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Who Will Be The Next Late-Night Queen?

Salon | Posted 05.22.2012

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What, you didn't get to dance with Mick Jagger, hug Jon Hamm and be serenaded by Arcade Fire the last time you left a job? I guess you're not Kristen ...

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Mick Jagger, Arcade Fire & More Perform On 'SNL' Finale, Plus Mick's Dig At Mitt

Posted 05.20.2012

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Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger did it all on the season finale of "Saturday Night Live." The rock legend not only hosted the show, but also pu...

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Uniting Through Music

Amanda Slavin | Posted 05.16.2012

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Have you ever heard a song on the radio only to somehow be reminded of a feeling you felt years ago when you last heard it? You are not even sure when...

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Heady Fwends: Chatting With The Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne, Fun.'s Jack Antonoff, honeyhoney and Milo Greene

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Eryka Badu, Max Martin, Suzanne Santo, Arcade Fire, Janelle Monáe, Wayne Coyne, My Morning Jacket, Fount Lynch, Ben Jaffe, Nick Cave, Andrew Herringer, Graham Fink, Robbie Arnett, Chris Martin, Marlana Sheetz, Milo Greene, Lana Del Rey, Yoko Ono, Bon Iver, Justin Vernon, Fun., Still Train, The Flaming Lips, Billy Jack, Coldplay, Jim James, Honeyhoney, Ke$Ha, The Civil Wars, Saturday Night Live, Jack Antanoff, Bruce Springsteen, Entertainment News

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Dog Ears Music: March 32nd Playlist, Part II

Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: Engelbert Humperdinck, World Party (Featuring Anthony Thistlethwaite), Eels, Andrew Gold, James Maddock, Sun Kil Moon, Death Cab for Cutie, K'naan, Danielle Evin, New Birth, Music, Terence Boylan, Chuck Berry, Arcade Fire, The Flaming Lips, Chet Baker, mp3s, Bill Evans, Artie Shaw, Al Green, Phil Ramone, Alice Coltrane, Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, Benny Goodman, Dog Ears, Lou Reed, Entertainment News

This week our playlist includes music by Chuck Berry, Al Green, Artie Shaw, Engelbert Humperdink, Arcade Fire, and more.

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Covered: Chatting With Macy Gray, Plus a Regina Spektor Exclusive, 'ZinePak, and More of The Box Story

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.27.2012

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Arcade Fire Drops New 'Hunger Games' Track

Posted 03.02.2012

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Arcade Fire's "Hunger Games" track "Abraham's Daughter" has hit the web, and its daunting tone is a perfect fit for the post-apocalyptic story. Se...

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Behind the Scenes of an Austin City Limits Taping Featuring Fleet Foxes

Mark R. Collins | Posted 03.19.2012

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The thing that makes Austin City Limits the benchmark for quality music television are the people who don't get any recognition: the producers, directors, interns, volunteers, and countless others who work behind the scenes.

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President Obama Wants Campaign Help From Jay-Z, Clooney, Blake Lively & More

Posted 03.14.2012

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President Obama is looking to add a whole lot of star power to his re-election campaign. Obama was joined on the campaign trail and supported by a ...

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Arcade Fire's Interactive Zombie Dance Party

The Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 12.17.2011

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Dance with Arcade Fire! Or at least, dance in front of your webcam and watch the zombified hipsters of Arcade Fire's new interactive music video for "...

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A-Sides With Jon Chattman: Eve to Adam, Anna Rose, and Grace Weber Go It Acoustic

Jon Chattman | Posted 12.24.2011

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Ever since Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora played "Wanted Dead or Alive" with nothing but their guitars (and mullets), fans and the music industry alike have had a fascination with stripped-down performances.

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Arcade Fire And Neil Young Cover 'Helpless'

Posted 12.23.2011

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Arcade Fire and Neil Young joined forces for a cover of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's "Helpless" at the Bridge School Benefit, an annual concert orga...

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Austin City Limits Press Pass

Mark R. Collins | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Foster the People, Arcade Fire, Yellow Ostrich, Kanye West, ACL Festival, Music, Arts News

My father told me not to be a journalist. He told me I'd work long hours, never make any money and experience hopelessness in general. And he was co...

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Arcade Fire's Frontman Vs. The NBA's Resident Indie Kid

The Huffington Post | Mallika Rao | Posted 11.22.2011

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Here's a video of Arcade Fire's "brilliant" basketballer Win Butler going up against his old buddy from the San Antonio Spurs, indie-music-listening, ...

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How to Solve Matchup Problems at Austin City Limits Festival

Mark R. Collins | Posted 11.14.2011

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Classic rookie festival-goer mistake is to leave midway through one band's set to go check out another band that is playing at the same time. Here's my advice on how to solve these conflicts.

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Zach Condon Of Beirut Talks The Rip Tide

HuffingtonPost.com | Kia Makarechi | Posted 10.30.2011

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Zach Condon shattered his wrist as a young child, and says he can't play guitar for more than a few minutes without feeling pain. "At a young age, my ...

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Arcade Fire Delivers The Sermon On The Mount

Michael Gilmour | Posted 10.26.2011

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Arcade Fire's The Suburbs is an example of lyricists using biblical intertexts for artistic, not confessional purposes. Ideas from the Sermon on the Mount lurk in the background of the album.

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Outside Lands 2011: Not Your Mom and Pops Festival

Patrick Pfeiffer | Posted 10.22.2011

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The melting pot of contemporary eclectic music oozed last weekend at Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco in what is turning out to be an annual SF...

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The Blackbird Diaries: Chatting with Dave Stewart, Plus Nightmare and the Cat's Sam & Django Stewart

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.21.2011

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Outside Lands, The Weekend That Was

HuffingtonPost.com | Kia Makarechi | Posted 10.16.2011

SAN FRANCISCO -- Outside Lands -- the Golden Gate Park music festival that everyone you know was at this weekend -- is often referred to as a mini-Coa...

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Pretty Arcade Fire Cover Gets A Video

Posted 10.14.2011

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Why bother even making a video when you've got these guys? A group called the High 5 Collective is putting out unofficial music videos for artists tha...

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Must-See Acts At Austin City Limits

Jeff Pollack | Posted 10.11.2011

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In the past, Los Angeles, New York, and Nashville have been considered the biggest music cities in the nation, and for good reason. However, Austin is...

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"Wall Street Shuffle": An Uplifting Playlist for the Highs and Lows

David Wild | Posted 10.12.2011

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These are strange times -- on Wall Street and off. One minute you're up, the next you're feeling Standard & Poor's. Here are some songs to help us all through life's highs and lows -- and keep us all out of the emotional abyss.

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Stars On 10 Years Of Making Music, And Their HuffPost Playlist

HuffingtonPost.com | Kia Makarechi | Posted 09.26.2011

Despite sharing their name with the term celebrity journalists apply to anyone who's ever been in television or film, the band Stars has carved out a ...

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Arcade Fire's 'Ready To Start' Remix

Posted 09.24.2011

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There will be a remix track in store for us when the Arcade Fire releases the deluxe edition of The Suburbs on Aug. 2. The track, "Ready to Start," is...

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