Tag Archives: Arcade Fire

episode #245 – Unpersons

Hej iedereen, welkom bij myboytheriotgirl. This week: three tracks off The Pack A.D.’s latest, Unpersons, plus a tip ‘o the hat to 2011 Polaris (& Juno & Grammy & Brit) winners Arcade Fire. And , , and girlbands. Sweden’s goes to Spain, Whitehorse goes to the Emerald Isle, and Brazil’s break the law. Meanwhile, emerges […]

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and the winner is…

No one right now, but we’ll know in just a few hours! That’s right: the seemingly interminable wait between the announcement of the Polaris Music Prize shortlist and the gala is all but over. Tonight’s festivities will be webcast live thanks to Much Music, starting at 8pm. Though Megan and I don’t have a great […]

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headin’ north

Dispatched to and won’t be able to put together a new show this week, however we’ll re-broadcast a classic episode in its place. In the meantime, here are two very different tracks that are stuck in our heads right now. First off, a track by leading lady . Her first solo album is called Last […]

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episode #237 – Gross Canada Day!

Well the year is now halfway through, and what better way to mark the occasion of Canada’s birthday than with  two hours of pure CanCon? Plus, there’s a huge 15-song uninterupted set of old and new stuff, mixing some classics with some new arrivals, as well as highlight a few of the talented folks from […]

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episode #232 – Take Offs and Landings

A treasured tradition at myboytheriotgirl, every year we each get to program our respective birthday show, disregarding all rules and standards for playlist formatting, and just programming the show with absolute abandon.  This year, Mike’s opted to take a trip in the time-machine/closet back ten years to 2001 to re-listen to a personal favourite album. […]

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