TV Buzz Sometimes you just gotta dance, apocalypse be damned. We now live in a world where everyone has a zombie plan, so a more blasé approach to survival seems legit.
Music Buzz Spoiler alert: it's a million times better than Taylor Swift's song on the soundtrack. (via music-mix.ew.com)
Music Buzz Here are the absolute basics for future college students. Music 101. This is not a necessarily “cool” list. Making a “cool” music list is impossible as this list would have to be updated and changed everyday. This is simply a list of some of the most noteworthy albums of the last decade that many modern college kids are into nowadays. Use this as a jumping off point and eventually find your own tastes.
Music Buzz Goosebumps. One of the best parts of the new John Carter trailer was this haunting and beautiful cover by Peter Gabriel. If you want the best quality sound and don't mind a lack of visuals, check this version out.
Movie Buzz Check out Spike Jonze's short film “Scenes from the Suburbs”, based on Arcade Fire's album The Suburbs. Spoiler alert: Win and Will Butler from the band play cops. (Nice work by Nerve finding this on YouTube). (via youtube.com)
This guy just can't get enough of one of the many glowing balls that were released during The Arcade Fire's set at this year's Coachella Festival thanks to The Creators Project. I think it's love, at least for the moment.
During LCD Soundsystem's final show last night at Madison Square Garden, Arcade Fire came out to play 'North American Scum' with the band. My mind is blown.
Music Buzz Arcade Fire played a surprise show on the streets outside a hotel in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti earlier this week. The 45-minute set included covers of Creedence, The Stones, Blondie and this flawless rendition of Cyndi Lauper's 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun.' Enjoy. (Via Pitchfork)
This is the trailer for the Spike Jonze/Arcade Fire short film “Scenes From The Suburbs.” Who the hell are these guys, anyway?
A little over a year ago I used to get a sense of smug self satisfaction over not knowing anything about Justin Bieber. Since then I've become all too aware of the wrath of the Beliebers. Today, history is repeating itself, but with hipsters.
http://www.avclub.com/articles/righteous-indignation-thy-...
You gotta hand it to them Internets: They know how to strike when the iron is hot.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/13/the-arcade-fire-...
Most people watching the Grammys had no idea who they were.
Music Buzz Your favorite new Tumblr of the moment keeps track of the most important question of the day: Just who the hell is this Arcade Fire person? Guys, Rosie O'Donnell is upset about this.
http://www.avclub.com/articles/filmmaker-vincent-moon-on-...
Wayne Coyne from Flaming Lips hates them, as well. Pattern?
http://hypem.com/track/1270591
Listen to John Legend & The Roots cover Arcade Fire.
Arcade Fire join forces with Spike Jonze and a bunch of kids from Texas in this video for “The Suburbs.” This is just like what the suburbs are like. Nice job, Spike Jonze. (Via Naylamin.)
http://www.thewildernessdowntown.com/
Google and The Arcade Fire made this nice interactive video thing for you to get all nostalgic with. It is basically the first scene of Where The Wild Things Are remade with your childhood home and lots of browser windows. (Google Chrome required. Thanks, PDH!)
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PitchforkLatestNews/~3/LxY...
The Suburbs topples Eminem for Billboard supremacy.
This recut Gremlins trailer proves that putting Arcade Fire under anything instantly makes it an indie smash hit.
A magazine for hipsters who love to totally gush about their favorite bodacious indy celebs.
http://videogum.com/archives/trailer/make-your-own-where-...
Videogum has some extended instructions for your DIY Spike Jonze pleasure. There's only the one video right now, but it still helps to assuage the self-hate that comes with crying over a wolf suit and an Arcade Fire song.
Music Buzz The Flaming Lips frontman decided to unload on some Canadians yesterday, lambasting Arcade Fire for being mean to their fans. Win Butler responded with a thoughtful blog post implying that it's Wayne who's the prick. So for the record, this feud has absolutely nothing to do with actual music. Team Win!