L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Before Win Butler and Régine Chassagne were married — and before their band, Arcade Fire, became one of the most passionately beloved young rock groups in the world — they took a trip to visit Butler’s parents in his hometown ... more info

Stereogum — Ellen DeGeneres seems to be on some kind of mission to show up on Stereogum as much as possible. Already this week, she has had Beck and Arcade Fire on her show. And on today's show, she brought on HAIM, who played their fun, catchy current single "L... more info

Chorus.fm — Arcade Fire performed “Everything Now” on Ellen last night. more info

Stereogum — At this point, it's not exactly shocking to see underground-rock types making media appearances. Still, there's something truly striking about watching one of the defining indie rock bands of the last decade showing up on a daytime talk show, playing... more info

Stereogum — Several references to suicide and self-harm on "Creature Comfort," one of the singles from Arcade Fire's recent album Everything Now , have been censored by the band's label for Canadian airplay. Global News reports that that words "suicide" and "dy... more info

Chorus.fm — The notable bands on your television this week include: LCD Soundsystem (Kimmel; 10/16), Beck (Ellen; 10/17), Arcade Fire (Ellen; 10/18), and Haim (Ellen; 10/19). more info

New York Times — Like Arcade Fire and LCD Soundsystem, the Las Vegas group reached the top of the Billboard chart the very old-fashioned way. more info

Sweeping The Nation — Looks like we made it to the end. We close with ten years ago, another of those years right at the end of this survey in which it's driven more by what STN was writing about at the time then what else was happening as the alternative rapidly segr... more info

Obscure Sound — Salt Lake City-based Suburban Birds’ upcoming debut LP Lituya Bay is preceded by the release of its second single “Break Me Down”, recorded in “a beachy atmosphere with a lo-fi live feel” and mastered by Ryan Morey (who has worked on the li... more info

Stereogum — Bernie Sanders recently introduced a Medicare For All Act Of 2017 into the Senate, and he got Arcade Fire's Win Butler -- a notable Canadian -- to talk about the differences between Canada and America's health care systems with a Sanders staffer. Wat... more info