Arcade Fire Performs Funeral Album In Full
September 23rd, 2018 | by Larry Lootsteen
Well, that’s quite a way to open your set at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre! Arcade Fire performed Funeral in full
An almost perfect pop song: why Arcade Fires’ Everything Now is a masterpiece of intellectual pop.
July 26th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
[This guest post is from David Maneke of Germany. He’s an Arcade Fire fan, obviously. – AC] The story I´m
The Ongoing History of New Music encore presentation: Hidden tracks and Easter eggs
July 13th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
You have music you don’t know about and never asked for. And no, I’m not talking about a U2 album.
Random music news for Monday, April 1, 2018
April 2nd, 2018 | by Alan Cross
[NOTE: I’m on vacation this week, so there will probably be fewer posts than usual. -AC] On this day in
Random music news for Wednesday, March 7, 2018
March 7th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Hang on. Only two more weeks until the official start of spring. Distract yourself with music news for March 7,
Random Music News for Tuesday, February 20, 2018
February 20th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Fifteen years ago today, one of the worst concert tragedies in history happened with a pyro display during a Great
The Ongoing History of New Music, Episode 808: Trying to be a Rock Superstar in the 21st Century
January 19th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
You may have noticed that most of the biggest rock acts in the world aren’t that young anymore. Green Day?
2018 Brit Awards Nominees Shows How Much Hip-Hop has Taken Over the UK
January 15th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
The nominations for the 2018 Brit Awards came out Saturday and if you still think that hip-hop and R&B aren’t
Arcade Fire’s Win Butler Has Something to Say About Donald Trump Referring to Haiti as a “Shithole Country”
January 12th, 2018 | by Alan Cross
Win Butler, along with his wife and bandmate, Regine Chassange, the descendant of Haitian immigrants, has something to say about
Random Music New for Tuesday, November 7, 2017
November 7th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
On this day in 1994, WXYC, a campus radio station, made the first Internet radio broadcast. And what’s happening as
Random Music News for Wednesday, October 18, 2017
October 18th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
This was a momentous day for music in 1954. Texas Instruments introduced the first-ever transistor radio: the Regency TR-1. And
Tracing the Source of the Flute Sample in Arcade Fire’s “Everything Now”
September 26th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
You may have wondered where Arcade Fire found that catchy little flute bit–it’s a damn earworm, if we’re honest–in their
Random Music News for Tuesday, September 12, 2017
September 12th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
It’s new iPhone day. The reality distortion field has been switched on in an effort to reduce sticker shock. And
Random Music News for Tuesday, August 8, 2017
August 8th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
It was on this day in 1969 that the Beatles used the crosswalk down the street from EMI Studios. That
Random Music News for Monday, August 7, 2017
August 7th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
This is one of those rare holidays that Canada gets but the US does not. Enjoy it. And now, the
Random Music News for Tuesday, August 1, 2017
August 1st, 2017 | by Alan Cross
I always start to get nervous when the calendar clicks over to August. Don’t you? And now, the music news
Is Arcade Fire Giving Us TOO Much Content?
July 26th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
Arcade Fire has earned a reputation of hyping of albums and tours with all sorts of interesting stunts and marketing
Arcade Fire Files Multiple Lawsuits Over “Millennial Whoop.” Wait–What?
July 24th, 2017 | by Alan Cross
The what? You know, the “wha-oh-wa-oh” vocal pattern we hear in, like, a billion songs. Arcade Fire claims ownership based
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