Tagged: Arcade Fire

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Video: Arcade Fire, “The Suburbs” (dir Spike Jonez)

We’ve gotten so used to watching videos assembled from found footage and old movies that we forgot how compelling the form can be if you spend a lot of time and money. Arcade Fire‘s new … read more »

POSTED November 19, 2010 10:00AM IN MUSIC VIDEO Comments (2) TAGS: , ,
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Video: Arcade Fire, “Ready to Start” and “Month of May” (Live on Jools Holland)

We pretty much stay posting Arcade Fire live videos, primarily because we are still listening to The Suburbs constantly, and also because it always trips us out to see Win Butler hulking over the crowd … read more »

POSTED November 17, 2010 1:30PM IN MUSIC VIDEO TAGS: , ,
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Arcade Fire Should Always Sound Like They Did During “Sprawl II” on SNL

Sometimes good fortune combines with sleep deprivation in the best possible way, like on Saturday night when we woke up just in time for Arcade Fire’s second performance on Saturday Night Live but didn’t have … read more »

POSTED November 15, 2010 12:30PM IN MUSIC VIDEO Comments (7) TAGS: , ,
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Mark Ronson and the Business Int’l, “We Used to Wait” (Arcade Fire Cover) MP3

Covers! People love to cover their contemporaries these days. Sometimes a good idea, often it just leads to us trying to figure out how we’re going to add a cover of a song we still … read more »

POSTED October 20, 2010 3:30PM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (1) TAGS: , ,
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The Drums, “We Used To Wait” (Arcade Fire Cover) MP3

The Drums‘ Brit-punky cover sounds nothing like the original, but singer Jonathan Pierce and Arcade Fire leader Win Butler each have that lethargic snottiness to their stretched-out vocals, like they’ve just finished weeping or dry-heaving … read more »

POSTED September 1, 2010 10:00AM IN MP3 / STREAMS TAGS: , ,
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Holy Crap Arcade Fire is Stalking Us/Made the Best Video Ever

The MTV Video Music Awards need a new category for Best (only) Interactive/Online Video Making Use of HTML 5 and Google Earth. Arcade Fire, you win. For “We Used to Wait,” director Chris Milk has … read more »

POSTED August 30, 2010 11:00AM IN MUSIC VIDEO Comments (1) TAGS: , ,
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Video: Arcade Fire, “Ready To Start”

The chart toppers got a little Rattle & Hum treatment of some of the footage from their recent MSG show, originally directed live by Terry Gilliam, for the album version of “Ready To Start.” Surely … read more »

POSTED August 19, 2010 5:45PM IN MUSIC VIDEO TAGS: ,

Arcade Fire Stopped By The Daily Show

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Arcade Fire – Ready to Start www.thedailyshow.com Those guys are Number One. On the charts, possibly in general. More after the jump.

POSTED August 13, 2010 11:32AM IN THE TRIPWIRE TAGS:
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Video: The Arcade Fire Play “Month of May” and “Ready To Start” on The Daily Show

“I’m here with the kid in high school who protected me from bullies. What’s up, Win?” says John Stewart. Besties! We caught a girl jamming Arcade Fire so hard on her iPhone on the subway … read more »

POSTED August 13, 2010 10:45AM IN MUSIC VIDEO TAGS: ,
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Tent Posts: Lollapalooza Day 3

There must be some implicit contract between festival promoters and Mother Nature saying that a festival is not complete without just a touch of mud. And sure enough Sunday morning, the final day of Lollapalooza, … read more »

POSTED August 9, 2010 2:15PM IN MUSIC NEWS, OTHER EVENTS TAGS: , , , , , ,