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New Orleans Jazz Fest Lineup Revealed: Bruce Springsteen, Arcade Fire, Vampire Weekend

In case you haven’t noticed, festival season is not too far off and lineup posters are popping up left and right. Next up to share their roster is the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival who boast an impressive list that includes Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Arcade Fire, Vampire Weekend, Foster the […]

Entire Coachella Lineup Announced

When you live in the northwest, like I do, it’s hard to imagine that there will be sunshine ever again when it’s this time of year. Have no fear though, as music festival season is nearly upon us. Now is a great time to start dreaming of warmer weather and looking forward to what the […]

Watch Rainn Wilson Interview Arcade Fire’s Win Butler in the Back of a Van

For another episode of his wonderfully funny video series Metaphysical Milkshake, Rainn Wilson kidnapped Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler and sat him down to discuss a range of topics. Butler talks about his trips to Haiti and how they led towards their new album, Reflektor, as well as what albums have shaped him over time. When Wilson […]

Get ‘Yeezus’ For Free From Google Play

As music bloggers’ end of the year lists are starting to make their way online, now is the perfect time to check out some of the records you might have missed this year. Luckily, Google Play is holding a massive year end music sale, which includes a free copy of Kanye West‘s Yeezus and CHVRCHES‘ The […]

Watch Arcade Fire Awkwardly Sing “Little Drummer Boy” on ‘Between Two Ferns’

Christmas is less than a week away, and Zach Galifanakas had a special treat in mind on his latest episode of Between Two Ferns. In the middle of a conversation with Samuel L. Jackson and Tobey Maguire, Galifanakas cuts away to Canada’s Arcade Fire dressed up in red and white to sing an awkward rendition of “Little […]

Arcade Fire Release Music Video For “Afterlife”

Arcade Fire have released a music video for “Afterlife,” the penultimate track on their new album, Reflektor. The song is one of the band’s biggest and best, and the video, while it doesn’t feature the band at all, is nearly as ambitious. Directed by Emily Kai Bock, the clip offers a moving and surreal account […]

Arcade Fire Say “Please Relax,” Arena Tour Dress Code is “Super Not Mandatory”

Canadian Grammy winners Arcade Fire have been all over the music news front pages these past few months. After fans read that Arcade Fire were asking concertgoers to dress up in formal attire for their upcoming Reflektor tour, many freaked out. The request, a kind “please wear formal attire or costume” to the upcoming arena shows, has been […]

Arcade Fire’s 2014 Tour To Require Formal Dress

The small series of Arcade Fire shows leading up to the release of the group’s latest album, Reflektor, featured an unfamiliar twist: Attendees were required to come in formal attire or costume. The dress code matches the style of the band’s recent performances, and it no doubt makes the experience even more memorable (as if […]

Arcade Fire Announce North American Tour Dates

Arcade Fire‘s Reflektor was certainly the biggest and most talked about indie rock release of 2013, and it’s only fitting that the Grammy-winning group follow it up with an equally ambitious touring schedule. Today, they unveiled plans to do just that. Their 2014 schedule will take them all around North America and Australia, with a […]

Watch Arcade Fire Perform “Flashbulb Eyes” And “Afterlife” on Jimmy Kimmel

Arcade Fire hit up Jimmy Kimmel Live this week to promote their latest album, Reflektor. In the tradition of the show, they did not one but two songs for the cameras but from a very unique location. They’ve been pretty quiet since they took home the Grammy for Album of the Year in 2011 for […]

Arcade Fire Stream ‘Reflektor’

Following up a Grammy Award winning album is no small feat, especially one as sprawling, epic, and arguably generation-defining as The Suburbs, so Arcade Fire had their work cut out for them on Reflektor. After an intriguing viral marketing campaign, part of which included the band playing shows that required formal attire under an alter […]

Arcade Fire Stream New Song From ‘Reflektor’

If you haven’t seen the hype around Arcade Fire‘s upcoming fourth full-length, Reflektor, then you probably haven’t been paying attention. The Canadian indie rockers started the promotion cycle with an intriguing viral campaign, which concluded with a series of intimate shows as an alter ego called The Reflektors, which required fans to wear formal dress, […]