Video: Arcade Fire - Live from New York | Live streaming on YouTube of the MSG show on Aug 5th!

one of eight covers ... " Last year's war of words between the Flaming Lips' Wayne Coyne and Arcade Fire front man Win Butler was, at the time, an enjoyable diversion. Although Coyne's comments (about what he perceived as arrogance in Butler's crew) seemed somewhat impolite and petty, the flare-up between the two acts injected some energy and fun into a modern rock scene that is too often stuffy and image-conscious. Butler responded, Coyne apologized then retracted his apology, and finally the whole affair died down. [...]

TSURUMOBO Instant Photography "Suburbia" by Me ! My little mini-vaca with the family continues unabated!  Book stores, bike rides, rollerblading, and epic games of Dicecapades! Oh my! But just because Mama Tsuru and my baby birds are in town, don't mean I ain't listening to music and thinking about you guys!  Awww... tender in my pants too.  The big news, of course, is that Arcade Fire's highly anticipated follow-up to Neon Bible has finally leaked all over our collective pants, making us look as [...]

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Arcade Fire is going to stream their August 5th Madison Square Garden concert live on Youtube! I'm not especially thrilled with this news because I'll be there, live in MSG!