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Bill Hader and a handful of ringers can't overcome some lazy writing on Saturday Night Live
“Behind the scenes my ideas are much worse.”
Win Butler does a very good karaoke rendition of his own music
It’s not the rarest of occurrences when celebrity hops onstage to karaoke one of their own songs—Lin-Manuel Miranda,…
Losing their edge, again: The year of indie rock’s inevitable midlife crisis
Back in February, Dirty Projectors’ David Longstreth took to his Instagram to pose an existential question: “Is it me…
Arcade Fire's Win Butler on how to write a song: "Kill a dog"
Arcade Fire has, across its five albums, created some of our generation’s most heart-felt, plaintive music, tackling…
Win Butler on why he ignores the internet, and why he expects Arcade Fire to stick around
No matter how much professional rock critics and casual cultural commentators may find the Grammy-winning alt-rock act…
AFQ&A: Arcade Fire answers our favorite AVQ&A questions
Arcade Fire’s fifth album, Everything Now, came out July 28, and ahead of a traditional interview, we also asked the…
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Arcade Fire lightens up—relatively speaking—on the disco-fueled Everything Now
Arcade Fire’s fifth LP Everything Now opens with its title track, twice. The first version, logged under the name…
The new Arcade Fire album, Everything Now, is out and streaming
After singles, anagrams, weird dress codes, and four whole years since Reflektor, the new Arcade Fire album is finally…
Sorry, but the dress code for Arcade Fire’s Brooklyn show wasn’t the band’s idea
Did Arcade Fire annoy some people by suggesting people dress up for shows on their 2013 North American tour, then walk…
Arcade Fire went ahead and made some shirts with some Jenners on them
Last week, Kendall and Kylie Jenner—you know, the Kardashians’ lower-rated spinoff series—attracted the ire of pretty…
Lana Del Rey, Arcade Fire, Shabazz Palaces, and more albums to expect in July
Every Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost…
Arcade Fire releases new track list in anagram form
Arcade Fire is currently gearing up for its fifth studio album, Everything Now, dropping the album’s title single earlie…
Arcade Fire channels its inner ABBA in new single “Everything Now”
Earlier this week, we investigated how Arcade Fire appeared to have been building anticipation for something using a…
Arcade Fire may be teasing some new “content”
Not everything sent to The A.V. Club’s Twitter page is newsworthy—it turns out that a lot of people really liked Suicide…
14 Bush-era political artworks that stood the test of time
The George W. Bush years were dark, no matter which side of the aisle you sat on. Less than a year into his first term…
Arcade Fire teams up with Mavis Staples for a new song, “I Give You Power”
It’s been four years since Arcade Fire released its fourth album, Reflektor, but the band has certainly been staying…
Garbage Pail Kids stick it to Morrissey and Radiohead in new sticker collection
The Garbage Pail Kids line of goofy gross-out cards and stickers may not be as shocking as it was in the ’80s, but its…
Kendrick Lamar, Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem to headline first Panorama Festival
The East Coast is already home to several music festivals, including the Mountain Jam (featuring Wilco, Beck, and the…
Arcade Fire leads a New Orleans funeral parade for David Bowie
It’s been over a month since the death of David Bowie, and though it still feels weird to live in a world without the…