Consequence of Sound — Acoustic performance benefits the family of Denis Blanchette. more info

Consequence of Sound — The best halftime show in the history of halftime shows. more info

Guardian Music — (Island)Which came first, the fashion for urban 20-year-olds to wear brogues and waistcoats or the success of rustic British pop? It's hard to tell, since a general brownness has been ubiquitous for the past half-decade in a period when British fashi... more info

Guardian Music — Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen, LondonFolk-rock outfits are stacking up like crazy. Thanks to Mumford & Sons, audacious exporters of banjo-pop back to the States, singalongs are rife, even more so than when Arcade Fire were leading them. It's not just... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Will the Killers be the last stadium-rock band America ever creates? We’re great at pop, we invented hip-hop and we’ve even caught up at dubstep. But Coldplay is English, Arcade Fire is Canadian, and “Battle Born” feels like a reveille for th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Kelly Pratt Kelly Pratt is no stranger to the pages of BrooklynVegan. From being a member of Beirut to playing in Arcade Fire to to performing at LCD Soundsystem's final show to his own projects Team B and now... more info

Guardian Music — Canada's largest city is an unlikely mecca for music lovers. But, as Rebecca Nicholson discovers, Toronto's championing of local artists makes for a lively sceneThere are plenty of holiday destinations around the world suitable for the discerning mus... more info

Prefix — While he's still basking in the wake of  LCD Soundsystem, James Murphy is keeping busy and moving forward ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/james-murphy-may-produce-next-arcade-fire-album/68682/ more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Win Butler at 'POP vs Jock' 2011 I remember as a kid, the Jaycees chapter in my hometown put on a "donkey basketball" game at the Junior High gymnasium and local "celebrites" (politicians, radio DJs, probably teachers)... more info

Guardian Music — Legendary film-maker to helm live streaming of Killers show in New York in September. Expect live animals, says bassistNo mere pop promo director is good enough for the Killers' next webcast – legendary film-maker Werner Herzog is to direct the ba... more info