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Arcade Fire, Lady Gaga, Soundgarden, The Strokes and Green Day to Headline Lollapalooza 2010?
[Photo by Mark C. Austin] It’s been just three years since a then-unknown Lady Gaga played a small show at 2007’s Lollapalooza festival, but it looks like this year, the Lady will be bringing the heavy synth and crazy costumes to the main stage as one of Lollapalooza’s headliners. The Chicago Tribune reports that Gaga is in talks to head the festival, along with Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Green Day and a reunited Soundgarden.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsArcade Fire Licenses "Wake Up" to Super Bowl for Haiti Charity
[Photo by Mark C. Austin] Since a devastating earthquake hit Haiti last month, artists, musicians, corporations, regular joes, politicians and conscious citizens of every ilk have come forward to provide relief to the ailing nation. The members of Arcade Fire have been among the most concerned in the music community, transforming their homepage to a plea for help for Haiti, written in both English and French.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsNew Arcade Fire Album, Shows Coming in Spring 2010
They created two of the Best Albums of the Decade, then teased us with side projects, from orchestral offshoots (Bell Orchestre) to film soundtracks (The Box). But now, after what has felt like a two-year eternity, Arcade Fire is finally ready to resurface in its entirety.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsTen Albums We Wanna See in 2010
Okay! So after a month of looking back on great cultural moments from the last 10 years, we’re ready to look ahead to next year. Maybe one day we’ll learn to sit still and enjoy the present. Until then…... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 20 Best Live Acts of the Decade (2000-2009)
On any given night, on any city in America, there's a band or a singer/songwriter transcending the usual concert experience... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 25 Best Album Covers of the Decade (2000-2009)
A great album cover captures the imagination and sears itself into the brain, forever fusing its iconic imagery with the music it comes to signify... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayPeter Gabriel Orchestral Covers Album On the Way
Peter Gabriel first LP in seven years will be something of a group project, an orchestral covers album that hosts an eclectic bunch of music hot shots performing each others’ songs. The title, Scratch My Back, plays along with the record’s tit-for-tat song swaps among artists like Arcade Fire, Bon Iver, Radiohead, Randy Newman and The Kinks, according to The Guardian.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsThe Best Albums of the Decade (Readers' Picks)
We spent a lot of time brainstorming, voting, arguing and refining our list of The 50 Best Albums of the Decade. But, of course, we got it wrong. Here’s what our readers chose as the 10 Best Albums of the Decade:... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesFeist+Arcade Fire+Beck+David Cross Halloween Video (Awesome of the Day)
Back in October 2005, Vice Records released a song called “Do They Know It’s Hallowe’en?” to benefit UNICEF (and to poke fun at the patronizing attitude of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?”). The band that recorded it was called the “North American Hallowe’en Prevention Initiative,” and its list of members from the U.S. and Canada included:... read more
Found in: Blogs, High GravityTwenty Ridiculously Literal Album Covers
Dear Slayer... read more
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