Nico Muhly curates the Barbican’s May marathon of music next weekend, including a line-up featuring Villagers, Philip Glass, Glen Hansard (The Frames) and Bang on a Can. Win tickets...»
Ever wondered what music the people who post on the DiS boards are into? Us too. We've always thought about doing some sort of poll-of-polls, and then - as is often the way with DiS - a member of the community took it upon themselves to start one. The results of which were revealed on the boards too but right here, right now, we can reveal far more than the top 20.»
The Suburbs takes it!»
A couple of weeks ago the Canadian Polaris Prize released their 2011 longlist, which included a lot of great records. As you should but may not know, the Polaris is Canada's equivalent of the Mercury Prize. There, simple. Anyway the longlist has been whittled down to just TEN records and the ten records are listed here.»
I remember back in the days when last.fm was an entirely separate thing to AudioScrobbler. They've been one for a while now and, although it's a service which is more than just stats, the stats are what a lot of people signed up for in the first place. It's also always interesting to see who the most played artists (and their albums) are of a certain time, and last.fm have unveiled the Top 40 of these just recently. »
I remember back in the days when last.fm was an entirely separate thing to AudioScrobbler. They've been one for a while now and, although it's a service which is more than just stats, the stats are what a lot of people signed up for in the first place. It's also always interesting to see who the most played artists (and their albums) are of a certain time, and last.fm have unveiled the Top 40 of these just recently. »
Earlier in the year hit Canadian collective Arcade Fire released a proper Web 2.0 video (and indeed HTML5) for 'We Used To Wait', taken from their current record, The Suburbs. They've now arguably gone one better in making the video for the title track in roping in super director Spike Jonze to have a bash.»
How many Arcade Fire videos have there been in the last few days? A lot, that's how many. Here's another, by the way, and if not the best of the lot, it's still actually quite decent. It's of the band performing at Hackney Empire the other week. The track in question is 'Ready To Start' which is taken from their current Long Player, The Suburbs. »
How many Arcade Fire videos have there been in the last few days? A lot, that's how many. Here's another, by the way, and if not the best of the lot, it's still actually quite decent. It's of the band performing at Hackney Empire the other week. The track in question is 'Ready To Start' which is taken from their current Long Player, The Suburbs. »
Following on from last week's release of their third album, The Suburbs, all-conquering Canadian collective Arcade Fire have announced a few dates in the UK for later in the year. Much later in the year. Right at the end of it, in fact. Thankfully Wales »
Following on from last week's release of their third album, The Suburbs, all-conquering Canadian collective Arcade Fire have announced a few dates in the UK for later in the year. Much later in the year. Right at the end of it, in fact. Thankfully Wales »
Will they all be as good as the current one?»
You may have noticed a little less news than usual this week. There is very good reason for this and that's because our news editor was off drinking Viking lager on a press junket in Iceland. Here's a little round-up of the bits of 'news' from the web over the past few days:»
New Arcade Fire album. The Suburbs. August 2nd. »
We've been waiting far too long for the next Arcade Fire album. The last one was over three years ago now. Hurry up already. Oh, what's this? Some new material? Sweet. Or not. The clips are quite short and obviously don't give a true indication of a) the whole song b) the whole record and c) much. But it's promising from what we hear! Listen for yourself below. Clips are about 10 seconds or so long and will repeat incessantly. »
Micachu, Polarbear and Chapter 24 have been announced to play a very hastily organised (for obvious reasons...) benefit show for victims of the Haitian earthquake and aftermath TOMORROW, in London. »
Way back when we announced that Peter Gabriel was to release a song-swap album, covering the works of Bon Iver and various others, like the Magnetic Fields, we were at least mildly intrigued and at most massively fascinated.»
Canadian choral collective Arcade Fire have begun work on their third LP, the follow up to 2007's Neon Bible, and have been working with Markus Dravs, who previously twisted various knobs and dials for the band on that very album (via BBC 6Music).»
This could be incredibly WTF.»
Arcade Fire are scoring The Box the new film from Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly»
“Stand back,” says the Hype Machine. “Give them some room to breathe. I am the best jukebox in the world, and it is I and I alone that shall compile the definitive top 50 singles, albums and artists of 2007.”»
Beery friends of DrownedinSound.com, Tuborg, are offering readers the opportunity to not only get along to a number of gigs sans cashmoney, but also to have their assessment of said nights featured on this here website. Once a month the DiS editorial tea»
What a year it's been for Yeasayer, the Brooklyn four-piece whose All Hour Cymbals debut is one of our fifty albums of the year. Following a load of praise, they've now been confirmed as support to Arcade Fire»
Win Butler, frontman with the Arcade Fire, has vowed never to play a show in Nottingham again after he was repeatedly pelted by the crowd at the Arena last night.»
Popular beat-combo Arcade Fire, oft-described as a Montrealer band, have been outed by one of their kin as FRAUDS...»
Arcade Fire joined Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band onstage in Ottawa last night for a rousing finale to the 'Born to Run star's set.»
Good news for people who like floods – organisers at the Carling Weekend Reading Festival have been forced to close off car parks and camping areas due to yet more of the interfering wet stuff cacking things up for everyone again.»
LCD Soundsystem and Arcade Fire have joined considerable forces to record a split 7" - each covering a song of high renown.»
Off to Latitude this weekend? DiS is. Hope you've got your tickets, too, because the three-dayer's sold out as of now...»
Hotly-tipped Canadian troupe Arcade Fire have added another date to their upcoming UK tour.»
Canadian indie collective Arcade Fire have announced an extra date at London's Alexandra Palace as they tour the UK later this year.»
Canadian indie collective Arcade Fire are to tour the UK in October...»
A number of new bands have been confirmed for this year's DiS-associated Summercase Festival, held in Barcelona and Madrid in July...»
Festival-centric website FestivalNews.co.uk has reported the leaked line-up for this summer's Glastonbury Festival...»
Go, charts, go! Check you out, with Marillion loitering around your arsehole and Elton John rocketing his way around the place. You, you are in some fine, special form. Yup...»
DiS is pleased to bring you news of a rather splendid two-day twin-site festival going down in Spain this summer. Summercase is to be held in Barcelona and Madrid on July 13-14, and DiS will be jetting out there to see what it's all about...»
The line-up of Norway’s Hove Festival – one of a handful of DiS-associated events going down this summer, y’all – is taking shape very nicely...»
Arcade Fire, Wilco, CSS and The Good The Bad And The Queen are among the acts confirmed for Latitude Festival this year...»
Arcade Fire have pulled out of their European tour after a sinus infection left frontman Win Butler literally speechless.»
That leg-end David Bowie, yeah him from Labrinth and as seen on Extra's last night, has announced details of his Meltdown-esque NYC festival...»
You slightly bored of South By Soutwest yet? Grinding your teeth at the thought of DiS carping on about its Texan jaunt for the next fortnight? Well, what are you doing then? Gareth Dobson highlights the myriad of musical opportunity for the UK next week. It's a doozy...»
Every week, the kind folk of DrownedinSound.com (hi, that’s us) offer up a comprehensive overview of the latest pop charts. Hopefully you find it useful. Sometimes, though, I detect that, behind the bile, hate, sarcasm and ennui displayed by a certain M Diver, there’s not a lot of love for the top 40. So why are we still obsessed with the charts...»
DiS has been busy this week. Busy beavering away at organising exciting things to do with festivals and tours and records and stuff, stuff that you might just be hearing about very soon. Yes, very soon. So long as the rug’s not pulled out from under our virtual arses...»
The first acts have been confirmed for this year's Oxegen festival in Ireland...»
Arcade Fire - whose new album Neon Bible is out at the beginning of next month - have hit out at superstar bands like Oasis and U2...»
A host of new acts have been confirmed for the Hove Festival, taking place this summer in Norway...»
Here are what we think are the top ten most newsworthy news stories of the week. Enjoy this, the weekend starts here. Unless you're a football steward or you work in a bar. Salut!»
Arcade Fire's sold-out March tour of the UK and Ireland has just got even better, with Patrick Wolf being confirmed as support for all UK dates and Electrelane pitching in at the London shows...»
Canadia's Arcade Fire will make a limited number of tickets available on the door before their London shows next week...»
That anger's a gift is a given, but the chances of Rage Against The Machine playing this year's Coachella Valley Music (and Arts) Festival, not so. But they bloody well are, y'know...»
Canadian indie super troopers Arcade Fire have announced more UK dates and the tracklisting to their forthcoming Neon Bible album...»
Canadian Indie Mafia Leaders Arcade Fire have revealed the title of their new album, the follow-up to 2004's astonishingly successful Funeral LP...»
Canadian indie-poppers Arcade Fire have told British fans not to buy tickets for their upcoming London shows via eBay, probably for a vastly inflated sum...»
Canadians Arcade Fire have announced details of their first UK gigs since September 2005...»
Now, I'm back and sexier than ever - so sexy in fact that those amazing dudes at Rough Trade have asked me to offer you, our loyal and delicious readers the chance to win one of three Later with... Jools Holland DVDs, featuring the afore-mentioned Arcade Fire, playing 'Rebellion (Lies)' from their delicious debut, Funeral.»
Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler has released a few details about the band's upcoming follow-up to 2004's Funeral through their website...»
The PLUG Awards, an independent music event celebrating the best in alternative music across the board, were held last night, and Sufjan Stevens took home the coveted Album Of The Year award...»
Arcade Fire bassist Tim Kingsbury has said that the Montreal band won't play any more UK shows until their next album is completed...»
Franz Ferdinand are to close this year's T on the Fringe event with two huge outdoor shows.»
Fun lovin' indie poppers The Arcade Fire and Interpol are to donate exclusive tracks to the new Six Feet Under OST.»
Following on from the not-so-surprising two-hour sell out of Glastonbury this year, names for the event are now being confirmed, quasi confirmed and largely thrown about like confetti at a drunken wedding.»
Following two sold out London shows, The Arcade Fire announce a five date UK headline tour in May.»
2004 comeback specialists, The Pixies, have announced their first date of 2005, reports The Tripwire.»
Due to unprecedented demand, Arcade Fire's debut UK release 'Funeral' will be made available exclusively via iTunes in advance of it's 'proper' release.»
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