We All Want Someone To Shout For — Zane Lowe just premiered another new Arcade Fire song from The Suburbs called “We Used To Wait”. It’s the first single off the record in the UK, while “Ready To Start” was the US single. “We Used To Wait” is just a beautiful track that ... more info
We All Want Someone To Shout For — Radio station 107 The End just premiered”Ready To Start”, the first (US) single from Arcade Fire’s new album The Suburbs.
Our first taste of “Ready To Start” was from live videos taken at recent Arcade Fire gigs. From the live version’s ... more info
Pitchfork — Photos by Dave MacIntyre. Head to the photo book for the full-size shots.
It's common practice for big bands to preview new material in surprise, intimate-venue shows. For Arcade Fire, "intimate" means a regal theatre with a capacity of 1,200. Ho... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets are on sale at 9am for the Arcade Fire/Spoon show at Madison Square Garden. Tickets are on sale at 10am for the ZZ Top show at Beacon Theatre. Tickets are on sale at 10am for Rock the Bells... more info
KEXP Seattle — As they prepare for August’s release of The Suburbs, Arcade Fire have been performing secret gigs around Montreal. Last night (Wednesday), they posted directions to Montreal’s South Shore shopping mall parking lot, where they place a free show. T... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Arcade Fire - The Suburbs (extended Longueuil walk version) (MP3) Arcade Fire @ Longueuil, Montreal, June 9th Montreal band Arcade Fire thrilled nearly 10,000 fans with a free concert Wednesday night in a South Shore shopping mall parking l... more info
Silent Uproar — Lollapalooza 2010 has announced its schedule, which includes sets from Soundgarden, Green Day, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, The National and Spoon, among many others. [2010.lollapalooza.com] more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Roberto Panetta poses w/ Arcade Fire in Sherbrooke "Arcade Fire might have been trying out new material in an out-of-the-way venue, but there was nothing tentative about their take-no-prisoners show in Sherbrooke, Quebec, [Monday] night. Following up... more info
Song, by Toad — The Great Arcade Fire Hoax? It is this:
“The prevailing belief amongst j0urnalists that the Arcade Fire invented music. They invented bands with actual instruments, and anything vaguely epic. None of these things existed before Funeral, and the... more info
Guardian Music — Richard Ashcroft's new album has a tracklist that's funnier than anything pop satirists could come up with. But which other running orders out-spoof the spoofs? Ten years ago, my colleague on the soon-to-be-defunct Select magazine, Steve Lowe, had a ... more info