Tagged: The Arcade Fire

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The Tripwire: On The War On Drugs’ Contained Sprawl

The War On Drugs played an NPR World Café session last week. Watching it, I was blown away by the band and the sound they’ve grown into. The session closes with “Arms Like Boulders,” possibly … read more »

POSTED September 26, 2011 4:30PM IN THE TRIPWIRE TAGS: , , , , ,
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Stream: The Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs

Here it is: the whole kit and caboodle of The Arcade Fire‘s new album, The Suburbs. They are the new Bruce Springsteen, the new Revolutionary Road, the new Simpsons. The Arcade Fire are everything, it … read more »

POSTED August 2, 2010 10:30AM IN MP3 / STREAMS TAGS: ,

Wayne Coyne Vs. Win Butler; The Battle Of Overrated Indie Rockers Rages On

Sigh. This is what it’s come to? It’s one thing for Rolling Stone to drop a quote in an interview with Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips dissing Win Butler and The Arcade Fire for being pompous (doesn’t seem that hard to believe, does it?). But for them to run a headline in their “Smoking Section” that blasts, “Exclusive: Wayne Coyne Tears Apart Arcade Fire!” is quite another. Now the music-world is abuzz with the two iconic front men exchanging verbal blows through the media. read more »

POSTED March 5, 2009 4:41PM IN THE TRIPWIRE TAGS: , , , , ,