Correction: Arcade Fire will not score Richard Kelly film
You shouldn’t believe everything you read online. Arcade Fire lead singer Win Butler is annoyed and setting the record straight about Internet news gone awry regarding the band’s involvement with Richard Kelly’s new film. On Butler’s blog on the band’s website he reports that despite recent statements on the web by Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly and engineer Markus Dravs, Arcade Fire will not be composing the score to Richard Kelly’s sci-fi, horror drama The Box. ... read more
Found in: NewsArcade Fire Super Bowl fracas: No Ads, No?
In case you had better things to do with your time than join the possibly record-breaking tens of millions of Americans who tuned in last night, the New York Giants won the Super Bowl. Speaking of giants, the indisputable titans of indie-rock, Arcade Fire, unwittingly made an aural appearance during the big game. Pitchfork reported early this morning that the song "No Cars Go," from last year's Neon Bible, soundtracked a montage that aired just after Tom Petty's hirsute (but definitely nipple-and-controversy-free) halftime show. The band is currently preparing to tour Japan and hasn't commented, but the Arcade Fire fan... read more
Found in: Music, NewsArcade Fire, Feist, more up for Canadian radio awards
Although we can always kick their beaver-loving butts in a game of "let's piss off the international community," Canada does have America beat in a few areas. Health care is one. Hockey's probably another. But indie music? Now wait just a minute... we have both Pavement and the Pixies on our side, which means an automatic victory, right? But wouldn't you know it... those crafty Canucks have been quietly assembling a little army of bands to conquer the music world (but peaceably, mind you). Now the country has its own awards program (in addition to the Juno Awards) to prove... read more
Found in: Music, NewsArcade Fire unveils interactive "Neon Bible" video
Given all of the Radiohead shenanigans that have been cluttering up the Web lately, Arcade Fire sure picked a poor time to get all cryptic in marketing itself. That's right, indiephiles. Arcade Fire did wrong. Last week, the group leaked a creepy new website, beonlineb.com, which encouraged users to "be online" Oct. 6 for something special (gotta love those anagrams). Well, the date came and went, bringing with it that promised reward: a flashy, interactive video for the group's song "Neon Bible." Haven't seen it yet? Give it two-and-a-half minutes of your time. For those who've always wanted to control... read more
Found in: Music, NewsRevealed: the top 100 Canadian albums
Did you know that the United States is not the only country in the world? Not only that, but were you aware that there are even OTHER COUNTRIES IN NORTH AMERICA? Shocking, we know, and we maybe would have remained unaware of this disturbing piece of information, were it not for the release of an upcoming book. No, not the atlas (doesn’t make sense) or the encyclopedia (too thick). Instead, we're typing to you about Bob Mersereau’s The Top 100 Canadian Albums. We were unaware that there was music anywhere other than in the USA, but apparently, Canada has a... read more
Found in: Music, NewsArcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem add gigs, split 7
E’rybody’s been giddily-yappin’ about the Arcade Fire/LCD Soundsystem tour, recently expanded with dates in California, Washington, Missouri and Utah. Now (said in exuberant infomercial-like voiceover) you can treasure the pairing for as long as life goes on with a split 7" featuring LCD Soundsystem's take on Joy Division's "No Love Lost" and Arcade Fire's cover of Serge Gainsbourg's "Poupee de Cire," available exclusively at 1-800-LCD-FIRE on tour and the bands' respective websites. Speaking of covers, the songs of LCD Soundsystem itself will be remixed and re-interpreted by artists like Franz Ferdinand and Sorcerer for a DFA/Capitol Records EP... read more
Found in: Music, NewsArcade Fire to Tour with LCD Soundsystem
Listening to your local college radio station in the past couple of days, you noticed the DJ's voice radiating an all-consuming sense of well being. Awkward pauses and inarticulate uhhh's turned into bubbly chatter and manic ramblings. And you swear your car stereo had, like, this golden aura. If you were utterly flummoxed, you must have missed the news that Arcade Fire is touring with LCD Soundystem, which is enough to make every other university hipster high on life. The pre-sale ends tomorrow, June 22, and a full-on sale for their show at Red Rocks in Denver (Sept. 17) is... read more
Found in: Music, NewsArcade Fire
The entrance to the Petite Église church in Farnham—a town 45 miles outside of Montreal—is absolutely unremarkable. read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesInside the Church of Arcade Fire
In the midst of all this furor—while touring the world on the heels of their debut full-length, Funeral—Arcade Fire bought and renovated this church in the middle of nowhere. And they began working on some new songs. read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesArcade Fire - Neon Bible
Indie heroes’ sophomore effort dark and well-crafted, if not another masterpiece read more
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