Chicago Tribune — There’s really no way around it: Arcade Fire’s fifth album “Everything Now” is pretty half-baked, and a high-concept marketing campaign that smugly skewered consumerism didn’t help. But Arcade Fire has never really been about big ideas so m... more info

Chicago Tribune — Talk to the members of Arcade Fire and invariably they’ll tell you they’ve always been playing looking at the long view. For the ever-popular Montreal-based sextet, what people think of them now is of little consequence. Rather, how the band is v... more info

Chorus.fm — Arcade Fire have parted ways with their longtime manager Scott Rodger. https://twitter.com/scottrodger/status/922908975065997312/photo/1 more info

KEXP Seattle — Like a kind of watershed moment, there are live show experiences before seeing Arcade Fire and live show experiences after seeing Arcade Fire. They’re really a gauge for everything now. A religious experience whether you’re religious or not.... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — 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

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