From the Record Crate: Arcade Fire – “The Suburbs” (2010)

The Suburbs sounds like adolescence, and that’s not just because of its prominence on my favorite Pandora Radio channels in the early 2010s. Arcade Fire’s Win and Will Butler wrote the album about the Texas suburbs where they grew up—and…

This is Pop? Podcast Episode 13: 2018 Grammy Predictions

  The nominees for the 60th annual Grammy Awards were announced on Nov. 28 and included nods for several of the biggest acts of 2017, from Kendrick Lamar and Bruno Mars to Kesha and The National. Like many music and…

Panorama Music Festival brings big names to NYC

In just its second year of existence, the Panorama Music Festival did much to excite its fans and concert goers. Be it the countless musical artists and acts they lined up for the three-day event in New York City, or…

Album Review: Arcade Fire – “Everything Now”

There’s always been a sense of something bigger going on behind Arcade Fire. The Canadian alternative rock collective has felt more like a musical movement than a traditional band. They’re not about singles or torch-bearers of a particular music trend,…

All of Arcade Fire’s Singles Ranked

In virtually no time at all, Arcade Fire became one of the most influential forces working in music today. Seeming to dictate the direction of alternative rock, when the band changes their style, the others working within the genre adapt…

DVD Review: Arcade Fire: The Reflektor Tapes

Acclaimed music video director Kahlil Joseph provides a visual exposition through and beyond the inner workings of Arcade Fire’s latest 2013 album Reflektor. Those who are already fans will feel reunited with giddy sensations of warmth and grandeur given the doc mostly rests…

Music News: Voodoo Music + Arts Experience 2016 Line Up

Voodoo Music + Arts Experience 2016 is well underway and for those of you who are en route to New Orleans, make sure to plan your festival day accordingly so you can catch all the festival happenings. The festival has a…