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In the News (Sat 19 Dec 09)

  
  Tiny Mix Tapes
And how ironic that Arcade Fire, the newest addition to the molded and caressed sounds of BSS culture, resides in Montreal, Canada, possibly the coolest of indie rock hot spots, spawning such acts as The Unicorns, Shalabi Effect, and others.
Filled with an endless supply of guilty pleasures, Arcade Fire's self-titled, seven-track debut is marked, track after track, with elements of perfectly baked pop.
Arcade Fire displays a confidence in its music that is distinguishable and obvious.
www.tinymixtapes.com /musicreviews/a/arcade_fire.htm   (770 words)

  
 The Arcade Fire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Arcade Fire is known for its enthralling live performances, as well as its use of a large number of musical instruments.
The Arcade Fire was featured on the April 4, 2005 cover of Time Magazine's Canadian edition, and hailed as a band who "helped put Canadian music on the world map".
The Arcade Fire made an appearance on the BBC show Later with Jools Holland on May 12th 2005, performing Power Out and Rebellion (Lies).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arcade_Fire   (1813 words)

  
 Cokemachineglow.com - Arcade Fire: Funeral/Arcade Fire
The post-David Baker Mercury Rev feel that had been deeply imprinted in Arcade Fire bookends "Old Flame" and "Vampire Forest Fire" (both rival most of Funeral's best) is still present, especially on opener "Neighbourhood 1 (Tunnels)," though now filtered through a larger sonic palette at the hands of a tighter songwriter.
Luckily, "Haiti" (vaguely reminiscent of Arcade Fire's mediocre "Woodland National Anthem") is there to make up for any slight missteps, and only the monotonous and prominent one-note piano solo that is persistent throughout the song's final verse could be seen as a flaw.
Funeral, on the other hand, is a realization of what they'd set out to practice with Arcade Fire, and is a resounding success on all levels -- the group clearly able to make something incredible out of the familiar, and something inexplicably moving out of one emotionally draining year.
www.cokemachineglow.com /reviews/arcadefire_funeral2004.html   (690 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Arcade Fire: Music: Arcade Fire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Arcade Fire fans are an enthusiastic bunch, and they've been hungry for more music from their favorite group.
The first collection of the Arcade Fire's music -- self-released at their concerts in 2003 -- is now being rereleased, letting fans see the sprawling splendor of their earliest work.
there's lots of stuff to say about the arcade fire and funeral so i'll just say that this is a good ep and its feels nice to hear some new stuff after playing funeral over and over and over again.
www.amazon.ca /Arcade-Fire/dp/B0009V61ZI   (1251 words)

  
 Arcade Fire Department @ Firehouse.com Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Arcade Volunteer Fire Department proudly protects 3000 people living in an area of 120 square miles.
In January of 1997, the fire department established a junior division.
The junior fire department consists of both males and females, ranging from ages 14-18.
departments.firehouse.com /dept/ArcadeNY   (214 words)

  
 The Arcade Fire - PopMatters Concert Review
Canada's latest export, the Arcade Fire, is a perfect gathering of Montreal scene-vets.
The Arcade Fire, who heretofore has earned its reputation by way of fantastic live shows, is certainly worth a couple hours of alone time.
The Fire may be the "it" band of the moment, but they still set up their own gear, an indication that the world hasn't quite caught on yet.
www.popmatters.com /music/concerts/a/arcade-fire-041118.shtml   (1202 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Arcade Fire EP: Music: Arcade Fire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Arcade Fire are attracting the kind of Furiously devoted fans that pretty much guarantee cult status from the get go, on the strength of 2004's 'Funeral'; they deserve it.
The Arcade Fire EP is a little rougher around the edges than last year's debut but the quality of the songwriting is almost as good.
The truth is, while it may be interesting at first most of The Arcade Fire EP's tracks lack the emotional punch and excitement of 'Funeral.
www.amazon.co.uk /Arcade-Fire-EP/dp/B0009O7ANM   (1329 words)

  
 The Arcade Fire
The Arcade Fire are Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Richard Reed Parry, Tim Kingsbury, Sarah Neufeld, Jeremy Gara and Win's little brother Will.
In June 2003, Régine's grandmother Nancy died; in August, Win and Régine were married; in September, the Arcade Fire started recording their debut album.
In March 2004, Win and Will's grandfather Alvino Rey died; Richard Parry’s Aunt Betsy passed away in April; in May 2004 the Arcade Fire were signed to Merge Records, and completed their album.
www.billions.com /artists/arcadefire   (526 words)

  
 Amazon.ca: Funeral: Music: Arcade Fire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The arcade fire are without a doubt one of the best new alternative rock bands out there.
Their sophomore album, which is expected to hit the shelves in late 2006, will probably top even this album, and then, finally, Arcade Fire will be reknowned as the greatest independent band ever to record music on this planet.
The Arcade Fire's "Funeral" was certainly a contender for "Best of 2004." At the very least, it's a polished and wrenching debut, and likely to get you off your butt and out living life.
www.amazon.ca /Funeral-Arcade-Fire/dp/B0002IVN9W   (1203 words)

  
 Rolling Stone : Arcade Fire Touring U.S.
Montreal indie-pop sextet the Arcade Fire are taking their unique sound -- twinkling piano-and-string-driven ballads suffused with childlike whimsy -- on a tour of the States through mid-December.
Although four of the band's family members died during the recording of their debut record, Arcade managed to make Funeral one of the most exuberant rock albums of the year.
In October, Arcade Fire played a much-coveted headlining slot at New York's indie rock festival, the CMJ Music Marathon, and the band is already working on new songs at their makeshift studio in Butler's parents' barn in Maine.
www.rollingstone.com /news/story/6641801/arcade_fire_touring_us   (431 words)

  
 NME.COM - News - David Bowie and Arcade Fire team up   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Find out more about The Arcade Fire in the pages of NME Magazine, delivered straight to your door every week.
Joining the Arcade Fire last night (September 15) at Summerstage show in New York City's Central Park, both acts played together on a version of Bowie's 'Queen Bitch', then did 'Wake Up' again.
For the full story and an exclusive interview on Arcade Fire and David Bowie's collaborations see next week's NME out on Tuesday 20 in London, and nationwide a day later.
www.nme.com /news/the-arcade-fire/21016   (197 words)

  
 The Arcade Fire: Funeral (2004): Reviews
All the components that make the Arcade Fire such a gripping live proposition remain intact on this full-length debut.
Funeral's layering of sound and wide-eyed posing can be overly dense, and though the band utilizes nice melodies and lively arrangements, the nostalgia-steeped-indie-rock-orchestra pool was pretty much drained before The Arcade Fire dove in.
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.
www.metacritic.com /music/artists/arcadefire/funeral   (877 words)

  
 Artist Profile - Arcade Fire
The Arcade Fire are Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Richard Parry, Tim Kingsbury, and Win's little brother Will.
Sarah Neufeld is still playing and touring with the band doing the work of an entire string section with her single violin.
The result of all this collaboration is Funeral, the debut full length recording from the Arcade Fire.
www.emimusicpub.com /worldwide/artist_profile/arcade-fire_profile.html   (603 words)

  
 The Arcade Fire: Funeral - PopMatters Music Review
The Arcade Fire coalesced in Montreal, Quebec, and recorded its debut album Funeral during one of that city's arduous winters.
Band members migrated to the Canadian metropolis from various parts of North America, and this idea of displacement and subsequent formation speaks volumes of the record's sprawling canvas.
But where execution falters, intrigue prevails, and the Arcade Fire ultimately succeeds by keeping the listener guessing as to what lies around the next corner of each proceeding track.
www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/a/arcadefire-funeral.shtml   (709 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Funeral: Music: Arcade Fire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Throughout Funeral, the band augments its five-piece lineup with string sections, weaving near-cinematic, folk-influenced chamber pop that slots in somewhere between Belle and Sebastian's delicacy and the robust classicism of ’80s New Zealand bands such as the Chills and the Verlaines.
Montreal's Arcade Fire brings a theatricality, an intensity, an insanity, and a penchant for amazing hooks to their debut full-length.
In Arcade Fire, despite all of the musical trappings, the drums and bass propel the song forward, and in the many songs where the tension and tempo build, they always lead the charge.
www.amazon.com /Funeral-Arcade-Fire/dp/B0002IVN9W   (1747 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Arcade Fire: Music: Arcade Fire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Arcade Fire has become one of my favorite bands, and I still find lots of people who haven't heard of them.
They have a very distinctive style and some of their best songs are able to touch a primitive chord in the soul and at the same time feel distinctively fresh and unprecedented.
I Love arcade FIRE i don't personally own this album, my dad does soo everytime i go over to his house i listen to it a couple of times!, CLASSIC album in my word a definate BUY!
www.amazon.com /Arcade-Fire/dp/B0009V61ZI   (1701 words)

  
 Arcade Vol. Fire Department @ Firehouse.com Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Fire Department proudly protects 5000 people living in an area of 7 square miles.
The Arcade Fire Dept. is made up of 24 men and women who serve their area well.
We are governed by a Board of Directors and their responsibility is to levy tax money and set the tax millage rate for our distict.
departments.firehouse.com /dept/Arcade2GA   (160 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Funeral: Music: Arcade Fire   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Arcade Fire's Funeral is more than just essential, it is classic, a debut that can rip right into your heart, it more than justifies the hype.
With Broken Social Scene no more, the newly-crowned kings of Canadian alt-rock Arcade Fire delivered, last year, not just the best debut album of 2005, but probably the best album OF 2005.
The Arcade Fire's Debut is truly one of the greatest first impressions an band has made in living memory.
www.amazon.co.uk /Funeral-Arcade-Fire/dp/B0006ZRX86   (1429 words)

  
 The Arcade Fire
Hailing from across the northern border in Montreal, The Arcade Fire has exploded onto the indie rock scene with their quirky blend of orchestral arrangements, energized rock proclamations and epic choruses.
The sextet, which includes brothers Win and Will Butler, Regine Chassagne, Richard Parry, Tim Kingsbury and Sarah Neufeld, have surprised critics and fans alike with a crazed live experience that comes across like a performance art piece.
While overall the Arcade Fire's music is uplifting, there is an inherent sadness to some of the songs.
www.ascap.com /playback/2004/fall/radar-arcadefire.html   (260 words)

  
 Independent Study: The Arcade Fire - ALTERNATIVE ROCK - MSNBC.com
Even yesterday as I was driving home, my local public alt-music station KEXP claimed that The Arcade Fire’s debut CD was “one of the best albums of the year.” Well, like I said, I usually feel wary.
But in the case of The Arcade Fire, I can only say that I totally agree.
And though that may bring the term “emo” floating up into your brain, no, that description doesn’t really fit either.  The Arcade Fire is about passion, even in terms of loss — the album was conceived after the deaths of three of the band's close relatives.
msnbc.msn.com /id/6452812   (620 words)

  
 VH1.com : Arcade Fire : Biography - Urge Music Downloads
Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Richard Parry, Tim Kingsbury, and Win's kid brother William Butler formed the Arcade Fire in summer 2003.
Gathering Parry on organ, Kingsbury on bass, and the younger Butler on synthesizer and percussion, the Arcade Fire fleshed out an eclectic mix of bossa nova, punk, and classically tinged songs.
The Arcade Fire's debut album Funeral arrived in September 2004.
www.vh1.com /artists/az/arcade_fire/bio.jhtml   (242 words)

  
 Oh My Rockness ((Arcade Fire))
Montreal's The Arcade Fire must have sold their souls to the devil before recording Funeral.
The Arcade Fire is primarily the vision of husband/wife duo Win Butler and Regine Chassagne, however up to 15 musicians contribute to the sonic wonderment.
If you had to compare The Arcade Fire's music to another band the most obvious choice would be Neutral Milk Hotel.
www.ohmyrockness.com /BandBio.cfm?BandID=905   (304 words)

  
 green tea - The Arcade Fire 
The Arcade Fire last night at the Danforth Music Hall, a cool olde tyme theatre.
The tickets for the show were actually bought by my friend Toni who ended up being out of town when the date rolled around...
This meant that I really didn't know much about The Arcade Fire except that they're Canadian, there are nine people in the band and that they've got a lot of buzz around them.
homepage.mac.com /andrea.williams/C961295459/E1719944879/index.html   (284 words)

  
 Arcade Fire lyrics new album mp3 download song (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
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We are using a lot of sources including blogs to collect anything that might be interesting for the real fan.
The site is updated daily, so come back again to get more Arcade Fire's related information and new photos!
www.arcade-fire.com.cob-web.org:8888   (634 words)

  
 francey.org: Arcade Fire
The image is from an Arcade Fire poster.
Please save the images to your own server, as they can be deleted at any time.In the very least, save them to your harddrive.
it’s my favorite color combination too, and the arcade fire is my husband’s favorite band of the moment so this template is perfect for us :) thank you so much for your hard work- you’re really talented!
www.francey.org /linkware/65/arcade-fire   (493 words)

  
 Mike Power's Weblog - MrPower2 - Arcade Fire
The notion that you can make the world a better place by making it illegal to say nasty and dangerous things has the intellectual sloppiness, the headline-seeking shallowness, the philosophical carelessness and the creepy mix of the sinister with the sanctimonious, that marks it out as absolutely characteristic of our Prime Minister’s mind.
As it turns out about 46% of you are liberal, 46% of you are conservative, and the rest of you just want your guns, drugs and brothels (here in the US, we call them folks “libertarians”).
Its almost a year since its release but I've finally got a copy of Funeral by Arcade Fire (or, more correctly I suppose, The Arcade Fire).
www.mikepower.net /mrpower2/2005/7/29/arcade-fire.html   (967 words)

  
 purevolume™ | Arcade Fire
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