Arcade Fire Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Arcade Fire debuted a new song on Stephen Colbert last night

During Stephen Colbert’s election night show, Arcade Fire showed up to debut a new song entitled “Generation A.” Thoughts?

If you like hot, spicy food, you might want to get this smartphone thing that measures the heat of chilis.

You may have noticed that most of the biggest rock acts in the world aren’t that young anymore. Green Day?

After living for years in Montreal, Arcade Fire man Win Butler thought it was about time he made it official.

If you haven’t been to the movies lately or have been living under a rock, the live-action remake of Disney’s

Plastic (or at least the first version of it) is 110 years old today. As for music news for February

[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide. It’s

Well, that’s quite a way to open your set at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre! Arcade Fire performed Funeral in full

[This guest post is from David Maneke of Germany. He’s an Arcade Fire fan, obviously. – AC] The story I´m

You have music you don’t know about and never asked for. And no, I’m not talking about a U2 album.

[NOTE: I’m on vacation this week, so there will probably be fewer posts than usual. -AC] On this day in

The Licensing Game – Jim Neish in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 023 March 2, 2021
The penultimate sign of fandom, is a team’s jersey. Over the years, the role of the jersey in a team or league’s business has risen to the point where in some leagues it is by far one of the most valuable assets, at least on the team side. Around the world leagues differ in how […]
Mark Silver
Making an Impact, Together! – Kate McKenna & Donnovan Bennett in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 022 February 22, 2021
Personality, intelligence, and work ethic can take you a long way in life. In the media business, however, these traits are simply not enough. Not only will you have to sacrifice to make your dreams come true, but those closest to you will have to share that commitment and all that comes with it. Now […]
Mark Silver
Chasing a Dream – Keith Pelley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 021 February 8, 2021
From a young hotshot TV producer to one of the world’s top sports executives, Keith Pelley continues to chase his dreams. As Keith puts it, “life is about adventures”, and what an epic one he’s been on, culminating with the European Golf Tour where he’s now CEO and Commissioner. In this episode Keith shares stories […]
Mark Silver