Guardian Music — (Island)Which came first, the fashion for urban 20-year-olds to wear brogues and waistcoats or the success of rustic British pop? It's hard to tell, since a general brownness has been ubiquitous for the past half-decade in a period when British fashi... more info

Guardian Music — Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen, LondonFolk-rock outfits are stacking up like crazy. Thanks to Mumford & Sons, audacious exporters of banjo-pop back to the States, singalongs are rife, even more so than when Arcade Fire were leading them. It's not just... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Will the Killers be the last stadium-rock band America ever creates? We’re great at pop, we invented hip-hop and we’ve even caught up at dubstep. But Coldplay is English, Arcade Fire is Canadian, and “Battle Born” feels like a reveille for th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Kelly Pratt Kelly Pratt is no stranger to the pages of BrooklynVegan. From being a member of Beirut to playing in Arcade Fire to to performing at LCD Soundsystem's final show to his own projects Team B and now... more info

Guardian Music — Canada's largest city is an unlikely mecca for music lovers. But, as Rebecca Nicholson discovers, Toronto's championing of local artists makes for a lively sceneThere are plenty of holiday destinations around the world suitable for the discerning mus... more info

Prefix — While he's still basking in the wake of  LCD Soundsystem, James Murphy is keeping busy and moving forward ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/james-murphy-may-produce-next-arcade-fire-album/68682/ more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Win Butler at 'POP vs Jock' 2011 I remember as a kid, the Jaycees chapter in my hometown put on a "donkey basketball" game at the Junior High gymnasium and local "celebrites" (politicians, radio DJs, probably teachers)... more info

Guardian Music — Legendary film-maker to helm live streaming of Killers show in New York in September. Expect live animals, says bassistNo mere pop promo director is good enough for the Killers' next webcast – legendary film-maker Werner Herzog is to direct the ba... more info

ContactMusic — Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler and The Strokes star Nikolai Fraiture are set to hit to court at this years 12 Pop Versus Jock charity basketball game at the Pop Montreal music festival in Canada The 22 September 12... more info

Consequence of Sound — Halftime show features David Byrne. more info