In keeping with the holiday spirit, Arcade Fire has set out to help raise money for Kanpe, an organization helping to rebuild Haiti. The band has promised to match donations up to $300,000. Along with...

This week we talk a little bit about the trailer for the collaboration between Spike Jonze and Arcade Fire. We talk about the potential that SXSW brings young acts. We finish by reviewing new albums by...

After a night where The Black Keys took home Alternative Rock Album of the Year, Arcade Fire finished the night with the biggest honor of the evening. Following a spectacular performance of their song...

WKNC Pick of the Week, December 2, 2010By John Gomes, WKNC Daytime deejayIt’s that lovely time of the year where we put up Christmas lights, enjoy egg nog shakes at Cook Out and look back on the...

Recently I sat down with my good pal DJ Elly May to go over what we thought were some of the biggest let-downs of 2010. This is not to say that either of us hated any of the albums that we listed (although...

1. Arcade Fire have been nominated for a Grammy for Album of the Year with their latest release “The Suburbs.” In response to the nomination member Win Butler stated, “We are very proud of...

88.1 WKNC Pick of the Week 9/24, written by May F. Chung, WKNC deejayListening to Arcade Fire is like listening to an opera. There’s a certain element of grandeur of popping in The Suburbs into the...

I am always on the look-out for unique music videos, and typically, indie bands pull through with quality footage. However, Arcade Fire’s new video for “We Used To Wait” trumps them all.Chris...

We are back from the summer break and this week we focus on new releases from Arcade Fire and Best Coast.Listen to episode seven.

Rank Artist Album Label #1 MYSTERY JETS Serotonin Rough Trade #2 JAILL That’s How We Burn Sub Pop #3 WAVVES King of the Beach Fat Possum #4 MAPS AND ATLASES Perch Patchwork Barsuk #5 DAN...

Rank Artist Album Label #1 JAILL That’s How We Burn Sub Pop #2 MAPS AND ATLASES Perch Patchwork Barsuk #3 WAVVES Kind of the Beach Fat Possum #4 LIGHTS ON Here Comes the Ocean self-released #5 DAN...

1. Arcade Fire has announced specifics for their upcoming album entitled The Suburbs. Earlier in the week, the band released a special 12’’ single with two songs from the upcoming album. They...