JamBase — Chris Stapelton, Arcade Fire, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit will headline the 4th installment of the Sloss Music & Arts Festival this July. more info

Stereogum — Finally, a 2018 festival that Eminem isn't headlining! Instead, Forecastle will have Chris Stapleton, Arcade Fire, and Modest Mouse, along with an undercard that includes Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, the War On Drugs, Father John Misty, Courtney Barn... more info

Stereogum — The Killers have already covered the Gaslight Anthem, Tom Petty, Fats Domino, and the Smiths on their current tour in support of their recent album Wonderful Wonderful . And last night, they delivered a stripped-down rendition of the Funeral track "... more info

Sweeping The Nation — If you're a regular reader you'll know that by "other" tracks we mean those from albums that didn't make our top 50 of the year plus anything else that tickled the proverbial fancy. And yes, 200. Because we've been keeping a tally all... more info

Music For Ants — This year, I welcomed a new member to our family (named Esme, like the Joanna Newsom song), worried a lot about the future of my country, and listened to a lot of music, new & old. These are my favorite albums & songs of 2017. Click here to listen to... more info

Stereogum — The world went through a lot this year -- Trump, an investigation into Russian election interference, Nazis, an Arcade Fire album rollout. Twitter also went through a lot this year -- Trump, an investigation into Russian election interference, a cont... more info

Stereogum — When Arcade Fire toured Europe this summer, they brought the Colombia dance-rock band Bomba Estéreo with them. And now Arcade Fire have gotten Bomba Estéreo to remix "Everything Now," the title track of their 2017 album. The Bomba Estéreo version ... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this year, the National's Aaron and Bryce Dessner helped curate the first edition of Copenhagen's Haven Festival, and they're doing the same thing this year. Arcade Fire will headline the festival, which takes place on 8/10 and 8/11 next year... more info

Stereogum — This year's Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival saw Solange team up with the Doobie Brothers' Michael McDonald to perform "What A Fool Believes." Next year's probably won't have that, but it will have Arcade Fire, Travis Scott, and two Bassnectar sets. ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — It’s safe to say that Arcade Fire’s Everything Now era has been a strange one, from the oddball promotional nature to the first somewhat mixed critical reaction to an album in their career. But if there’s one that thing most can agree on is tha... more info