Stereogum — The Strokes are the last of a certain breed. They don’t make rock bands like them anymore: the larger-than-life, the mythic, the kinds that can fill an arena with screaming fans that span generations. You can argue this — you have Arcade Fire, or... more info

Stereogum — Joy and contemplation are mutually inclusive on the track “VHS” from Superhuman Happiness, a recently reconstructed band that blends ’80s pop with ’70s prog rock. The Brooklyn-based band is the project of Stuart Bogie, an acclaimed saxophonis... more info

Stereogum — Earlier today, Arcade Fire teased a feature-length film called The Reflektor Tapes, and now they’ve shared a new music video set to their track “Porno” that serves as a precursor to that. As the film will be, it was directed by Kahlil Joseph. T... more info

Stereogum — Arcade Fire has announced plans for a feature-length film called The Reflektor Tapes. A new website for the movie popped up earlier today, which reveals that it will be directed by famed music video director Kahlil Joseph, who was spotted shooting fo... more info

Stereogum — Skrillex’s Full Flex Express Tour makes eight stops in Canada this month, and in advance of tonight’s show in Montreal, Sonny Moore and Diplo found time to make some beats with a couple of celebrated local musicians. The above photo (via DL Jones... more info

Stereogum — We named Father John Misty’s cover of the Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs” one of the 5 Best Songs of last week; it was a track Josh Tillman recorded in an East Vancouver leather shop back in May. More footage of the performance surfaced today, an... more info

Stereogum — Father John Misty debuted his great new cover of Arcade Fire’s “The Suburbs” earlier this week and, in a new interview with NME, he opened up about the inspiration behind choosing the song, and it turns out to have been for completely mundane, ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Will Butler (more by Debi Del Grande) Arcade Fire's Will Butler has been pursuing his solo career this year, having visited NYC a few times. He'll return this Wednesday (7/1) at The Well for the venue to celebrate Canada... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — In honor of Arcade Fire topping CBC Music's list for "the 100 best Canadian bands ever," Father John Misty has delivered a trip back to 2012 with a revitalized cover of the title track for Arcade Fire's Grammy-winning album "The Suburbs."  more info

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