Stereogum — The other day we heard the first sounds from Peter Gabriels' all orchestral indie rock covers LP, Scratch My Back, with his take on Arcade Fire's "My Body Is A Cage." True, we've turned a fine eye toward comprehensively covering this release. But ... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about remembering famous people from the past. Now we want put your memory to the test againLast week you really could feel the strain as RRers scoured for songs that were really, truly, actually on topic. That you pulled it off is ... more info

Guardian Music — Union Chapel, LondonNear the end of Owen Pallett's set, someone shouted a request for a song from his new album. "I'm going to stick to the hits," Pallett wryly replied. That got a laugh – this Canadian violinist has yet to have a hit, though ... more info

Altsounds — With influences from Beethoven, Rachmaninov and Glass, to their peers such as Arcade Fire, Daft Punk, and Sufjan Stevens, the eleven piece orchestral rock band, Emanuel And The Fear, create extravagant and climactic, intelligent and complex arrangeme... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — It's that time of the year again, when all my Bonnaroo brethren are anxiously awaiting for the official lineup to be announced. The Roo crew usually release the lineup the first week of February, so it's only natural that the rumors and leaky lineup... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Watch the trailer for the new Mogwai live concert film, Burning. As mentioned in today's Daily Downloads post, Team B is giving away a free EP, titled The Lost Son. The band is comprised of members of the Arcade Fire... more info

Stereogum — The concept behind Peter Gabriel's forthcoming indie rock covers project is an intriguing one: it's a song swap, Peter singing over orchestral reinterpretations of songs from a staggering list of artists -- Bon Iver, Lou Reed, the Mag Fields, Radi... more info

Rolling Stone — • News Ticker: Beyoncé, Neil Young • John Mayer’s Dirty Mind & Lonely Heart • Jay-Z, U2, 100-Plus Stars Join Haiti Special • Grammys Announce 3-D Jackson Tribute • Win Butler on Arcade Fire’s Big Decade • Ozzy Osbourne on Future of B... more info

XFM.co.uk — The Arcade Fire singer gets fired up about new material and rules out a solo album. more info

Rolling Stone — Photograph by Davida Nemeroff As Arcade Fire look forward to finishing the follow-up to 2007’s Neon Bible, Rolling Stone’s Brian Hiatt caught up with frontman Win Butler to look back at the decade and some of the band’s watershed moments, from ... more info