Win Butler Takes On The UK Music Industry

Despite how much we talk about Arcade Fire, we never really expected our Canadian heroes to start throwing sharp barbs of scorn around all Brit-style. But leave it to the rabble-rousers at NME to change that in a recent interview... CONTINUE READING WIN BUTLER TAKES ON THE UK MUSIC INDUSTRY»

Posted on February 21, 2007 in Where's The Beef? (19 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire

Three Nights With Arcade Fire Still Ain't Enough

After hitting the first night of this past week's Arcade Fire mania, there was no way we were gonna let 'em play four more shows and not try to go again. Our friends confirmed two things through the week: as... CONTINUE READING THREE NIGHTS WITH ARCADE FIRE STILL AIN'T ENOUGH»

Posted on February 19, 2007 in Video (16 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire

Win Butler On Joe Simpson

Been giving thought to the Neon Bible lyrics? Why not, it's Arcade Fire week in the city after all. But did you make the Win Butler/Simpson-family connection? Fluxblog has been doing some sleuthing. From his review of last night's show:As... CONTINUE READING WIN BUTLER ON JOE SIMPSON»

Posted on February 14, 2007 (38 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire @ Judson Memorial Church, NYC 2/13/07

With night one of Arcade Fire's five show run upon us at Judson Memorial Church (facing the south side of Washington Square Park), the only solution to abide the pre-show jitters was a nice, cold lager. (Yes, we had pre-show... CONTINUE READING ARCADE FIRE @ JUDSON MEMORIAL CHURCH, NYC 2/13/07»

Posted on February 14, 2007 in Concert (28 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire "Keep The Car Running" In Montreal

One last live clip to tide New Yorkers over 'til next week's church sessions. This one comes from the first show of the Montreal run, last night at Ukranian Federation Hall. Poor cameraman's hands just wanna dance. Excited yet? (via... CONTINUE READING ARCADE FIRE "KEEP THE CAR RUNNING" IN MONTREAL»

Posted on February 7, 2007 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire

Now You Can Read The Neon Bible

Singing along is better when you know the words, dontcha think? So, to match your leaked copy of Arcade Fire's latest, head to neonbible.com, click on any one of the neon bibles, pick the "Lyrics" tab, and finally click on... CONTINUE READING NOW YOU CAN READ THE NEON BIBLE»

Posted on February 5, 2007 (12 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire

Security Gives Win Butler A Post-Show "Wake Up" Call

Word to the (golden-ticket holding) wise: When Arcade Fire come through NYC for their five-night run, make sure to loiter. Win and the gang have played impromptu post-show encores most nights while in London, but NME reports that the staff... CONTINUE READING SECURITY GIVES WIN BUTLER A POST-SHOW "WAKE UP" CALL»

Posted on February 2, 2007 in Video (4 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire

All Neon Like

By now, the selfish, law-breaking Arcade Fire fans among you have most, if not all, of Neon Bible. For shame! We were messing around earlier about that "highly anticipated" album leak; this is the one we really care about. Is... CONTINUE READING ALL NEON LIKE»

Posted on January 26, 2007 (103 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire Play "Intervention" In A Cafeteria

While we spent our Friday night at a kick-ass benefit concert featuring The Wrens and Takka Takka (at Knitting Factory, proceeds to Planned Parenthood), a school cafeteria's worth of lucky bastards saw a benefit show of their own: Arcade Fire... CONTINUE READING ARCADE FIRE PLAY "INTERVENTION" IN A CAFETERIA»

Posted on January 20, 2007 in Video (20 comments)
Tags: Andrew Bird | Arcade Fire

David Byrne: Indie Rock's Patron Saint

Great article in the New York Times this weekend, tracing the evolution of the Talking Head from an "archetypal nerve-racked data-age persona" to the "mellow," show-going, approachable multi-media artist he is today. In support of the saintly tag the NYT... CONTINUE READING DAVID BYRNE: INDIE ROCK'S PATRON SAINT»

Posted on January 15, 2007 (23 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | David Byrne

New Arcade Fire - "My Body Is A Cage"

One by one, the tracks leak out. This time it's all about Win, "Climbing Up The Walls" with a self-doubting lament and distant tom thuds. The massive pipe organ is back, kicking in a minute, but this time it's more... CONTINUE READING NEW ARCADE FIRE - "MY BODY IS A CAGE"»

Posted on January 11, 2007 in MP3 (32 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire

Noreen Bauble Unveils Arcade Fire Tracklisting

A YouTuber with a name conspicuously similar to Arcade Fire's forthcoming record uploaded a faux-infomercial, hosted by "Juno Award winning guitarist Richard Reed Parry of the Arcade Fire." Song clips! Tracklisting! Release date! Act now! (Thanks, Joe!) Tracklisting?01. Black Mirror... CONTINUE READING NOREEN BAUBLE UNVEILS ARCADE FIRE TRACKLISTING»

Posted on January 7, 2007 (23 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire

New Arcade Fire - "Black Mirror"

Yeah getting shut out of five count 'em five Arcade Fire shows was no fun for anyone. So here's a little good news for the bummed among you: Run don't walk over to the Arcade Fire site and click into... CONTINUE READING NEW ARCADE FIRE - "BLACK MIRROR"»

Posted on January 6, 2007 (52 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire

Arcade Fire Sold Out!

Let the Craigslist trolling begin! Tickets to Arcade Fire's five church dates in NYC sold out in less than 15 minutes (probably more like 5). Thanks, tickets.com. (We've never even heard of tickets.com before!) That Virtual Waiting Room was a... CONTINUE READING ARCADE FIRE SOLD OUT!»

Posted on January 5, 2007 (42 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire

Merge's Accidental Arcade Fire Leak

The mailbox lit up yesterday with missives from charitable iTunes consumers purchasing what was meant to be "Intervention," but was instead an unintentional holiday treat. Win explained on the Arcade Fire site:"Intervention" was supposed to be uploaded to iTunes as... CONTINUE READING MERGE'S ACCIDENTAL ARCADE FIRE LEAK»

Posted on December 27, 2006 (31 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire

New Arcade Fire - "Intervention"

We've been sooo patient. Finally! So you might have heard that if you call 1-866-NEON-BIBLE ext. 7777 you can hear the studio version of the "new" Arcade Fire song "Intervention." But we realize a lot of you guys have shitty... CONTINUE READING NEW ARCADE FIRE - "INTERVENTION"»

Posted on December 15, 2006 (54 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Fool's Gold | Foreign Born | Human Highway | Nick Thorburn

Stop The Ticket Scammers!

Ticketbastard is always thinking up cool, new methods to stop scalpers from cramping their profit-minded ways. First, it was the introduction of on-site auctions in an attempt to undercut eBay, TicketsOnLineForCheapJustTrustUs.com, and the endlessly amusing Craigslist market. But their latest... CONTINUE READING STOP THE TICKET SCAMMERS!»

Posted on December 13, 2006 (22 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire

Harp's 50 Most Essential Albums Since 2001

Thanks Each Note Secure for pointing us to Harp Magazine's 50 Most Essential Albums Since 2001...50) Gillian Welch - (Time) The Revelator 49) The Roots - Phrenology 48) Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf 47) Silver... CONTINUE READING HARP'S 50 MOST ESSENTIAL ALBUMS SINCE 2001»

Posted on October 16, 2006 in List, Shit List (78 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Grammys

Venom Confections

Obligatory Snakes On A Plane post, or my blogger's license will be revoked. We discussed the soundtrack, bid on the toast, laughed at the parodies, rented the Kazakh version... And we agree the sequel should star Christopher Walken... But please... CONTINUE READING VENOM CONFECTIONS»

Posted on August 19, 2006 in Celebrity Playlist (48 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Gnarls Barkley | My Morning Jacket | Snakes On A Plane

Margot's Sick Of The Arcade Fire Bullshit

Each Note Secure talks to Indianapolis indie rockers M&TNSAS.ENS: So, would it be an insult to say you guys are a poor man's Arcade Fire? ANDY: No, it's not an insult... RICHARD (TO ANDY): Yeah it is! ENS: The poor... CONTINUE READING MARGOT'S SICK OF THE ARCADE FIRE BULLSHIT»

Posted on June 29, 2006 in MP3 (49 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire

Your Mother's Slanted, Enchanted

In Stereogum's neverending quest to tell you which indie rock song was in which network sitcom last night, we turn to Kris at PantryRaider. He heard some Pavement on that new Doogie Howser show and even took a screengrab..."Since Michelle... CONTINUE READING YOUR MOTHER'S SLANTED, ENCHANTED»

Posted on January 24, 2006 in MP3, Show Tunes (30 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | How I Met Your Mother | Love Monkey | Pavement | Stephen Malkmus

Pantheon Awards

I kept wondering why everyone was talking about the Pantheon Awards, as I'd never heard of 'em. Turns out Pantheon Is The New Shortlist, which recognizes under-the-radar albums (less than 500k copies sold domestically between 7/1/04 and 10/30/05).Pantheon Awards: Top... CONTINUE READING PANTHEON AWARDS»

Posted on January 12, 2006 (40 comments)
Tags: Animal Collective | Arcade Fire | Bloc Party | Fiona Apple

Another Indie Rock XMas Mix

Jonathan Schmitt put together this fine mix of holiday tunes...Angels We Have Heard On High - Sufjan Stevens Winter Wonderland - Phantom Planet Yule Shoot Your Eye Out - Fall Out Boy Jingle Bells - Barenaked Ladies Last Christmas -... CONTINUE READING ANOTHER INDIE ROCK XMAS MIX»

Posted on December 7, 2005 in Rock Toys (17 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Coldplay | Fall Out Boy | My Chemical Romance | The Smashing Pumpkins

Band To Watch: Bell Orchestre

From the mailbag: -----Original Message----- From: rOCKY Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 9:14 AM To: stereogum.com Subject: Bell Orchestre Do you know when this is being released? I give you full credit for turning me on to Arcade Fire. They... CONTINUE READING BAND TO WATCH: BELL ORCHESTRE»

Posted on August 5, 2005 in Band To Watch (8 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Bell Orchestre

How Do I Work This?

This thing finally works again! Sorry for the lack of heads up, but I couldn't even log into Movable Type to tell ya about Stereogum's slow death on the old server. We're now hosted by Media Temple and expect NO... CONTINUE READING HOW DO I WORK THIS?»