The music world would be a boring and uninspired place without Arcade Fire. The band has once again teamed up with artist Vincent Morisset to create an interactive music video like you’ve never seen before. The Suburbs‘ most danceable song has been turned into a video that uses the webcam on your computer and your own personal movement (dance moves!) as the engine behind the movements of the people in the video. Sounds strange, but it makes sense when you give it a try. If you don’t have a webcam, then you can click the video to simulate movement. Click the image below to get to the landing page: continue reading...
Two previously unreleased songs from the Arcade Fire’s recording sessions for The Suburbs have found their way to the web. The titles are “Speaking in Tongues” and “Culture War” and both sound like they’d fit quite nicely, both thematically and sonically, alongside the other official album tracks. Check them out: continue reading...
With a recent win at the Grammy Awards for Album of the Year, the Arcade Fire are riding high and the internet seems to be abuzz with an unprecedented amount of interest in the band. What better time than now to highlight the Top 10 Arcade Fire songs?! These choices are purely the opinion of WatchMojo’s music expert, but if you disagree with them then you could not be more wrong. Our Kevin always knew that Arcade Fire was one of the best bands ever (notice his number one album pick), and it’s nice to see them getting the respect and attention they deserve on such a grand scale. continue reading...
2010 was a great year for music. In my annual album countdown I’ll once again be highlighting the albums that I enjoyed the most throughout the course of the last year. These aren’t necessarily the 15 “best” albums, just the ones that I liked the most. I hope you enjoy it and perhaps I’ll be able to convince you to listen to some great music that you may have missed. continue reading...
Well this was a nice surprise for a friday morning. After Spike Jonze used music from the Arcade Fire as a big part of the soundtrack for Where The Wild Things Are it was apparent that he was a fan of the band. Today you can watch his brand new video for the title track of the Arcade Fire’s amazing new album The Suburbs. The video is one part nostalgia, one part E.T. and one part love story (I think…), but it all amounts to an incredibly interesting video. It’s nice to see two creative forces at the top of their game mesh together into a whole new thing that feels almost perfect. This might require a couple of viewings… Enjoy: continue reading...
John Legend and The Roots have collaborated on a new album called Wake Up, which features covers of Soul songs from the 60’s and 70’s. While that is pretty awesome in its own right, what better way to scrounge up some press then by covering one of the best songs in the last decade by the Arcade Fire, that’s ALSO called “Wake Up”! Here is the cover, continue reading...
Ok, so this is another no-brainer for the Live Flashback series, but the Arcade Fire live performance is something that has to be seen. Whether or not your a fan of this band( you should be) there is no denying the power and energy of their live show. Here’s the band performing “Neighborhood #2 (Laika)” from their debut album Funeral at their recent 2-night, sold out Madison Square Garden gig. Enjoy, continue reading...
Having seen the Arcade Fire a few weeks ago I can already attest to the fact that this song is an instant “live classic”. So what could be better than releasing a video for the song that features the band performing the song live? This will give you a great idea as to why this band is so spectacular in concert. Enjoy: continue reading...
Unstaged is a pretty cool new initiative from American Express where they’re live-streaming concerts from popular bands for free across the web. The first band up was the incomparable Arcade Fire fresh of the release of their admittedly amazing 3rd album The Suburbs. They performed the 2nd of two back to back sold out shows at MSG and the entire show was streamed live to YouTube. Head over to Vevo to watch the entire performance in individual video format and believe me, they’re awesome. continue reading...
If you live anywhere in North Eastern North America then you should highly consider heading to Montreal for the weekend (Jul. 31st - Aug. 1st) to catch 2010’s version of the Osheaga Music Festival. There aren’t a lot of options in regards to large scale music festivals in the North East and after 5 years Osheaga really seems to be hitting its stride. The lineup is stacked with talent and is incredibly varied. My top 5 recommendations for must-see bands include: continue reading...
