Arcade Fire fans who want to see the band perform as "The Reflektors" in Brooklyn better have some serious scratch. Read More »
Arcade Fire are set to make yet another TV performance ahead of the release of their fourth studio album, Reflektor. The eight-piece Canadian rock outfit will appear on The Colbert Report on Monday, Oct. 21. Read More »
After the surprising disco aberration that is "Reflektor", Arcade Fire have returned to the types of things that made them a household....hahahaha. I almost made it, doe. Let's just say that every college radio station's favorite Canadian collective returned to the well for two of their favorite things (expansive instrumental sounds and Haitians) in the "Afterlife" teaser. Read More »
YouTube is preparing for its first ever music awards ceremony and the video-hosting company aquired some high-profile headliners for the inaugural event. Lady Gaga, Eminem and The Arcade Fire have all just been announced as performers for the ceremony, with Spike Jonze directing and Jason Schwartzman hosting the awards show. The YouTube Music Awards takes place November 3, 2013. Read More »
On Saturday night (Sept. 28), rock band Arcade Fire took over NBC. Not only were they the guest on "Saturday Night Live" (with host Tina Fey), but post-show, the French-Canadian group premiered a musical special, "Here Comes The Night Time," to give fans a taste of their upcoming fourth studio album, "Reflektor." Read More »
A little over one month remains until Arcade Fire's new album "Reflektor" hit stores. The brilliant marketing campaign for the album has included vague, random Twitter messages and viral graffiti marks etched in major cities around the world. Read More »
An Arcade Fire fan/Austin native named Ian Dille was more than a little bit upset by the guerilla marketing graffiti employed in his hometown to advertise Arcade Fire's upcoming album, Reflektor. Dille penned an op-ed for Slate's Browbeat blog wherein he took the band to task for spray-painting the side of his wife's work and got a bit of an unexpected surprise in return. Read More »
As the viral marketing campaign led fans to believe, the new single from indie rock band Arcade Fire debuted today (Sept. 9). The video, available at justareflektor.com, syncs together viewers' computer camera and smartphone, allowing people to bend light reflections and change the video's scenes. Read More »
The lineup for the first three episodes of the new season of "Saturday Night Live" was announced today (Sept. 9), and the middle episode includes a double duty performance and hosting gig from none other than Miley Cyrus on Oct. 5. Read More »
Partially sending up the buzz around Arcade Fire's "Reflektor" release tonight at 9 p.m., and partially just getting fans geared up for new music, Tyler,The Creator released the above image via Odd Future's tumblr. "Tylers Releasing Something" says the image, with a date and a time (tonight at 9 p.m. PST). Read More »
Arcade Fire's upcoming secret is officially out. The cryptic clues are all in place to reveal what's above. Arcade Fire are releasing a new album under the name The Reflektors. As for how the album will sound? The "Ask The Selector!" tag might mean a more Caribbean lean on this album (then again, maybe it just rhymes with Reflektors). Many outlets are reporting this as a single that has leaked out, but I can say with 100% certainty that it is a full album. Read More »
After weeks of mysterious symbols spotted around the world, indie rock band Arcade Fire has finally admitted that it is behind the viral "Reflektor" campaign. As of now, it's unclear what exactly "Reflektor" even is. It could possibly be the name of Arcade Fire's new album or a single title. Read More »
Because sometimes real life needs to remind you how absolutely, absurdly on-the-nose it can be, Whole Foods organic grocery stores are test-marketing a hand-picked vinyl section for its shoppers. I wish I was kidding. Read More »