Arcade Fire Release Documentary Film Miroir Noir
In that grand tradition of musicians taking fans behind the scenes, Arcade Fire are releasing Miroir Noir, the film that follows them through the production and tour surrounding their 2007 album Neon...
View ArticleHold On Now, Youngster…
Overly caffeinated enthusiams abounds on Hold On Now, Youngster…, bombarding your eardrums with shout-along chant-tastic choruses, hand claps and a broad range of instrumentation randing from...
View ArticleHuman Highway –"The Sound"
Ever want to go back in time and merge Eraserhead with Max Headroom and set it all to a 70s folk-pop soundtrack? Well, then today’s your lucky day, because Human Highway has taken us there … read more »
View ArticleNoise Pop Day Five
It is one year ago this month that my most ridiculous faux-rock star crush was born. The sequined jacket, the gloves, the Ray Bans -- Ricky Reed from wallpaper. was delivered into my life and thus...
View ArticleWayne Coyne Vs. Win Butler; The Battle Of Overrated Indie Rockers Rages On
Sigh. This is what it's come to? It's one thing for Rolling Stone to drop a quote in an interview with Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips dissing Win Butler and The Arcade Fire for being pompous (doesn't...
View ArticleGreatest Song At This Moment – Arcade Fire "Black Mirror"
There's no barrier separating you from the emotions and excitement of the Arcade Fire. Neon Bible gives a million of these kinds of emotional payoffs, but "Black Mirror" demonstrates them in the kind...
View ArticleClues –"Remember Severed Head"
If the only "Clues" you've heard of has something to do with a board game and Tim Curry, fear not. We've got the info on the kids who are calling themselves Clues -- among them ex-Unicorn Alden Penner...
View ArticleMerge Records Releases XX Line-Up With Conor, Spoon, Superchunk And More
The line up for the five-day-long Merge Records 20th Anniversary Celebration has been announced, and the event to bound to be nothing but stellar with headliners like label-founders Superchunk topping...
View ArticleDon't Take Yourself Too Seriously: An Interview With Suckers
Blogs, online forums and fans alike were abuzz about Brooklyn's four-piece, Suckers, long before the release of their self-titled EP on I Am Sound Records earlier this month. Much of this was based on...
View ArticleWayne Coyne Waves The White Flag In Battle Of Indie Egos
Flaming Lips frontman Wayne Coyne has waved the white flag in the battle of indie-egos. As we told you back in March, Coyne had dissed the Arcade Fire pretty badly in an interview with Rolling Stone,...
View ArticleArcade Fire Releases Extremely Rare Signed Deluxe Versions Of Miroir Noir DVD...
he members of Arcade Fire have signed 250 copies of the deluxe edition of the recently released Miroir Noir DVD and combined them with a limited edition hand silk-screened poster signed and numbered by...
View ArticleMerge Records' XX Anniversary Party Just Got Much, Much Better
There's going to be dancing, everybody. DANCING. read more »
View ArticleArcade Fire Preps New Album, New Songs "Better"
The internet’s ears are burning with reports of a new Arcade Fire album to be dropped next summer. Billboard reported the Canadian septet will release a new single early next year, play some shows...
View ArticleArcade Fire Ask You To Help Haiti
The Arcade Fire are the most recent addition to the Haitian relief effort, joining Wyclef Jean and the rest of the re-tweeting Twitterverse in calling for your help. In wake of the earthquake tragedy,...
View ArticlePeter Gabriel Can Now Claim Your Mom's Heart and Your Record Collection
We’ll admit, we’ve been slacking a bit on our Peter Gabriel RSS feed, for the last, well, forever. So while we remember the very cute Vampire Weekend cover thing, this whole indie covers album caught …...
View ArticleLollapaGAGA!
Although the full Lollapalooza lineup won’t be officially unveiled until April for the August 6-8 musical bonanza, an excited affiliate has leaked the headliners to the Daily Swarm. This year’s...
View ArticleSomeone Finally Scratched Peter Gabriel's Back
This is an underdog story. (Don’t act like you don’t have a soft spot for those– we saw the Olympic ratings) Anyway, this story involves a young, starry-eyed singer who made a bold move to … read more »
View ArticleKaty Perry
Or something. Last week came the news that thee fishy new Kelly Clarkson song that hit the Internet has a heavy verse-assist from an old Arcade Fire jam. Now, the upcoming Katy Perry album will … read...
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