Miroir Noir – The Arcade Fire to Release Documentary DVD

Ahhhhhh Canadian winters; Lots of snow, lots of rain, lots of ice, lots of salt stains and lots of tears. All right the last one is my own addition and my own personal demon. I wrestle with it annually. (I really, really dislike winter you see.) Alas, I digress but thankfully some respite from the snow and winds came in the guise of this recent news. Seems the members of the Arcade Fire are bracing for a cold winter in Montreal, where they are contemplating the follow up to their hugely successful Neon Bible album. (I think I just figured out the concept behind “Keep the Car Running”). Unfortunately for fans there are no current tour dates scheduled for the band, but anyone looking for a memento from their most last international trek is in luck.

A new Arcade Fire website, Miroir Noir, has just been launched, and it’s set to feature exclusive clips from the Neon Bible tour. At the present time there’s just a brief clip on the site, but a 70-minute DVD documentary on the album and tour (also titled Miroir Noir) will be available for purchase on Monday December 15th). The live footage was all shot by Vincent Moon, who is known for his innovative work on the Blogotheque website and recently The National and R.E.M.

Oh and a note to Arcade Fire… Potential song title alert, “Keep the Jumper Cables Ready”.

Yep, it’s gonna be a cold winter…

The Arcade Fire Stole My Candidate

The Arcade Fire Rocks for Obama – (This One’s For You Amity B)

At last, the intrinsic value of NAFTA is revealed! Democratic hopeful and apparent independent music fan, Barack Obama has grabbed the backing of Montreal's Arcade Fire.

The band has been nominated for a Grammy, graced the cover of Time magazine and boasts fans worldwide. Now, Barack Obama’s camp has nabbed the musicians for two free Ohio shows scheduled for last night and tonight. All in the hope of trying to swing tomorrow's critical vote. Last night's show was near Ohio University, an obvious enticement to university-age backers, so key to the Obama campaign. Their appeal with young first-time voters could be crucial to the Illinois senator in a state presently too close to call.

And just for the naysayers, (are you listening Hillary?) who may be concerned about the band’s country of origin: Of the five members who travelled to this state for shows in Nelsonville and Cleveland, Win and Will Butler are U.S.-born and Texas-raised and Regine Chassagne has dual citizenship and a father who served in Vietnam. The long and short of that being Montreal have basically co-opted the band since it is considered their base of operations.

So thank you Mr. Obama you have excellent taste. For music fans we dodged a big one this time. He could have picked Loverboy...