Posts Tagged ‘Arcade Fire’
Song of the Day: Arcade Fire – “The Suburbs”
It's always a good day for some Arcade Fire! Sometime I can't believe it...I'm moving past the feeling. Am I right?
Watch Arcade Fire Perform on Austin City Limits
Arcade Fire played on this weeks episode of Austin City Limits. If you've never had a chance to see Arcade Fire (or if you're just that much of a super-fan), this will be an hour well spent. Before the first ten minutes, there's a performance of "Ready to Start," "Keep the Car Running," and one of Régine Chassagne's best performances of "Haiti." Keep it running and you'll soon be rewarded with [...]
“The Hunger Games” Soundtrack Is Shaping Up to be Anything but A Game
Best selling novel turned silver screen sensation, seems to be the norm these days. Thanks to box office blockbusters such as Harry Potter and Twilight, it is less than surprising that Hollywood would set its sights on the post-apocalyptic best seller, The Hunger Games. Along with the success of literary film, has emerged the importance - and subsequent success - of the literary film [...]
Best of 2011: Tiffany Wan’s Top 10 News Stories of 2011
These days, our ADD tendencies make it hard to keep news and other happenings in perspective. Wonderful and awful things can happen, and a week later the public consciousness has moved on to the next topic du jour. Which is why as much as I loathe year-end lists, it’s the perfect way to look back upon the passing of 2011 and remember all of the things that made us laugh, cry, cringe, or [...]
Watch: Arcade Fire’s Interactive “Sprawl II” Video
In August 2010, Arcade Fire found a way to make a music video truly hit home. Teaming with a tech savvy crew to embed images from viewers' childhood hometowns (via Google maps) into their clip for "We Used to Wait." Over a year later, the band is trying to get fans to experience their music in a unique way once again — this time creating an "interactive" clip for "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond [...]
Neil Young, Beck, and Arcade Fire Rock Out for Charity
Neil Young hosted his 25th annual benefit concert for children with severe physical and speech impairments on October 22nd at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA. Young was joined by his wife, Pegi, and one of his sons, Ben, who has cerebral palsy. In addition to being an advocate for children with disabilities, Young is also an advocate for environmental issues and the welfare of [...]
Classical Covers of Arcade Fire and Other Bands
Christopher O’Riley is a pianist who made a name for himself through his beautiful classical renditions of Radiohead and Elliott Smith songs. O’Riley’s latest musical interpretation, shown below, is “Empty Room” by Arcade Fire. O’Riley received accompaniment from cellist Matt Haimovitz for this and other songs on their album Shuffle. Play. Listen. This two-disc album also features [...]
Pop Montreal 2011 in Review
Photo by Joseph Sannicandro Pop Montreal The 10th (10e to you Francophones) edition of Pop Montreal has come to a close, and somehow it seems most appropriate to recap the festival as a whole, despite the lack of cohesion. The festival has really grown since its humble beginnings in 2002, as the 101,000 strong turnout for Thursday's free Arcade Fire show demonstrates. For those of you not in [...]
Austin City Limits Does It Again!
Austin City Limits, or ACL, is the annual event that sells out within minutes in advance every year and brought in 130 amazing artists, the best of food and fun, and a nonstop weekend of a Woodstock-style bash again this year. Locals in Austin Texas and people from all over the world gather for two of the biggest annual events in Austin, ACL and SXSW, so it comes as no surprise that these [...]
POP Montreal: Thursday Picks!
Arcade Fire. Karkwa. Kid Koala. @ place des Festivals of Quartier des Spectacles | 7pm Free show. We'll all be there, so why pretend otherwise? Three amazing hometown acts performing for free downtown. It'll be crowded, so make sure you get there early and follow the rules! (No outside alcohol, drugs, etc, full rules here.) Where do we take the party after Arcade Fire finish up? Fear [...]
