Arcade Fire Archives - A Journal of Musical Things

The Ongoing History of New Music, encore presentation: Trying to be a Rock Superstar in the 21st Century

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

Hang on. Only two more weeks until the official start of spring. Distract yourself with music news for March 7,

Fifteen years ago today, one of the worst concert tragedies in history happened with a pyro display during a Great

The Dawn of Digital Sports Journalism at The Globe & Mail and Yahoo Canada – Steve McAllister in Conversation with TBP Podcast ep 005 September 4, 2020
Ask any Canadian sports journalist who they consider one the nicest and forward-thinking minds behind the rise of digital, and chances are they would say, Steve McAllister. As one of the most accomplished and highly regarded leaders in sports journalism over the last 20 years, Steve has provided the mentorship and launchpad for too many […]
Andrew Dick
Behind the desk of Global and CTV News – Kevin Newman in conversation with TBP podcast ep 004 August 18, 2020
Kevin’s award-winning career has spanned four decades, covering the biggest stories from the four corners of the earth and those most important to Canadians. While he’s a household name for his on-camera presence, as you will learn in this episode, Kevin Newman is also an innovator whose energy is fueled by the same startup drive […]
Mark Silver
At the top of the sponsorship world – Sam Galet in conversation with TBP podcast ep 003 August 5, 2020
Sam Galet is one of the sponsorship industry’s most successful connectors. Over his 20+ year career, he has been directly involved in leading a number of massive sports, entertainment and lifestyle sponsorships, endorsements and naming rights deals. From an early age, Sam knew what he wanted to achieve in his career and he set his […]
Mark Silver