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Producer of Arcade Fire's new album revealed

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 16:47:28 +0000

Band have been in the studio with Markus Dravs > >

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Ten Albums We Wanna See in 2010

Tue, 1 Dec 2009 07:00:00 +0000

Okay! So after a month of looking back on great cultural moments from the last 10 years, we’re ready to look ahead to next year. Maybe one day we’ll learn to sit still and enjoy the present. Until then…...

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No 5: Arcade Fire – Funeral

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:01:10 +0000

Although death overshadowed the Montreal band's debut album, it was still one of the most life-affirming records of the decade More top 10 albums of the decade There is some debate as to how many of Arcade Fire's extended family members died during the making of the band's debut album. But irrespective of the number, death permeated everything from the title to songs about losing loved ones. And yet, more than any other LP of the decade, Funeral was shot through with a heady lust for life. "Children, wake up … before they turn the summer into dust," sang Win Butler on the thunderous Wake Up, as if reminding indie rock's risk-avoiding no-marks that glory only goes to those who dare to seize the day. After the release of the Montreal band's debut album, many acts wanted to be Arcade Fire – Coldplay borrowed their stage gear and sound, while the Maccabees' album Wall of Arms was all but a facsimile of Funeral. Except that while it was possible to reproduce the album's marriage of frenetic art ...

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Silver Starling Are in Touch With Their Feelings

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:30:00 +0000

Filed under: News , Electronic , You Oughta Know , Canada Marcus Paquin, mastermind behind CMJ -breakout act Silver Starling , is an emo kid at heart. It's not that he's into black eyeliner and skinny jeans, but in that he isn't afraid to express his emotions. "I've never been able to help myself. When I listen to a record that moves me, I'm the guy who's covering his face because he's bawling or laughing out loud," Paquin tells Spinner over the phone from Montreal, where he's working as an engineer on Arcade Fire 's upcoming record. "Music is something that registers in a part of my brain that nothing else does, so it's something that I always had to do, always wanted to do despite whatever was going on around me."

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Music Appreciation: Rod Stewart

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +0000

Filed under: Music Appreciation Rod Stewart admittedly doesn't listen to much new music, but, thanks to his kids, he's been hipped to Arcade Fire . He even made it out of the house to see the Montreal septet at the Hollywood Bowl. "They are extraordinary," he tells Spinner. "I haven't been that excited since I saw Free back in the '70s ..." Well, Arcade Fire are great, but Stewart owes it to himself to get out more. Next

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