Big Apple Music Scene — • Shaquille O'Neal is returning to acting with the upcoming Adam Sandler flick Jack & Jill. This marks the NBA player's first starring role since Kazaam. (TheWrap) • Here's a combination that will win over both hipsters and Internet nerds alike:... more info

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NME - Festivals — Ask Axl Rose who ruled Reading And Leeds this year and he'll say he did. Even if he was more the pantomime villain of the piece than its triumphant hero. Blink-182 were the court jesters - joking about going down on Obama and belching throughout the... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The heterosexual working couple may be replacing the band of brothers as the primary unit of the 21st century rock group. In Arcade Fire, Sleigh Bells and the Dirty Projectors, a balanced blend of male and female sensibilities creates the... more info

Pop Candy — I love how Arcade Fire just keeps getting better as they get bigger. Today the band unleashed an interactive music video for the song We Used ... more info

Addict Music — Arcade Fire have have just launched a new interactive film and website called 'The Wilderness Downtown'. more info

Stereogum — Arcade Fire’s “We Used To Wait” video uses Google maps and satellite images to personalize the HTML5 video’s imagery, adding an extra tinge to the song’s bittersweet nostalgia. But there are plenty of other surprises (and other browser wind... more info

ContactMusic — Rockers ARCADE FIRE refuse to indulge in excessive boozing on tour, preferring to snack on sweet treats instead - but drummer JEREMY GARA is sporting a 30 pound (13.6... more info

The Mirror — Talk about a frosty reception... Despite making it to the side of stage for The Libertines, Sadie Frost was denied entry backstage during Arcade Fire's set. Our spy says: "She tried to blag it but she's no Kate Moss. She wasn't getting in." more info

Guardian Music — Bramham Park, LeedsWhile its sister festival in Reading became a mudbath, bright sunshine helped the northern leg of this year's veteran rock event in Leeds get off to an unusually civilised start.With the infamous "urine alley" finally replaced by c... more info