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Arcade Fire, Arkells, Dan Mangan, Peaches Among Many Canadian Musicians Supporting Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders

Arcade Fire, Arkells, Dan Mangan, Peaches Among Many Canadian Musicians Supporting Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders Canadian musicians supporting Wet’suwet’en land defenders — graphic providedArcade Fire, Arkells, Dan Mangan, Peaches, Tagaq and Torquil Campbell (Stars) are among the more than 160 high-profile Canadian musicians who've signed a statement of…

Arcade Fire to Receive Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award

Arcade Fire to Receive Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award Arcade Fire promo shot — photo credit: MergeThe members of Montreal’s Arcade Fire will receive the 2018 Allan Slaight Humanitarian Spirit Award at the Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards Gala Dinner, May 10, held at Toronto’s Rebel Entertainment Complex during Canadian Music Week…

Arcade Fire Online Store Shirts Dedicated To Kanpe, Partners In Health Charities

Arcade Fire Online Store Shirts Dedicated To Kanpe, Partners In Health Charities Arcade Fire's Partners In Health tees — photo via Arcade Fire online storeLost amidst the unusual promotional and merchandizing campaign that Montreal-based Arcade Fire has launched — Kylie  and Kendall Jenner co-opting t-shirt designs, $110 fidget spinners, dress code…

Arcade Fire and Mavis Staples Release Charity Song To Support American Civil Liberties Union

Arcade Fire and Mavis Staples Release Charity Song To Support American Civil Liberties Union Arcade FireArcade Fire have released the new protest song "I Give You Power" to support the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). The Canadian indie rock band's song prominently features gospel-soul singer and civil rights activist Mavis Staples joining the…

Arcade Fire's Win Butler DJing Dudebox Party To Support Kanpe Charity

Arcade Fire's Win Butler DJing Dudebox Party To Support Kanpe Charity Party people at a previous Dudebox event — photo credit: DudeboxWith all the high-gloss, high-profile, high-rolling stars, athletes and big spenders rolling into Toronto for NBA All-Star Game events, the best party of the weekend just might be the decidedly underground and not-…

Arcade Fire-boosted Young Rock Band Raises Money For Cancer & Haiti

Arcade Fire-boosted Young Rock Band Raises Money For Cancer & Haiti The Brothers Dubé in Haiti. They would spend up to eight hours a day in the back of that pick up just kicking back and playing tunes and writing musicThe Brothers Dubé impressed Montreal’s Arcade Fire enough for the Grammy Award-winning band to jam with them, but when they discovered…

Red Hot Organization Resurrects AIDS Awareness Albums

Red Hot Organization Resurrects AIDS Awareness Albums Album cover for 2011's Red Hot + RioAfter the release of Red Hot + Riot – The Music And Spirit Of Fela Kuti in 2002, John Carlin thought he was done. The co-founder of the not-for-profit New York-based Red Hot Organization had enjoyed a successful run raising funds for AIDS awareness commencing with…