Articles tagged "arcade fire"![]() Sound AffectsShelleyan Orphan’s Century Flowerby Jennifer Cooke[13.Sep.09] :. Sitting in a coffee shop the other day, I heard “Lloyd, I’m Ready to Be Heartbroken” by Camera Obscura, and while I knew the song, I couldn’t immediately recall if it was from... ![]() Music ReviewArcade Fire: Miroir Noir: Neon Bible Archives [DVD]by Ross Langager[1.May.09] :. Miroir Noir is a self-aware tone-poem essay on the Arcade Fire's navigation of the post-millennial liminal spaces between commercial capitalism and independent art. ![]() Music FeatureArcade Fire and H.G. Wells: The Lies Machineby Colin Snowsell[11.Aug.08] :. Pop music may still travel in revolutions, but not along a fixed course maintaining an even degree of distance from its point of origin. Like a moon intolerant of its gravitation pull, each cycle drifts us further and further from the cycle before it. ![]() Events ReviewArcade Fire + Spoonby Nick Gunn[31.Jan.08] :. An army of roadies buzzed about the stage, assembling a clavichord here, a glockenspiel there, plus several mic stands with loudspeakers perched at the tops. Whatever we were about to see, it was obvious that it was going to be big. ![]() NewsTalking ‘Bible’ with the Arcade Fireby Chris Riemenschneider [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)][2.Oct.07] :. Five months after the Arcade Fire issued its second album, “Neon Bible,” the dramatic Canadian ensemble has cemented itself as one of rock’s most vital new bands—albeit a... ![]() Events ReviewArcade Fireby Lou Friedman[25.May.07] :. Though we've reviewed them recently, PopMatters' Lou Friedman takes Arcade Fire on post-record release, and, in keeping with a time-honored tradition, makes a pre-mature pronouncement. Martin Sexton, Air, Prosser…by PopMatters Staff[5.Apr.07] :. Martin Sexton —"Wild Angels" From Seeds on Kitchen Table Renowned as a die-hard road warrior, Sexton has traveled the globe with his guitar slung on his back... Arcade Fireby Eddie Ciminelli[8.Mar.07] :. There's nothing like spending Valentine's Day out in the cold... Arcade Fire can’t rein in its ambitionby Ben Wener [The Orange County Register (MCT)][6.Mar.07] :. Maybe all I need to convince me of its wondrousness is a memorable experience at Coachella. That's what it took for Funeral to stick, after all. Band of the Year: An Interview with Arcade Fireby Greg Kot [Chicago Tribune (MCT)][5.Mar.07] :. The artistic license offered by an indie label led to the darker and more ambitious Neon Bible. It brims with arrangements that include a symphony orchestra and a choir recorded in Budapest, Hungary, and a massive church organ. "It felt sometimes like we were making a film rather than a record," Win Butler says. Arcade Fire: Neon Bibleby Adrien Begrand[2.Mar.07] :. After the dreamlike euphoria of Funeral, this much-hyped follow-up wakes up with one mother of a hangover. PopMatters Pick![]() Music ReviewArcade Fire: Funeralby Zeth Lundy[16.Sep.04] :. Funeral is a truly eccentric rock record: bizarre at turns and recognizable elsewhere, equally beautiful and harrowing, theatrical and sincere, defying categorization while attempting to create new genres. |
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