With Arcade Fire, I have learned to entertain two thoughts simultaneously in my head. Thought No. 1: “This is one of the most important, most popular, and, at times, best indie-rock bands of the last ...

From the very first notes of their debut album — those gleaming wind-chime like synths, the chugging guitar, the regal piano — Arcade Fire became one of those remarkably few life-changing, ...

When news dropped that Earth, Wind & Fire was heading out on the road with Lionel Richie for the Sing a Song All Night Long tour last year, let’s just say demand was high. “I can’t even get a ticket!” ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) If you’ve ever tapped your foot to a beat you couldn’t shake, swayed in your seat when no one was looking, or suddenly smiled because a song brought back a memory you didn’t know you ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) This is my second time writing about Earth, Wind & Fire—and honestly, it won’t be the last. Their music has always meant more to me than just a collection of hit singles. Sure, the ...

Lovecraft Country, though it is ostensibly a sci-fi/horror/fantasy show, has never been afraid to incorporate highbrow cultural elements into its melting pot of ideas. As far back as Episode 2, the ...

In a 2010 interview with The Guardian, Arcade Fire's frontman Win Butler explained, "If you think of the sociological impact of the internet, which has led to this uniformity of taste, this ...