Listen to Two New Sufjan Stevens Christmas Songs Featuring Members of The National & Arcade Fire

Listen to Two New Sufjan Stevens Christmas Songs Featuring Members of The National & Arcade Fire

A few years ago, in the attic of Aaron Dessner’s Brooklyn home, The National’s guitarist gathered his brother and bandmate Bryce, Arcade Fire’s Richard Perry and Sufjan Stevens to record some Christmas songs. Long rumored, two of those songs were finally unearthed last night as the same quartet DJed at BBC6 for two hours....  read more

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The 20 Best Live Acts of 2010

The 20 Best Live Acts of 2010

We tried to bring some objectivity to the countless shows we collectively saw this year, choosing bands and solo performers who consistently left audiences with the feeling that they'd just experienced something special.  read more

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Red Hot, 4AD Raise $1 Million for Charity

Red Hot, 4AD Raise $1 Million for Charity

4AD and The Red Hot Organization have raised $1 million for charity with the proceeds from the Dark Was The Night album....  read more

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Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, More Contribute to Gulf Coast Relief Album

Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, More Contribute to Gulf Coast Relief Album

Vampire Weekend, LCD Soundsystem, The National, Phoenix and The Black Keys are just a few of the artists who will contribute to an upcoming Gulf Coast relief album....  read more

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Video for The National's "Terrible Love (Alternate Version)"

Video for The National's "Terrible Love (Alternate Version)"

The National’s music is a lot of things, but goofy is not among them. So the video for an alternate take of “Terrible Love” is really refreshing. The documentary-style video shows band members cutting up on tour, especially lead singer Matt Berninger. It was directed by Tom Berninger—Matt’s brother—along with Ryer Banta and Hope Hall, and has definitely has a familial feel. “The video is more about us making a video than about the song,” Matt recently told music blog Sixeyes....  read more

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The National Adds More Tour Dates, Releases Video

The National Adds More Tour Dates, Releases Video

Apparently, The National intend to continue dominating the world with their current tour....  read more

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LCD, Belle & Sebastian and The National Play Treasure Island This Weekend

LCD, Belle & Sebastian and The National Play Treasure Island This Weekend

Also, She & Him, Broken Social Scene, Superchunk, Phosphorescent, Surfer Blood and many more...  read more

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Austin City Limits Day Three Photos Ft. The National, Edward Sharpe, The Eagles, More

Austin City Limits Day Three Photos Ft. The National, Edward Sharpe, The Eagles, More

Photos by Mark C. Austin...  read more

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Phosphorescent, The National Take Europe Together

Phosphorescent, The National Take Europe Together

Even though it kind of feels like decades in internet time, Phosphorescent’s excellent Here’s to Taking it Easy was released early this year, a fact you will be reminded of when year-end lists start popping up in a couple months....  read more

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The National to Release Expanded Edition of High Violet

The National to Release Expanded Edition of <em>High Violet</em>

The deluxe album will include two new songs, three live tracks and more...  read more

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