arcade fire media roundup
This is not a music blog. Arcade Fire is probably the only band that gets any press here at Small Flightless Bird, which may or may not indicate a lack of breadth and/or depth in my musical taste. Personally, I think it's just because I know you'll like them, which can't be said about very many bands.
The group has been out of Montreal on tour for a while, which means I haven't seen them play since their cd release. Fortunately there are so many other people excited about them that there are quite a few video and audio recordings of various types available on the internet. Here's a list:
The group has been out of Montreal on tour for a while, which means I haven't seen them play since their cd release. Fortunately there are so many other people excited about them that there are quite a few video and audio recordings of various types available on the internet. Here's a list:
- Power Out, live, July '04 (link) - A great video of a live performance of one of my favourite songs of theirs.
- "The Turnpike", Dec. '04 (link) - An episode of a tv show, with interviews and a live set.
- Streaming audio (link) - Three tracks from their album, "Funeral", on the band's label's website.
- CBC Radio 3, Nov. '04 (link) - An article, plus four excellent in-session tracks.
- KCRW session, Jan. '05 (link) - Video of a more mellow performance. Six songs and an interview.
- Conan O'Brien, Feb. '05 (link) - Laïka performed live on Late Night.
- San Fran, live, Jan. '05 (link) - Bits of video from two cover songs (also photos here).
- Bradley's Almanac (link) - A great source for Arcade Fire news and things. Bradley's got mp3's from a live show and the KCRW appearance (link and link), as well as news on a DVD and a music video (link, scroll down a bit), the latter of which he promises to show us as soon as he gets permission.
