Tag: Arcade Fire
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Arcade Fire: So Good, They Can Make Even Wembley Arena Shake
Arcade Fire have overcome many obstacles in their path over the years. Grabbing the attention of the world through their indie-released debut LP Funeral; delivering credible follow ups to one of the decade’s most critically acclaimed albums, and then dealing with inevitable backlashes. “Are Arcade Fire their own worst enemy?” asked the New York Times…
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Arcade Fire Are Kung Fu Fighting in New Mash Up from Go Home Productions
It only takes a few seconds of “Kung-Fu Reflektor” to demonstrate just how much fun Mash ups can be, when they are done well. Arcade Fire and Carl Douglas might not be the most obvious bedfellows, but this is as much fun in three minutes as you will ever find on YouTube, with the possible…
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Arcade Fire – Live at Glastonbury: Friday – Pyramid Stage
Arcade Fire – Live at Glastonbury: Friday – Pyramid Stage There are several things we have come to expect from an Arcade Fire show: 1. A segment inexplicably involving oversized Paper Mâché heads. 2. A guest slot from a local act. 3. A cover version (The Roundhouse “Reflektors” show last year had The Clash covered…
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Every Record Tells A Story Photos of 2013
“People take pictures of the summer / Just in case someone thought they had missed it / And to prove that it really existed…” Ray Davies: “People Take Pictures Of Each Other” As 2014 begins, I thought it would be good to look back at 2013 through the pictures I took at various gigs. It…
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The Every Record Tells A Story Best Albums of 2013
The votes are in *, the jury has sat **, and the die is cast ***. The Every Record Tells A Story Albums of the Year 2013 have been decided upon. And what a year it has been. Thanks to Spotify, I have been able to give insufficient thought, time and consideration to so many…
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Arcade Fire – Live At The Roundhouse: Review
THE REFLEKTORS – LIVE AT CAMDEN ROUNDHOUSE 12th NOV 2013 “Costumes or Formal Attire Mandatory” I’ll admit my heart sank just a little when I saw this email from The Reflektors – the secret name that Arcade Fire are touring under to promote their new album. It rather reeked of “organised fun”, “team building off-sites”…
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Panic Spreads As New Arcade Fire Album Rumoured To Be “Not Quite As Good As The Last One”
The music world was reeling last night after rumours spread that the forthcoming album by saviours of French-Canadian-tinged indie rock Arcade Fire might be “Almost, but not quite, as good as the last one”. The shock revelation that Arcade Fire may not have literally sprung fully formed from the loins of Zeus, but actually be…
Every record tells a story 