NME — Bands unhappy at reports of having to pay to perform at lucrative half-time show more info

Stereogum — On Friday night, Arcade Fire played the first of three shows at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. For the city-appropriate cover song to kick off the encore they took none of Stereogum’s suggestions! Instead, after the bobbleheads faked out the crowd w... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Shabazz Palaces @ Williamsburg Park 2012 (more by David Andrako) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... AfroPunk Fest @ Commodore Barry Park The free annual two-day AfroPunk Festival... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "Buster Poindexter on stage with @arcadefire marks the official end of the hipster era. Irony overload. #Barclays #brooklyn #Brilliant" - alex rappaport I may be biased, but NY seems like the place to bring out your big special guests. I've... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Arcade Fire in Austin in April (more by Tim Griffin) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Arcade Fire, The Unicorns, Dan Deacon @ Barclays Center Arcade Fire's massive... more info

Stereogum — Arcade Fire are in the final stretch of their continent-spanning Reflektor tour, and as you may have heard, they’ve adopted the habit of paying tribute to each city they visit by covering a song/artist from (or associated with) that city. This star... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — remember this video? Pitchfork already posted their top tracks and top albums of the decade so far, and now they've posted their top 50 music videos to have come out between 2010 and 2014. The list includes Arcade Fire, Azealia... more info

Stereogum — Arcade Fire played Manfield, MA last night and — surprise, surprise — performed a cover. This time it was the Pixies’ “Alec Eiffel” from their 1991 album Trompe Le Monde. The band got their start in nearby Boston. The next stop on the Refle... more info

NME — The band take on the Boston natives as the 'Reflektor' tour calls into neighbouring Mansfield, Massachusetts more info

Stereogum — The Unicorns recently reunited to play some shows — their first in a decade — opening for Arcade Fire, and as we reported, those performances have been incredible. Timed with this is a reissue of their sole album, Who Will Cut Our Hair When We’... more info