Big Apple Music Scene — Talking Heads founder David Byrne is perpetually up to something cool. If he's not singing backing vocals on Arcade Fire records or writing his New York Times column about cycling (seriously), he's creating wry and topical art. His latest offering is... more info

KEXP Seattle — Soul singer Mavis Staples recently appeared at this year’s Pickathon, but her star power continues to impress, this time bringing a guest onstage in Arcade Fire‘s Win Butler, for San Francisco’s Outside Lands Festival. Butler joined Staples’ ... more info

Nialler9 — The Norwegian singer Monica Birkenes’ (aka Mr. Little Jeans) brooding synthesized version of Arcade Fire’s ‘The Suburbs’ gets a video courtesy of High5Collective. Suburbs by Mr Little Jeans more info

Gigwise — As the band work on their new album... more info

NME — Win Butler also says he doesn't buy into suggestions that there's nothing left to explore in rock music more info

Guardian Music — CSS feat Bobby Gillespie Hits Me Like A Rock (V2) Who'd have thought that Bobby G sighing over a track that sounds like Aqua covering The Tide Is High by Blondie would sound so fun? It reminds me of the music that was in the charts when Smash Hits us... more info

KEXP Seattle — Canada’s premier music festival Pop Montreal is celebrating its 10th year in the circuit, and included in this year’s gift bag is Arcade Fire, performing an entirely free, outdoor show Thursday, September 22nd at the place des Festivals of Quarti... more info

Guardian Music — Damon Albarn's latest musical travels and Sufjan Stevens's dance epiphany should help you get your clicks this weekDamon Albarn finds it difficult not to make music. In the last year, he's launched an opera; made a Gorillaz album on his iPad to reli... more info

Topix — Arcade Fire is seen here at the 2011 Juno Awards. Arcade Fire will perform a free concert September 22 in Montreal, their first show in the city since scoring at the Grammy Awards last winter. more info

Pop Candy — Greetings! It's a steamy Tuesday over here -- then again, that's the story every day. more info