Peter Gabriel to release 'song swap' album with songs of Arcade Fire, Magnetic Fields + more
This could be incredibly WTF.»
Arcade Fire News
Arcade Fire soundtracking new film from Donnie Darko director
Arcade Fire are scoring The Box the new film from Donnie Darko director Richard Kelly»
Definitive? Hype Machine compiles top 50 artists, singles, albums of 2007
“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.”»
Tuborg tickets: win and review
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 for Yeasayer: Brooklyn boys now added to Arcade Fire bill
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»
Arcade Fire boycott Nottingham after missile attack
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.»
Is this news? Arcade Fire exposed as frauds
Popular beat-combo Arcade Fire, oft-described as a Montrealer band, have been outed by one of their kin as FRAUDS...»
Arcade Fire join Springsteen onstage
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.»
Floods put dampeners on Reading
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.»
Hot wax: LCD and Arcade Fire release joint 7"
LCD Soundsystem and Arcade Fire have joined considerable forces to record a split 7" - each covering a song of high renown.»
Latitude: sold out
Off to Latitude this weekend? DiS is. Hope you've got your tickets, too, because the three-dayer's sold out as of now...»
Arcade Fire add another November show
Hotly-tipped Canadian troupe Arcade Fire have added another date to their upcoming UK tour.»
UPDATED: Arcade Fire announce extra November show
Canadian indie collective Arcade Fire have announced an extra date at London's Alexandra Palace as they tour the UK later this year.»
UPDATED: Arcade Fire announce extra October show
Canadian indie collective Arcade Fire are to tour the UK in October...»
Summercase: new additions, cheap tickets 'til May 20!
A number of new bands have been confirmed for this year's DiS-associated Summercase Festival, held in Barcelona and Madrid in July...»
Glastonbury line-up leaks
Festival-centric website FestivalNews.co.uk has reported the leaked line-up for this summer's Glastonbury Festival...»
Chart round-up: DiS wants candy. Four-finger Kit Kats, to be precise...
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...»
Summercase in your face: first information on exciting Spanish festival
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...»
Hove Festival continues to take shape. Continues to look GOOD...
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 and The Good The Bad & The Queen head up Latitude festival
Arcade Fire, Wilco, CSS and The Good The Bad And The Queen are among the acts confirmed for Latitude Festival this year...»
Arcade Fire cancel Euro dates
Arcade Fire have pulled out of their European tour after a sinus infection left frontman Win Butler literally speechless.»
Bowie Fest: Gervais, Arcade Fire, Spree, Deerhoof, Johnston...
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...»
The Weekly DiScussion: fancy a pint next week?
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...»
The Weekly DiScussion: The Charts, or why we're obsessed with numbers
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 in digest: our pick of the week's news
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...»
Oxegen '07: first line-up details announced
The first acts have been confirmed for this year's Oxegen festival in Ireland...»
Arcade Fire: "F*ck all those bands who've got no ambition"
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...»
Hove Festival announces new confirmed acts
A host of new acts have been confirmed for the Hove Festival, taking place this summer in Norway...»
DiS in digest: our pick of the week's news
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!»
Electrelane and Wolf on Fire in the Arcade: entertainment hits new heights
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...»
Arcade Fire in London: get more tickets on the door
Canadia's Arcade Fire will make a limited number of tickets available on the door before their London shows next week...»
Rage Against California: rap-rockers to headline Coachella
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...»
Arcade Fire: more UK shows, album tracklisting
Canadian indie super troopers Arcade Fire have announced more UK dates and the tracklisting to their forthcoming Neon Bible album...»
Arcade Fire reveal new album title
Canadian Indie Mafia Leaders Arcade Fire have revealed the title of their new album, the follow-up to 2004's astonishingly successful Funeral LP...»
Arcade Fire tell fans not to buy gig tickets from eBay
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...»
Arcade Fire announce London dates
Canadians Arcade Fire have announced details of their first UK gigs since September 2005...»
Win! (Butler) Jools Holland DVDs featuring Arcade Fire and more
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 on their new album
Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler has released a few details about the band's upcoming follow-up to 2004's Funeral through their website...»
Sufjan PLUGs in and wins big
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: no more gigs 'til next album
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 play huge shows and ask for DVD contributions
Franz Ferdinand are to close this year's T on the Fringe event with two huge outdoor shows.»
Happy Times! Arcade Fire and Interpol offer new songs to Six Feet Under
Fun lovin' indie poppers The Arcade Fire and Interpol are to donate exclusive tracks to the new Six Feet Under OST.»
Glastonbury 2005 - bands, bands, bands....
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.»
Good Lord! It's An Arcade Fire UK Tour!
Following two sold out London shows, The Arcade Fire announce a five date UK headline tour in May.»
Pixies rev up for 2005
2004 comeback specialists, The Pixies, have announced their first date of 2005, reports The Tripwire.»
Arcade Fire: release early on iTunes
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.»
Miroir Noir
Intervention
Neon Bible
Wake Up
Rebellion (Lies)
Neighborhood #3 (Power Out)
Neighbourhood #2 (Laika)
Funeral
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