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The singer and songwriter Sufjan Stevens has long had plans to make a concept album for each of the US’s 50 states.
In 2003 he released ‘Michigan’ and in 2005 the ‘Illinois’ album. Now he has suggested that the next state he will tackle in his series of concept albums will be California.
It has previously been speculated that Stevens would also write his next opus about Oregon, Rhode Island or Minnesota. In late 2005 and early 2006 Stevens played a new instrumental track titled “The Maple River.” The Maple River mentioned …

Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell has announced he will be leaving the group due to “irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences”. There has been no further word on whether the band will continue without him, and if so, who would take over vocal duties.
Meanwhile, the remaining members of Audioslave will be taking part in the “knockout blow” reunion of the year, with their prior vocalist Zach de la Rocha, in the form of Rage Against the Machine at this year’s Coachella festival. Guitarist Tom Morello has stated that the …

Bipolar disorder is a diagnosis in psychiatry referring to periods of extreme, often inappropriate, and sometimes unpredictable mood states.

Many famous people are believed to have been affected by bipolar disorder (formerly known as manic depression), based on evidence in their own writings and contemporaneous accounts by those who knew them.
It is often suggested that genius (or, at least, creative talent) and mental disorder are linked and numerous studies have suggested that there is a correlation between creativity and bipolar disorder, although it is unclear what the relationship is between the …

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61aaEq1rLxw
It seems like someone in Merge Records had great idea how to promote (even new album of Arcade Fire doesn’t really need to promote).
Check out this new video, where apparently Win Butler (or Richard Reed Parry) present band’s new album. Slightly weird video, but in background there are clips of ALL new songs from upcoming Neon Bible.

Arcade Fire’s upcoming album long awaited by fans will be available in March 5th in Europe, March 6th in USA.
Here’s a tracklist and a taste of the new record
Download Black Mirror
Neon Bible Tracklist

Black Mirror
Keep the Car Running
Neon Bible
Intervention
Black Wave/ Bad Vibrations
Ocean of Noise
The Well and the Lighthouse
(Antichrist Television Blues)
Windowsill
No Cars Go
My Body Is a Cage