• Grimes Shares New Aristophanes Track Produced By Arcade Fire’s Will Butler [LISTEN]

    Following her recent Janelle Monae-featuring Coachella set, art-pop singer-songwriter Claire Boucher, best known as Grimes, dropped by Apple Music's Beats 1 studio to chat with DJ Zane Lowe and deliver a 40-minute mix. During the brief guest set, the Canadian oddball treated listeners to an exclusive preview of a brand-new track by Taiwanese rapper Aristophanes that was produced by Arcade Fire frontman Will Butler.

  • Arcade Fire's Will Butler Reviews Grimes' 'Art Angels' Album

    Will Butler of Arcade Fire has reviewed Grimes' new Art Angels album on Talkhouse, the website where artists talk about other artists. Despite asserting early-on that "Grimes is coming, to a large extent, from the world of 2000s pop, but she creates a giant, esoteric, viable world teeming with all sorts of poisonous Jurassic life" the Canadian multi-instrumentalist and composer overcomes his general disdain for 2000s pop (and Jurassic-era life on Earth) for just long enough to compare Grimes to Eiffel 64 and discuss the cultural importance of Bob Dylan and Prince, among other pop music and literary icons.

  • Emma Stone Stars in New Will Butler Music Video 'Anna' [WATCH]

    When Will Butler's single "Anna," from his 2015 album 'Policy,' dropped in January, it was accompanied by a simple DIY video of Butler dancing to the song in a dimly lit field. For the official music video, he ramped things up with Emma Stone starring in a dance number aboard a cruise ship.

  • Arcade Fire's Will Butler Shares "Anna" Music Video From Upcoming Solo Debut 'Policy' [WATCH]

    Arcade Fire member Will Butler has shared the music video for his single "Anna" from his upcoming debut studio album "Policy," which you can check out below. The video takes a cue from Radiohead's "Lotus Flower" video and features a single shot of Butler dancing alone to the song in a dark field. It also doubles as a lyric video and features some crude animation to visualize certain lyrics and musical passages, such as the images of various forms of currency to go along with the "money" refrain.

  • SXSW Announces Third Round of Artists, Including Best Coast, Bleachers, Dej Loaf and More

    South By Southwest 2015 is now two months away, and today the legendary Austin festival has announced its third round of artists, which you can check out below. Some of the biggest names announced in this round include Best Coast, Bleachers, Yo Gotti, Palma Violets, Dej Loaf, Jeff the Brotherhood and Arcade Fire's Will Butler, among others. Previously announced artists include AWOLNATION, Swervedriver, Courtney Barnett, The Dodos, The Pop Group, Gang of Four, King Tuff, Twin Shadow, Surfer Blood, Jessie Ware and The Zombies.The interactive and film portions of SXSW begin March 13, while the music portion of the festival runs from March 17 to 22. You can purchase badges and get more information from the SXSW website.You can check out all the newly added artists to South By Southwest here:

  • Will Butler of Arcade Fire Releases Trailer for New Solo Album [WATCH]

    Will Butler has a new solo album coming out in March, and we got our first taste of it Monday morning with the release of the official teaser trailer for "Policy."The jack-of-all-trades Arcade Fire member scrawled several messages for fans and edited them into the video, which spastically switches from clip to clip and previews a handful of songs for fans.Check it out:
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