Stereogum — Well, this was unexpected. The Favorite Band category in the 2012 People’s Choice Awards is positively jammed with indie and alt-rock types. The nominees include Bon Iver, Arcade Fire, Radiohead, and Florence & The Machine alongside heavyweights li... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — YouTube has snagged a licensing deal with Merlin, a consortium of independent music labels that together represent 14,000 artists including Adele and Arcade Fire. more info

Starpulse — Radiohead's "Paranoid Android" has topped a new list of the best songs of the past 15 years. The 1997 track beat out Arcade Fire's "Rebellion (Lies)" and "Hey Ya!" by Outkast in the NME.com count... more info

NME — Band push out Arcade Fire, Outkast and The Strokes to take top spot more info

Stereogum — It’s been a while since we checked in with Christopher O’Riley, the pianist known for his majestic renditions of Radiohead and Elliott Smith songs. But now, O’Riley returns with cellist collaborator Matt Haimovitz for Shuffle.Play.Listen, an tw... more info

Guardian Music — Producer's collaboration with composer Daniele Luppi to be made into movie by music video director Chris MilkDanger Mouse and Daniele Luppi's latest album, Rome, is on its way to the cinema. Music video director Chris Milk is to make a film inspired ... more info

The Music Fix — We get Fucked Up with Arcade Fire. Jetlag ensues. more info

Big Stereo — Reptar is a cropped hair, skinny jeans wearing girls wet dream hailing from the wonderful indie dance ridden state of Georgia. For fans of Arcade Fire, Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah, and the like. Their new EP “Obangle Fizz Y’all”(don’t ask) i... more info

Stereogum — Last week, we posted video of Arcade Fire’s Win Butler playing (pretty impressively, from the look of things) in a Toronto charity basketball tournament, sharing the court with a few actual pros. His bandmate and brother Will also played, and photo... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — The new issue of Q (out on 27 September 2011) features 25 different covers with the artists who are shaping music right now. Each issue features a new interview with all the cover stars, but which one will you pick? The full list of cover stars are: ... more info