Brooklyn Vegan — "This unseen sparrow kept following me around the day I fell into working on this one - it kept singing the same three notes of a chord over everything that was happening so it eventually haunted the song." Continue reading… more info

Guardian Music — In support of his new live album, the Arcade Fire member picks a selection of songs performed in front of a live audience, including hypnotic Motown, Prince’s epoch and his grandfather on steel guitarThis is my grandfather playing steel guitar... more info

NME — 'The piano sounds throughout are homey, dull and creaky in a lovely way,' Butler adds more info

411 Mania — Check out their version of "Rebel Rebel"... more info

NME — The pair were backed up by a band featuring members of Yeah Yeah Yeahs and TV On The Radio more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Arcade Fire's Win Butler will be back in NYC under his DJ Windows 98 guise for a show at club/dim sum restaurant 88 Palace on Saturday, May 7. He'll be accompanied by live percussion which sounds pretty interesting... Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — Including collaborations with Sufjan Stevens and members of The National and Arcade Fire. more info

Consequence of Sound — An extremely early performance by the necessant band in Toronto. more info

Stereogum — Arcade Fire self-released their debut EP in 2003, and today, some rare footage of a very early live show has surfaced online. The clip, shot in March 2003 at Arcade Fire’s opening set for a Jim Guthrie album release party in Toronto, shows a four-m... more info

Nialler9 — The Belfast band Pleasure Beach have left a dent on the Irish music scene in the last year with a couple of great singles in ‘Go’ and ‘Dreamer To The Dawn’ that recalled the spirit of Springsteen and Arcade Fire. The band’s new single... more info