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Arcade Fire and Antony for AIDS charity album

Dark Was the Night features new songs, rarities and unlikely collaborations from US indie aristocracy's finest Unlikely bedfellows ... Antony Hegarty teams up with the National's Aaron and Bryce Dessner.

Arcade Fire, Dave Sitek, Yeasayer for new AIDS charity compilation

Arcade Fire , Dave Sitek , Yeasayer , Cat Power and Iron & Wine are among the artists who have contributed to a new compilation album released in conjunction with the Red Hot charity.

My Morning Jacket, Spoon, Arcade Fire Fight AIDS with New Songs

Arcade Fire / Spoon A jaw-dropping collection of indie rock's finest have contributed exclusive new songs to Dark Was the Night , a 32-track album out February 17 via 4AD, which will benefit the Red Hot ...

Diamanda Galas taps into life and Zeppelin

Pianist and singer Diamanda Galas is famous for her intensity, and that's no less true in conversation than it is in performance.

India: Holtzberg toddler reunites with grandparents

Shimon and Yehudit Rosenberg, the parents of Rivka Holtzberg, who is currently being held hostage at the Chabad center in Mumbai with her husband Gavriel, arrived in the Indian city early Friday morning with a ...

Franz Ferdinand: Why Xenomania wasn't for us

Working with Xenomania on the new Franz Ferdinand album would have been like "going to the Arcade Fire and asking them to produce our record", Alex Kapranos said this week.

Review: Decemberists unique songs charge up Warfield crowd

Although it once served a purpose, the term "alternative rock" is nearly meaningless in 2008, a catch-all title used to describe new acts from Arcade Fire to TV on the Radio.

Arcade Fire f ted for Keep the Car Running

The members of Arcade Fire were honoured for their songwriting skills at SOCAN's 19th- annual awards gala for the Quebec music industry last night.

Paul McCartney gets his freak on as The Fireman with 'Electric Arguments'

The Fireman is Paul McCartney getting his freak on. Do not be alarmed. This collaboration with Youth allows McCartney to have fun in the studio without feeling the burden of being Sir Paul.

The Killers Admit Being Inspired By Arcade Fire And Coldplay

Chris Martin and Win Butler's musical troupes "make me want to do better" says Killers' frontman Brandon Flowers.

Exciting News: Fourth Ave. Scarano 50% Less Ugly Than Feared

The more than casual reader knows we follow the work of the Robert Scarano , the King of Brooklyn Architects , the way Arcade Fire fans pay attention to Wim Butler .

Laura Barton talks to musician Langhorne Slim about the film soundtrack that got him noticed

Langhorne Slim is one of the greatest live acts Laura Barton has ever seen. Why did it take a film soundtrack to get him noticed? 'This is not a sob story," says Langhorne Slim, shuffling a little in his seat, ...

REVIEW : Simian Mobile Disco

While the cat is away, the mouse will play. Tonight sees a DJ set from London's electro-pioneers Simian Mobile Disco ; well one half of them anyway.

One Little Miracle - Hawk Nelson

Christian punk-pop quartet Hawk Nelson formed in Peterborough, Ontario, in 2003.

The Dally Show

I have an issue with procrastination. It governs my life. It perennially serves me with a perpetual cocktail of nervousness, anxiety and frustration for seemingly infinite periods of time.

Reunion Plague: Five Bands That Should Never Reunite

IT'S NEVER EASY to give up on a dream. Based on the ever-increasing number of bands reuniting, it's apparently not easy to give up on a dream even when you abandoned it years before.

Arcade Fire In "Very Early Stages" Of Making New Record

Former Talking Heads leader and occasional visual artist David Byrne decides to deliver us the darn-exciting news regarding the Canada indie overlords' current status... In a post titled 'Montreal' on his ...

About Last Weekend... The HARD Haunted Mansion

HARD Haunted Mansion gathered over 10,000 music freaks together this past Halloween at the Shrine Expo Hall in Downtown L.A. for what was for many an epic evening, featuring headliners Justice , Soulwax , Boys ...

 

 

 

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