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Arcade Fire and Grizzly Bear in the 2010 Super Bowl

Arcade Fire return to the Super Bowl!  Back in 2008 the NFL (National Football League) took it upon themselves to play portions of "No Cars Go" during the broadcast.  Arcade Fire had no prior knowledge of the fact and also hadn't given the NFL permission to use their song.  There were talks of lawsuits but nothing really materialized.  This year was different and the NFL actually licensed, "Wake Up", to be used.  Arcade Fire had donated all proceeds to the Haiti relief charity, Stand with Haiti.

Grizzly Bear make their debut in the Super Bowl by having their track, "Two Weeks", play during a VW commercial (click Read More to see it).  I remember being outraged when I was younger to see bands that I love have their music in commercials, but I've since come to the reality that they need to eat as well.  So it's now a pleasent surprise to hear some good music get the massive exposure it deserves.

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Ballet to feature music by Arcade Fire, Spoon

Renowned dance troupes have choreographed original works to the music of Arcade Fire, Spoon and The Rosebuds, among other Merge Records artists, which they will perform at a one-off event next month. - Source

Arcade Fire Soundtrack Awesome Where The Wild Things Are Trailer

Spike Jonze + Arcade Fire + Nostalgia + Magic + Monsters + Snowballs + Scribble Font + Shouting Off A Cliff = this thing looks scientifically designed to fuck up hipsters' shit. Get your mind blown at Videogum. - Source

Update - Arcade Fire Not Working On Soundtrack

Earlier this week we reported that Arcade Fire was rumored to be working on the soundtrack for the next Richard Kelly (Donnie Darko) film. In a recent blog post on the band's website, frontman Win Butler stated that there are "no soundtracks go," and are not working on a full-blown - Source

Arcade Fire record soundtrack for 'Donnie Darko' director's new film

Arcade Fire are recording the film soundtrack to 'Donnie Darko' director Richard Kelly's next film 'The Box'. - Source

Arcade Fire Plan Obama Shows With Superchunk!

Given how amazing these gigs turned out, who wouldn't want another round of Arcade Fire rallies for presidential hopeful Barack Obama? And with the North Carolina Democratic primary looming on May 6, that's just what we'll get. - Source

New Arcade Fire - "Black Mirror (team9 Remix)"

Want your Neon Bible with a little more, neon? Mix master team9 -- he of MySplice fame -- takes a go at it. He says:I love the Neon Bible album but always felt that the cover art was a little decieving. Ok, so it's a neon sign, so there's the tie in but to me it looks like it should house something a little more electronic. Anyway, I got my grubby mits on the vocal to 'Black Mirror' and thought it might be an opportunity to address my concerns. Will I ever learn??The results are, as you'd expect, like Win Butler fronting Justice. - Source

Yes, That Was an Arcade Fire Song in a Super Bowl Ad

As you might have noticed, some kind of important televised sporting event happened earlier this evening. A ball was kicked and thrown and men in extremely tight pants ran back and forth across something resembling grass. In the middle, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers performed, though they didn't really seem to get what all the fuss was about. (Tom didn't even think the occasion was worth shaving for.) - Source

Arcade Fire Releases Another Interactive Video

Enjoy the original version of 'Black Mirror' below. Better yet, PLAY here!  Source