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Arcade Fire — Miroir Noir

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) April 3, 2009 2:42 pm
Miroir Noir was filmed by LaBlogotheque.org's Vincent Moon, who's known for his Take-Away Shows (just Google it) where he films musical performances in unorthodox environments. It was shot during the tour in support of 2007's Neon Bible. The whole thing comes off as incredibly disjointed at first because it's anchored by footage that resembles...
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Arcade Fire Performances All About "That Moment"

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) May 16, 2007 12:30 pm
I usually lead off a review with some sort of mildly hyperbolic lead that presents a question that the band I'm reviewing will presumably answer over the course of their performance. But this isn't going to be a typical review, so instead I'm going to start with Handsome Furs' opening set at Arcade Fire's first of two long-awaited Toronto shows...
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Arcade Fire's Neon Bible Is The Perfect Grower Album

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) March 6, 2007 1:30 pm
In our December 2005 issue, Chart managing editor Aaron Brophy rallied against those who would prescribe "ownership" to Arcade Fire. To recap, that's when fans of the band played the "I saw them first" card when they launched into the international stratosphere. While I agree with Brophy's sentiment in principle, I understand why this happened...
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Arcade Fire Close Montreal Homestand With Joyous Chaos

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By Noah Love (CHARTattack) February 13, 2007 5:30 pm
Just how rabid was anticipation for any one of Arcade Fire's five hometown shows at the Ukrainian Federation? Here's the craziest story I heard, from the three girls who were first in line on Saturday night. One of the downtown record stores was selling 50 day-of tickets to each show. These girls started waiting outside the store in -20 Celsius...
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WATCH: Arcade Fire performs on Austin City Limits

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By Dan Busheikin (CHARTattack) January 16, 2012 10:21 am
Despite nearing its fortieth anniversary, PBS' Austin City Limits series is still holding up to its legacy of hosting performances from an eclectic array of talented artists, and delivering videos of those performances to the eager masses.The delivery this week is a fifty-minute clip of Arcade Fire's recent set. The sound quality on this stream...
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WATCH: Arcade Fire "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" official music video

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By Jon Pappo (CHARTattack) December 16, 2011 1:24 pm
The band that is also sometimes known as The RK Fries or The Suburbs, The Arcade Fire have released two versions of their new music video for The Suburbs standout track “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)”; one which is a traditional video, the other interactive (which they’ve done before with “We Used to Wait”). Both were directed by Vincent...
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WATCH: Arcade Fire's Win Butler Joins The National in Montreal

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By Colton Eddy (CHARTattack) December 11, 2011 3:17 pm
The National has been in a festive spirit as of late, collaborating with some of indie-rock's finest as they blaze through tour dates in Canada.First there was their appearance at Toronto's Glenn Gould Studio for CBC Radio One's Q with Jian Ghomeshi, during which the Brooklyn-based band was joined on stage by Bon Iver's Justin Vernon for a...
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BEST OF 2011: Our favourite live acts

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 9, 2011 4:51 pm
 The year is winding down, which means that year-end lists are winding up. Without further ado, here are our favourite live acts of the year, selected by CHARTattack's devoted team of contributors, presented in no particular order. What did we miss?:...LCD SoundsystemThe deathbed was Madison Square Garden and the death rattle was a three-...
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READ: The Walrus examines how Arcade Fire 'changed a city and redefined a subculture'

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By Matt Trocchi (CHARTattack) November 17, 2011 2:21 pm
When Arcade Fire took home Album of the Year at this year's GRAMMY Awards, there was both celebration and backlash.  Some felt it meant the cherished Canadian orchestral rock outfit had 'sold out', but in an article for The Walrus, Drew Nelles argues they were finally getting the praise they deserved.  In Montreal, many Arcade Fire fans...
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WATCH: Arcade Fire performs "Helpless" with Neil Young

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By Dan Busheikin (CHARTattack) October 24, 2011 11:21 am
In 1986, iconic Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young organized the first Bridge School Benefit, a yearly charity concert held in Mountainview, California. Since its inception the Bridge concerts have showcased a diverse roster of high-profile artists including Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Sonic Youth, Brian Wilson, Grizzly Bear, and of course...
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I Read The News Today... For July 27, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 27, 2011 3:01 pm
Stereogum's released a compilation of artists doing songs from The Strokes' Is This It album to celebrate the LP's 10th anniversary. And you know what? It's a thousand times better than Spin's Nirvana Nevermind covers disc. Montreal's The New Cities are set to release a new album dubbed Kill The Lights on Sept. 13. Some of its songs were co-...
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I Read The News Today... For July 14, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) July 14, 2011 3:29 pm
Martin Scorsese (The Departed, Taxi Driver) has directed a new documentary about George Harrison. Living In The Material World will be coming out on DVD on Oct. 10, and will premiere on HBO this fall. It's got interviews with Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, Phil Spector, Ringo Starr, director and former Monty Python member Terry Gilliam (...
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I Read The News Today... For June 27, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 27, 2011 3:59 pm
Toronto alt.country band Cuff The Duke will return with a new album dubbed Morning Comes, which will come out through Paper Bag Records on Oct. 4. The first single is "Count On Me," and the LP reportedly includes an eight-minute tune dubbed "Bound To Your Advice." And it's the first part of a two-part album. Pixies frontman Black Francis will...
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I Read The News Today... For June 16, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 16, 2011 2:32 pm
Really? This guy says he only got $2,500 to allegedly shoot Tupac? Doesn't that seem a little low to you? Hatebreed vocalist Jamey Jasta's solo album will feature guest appearances from members of Lamb Of God, As I Lay Dying and All That Remains, along with Black Label Society's Zakk Wylde. Play it around your mom to annoy her. Metallica are...
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I Read The News Today... For June 8, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 8, 2011 4:17 pm
Danko Jones drummer Dan Cornelius has left the band, and will be replaced on tour by Rocket From The Crypt/Angels & Airwaves/Offspring drummer Atom Willard. Hopefully this means Danko Jones will not start sounding like the latter two bands. Want some free tracks from Austra, Young Galaxy, Winter Gloves, PS I Love You, The Rural Alberta...
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Arcade Fire Playing Dartmouth, N.S. In July

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 7, 2011 2:25 pm
Arcade Fire fans who can't make it to Moncton, N.B. to see the band open for U2 on July 30 — or who don't want to pay $60 for tickets... or who don't like U2 — can catch the Montreal collective when they play Alderney Landing in Dartmouth, N.S. two days before. Inaugural Polaris Music Prize winner and Arcade Fire collaborator Owen Pallett...
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Godspeed, Arcade Fire, Silver Mt. Zion, Besnard Lakes, Luyas Members Performing Hitchcock Film Score

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 7, 2011 11:09 am
There's something simultaneously expansive and claustrophobic about Godspeed You! Black Emperor's music, much like many of the scores Bernard Herrmann composed for Alfred Hitchcock's films in the 1950s and '60s.Those feelings can also be found in the sounds of Arcade Fire, Bell Orchestre and The Besnard Lakes as well. So it's fitting members of...
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Two New Arcade Fire Songs Leak

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 24, 2011 2:39 pm
The internet seems to still be acting like that pesky pipe in your basement laundry room that's always spraying all over the place no matter how much you tighten it, soaking your basement carpet to the consternation of both your parents. (We guess "your parents" in this case are a metaphor for the RIAA or something.) Anyway, to the point: Bon Iver...
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I Read The News Today... For May 16, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 16, 2011 2:42 pm
All Time Low have announced a bunch of tour dates that'll take them across North America this spring and summer. Those of you who are groaning should count yourselves lucky: at least it's not Odd Future. Arcade Fire will play this year's Austin City Limits festival in Austin, Texas. It takes place Sept. 16 to 18 at the city's Zilker Park....
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Arcade Fire Confuse Chicago Cubs Fans

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) April 27, 2011 3:54 pm
Chicago Cubs fans got a bit of a surprise on Saturday when Arcade Fire's Will Butler and Marika Anthony-Shaw (what do you mean, "Who?"? She plays violin and viola in the band, you asshole!) showed up at Wrigley Field to lead fans in a rendition of "Take Me Out To The Ballgame."We'd say it was a "rousing" rendition, except most of the shots of fans...
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