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Arcade Fire Share 21-Minute Horror Film ...

Arcade Fire are celebrating Halloween with a special treat for their fans: a bizarre, 21-minute horror film titled Festi. It was directed by “Noreen Bauble”, one of the band’s previously-used pseudonyms, and is billed as “a look back at the 2011 summer festival tour” (that’s the film’s poster, above). The entire band stars in the mini-movie, along with a number of noteworthy figures: James Murphy (as a sad DJ), Fleet Foxes (as bearded singers), Andrew Garfield (Spider-Man), and the National (whose Bryce and Aaron Desser play...
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Arca Shares "Now You Know" Vid...

Arca has shared a video for “Now You Know”, the lead track from his forthcoming debut album Xen. Jesse Kanda oversaw the luminescent visuals, and his vibrant interpretation weaves together city nightscapes, eerie glows, and cascading blue flares. Check out the clip below. Read Andrew Gaerig’s look at Arca’s...
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YOB to Play Shows Presented by Pitchfork...

On December 12 and 13, seminal doom act YOB will perform at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn. The show is presented by Pitchfork’s metal column Show No Mercy (that’s Caroline Harrison‘s poster, above). They’ll be joined by an array of special guests; support for the December 12 show will be provided by Tombs and Kings Destroy, while Occultation and Ecstatic Vision will open the December 13 gig. Tickets are available now; click here to nab some the December 12 show, and to get tickets for the December 13 show, click here. Pitchfork’s Show No Mercy...
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Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks Share &...

Avey Tare’s Slasher Flicks—the band featuring Animal Collective‘s Avey Tare, ex-Dirty Projectors member Angel Deradoorian, and ex-Ponytail drummer Jeremy Hyman—have shared a nine-minute short film for their Enter the Slasher House track “Catchy (Was Contagious)”. Shot in black-and-white and directed by Abigail Portner, the film centers around a young boy who wanders about a deserted city before running into some unsavory characters. A harrowing chase ensues. Watch below. Here’s a statement about the video from the director: I wanted to make a...
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Perfume Genius Performs "Queen"...

Last night, Mike Hadrias made his network TV debut as Perfume Genius on “Late Show with David Letterman”. He performed “Queen”, off his latest album Too Bright. Watch below. Read our interview with...