Dan Boeckner

Arcade Fire Debut New Songs "The Lightning I, II" and "Age of Anxiety" Live in New Orleans

PUBLISHED Mar 15, 2022

It's getting real, folks: after announcing that their oft-teased first new music in five years would arrive this Thursday (March 17) in the...

Canadian Artists Remember Their Best, Worst and Most Mortifying Day Jobs

PUBLISHED Nov 9, 2020

It wasn't always Netflix shows, sold-out venues and Twitter stans for these talented Canadians; once upon a time, they merely blended in wi...

Victoria Venue Logan's Is Closing Permanently

PUBLISHED Nov 2, 2020

Logan's Pub — a bar and live music venue in Victoria, BC, recognized as a staple of the city's local scene — is closing its doors for good...

Canadian Artists Weigh In on What Canada Means to Them

PUBLISHED Jul 1, 2020

While colonial powers come under scrutiny amid global uprisings against systemic oppression, Canadians have been forced to reckon with our...

Royal Mountain Unveils Nightly Livestream Series with Dave Foley, Chris Murphy, Dan Boeckner

PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2020

Royal Mountain Records is the latest label to get in on the exploding livestream game, announcing a nightly series featuring the likes of S...

Wolf Parade

Thin Mind

PUBLISHED Jan 27, 2020

Thin Mind occupies a weird space in Wolf Parade's oeuvre: their fifth full-length album, their second album after a five-year hiatus, and t...

Operators' Dan Boeckner Doesn't Like the Hasbro/eOne Acquisition

PUBLISHED Aug 23, 2019

Yesterday, American toymaker Hasbro announced plans to buy Canadian media company Entertainment One (eOne) for $4 billion USD, in what is a...

Operators' Dan Boeckner

The Exclaim! Questionnaire

PUBLISHED Jun 12, 2019

Before my interview, Operators' publicist tells me that I have 20 minutes with frontman Dan Boeckner. We end up talking for over an hour; t...