Articles by Michael Barclay

Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Explaining Montreal’s Arcade Fire is no easy task. Led by Texan expatriate Win Butler and Quebecois Régine Chassagne with anywhere from two...

Bell Orchestre

Bell Orchestre

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Continuing Montreal’s reputation as a refuge for instrumental acts redefining chamber music for rock audiences, Bell Orchestre boasts a bac...

Destroyer

Your Blues

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Last time we checked in with Vancouver's Dan Bejar, you could hear his tormented rock 'n' roll dreams crashing all around him. And why woul...

King Cobb Steelie

Destroy All Codes

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

In the four-year gap since we last heard from King Cobb Steelie, the underground was overrun by dozens of descendents of Gang of Four’s pun...

Antony and the Johnsons

I Am the Bird

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

If you’ve never heard of the angelically-voiced Antony before, you might be interested to know that friends and admirers such as Devendra B...

Angela Desveaux's Dark Side

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Heartbreak is the most common theme in country music, but not many singers can evoke it at first breath. But Angela Desveaux can have you w...

Sunset Rubdown Gets Up

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

Sunset Rubdown’s Spencer Krug is a hard man to pin down. After two weeks of phone tag, he finally completes this interview via email, a mer...

Rome: The Complete First Season

PUBLISHED Jan 1, 2006

If you needed any proof that TV has completely surpassed Hollywood, look no further than this HBO/BBC co-venture. With all the production v...